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v7.3.0 — New Upload Page, Smart Parking Assistant, and About Section Revamp – Astro Portfolio Update (PR #101)

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I’m excited to share some powerful new features and improvements that just landed in my Astro Portfolio Blog. This update focuses on expanding interactivity, improving performance, and elevating the user experience.

✨ What’s New?

🔒 Secure Image Upload Interface with Preview

A new dedicated upload page is now live, featuring:

  • A React-powered image uploader using UploadThing
  • Instant preview after selection
  • Copy-to-clipboard functionality for uploaded image URLs
  • Simple, secure access via a secret key in the URL

This makes it easy for me to upload and share assets directly through the site without backend overhead.

🧠 Smart Parking Assistant – New Project Added

The Smart Parking Assistant project is now part of the portfolio! It showcases:

  • Real-time parking detection using machine learning
  • Hardware-software integration
  • Optimized algorithms for space availability tracking

Check it out under the Projects section for a full breakdown of tech and implementation.

👨‍💻 About Section – Rewritten in React

I’ve transitioned the About section into a React component to improve layout, interactivity, and performance:

  • Added smooth animated transitions
  • Updated my bio to better reflect my current work and skills
  • Improved responsiveness for all screen sizes

🛠 Enhancements & Refactors

  • Project images now load from external URLs to ensure faster rendering and improved reliability.
  • Introduced Vercel Speed Insights to track performance bottlenecks.
  • Animation durations and styles have been streamlined.
  • Cleaned up unused styles and removed redundant font settings.

🧹 Behind the Scenes (Chores)

  • Upgraded several dependencies to support UploadThing and client-side enhancements.
  • Introduced scoped component folders for better file structure.

📌 PR Details

Pull Request: #101 – Astro Portfolio Upload & About Revamp

Thanks for checking it out! More features and polish are on the way — feel free to leave feedback or ideas.