AE Release Notes 5.10

Release Date: August 12th, 2025

New Features & Enhancements

Tidal Integration

• Added Tidal logo fonts and integrated Tidal URL and ID into brand settings.

• Implemented ID lookup code with form integration.

• Tidal authentication now operational — user data is being written and basic sign-in works reliably.

• Created member and member service support for Tidal, including fetching verified emails.

• Built paged queries with sub-queries for album data; paging still requires testing but results are now coming through.

• Added paid/unpaid data retrieval for Tidal.

• Wrote a dedicated ready function for Tidal.

• Tidied up Tidal-related styles for a more polished UI.

Steam Integration

• Steam authentication now fully functional with proper AE usage.

• Implemented Steam login and member creation.

• Added OpenID authenticator class and related settings, ensuring it is no longer abstract.

• Enhanced callback functions and streamlined Steam ID handling.

• Added SteamAppURL and SteamAppID to AE_Brand.

• Integrated Steam fields into the brand form, extracting IDs automatically.

• Improved match brand logic for Steam.

• Styled the Steam popup for a cleaner appearance.

Brand Matching & Data Handling

• Completed brand matching for multiple integrations with accurate page generation.

• Multi-query lookups now run more smoothly after a refresh function fix.

• Playlist artist and track lookups now functional; playlist results have been tidied.

• Modified parent data logic to ensure correct ordering in results.

• Added a domain field to Client Service and sign-in forms.

• Made permission improvements across services.

• Split member service and RESTful service into separate files for cleaner architecture.

• Simplified doCheckActivity and callAPI functions.

• Added ready check for Bluesky.

Deployment & Infrastructure

• Migrated deployment system to use Kubernetes instead of SSH.

• Updated deployment process to work with supported libraries (dropping PHP 7.1 library support).

• Implemented Kubernetes cluster API for application setup.

• Enabled bot crons and dynamic crons for business units in Kubernetes.

• Added vertical and horizontal scaling controls to Kubernetes deployment configurations.

Fixes

User Management

• Fixed new user password issue; made password regex universal for broader compatibility.

• Improved signup page password handling and fixed redirect issues.

• Restored the activitytable template that had been mistakenly removed.

• Corrected default segments setup and fixed missing segment issues.

• Fixed brands page paging issue.

• Resolved problems adding new segments and improved segment pagination.

• Fixed removal of activities (still pending further cleanup/testing).

• Corrected multiple-activity handling for the same type in API calls.

• Ensured avatars are always returned, even if a fallback is needed.

UI & Form Improvements

• Added radio buttons for segment tracking, with default function and extra options.

• Fixed radio button mechanics, removed outdated JavaScript, and cleaned up functionality.

• Updated domain field handling for sign-in forms.

• Applied style adjustments to various UI elements, including Tidal and Steam popups.