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1.0.0-beta.6

Homeschool Hive
Homeschool Hive
Developement Team

This release is one of our most feature-packed yet, introducing the Group Categories System, a new public events search page, and a robust membership approval workflow for both free and paid groups. We’ve also enhanced the notification system for better performance, made critical UI/UX fixes, and implemented payment handling where group leaders are now the merchant of record for subscriptions and payments.

Group Categories System​

Group leaders can now assign rich metadata to their groups, improving visibility and enabling powerful future search and filtering features.

Group Categories:​

Group Types: Co-op, Field Trip Group, Support Group, Activity Group, Playgroup, Book Club
Academic Focus: STEM, Music, Nature Studies, Life Skills, Arts & Crafts, Physical Education, Language Arts, History, Foreign Language
Faith-Based Affiliation: Christian, Catholic, Secular, Interfaith, Other
Age Range Served: Preschool (3–5), Elementary (6–10), Middle School (11–13), High School (14–18), All Ages

Membership Approval Flow​

Free Groups (is_paid = false)​

  1. Approve button updates membership to active
  2. Member is added immediately
  3. Welcome notification sent
  1. Approve button updates membership to active
  2. Stripe subscription created with pre-authorized payment method
  3. Payment processed immediately
  4. Subscription ID and status stored in database
  5. Member added to group
  6. Welcome notification with payment confirmation sent

Key Details

  • Atomic API call for reliability
  • Stripe errors surfaced to admins
  • Works with multi-channel notifications (in-app, email, push)
  • Built for future expansion (trials, prorated billing)
  • New /events page listing publicly visible events
  • Search and filtering by:
    • Location
    • Date
    • Event type (in-person, virtual)
    • Categories
  • Designed for SEO and accessibility

UI/UX Fixes​

  • Mobile responsiveness fixed on /events/[eventId] pages
  • Fixed issue where users could not like posts
  • Group Features:
    • Added Group Rules
    • Added Membership Questions
    • Request to Join Group flow integrated with approval system
    • For Paid Groups, payment intent is created on request; payment processed upon approval

Notification System Optimizations​

  • Reduced table size and eliminated duplicate data updates
  • Improved query performance and data consistency
  • Maintained backward compatibility in API responses for existing components

Payments & Stripe​

  • Stripe subscriptions and payments now run on behalf of the group leader
  • Groups are now the merchant of record for their events and memberships
  • Ensures accurate payout reporting and compliance

This update not only improves the platform’s discoverability and onboarding experience, but also streamlines backend data handling and sets the stage for future search, filtering, and SEO improvements.