xibosignage/xibo-cms
Nov 2024 – Apr 2026
18 Months active
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CSSHTMLHandlebarsJavaScriptPHPSCSSTwigYAML
Technical Skills
API DevelopmentAsset ManagementBack End DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentBug FixCSS
Mauro Ferrão
PROFILE
Mauro Ferrão
Over 18 months, this developer contributed to the xibosignage/xibo-cms repository by building and refining complex scheduling, layout editing, and content management features. Their work emphasized robust UI/UX, security, and data integrity, delivering enhancements such as geo-aware scheduling, interactive zones, and onboarding flows. They applied technologies including JavaScript, PHP, and Twig to implement asynchronous programming, API integration, and template rendering. Through careful debugging, code refactoring, and dependency management, they improved reliability and maintainability across the platform. Their approach combined frontend and backend development, focusing on business value by reducing user errors, streamlining workflows, and supporting cross-platform deployments.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
54%Features
Repository Contributions
178Total
Bugs
49
Commits
178
Features
57
Lines of code
140,946
Activity Months18
Your Network
4 peopleShared Repositories
4
Work History
April 2026
3 Commits • 2 Features
Apr 1, 2026April 2026 (2026-04) monthly summary for xibo-cms: Delivered focused enhancements to scheduling, template rendering, and modal form reliability, driving improved scheduling accuracy, template flexibility, and editing UX. Key deliveries include scheduling form enhancements with dayparting-aware start times and a toDt field fix in the layout editor; addition of Handlebars equality helpers to simplify template data management; and stability improvements for modal forms and date picker initialization. These changes reduce user error, accelerate configuration, and improve overall platform reliability. Technologies demonstrated include JavaScript/TypeScript, Handlebars templating, date picker integration, and modal UX patterns; collaboration is demonstrated by co-authored commits.
3 Commits • 2 Features
Apr 1, 2026April 2026 (2026-04) monthly summary for xibo-cms: Delivered focused enhancements to scheduling, template rendering, and modal form reliability, driving improved scheduling accuracy, template flexibility, and editing UX. Key deliveries include scheduling form enhancements with dayparting-aware start times and a toDt field fix in the layout editor; addition of Handlebars equality helpers to simplify template data management; and stability improvements for modal forms and date picker initialization. These changes reduce user error, accelerate configuration, and improve overall platform reliability. Technologies demonstrated include JavaScript/TypeScript, Handlebars templating, date picker integration, and modal UX patterns; collaboration is demonstrated by co-authored commits.
April 2026
March 2026
3 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2026Month: 2026-03; Repository: xibosignage/xibo-cms. This month delivered a mix of security hardening and editor enhancements that directly impact security posture, deployment flexibility, and user experience. Key features delivered include CKEditor improvements with Strikethrough, Subscript, and Superscript, plus licensing configuration to operate without a license key, enabling smoother deployment and editor usability across environments. Major bugs fixed focused on security vulnerabilities via dependency upgrades to support Node.js 20+ compatibility and to close security gaps, with corresponding commits updating the codebase and lockfile. Impact and value: - Strengthened security posture by addressing known vulnerabilities and aligning dependencies with modern Node.js runtimes, reducing risk for production deployments. - Improved user editing capabilities and deployment workflow through CKEditor enhancements and license-key configuration, enabling richer formatting without licensing friction. - Reduced operational risk via lockfile maintenance and security audit fixes, contributing to more reliable builds and faster remediation cycles. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Dependency management and security remediation (serialize-javascript, related dependencies) and Node.js 20+ compatibility. - Editor integration and licensing configuration for CKEditor. - npm/yarn lockfile updates and audit hygiene. - Cross-functional collaboration to align security and UX improvements with deployment workflows.
