BetterHomepage — UI & Widget Update

Summary

This release focuses on visual consistency, interaction quality, and cleanup of the clock, weather, and control widgets.
The widget system now behaves as a unified, minimal UI instead of separate components.



Changes

Clock Widget

• Removed 12H / 24H label clutter
• Minute-aligned updates (no drift)
• Subtle pulse on minute change
• Improved accessibility and keyboard support
• Cleaner typography with tabular numerals
• Unified compact and normal styles

Weather Widget

• IP-based location detection on first load
• Persistent city selection
• Detailed hover info (temperature, wind, direction, location)
• Refresh every 30 minutes
• Subtle glow on update
• Safer error handling

Widget Panel

• Column-based layout
• Equal spacing and alignment
• Tighter gaps and reduced visual noise
• Cleaner dividers with synced pulse
• Persistent toggle states

UI / Styling

• Reduced excessive transparency
• Unified blur, borders, and shadows
• Consistent hover and active feedback
• Respects reduced-motion preferences
• Removed experimental visual bloat

Fixes

• Fixed invisible weather modal
• Fixed undefined handlers
• Corrected spacing and alignment issues
• Stabilized minute pulse timing
• Reduced unnecessary re-renders

Whats New 🔥:
• Brand new customizable New Tab experience
• Dynamic greeting based on time of day
• Smart search bar with multiple engines and URL detection
• Built-in advanced search operators (dorking shortcuts)
• Live weather widget with location control
• Compact clock widget with 12h / 24h toggle
• Editable pinned shortcuts with local storage
• Background manager with blur, random images, and uploads
• First-run onboarding for homepage setup
• Clean, minimal UI optimized for focus

Multiple Issues are fixed -
1. better UX on widgets
2. better USER welcome messages
3. better searchBox