• Enhanced UI & UX: The like button system now uses a new .btn-retro-noanim class for buttons that you want styled without the hover bob animation, ensuring visual consistency while reducing unnecessary animations commit. A major refactor extracted a reusable button partial and improved flash UI feedback for like/unlike actions, streamlining code and user experience commit.
• Simplified Admin Flows:
  Removed redundant User.credits and corrected logic error in views/devlogs/_ships.html.erb
  Currency recalculation logic was streamlined to reduce redundancy, with UI updates synchronized across admin sections for reliability and performance commit.
• Backend Normalization: Repository URLs are now consistently formatted, and GitHub identifier handling was improved to reduce errors in integration and dependency management commit.
• User Experience Polish: Comment form labels were updated, and the comment field was made optional to improve accessibility and reduce friction commit.

Current Status: The project is hitting key milestones in user-facing polish and admin tooling, with a strong emphasis on maintainability. Core features like commenting and liking are now more robust, while backend consistency sets the stage for scalable integrations.