- /manufacturers index + DirectoryClient: convert white/light-ink theme
to BB dark theme so it stops standing out against the rest of the site
- /manufacturers/[slug]: same conversion, includes the new executives
card grid and Headquarters block
- /nab-2026: same conversion, including hero gradient and sponsor tile
borders (amber on dark instead of amber on white)
- Forum: remove "Top Performing Threads" widget from both /forum and
/forum/[slug] (display only — TopThreadsWidget component preserved
in case admins want to re-enable later)
- Forum hero: vertical padding py-10 → py-5, tagline reduced from
three sentences to one. Adds a "Sign in to post" or "Start a thread"
CTA in the hero's top-right depending on auth state.
- Recent Forum Posts ticker: drop replies entirely, surface only thread
titles so breadth of conversation shows instead of the loudest
threads dominating with reply chatter.
- New DualSpeedTicker component (CSS keyframes, GPU-accelerated,
pause on hover, 28px rows, 17s BEAT / 40s FORUM, refresh 5min)
- /api/ticker/beat-news: last 7 days from bb.native_articles
- /api/ticker/forum-posts: latest threads + replies interleaved
- Mounted at the bottom of Header so every page gets it
- Scoped .bb-neon palette on homepage root: section heads +
text-shadow glow, neon-tinted card borders, emerald→cyan button
gradient, cyan hover state on links, subscribe boxes neon-bordered
- CSS-only — no layout changes
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