March 2026
3 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2026Month: 2026-03; Repository: xibosignage/xibo-cms. This month delivered a mix of security hardening and editor enhancements that directly impact security posture, deployment flexibility, and user experience. Key features delivered include CKEditor improvements with Strikethrough, Subscript, and Superscript, plus licensing configuration to operate without a license key, enabling smoother deployment and editor usability across environments. Major bugs fixed focused on security vulnerabilities via dependency upgrades to support Node.js 20+ compatibility and to close security gaps, with corresponding commits updating the codebase and lockfile. Impact and value: - Strengthened security posture by addressing known vulnerabilities and aligning dependencies with modern Node.js runtimes, reducing risk for production deployments. - Improved user editing capabilities and deployment workflow through CKEditor enhancements and license-key configuration, enabling richer formatting without licensing friction. - Reduced operational risk via lockfile maintenance and security audit fixes, contributing to more reliable builds and faster remediation cycles. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Dependency management and security remediation (serialize-javascript, related dependencies) and Node.js 20+ compatibility. - Editor integration and licensing configuration for CKEditor. - npm/yarn lockfile updates and audit hygiene. - Cross-functional collaboration to align security and UX improvements with deployment workflows.
February 2026
3 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 performance summary for xibosignage/xibo-cms. Delivered two key features that enhance user experience and security, driving measurable business value for content management and admin operations. The work focused on UI clarity, workflow efficiency, and access control, with cross-repo collaboration reflected in commit activity across related issues. What was delivered: - Media Editing UX Improvements: Improved media management by displaying the file name being replaced and streamlining the media edit form and upload dialog, reducing clutter in the title and enhancing clarity during edits. Associated commits include e7ca6361ccd6d13b746e6382c95f7646c85f737f and 5fe7db4910cfeb4de90862ecf599f5120c670f38, with work related to #3284 and #3291. - Role-Based Admin Navigation Visibility: Implemented conditional visibility for admin features in the navbar based on user roles, restricting access to super administrators to improve security and ensure only authorized users can access administrative functionalities. Commit 40469634d77ff5c83cbaf816aeb9db235a8ac94f, relating to #3299 and xibosignage/xibo#3826. Impact and accomplishments: - Improved media management efficiency and accuracy, enabling faster content updates with less UI clutter. - Strengthened security posture by limiting admin surface area to authorized roles, reducing risk exposure. - Demonstrated cross-repo collaboration and attention to commit hygiene, linking UI/UX improvements to broader system governance. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Frontend UX design and polish, including dynamic display of file context in media editing dialogs. - Role-based access control and secure, role-aware UI rendering. - Cross-repo coordination and issue tracing using linked commits and references.
3 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 performance summary for xibosignage/xibo-cms. Delivered two key features that enhance user experience and security, driving measurable business value for content management and admin operations. The work focused on UI clarity, workflow efficiency, and access control, with cross-repo collaboration reflected in commit activity across related issues. What was delivered: - Media Editing UX Improvements: Improved media management by displaying the file name being replaced and streamlining the media edit form and upload dialog, reducing clutter in the title and enhancing clarity during edits. Associated commits include e7ca6361ccd6d13b746e6382c95f7646c85f737f and 5fe7db4910cfeb4de90862ecf599f5120c670f38, with work related to #3284 and #3291. - Role-Based Admin Navigation Visibility: Implemented conditional visibility for admin features in the navbar based on user roles, restricting access to super administrators to improve security and ensure only authorized users can access administrative functionalities. Commit 40469634d77ff5c83cbaf816aeb9db235a8ac94f, relating to #3299 and xibosignage/xibo#3826. Impact and accomplishments: - Improved media management efficiency and accuracy, enabling faster content updates with less UI clutter. - Strengthened security posture by limiting admin surface area to authorized roles, reducing risk exposure. - Demonstrated cross-repo collaboration and attention to commit hygiene, linking UI/UX improvements to broader system governance. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Frontend UX design and polish, including dynamic display of file context in media editing dialogs. - Role-based access control and secure, role-aware UI rendering. - Cross-repo coordination and issue tracing using linked commits and references.
