Platform Update - January 2026 - 0.2.6⌗

We’re excited to announce a major platform update that brings powerful new features, improved performance, stronger security, and a more refined user experience.

This release represents months of development across both frontend and backend systems, focusing on scalability, customization, and operational efficiency for hotel businesses.

How to apply the update?⌗

All the updated will be done auto-magically, no action need to be done from the user side. All the cool features will be available to you as soon as the update is applied.

If you face any issues, please reach out to our support team at support@qubiso.com.

Highlights at a Glance⌗

• Complete Kitchen Order Ticket (KOT) system
• Advanced theme and branding customization
• Improved image and media handling
• Stronger security and dependency upgrades
• Automated testing and CI improvements
• Better database and migration support
• Enhanced reliability and performance

Backend Improvements⌗

🍽 Kitchen Order Ticket (KOT) Module⌗

We’ve introduced a full-featured KOT system to streamline kitchen operations:

• Create, update, and track kitchen orders
• Filter by status and table
• Paginated API responses
• Integrated database migrations
• Complete CRUD workflow

This makes order management faster, clearer, and more reliable. More updated in the frontend will make this part accessible to hotel staff. We only plan to make this feature public once all the infrastucture is setup.

🖼 Media & Storage Management⌗

Image and asset handling has been redesigned for consistency and scalability:

• Unified upload, update, and delete endpoints
• Object storage integration
• WebP support for QR-generated PDFs
• Improved logo and banner processing
• Centralized resource tracking service

Note: Automatic image search has been disabled due to third-party API deprecation.

🎨 Theme & Configuration Enhancements⌗

Customization is now more flexible and robust:

• PATCH support for hotel themes
• Improved validation for optional fields
• Transaction-based update flow
• Migration support for theme changes
• Cleaner theme management APIs

🗄 Database & Infrastructure⌗

We’ve improved platform stability and portability:

• Added SQLite support (for testing)
• Versioned migration system
• Schema cleanup and optimization
• Removed deprecated fields

🛠 API Stability & Reliability⌗

Significant improvements were made to API behavior:

• Standardized error responses (409 for conflicts)
• Improved service return types
• Conflict resolution fixes
• Force-delete functionality
• Item restoration support
• Email configuration safeguards

⚙ DevOps & CI Enhancements⌗

To improve release reliability:

• Introduced CI pipeline
• Enforced semantic versioning checks
• Automated validation during deployments
• Improved error prevention

Frontend Enhancements⌗

🌈 Theme & Branding Customization⌗

The user interface now offers more control over branding:

• Update theme name and color from landing page
• Integrated color picker
• Dark theme support
• Improved avatar and branding visuals
• Enhanced logo and banner management

These updates allow hotels to build a stronger digital identity.

🖼 Image & Media Experience⌗

Managing images is now easier and more reliable:

• Main item image upload support
• Improved image previews and layouts
• Fixed image deletion issues
• Confirmation dialogs for logo removal
• Improved QR PDF image handling

Note: Auto-upload and auto-search features have been disabled due to API limitations.

🔄 Item Management & Recovery⌗

We’ve enhanced everyday workflows:

• Restore deleted items from the item list
• Fixed deleted item action buttons
• Improved error message visibility
• Enhanced item and sub-item forms
• Resolved layout and overflow issues

🧪 Testing & Quality Assurance⌗

To maintain high quality standards:

• Added comprehensive Cypress E2E tests
• Introduced data-cy attributes
• Automated frontend testing in CI
• Improved test reliability
• Expanded test coverage for branding and QR features

🔐 Security & Performance⌗

We’ve strengthened the frontend foundation:

• Fixed vulnerabilities via npm audit
• Updated core dependencies
• Upgraded Vite from 5.2 to 7.2
• Improved build speed and stability

📦 Version Overview⌗

This release consolidates improvements from v0.1.32 through v0.2.5+, including:

Benefits for Users⌗

With this update, users benefit from:

• Better operational efficiency
• Improved customization options
• Faster and safer performance
• More reliable data handling
• Reduced system errors
• Enhanced visual consistency

This ensures a smoother experience for hotel owners, staff, and customers alike.

⚠️ Important Notice⌗

Due to third-party API deprecation:

• Automatic image search
• Automatic image upload

have been disabled to ensure long-term stability and compliance.

🔮 What’s Next⌗

We’re continuing to invest in:

• Performance optimization
• Mobile experience improvements
• Advanced analytics
• Workflow automation
• AI-powered management tools
• Enhanced reporting features

Your feedback continues to shape our roadmap. Thank you for trusting our platform and growing with us.

🙌 Thank You⌗

We appreciate the continued support of our users and partners. This release reflects our commitment to building a modern, reliable, and scalable hotel management solution.

Stay tuned for more exciting updates!