- New AvBeatLogo inline-SVG component (rounded-square emblem with
forward-leaning AV monogram + horizontal beam detail) at
src/components/AvBeatLogo.tsx, three variants (full/wordmark/icon).
- Header.tsx now uses the responsive AV BEAT logo lockup in the
top-left, links to /, full lockup on desktop (emblem+wordmark+tagline),
emblem+wordmark on tablet, emblem-only on mobile.
- Removed DualSpeedTicker (the 'RECENT FORUM POSTS' ticker strip);
the news ticker / glow chrome does not match the new aesthetic and the
forum row was the explicit removal target.
- Tailwind theme + globals.css now expose the AV BEAT 2026 palette as
semantic tokens: --brand-blue (#1D4ED8), --brand-blue-bright (#38BDF8),
--brand-navy (#0F172A), --brand-bg (#F8FAFC), --brand-surface, --brand-border,
--brand-text, --brand-text-muted. Legacy --color-* aliases re-point to the
new tokens so any inline-styled component re-themes for free.
- Site-wide hex sweep migrates 2,769 hardcoded color literals across 144
files from the old dark-broadcast palette to the new tokens (orange
-> blue, dark-brown -> white surface / navy text, cream -> navy).
- Layout body class flipped from 'bb-neon' to 'bg-brand-bg text-brand-text'
so the dark glow chrome no longer leaks through the new light theme.
Hit pages we didn't get the first pass: rss, gear, show-coverage,
articles/[slug], contributor, manufacturers, login, client-login, terms,
dashboard/show-calendar, and team-page derive helpers (domain + comment).
Content Partners (and any other) company-hover preview previously used
text-ink / bg-ink / brand-primary utilities that aren't defined in our
Tailwind config, so the popup rendered as white background with no text
color (inheriting near-white text from the dark theme parent). Replaced
every undefined utility with concrete dark-theme colors matching the rest
of the site: #111827 panel, #2a3a50 borders, #e8e8e8 body text, #60a5fa
links, real semi-transparent chip badges.
Manufacturer profile back-link now uses BackLink, a client component that
calls router.back() when we have same-origin history — so clicking the
breadcrumb from the homepage Content Partners hover returns the user to
the homepage instead of dumping them at /manufacturers. Falls through to
the directory link for new-tab opens, search-engine entries, and no-JS.
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Recent Coverage cards used to show a gray box when an article had no
featured_image (common for older WP imports). Now cascade:
article.featured_image → company.logo_url → /assets/images/article-placeholder.svg
so the card never goes blank.
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H1, page metadata title, OG title, and the back-link on individual
manufacturer profiles all swap to the new label.
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- Standardize "NAB Show" / "2026 NAB Show" across badges, filter chips,
and headings; never bare "NAB" in user-facing copy.
- /manufacturers/[slug]: normalize show name at render, strip
randomstring suffix on booth, hide booth unless the show is within 90
days, filter single-letter junk out of category display.
- News filter "NAB Show" chip loose-matches any nab-tagged article so
legacy "NAB 2026" tags still surface.
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- /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.
Feature 3 — forum auto-linking
Thread + reply bodies in /forum/thread/[id] now wrap company-name
mentions with /manufacturers/<slug> links via a new client-side
LinkifyPlainText component. Loads the directory list once per page
(module-level promise cache), regex-scans each body, preserves
whitespace, caps at 10 links per body to avoid clutter.
CompanyMentionsHover mounted on the page so the same preview card
pops on hover.
Adds /api/public/companies/list — minimal { name, slug } directory
feed, cached 10min.
Feature 4 — /nab-2026 live coverage hub
New page aggregating every directory company with exhibits_nab=true.
Three sections:
- Coverage Partners — active advertisers exhibiting at NAB, larger
tiles with emerald Sponsor border
- Latest from the show floor — last 60 days of articles with NAB
in the title, cinematic grid
- All NAB 2026 exhibitors — alphabetical, capped at 200 with link
to full /manufacturers directory
Every company tile carries data-company-slug for hover previews.
Feature 5b — Sponsor logo strip on homepage
New SponsorLogoStrip server component renders just above the footer
on the homepage, showing logos of every current banner advertiser
with a directory entry + logo. Each links to the manufacturer
profile with the hover-card slug attribute.
Feature 5c — Recent coverage on manufacturer profiles
/manufacturers/[slug] now includes a grid of the 6 most recent
articles matching the company name in the title, with thumbnails.
Renames the existing manufacturer_id-linked block to "Press
releases" since it's a separate data source.
Renders bb.manufacturer_executives rows as a card grid (photo, name,
title, bio excerpt, LinkedIn link). Adds a Headquarters section with
the street-level hq_address + phone (tel: link) + contact email. Bio
text is now whitespace-preserving so multi-paragraph copy from the
admin editor renders correctly.
New public routes:
/manufacturers - searchable index, filter by show + first letter
/manufacturers/[slug] - profile page with bio, categories, trade shows, news, JSON-LD
Data sourced from bb.tracked_companies + bb.trade_show_exhibitors,
seeded from the NAB Show 2026 Map Your Show exhibitor list.
Adds schema extensions on bb.tracked_companies (slug, logo_url, bio,
contact, social handles, press_url, ad_status, exhibits_nab/ibc) and
bb.press_releases (manufacturer_id FK, source_url, published_at, status).
Each profile page emits Organization JSON-LD for SEO + canonical URL.
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