February 2026
January 2026
7 Commits • 5 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 (2026-01) - xibo-cms: Delivered core performance, reliability, and security improvements while refreshing onboarding content. Key work includes speed optimizations for the schedule page, removal of recurring scheduling complexity, JWT-based layout previews for secure rendering, and reliability enhancements for widget rendering and single-touch interactions. These changes improve user experience, reduce support overhead, and strengthen security and consistency across the scheduling module.
January 2026
7 Commits • 5 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 (2026-01) - xibo-cms: Delivered core performance, reliability, and security improvements while refreshing onboarding content. Key work includes speed optimizations for the schedule page, removal of recurring scheduling complexity, JWT-based layout previews for secure rendering, and reliability enhancements for widget rendering and single-touch interactions. These changes improve user experience, reduce support overhead, and strengthen security and consistency across the scheduling module.
December 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 performance highlights for xibo-cms team (xibosignage/xibo-cms). Focused on stabilizing the layout editor, ensuring reliable schedule rendering, and advancing release readiness.
3 Commits • 1 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 performance highlights for xibo-cms team (xibosignage/xibo-cms). Focused on stabilizing the layout editor, ensuring reliable schedule rendering, and advancing release readiness.
December 2025
November 2025
18 Commits • 5 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025 monthly summary for xibo-cms (xibosignage/xibo-cms): Delivered a set of user-focused features across scheduling, calendar, editor UI, and keyboard interactions, while stabilizing core CMS behavior and layout orchestration. This period focused on reducing scheduling friction, improving layout editing reliability, and simplifying the UI to help editors publish content faster with fewer errors. The work emphasizes business value through smoother scheduling workflows, more accurate calendar views, and a more dependable editing experience for creators and operators. Key outcomes include: - Smoother scheduling flow with auto-advance to step 2, improved accessibility in modals and navigation, and finish button visibility logic. - Enhanced calendar/scheduling capabilities with advanced filtering, agenda view, and synchronized date handling. - Robust Layout Editor and Layer Manager synchronization, including editor data refresh on canvas deletion and validation of layouts before adding to recent layouts. - Cleaned up UI focus and interactions: Action Card paging removed to 10 items, UI/modal tweaks, and support for preview keypress actions. - Keyboard triggers and preview actions implemented with back-end validation and renderer support, expanding automation and power-user workflows. Major bugs fixed and reliability improvements included: core CMS initialization and event handling fixes, layout duration synchronization with Layer Manager, fixes for layout import with missing actions, and resolving scheduling errors originating from Editor, Campaigns, and Layouts pages. These changes reduce edge-case failures, improve user trust, and lower incident/maintenance effort.
November 2025
18 Commits • 5 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025 monthly summary for xibo-cms (xibosignage/xibo-cms): Delivered a set of user-focused features across scheduling, calendar, editor UI, and keyboard interactions, while stabilizing core CMS behavior and layout orchestration. This period focused on reducing scheduling friction, improving layout editing reliability, and simplifying the UI to help editors publish content faster with fewer errors. The work emphasizes business value through smoother scheduling workflows, more accurate calendar views, and a more dependable editing experience for creators and operators. Key outcomes include: - Smoother scheduling flow with auto-advance to step 2, improved accessibility in modals and navigation, and finish button visibility logic. - Enhanced calendar/scheduling capabilities with advanced filtering, agenda view, and synchronized date handling. - Robust Layout Editor and Layer Manager synchronization, including editor data refresh on canvas deletion and validation of layouts before adding to recent layouts. - Cleaned up UI focus and interactions: Action Card paging removed to 10 items, UI/modal tweaks, and support for preview keypress actions. - Keyboard triggers and preview actions implemented with back-end validation and renderer support, expanding automation and power-user workflows. Major bugs fixed and reliability improvements included: core CMS initialization and event handling fixes, layout duration synchronization with Layer Manager, fixes for layout import with missing actions, and resolving scheduling errors originating from Editor, Campaigns, and Layouts pages. These changes reduce edge-case failures, improve user trust, and lower incident/maintenance effort.
