Release Notes - Version 1.0.8

Release Date: November 29, 2025

🎉 New Features

🔒 Password Authentication System

We've implemented a complete password protection system for documentation, allowing you to control content access.

Features:

• ✅ Complete documentation protection with configurable password
• ✅ Modern and centered login interface
• ✅ Opacity effect on protected content
• ✅ Support for multiple valid passwords
• ✅ Smart blocking system after incorrect attempts
• ✅ Automatic 5-minute lockout after 5 consecutive failed attempts
• ✅ Real-time remaining attempts counter
• ✅ Clear and intuitive error messages
• ✅ Authentication persistence via localStorage

How to use:

In the rhyla-docs/config.json file, configure:

{
  "password_doc": {
    "enabled": true,
    "passwords": [
      "yourSecurePassword123",
      "anotherValidPassword456"
    ]
  }
}

Security features:

• Limited attempts: Maximum of 5 password attempts
• Temporary lockout: After 5 incorrect attempts, access is blocked for 5 minutes
• Visual counter: Displays how many attempts remain
• Secure persistence: Authentication is maintained across sessions

Useful commands:

To logout during development, open the browser console and type:

rhylaLogout()

📑 Customizable Sidebar Groups

We've significantly improved sidebar organization with support for customizable groups.

Features:

• ✅ Creation of custom sidebar groups
• ✅ Hierarchical content organization
• ✅ Group expansion/collapse (dropdown)
• ✅ Customizable group titles
• ✅ Support for nested folders
• ✅ Direct reference to specific files within folders
• ✅ Modern and responsive styling

How to use:

Configure the sidebar in config.json:

{
  "sidebar": [
    "home",
    {
      "title": "Getting Started",
      "children": [
        "introduction",
        "installation",
        "configuration"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "API Reference",
      "children": [
        "api/endpoints",
        "api/authentication",
        "api/examples"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Supported formats:

1. Simple file: "home" → home.md or home.html
2. Complete folder: "guide" → displays all files from guide/ folder
3. File in folder: "api/endpoints" → displays only api/endpoints.md
4. Group with title:

   {
     "title": "Documentation",
     "children": ["doc1", "doc2"]
   }
   

🔧 Improvements

Authentication Interface

• Modern design with centered card
• Blur effect (backdrop-filter) on background
• SVG icons for better visual communication
• Smooth transitions and animations
• Immediate visual feedback on error

Sidebar

• Left alignment of group titles
• Removal of unnecessary decorative characters
• Better visual contrast between groups and items
• Expansion/collapse indicator arrows
• Support for complex folder structures

🐛 Bug Fixes

• ✅ Fixed folder expansion/collapse issue in sidebar
• ✅ Fixed group title alignment
• ✅ Improved file detection within folders
• ✅ Fixed authentication state persistence
• ✅ Improved error handling in password system

📖 Documentation

New Documentation Added:

• Complete configuration guide for password_doc
• Usage examples for sidebar group system
• Complete config.json reference

🔄 Compatibility

• ✅ Compatible with all previous versions
• ✅ No changes required in existing projects
• ✅ New features are opt-in (must be explicitly enabled)

📝 Technical Notes

Authentication System

The system uses localStorage to maintain authentication state and attempts. The following data is stored:

• rhyla_auth_token: Authentication token
• rhyla_auth_attempts: Number of login attempts
• rhyla_auth_blocked_until: Timestamp of lockout end

Security

⚠️ Important: This authentication system is basic and suitable for protecting internal documentation. For applications requiring high security, consider implementing server-side authentication.

🚀 Next Steps

We're working on:

• Enhanced search system
• Customizable themes
• PDF export
• Documentation versioning
• Offline mode

💬 Feedback

Found a problem or have suggestions?

• Open an issue on GitHub: rhyla_documentation/issues
• Contact us through our website: rhyladoc.com

Thank you for using Rhyla! 🎉

Version 1.0.8 - Making your documentation more secure and organized.