Version 5.5.1: Enhanced Contact Form, Bug Fixes & Optimizations (PR #82)

We’re excited to announce the release of Astro Portfolio Blog v5.5.1, packed with new features, important bug fixes, and key refinements to enhance your experience. This update brings a smoother contact form, better content management, and performance optimizations.

🚀 What’s New?

✨ New Features

• Enhanced Contact Form: We’ve introduced a brand-new contact form component with user-friendly fields and built-in spam protection, ensuring a seamless way for visitors to get in touch.
• Improved Submission Handling: The contact page now provides better feedback mechanisms, making it easier for users to submit inquiries with confidence.

🛠 Bug Fixes

• Fixed Contact Form Issues: Addressed display and functionality bugs in the contact form to ensure smooth interactions.
• Resolved Component Issues: Various improvements to prevent errors and enhance reliability.

🔧 Refactor & Optimizations

• Updated Homepage: The homepage now highlights the new contact section while improving the display of trending posts by relying only on curated local data.
• Removed Legacy Idea Panel: This update simplifies navigation by removing outdated functionality, allowing users to focus on the core content.

🧹 Chores & Maintenance

• Streamlined Dependencies: Removed unnecessary configurations and dependencies to enhance project efficiency.
• Updated Version Number: The project configuration now reflects the latest version, v5.5.1.

📌 PR Details

This release was introduced in Pull Request #82. You can check out the full changes on GitHub: View PR #82

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With these updates, we continue to improve Astro Portfolio Blog, making it more efficient and user-friendly. Stay tuned for more enhancements in future releases!