October 2025
7 Commits • 2 Features
Oct 1, 2025October 2025 monthly work summary for xibo-cms focused on delivering stable features, robust data handling, and cross-platform UI improvements that drive reliability and business value. Highlights include a major UI/layout editor enhancement for ChromeOS, full Release 4.3 integration across the codebase, and targeted fixes to HTTP triggers, dataset handling, and display editing to reduce runtime errors and support a wider device base.
7 Commits • 2 Features
Oct 1, 2025October 2025 monthly work summary for xibo-cms focused on delivering stable features, robust data handling, and cross-platform UI improvements that drive reliability and business value. Highlights include a major UI/layout editor enhancement for ChromeOS, full Release 4.3 integration across the codebase, and targeted fixes to HTTP triggers, dataset handling, and display editing to reduce runtime errors and support a wider device base.
October 2025
September 2025
8 Commits • 4 Features
Sep 1, 2025September 2025 performance summary for xibo-cms: Delivered scheduling workflow improvements, user support enhancements, and training content consolidation. Implemented campaign-context aware schedule creation and time validation with priority handling, added reporting and privacy features in help, removed feedback form from white-label CMS, and overhauled Training resources. Fixed critical UI behavior on Tizen devices (button text display when 'Fit to Selection' is enabled) and resolved a schedule-priority deletion error. These changes improved reliability, onboarding, and support efficiency, delivering tangible business value and faster time-to-value for customers.
September 2025
8 Commits • 4 Features
Sep 1, 2025September 2025 performance summary for xibo-cms: Delivered scheduling workflow improvements, user support enhancements, and training content consolidation. Implemented campaign-context aware schedule creation and time validation with priority handling, added reporting and privacy features in help, removed feedback form from white-label CMS, and overhauled Training resources. Fixed critical UI behavior on Tizen devices (button text display when 'Fit to Selection' is enabled) and resolved a schedule-priority deletion error. These changes improved reliability, onboarding, and support efficiency, delivering tangible business value and faster time-to-value for customers.
August 2025
15 Commits • 4 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025: Delivered core feature expansions for xibo-cms including Interactive Zone, a geo-aware Scheduling Wizard, and a broad UI/UX uplift, while stabilizing release infrastructure for 4.4.0-alpha. The work enhances dynamic content capabilities, simplifies complex scheduling across locations, and improves editor/calendar usability. These changes deliver measurable business value by enabling targeted interactive displays, reducing configuration time, and speeding deployments.
15 Commits • 4 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025: Delivered core feature expansions for xibo-cms including Interactive Zone, a geo-aware Scheduling Wizard, and a broad UI/UX uplift, while stabilizing release infrastructure for 4.4.0-alpha. The work enhances dynamic content capabilities, simplifies complex scheduling across locations, and improves editor/calendar usability. These changes deliver measurable business value by enabling targeted interactive displays, reducing configuration time, and speeding deployments.
August 2025
July 2025
6 Commits • 2 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 monthly summary for xibo-cms focused on delivering user-facing UX improvements and reliability fixes, with clear alignment to business value. Key features delivered include a Welcome Page Copy Refresh to improve onboarding clarity and a redesigned Help Pane UI with a multi-step layout and a feedback form that supports file uploads, enhancing self-service support. Major bugs fixed span LayerManager save flow simplification by removing the forceRequest option, across-text alignment and numeric input validation improvements, and a Ticker Attributes fix to ensure correct configuration. Overall impact includes smoother onboarding, fewer misconfigurations, improved data integrity, and more maintainable UI/UX. Technologies demonstrated include React-based UI updates, form handling with file uploads, robust input normalization, and targeted code cleanup.
July 2025
6 Commits • 2 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 monthly summary for xibo-cms focused on delivering user-facing UX improvements and reliability fixes, with clear alignment to business value. Key features delivered include a Welcome Page Copy Refresh to improve onboarding clarity and a redesigned Help Pane UI with a multi-step layout and a feedback form that supports file uploads, enhancing self-service support. Major bugs fixed span LayerManager save flow simplification by removing the forceRequest option, across-text alignment and numeric input validation improvements, and a Ticker Attributes fix to ensure correct configuration. Overall impact includes smoother onboarding, fewer misconfigurations, improved data integrity, and more maintainable UI/UX. Technologies demonstrated include React-based UI updates, form handling with file uploads, robust input normalization, and targeted code cleanup.
June 2025
9 Commits • 4 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 monthly summary for xibo-cms focused on stability, onboarding, and release readiness. Delivered four core features and resolved a range of UI/data integrity issues to improve reliability, user experience, and business value. Notable outcomes include webhook trigger system improvements, onboarding video tutorials, dataset add-row validation, and release prep to 4.3.0-alpha. Additionally, multiple UI/UX and rendering fixes on editors, reports, datasets, and player rendering enhanced consistency and interactivity across the platform.
9 Commits • 4 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 monthly summary for xibo-cms focused on stability, onboarding, and release readiness. Delivered four core features and resolved a range of UI/data integrity issues to improve reliability, user experience, and business value. Notable outcomes include webhook trigger system improvements, onboarding video tutorials, dataset add-row validation, and release prep to 4.3.0-alpha. Additionally, multiple UI/UX and rendering fixes on editors, reports, datasets, and player rendering enhanced consistency and interactivity across the platform.
June 2025
May 2025
15 Commits • 1 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary for xibo-cms: Delivered meaningful product quality and UX improvements across the Layout/Playlist editing workflow, with a strong emphasis on data integrity, accessibility, and reliability. Highlights include fixing duplication of Menu Board and display profile option values on LG devices, delivering Layout/Template Editor UX enhancements (publishing flow, multi-select context menus, interactivity editor, help text accessibility, timezone support, and refined editing interfaces), and stabilizing text rendering and layout saving (preserving line breaks, correct zone persistence, improved validation messaging, and defensive checks for missing dimensions and translations). These changes reduce user-reported issues, streamline content publishing, and improve reliability of layout rendering across devices, enabling smoother LG-based deployments and more efficient content updates.
May 2025
15 Commits • 1 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary for xibo-cms: Delivered meaningful product quality and UX improvements across the Layout/Playlist editing workflow, with a strong emphasis on data integrity, accessibility, and reliability. Highlights include fixing duplication of Menu Board and display profile option values on LG devices, delivering Layout/Template Editor UX enhancements (publishing flow, multi-select context menus, interactivity editor, help text accessibility, timezone support, and refined editing interfaces), and stabilizing text rendering and layout saving (preserving line breaks, correct zone persistence, improved validation messaging, and defensive checks for missing dimensions and translations). These changes reduce user-reported issues, streamline content publishing, and improve reliability of layout rendering across devices, enabling smoother LG-based deployments and more efficient content updates.
April 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly achievements for xibo-cms: Implemented Exit Transition Direction Enhancement in region settings, adding a Direction dropdown and duration input; fixed issues around missing Direction option and ensured correct region ID usage when setting form-field conditions; improved UX, reliability, and configurability of exit transitions.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly achievements for xibo-cms: Implemented Exit Transition Direction Enhancement in region settings, adding a Direction dropdown and duration input; fixed issues around missing Direction option and ensured correct region ID usage when setting form-field conditions; improved UX, reliability, and configurability of exit transitions.
April 2025
March 2025
17 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 (2025-03) monthly summary for xibo-cms development. The team focused on stabilizing the Layout Editor, hardening security, and improving scheduling reliability, delivering business value through a more robust content authoring experience and more predictable timelines.
March 2025
17 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 (2025-03) monthly summary for xibo-cms development. The team focused on stabilizing the Layout Editor, hardening security, and improving scheduling reliability, delivering business value through a more robust content authoring experience and more predictable timelines.
February 2025
13 Commits • 3 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary for xibo-cms: Key features delivered, major bugs fixed, and notable improvements across UI, editor, and content handling. The work focused on business value: improved global usability, reduced runtime errors, and a more maintainable codebase. Highlights include Schedule UI refresh, layout editor enhancements, Sessions page cleanup, and robust fixes for content rendering and dynamic replacements.
13 Commits • 3 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary for xibo-cms: Key features delivered, major bugs fixed, and notable improvements across UI, editor, and content handling. The work focused on business value: improved global usability, reduced runtime errors, and a more maintainable codebase. Highlights include Schedule UI refresh, layout editor enhancements, Sessions page cleanup, and robust fixes for content rendering and dynamic replacements.
February 2025
January 2025
23 Commits • 7 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 monthly summary for xibosignage/xibo-cms focusing on business value, stability, and technical execution. Delivered localization and UX improvements, prepared for 4.2.0-beta release, and reinforced data integrity across pages through targeted fixes and enhancements.
January 2025
23 Commits • 7 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 monthly summary for xibosignage/xibo-cms focusing on business value, stability, and technical execution. Delivered localization and UX improvements, prepared for 4.2.0-beta release, and reinforced data integrity across pages through targeted fixes and enhancements.
December 2024
11 Commits • 5 Features
Dec 1, 2024Monthly summary for 2024-12: Delivered a focused set of features and reliability improvements across xibo-cms, driving tangible business value through better asset management, faster interactions, and stronger data integrity. Key work included frontend/editor UX enhancements, backend-friendly performance optimizations, frontend modernization with CKEditor 5 via npm, and robust validation for datasets and scheduling. Also addressed build/packaging cleanup to enable smoother releases and maintainability.
11 Commits • 5 Features
Dec 1, 2024Monthly summary for 2024-12: Delivered a focused set of features and reliability improvements across xibo-cms, driving tangible business value through better asset management, faster interactions, and stronger data integrity. Key work included frontend/editor UX enhancements, backend-friendly performance optimizations, frontend modernization with CKEditor 5 via npm, and robust validation for datasets and scheduling. Also addressed build/packaging cleanup to enable smoother releases and maintainability.
December 2024
November 2024
16 Commits • 7 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 (2024-11) monthly summary for xibosignage/xibo-cms. This period delivered major frontend UX improvements and stability fixes across the CMS editor and preview flows, focusing on business value: faster authoring, fewer user errors, safer previews, and maintainable codebase. Highlights include Module Template Improvements, Layout Editor Enhancements, Code Editor Expanded View, Navigation/Menu UX stabilization, and robust data handling/validation fixes; complemented by a security dependency update and cleanup of preview and help UI.
November 2024
16 Commits • 7 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 (2024-11) monthly summary for xibosignage/xibo-cms. This period delivered major frontend UX improvements and stability fixes across the CMS editor and preview flows, focusing on business value: faster authoring, fewer user errors, safer previews, and maintainable codebase. Highlights include Module Template Improvements, Layout Editor Enhancements, Code Editor Expanded View, Navigation/Menu UX stabilization, and robust data handling/validation fixes; complemented by a security dependency update and cleanup of preview and help UI.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness86.2%
Maintainability86.0%
Architecture80.0%
Performance82.0%
AI Usage21.4%
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CSSHTMLHandlebarsJSONJavaScriptPHPSCSSTwigXMLYAML
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AJAXAPI DevelopmentAPI IntegrationAPI developmentAsset ManagementAsynchronous ProgrammingBack End DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentBug FixBuild ToolsCI/CDCKEditorCKEditor 5CKEditor integrationCSS
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