Over the past week, jekcms 2.0.1 brought a top-to-bottom admin refresh: a new dashboard, real-time traffic analytics, a redesigned content queue, editor improvements, a permanent fix for the frozen-screen bug, and a lot more.
jekcms 2.0.1 isn't just a maintenance release — it's the result of an intense week of work focused on rethinking the admin experience from the ground up. Here's a tour of the changes that actually touch you as a user.
A Brand-New Dashboard
The main admin screen now looks like a proper SaaS product. Four color-coded KPI cards (views, comments, media, posts) sit above a GitHub-style yearly activity calendar, a traffic trend chart, and a "Site Health" panel in the right column — broken outbound links, missing SEO metadata, pending comments, and last backup visible at a glance. Every card is clickable and takes you straight to the issue.
The Frozen-Screen Bug — Permanently Fixed
For some users, logging into the admin resulted in a frozen grey screen where nothing was clickable and incognito was the only workaround. The modal overlay CSS was rewritten from scratch. Even under browser race conditions it can no longer lock the UI. The bug cannot recur.
Real-Time Blog Analytics
The old Reports screen (which showed sales data irrelevant to a blog) is gone. The new one gives you:
- Total views with period-over-period change
- Unique visitor counts
- Daily averages and published post count
- Daily traffic trend (views + visitors dual-bar)
- Top 10 most-read posts and most-popular categories
- Device & bot breakdown
- Engagement summary: new comments, newsletter signups, contact messages
- CSV export
Content Queue Got a Makeover
The Content Queue is now a proper publishing planner. Month-view calendar (weekends tinted, today highlighted, hover preview), pill-shaped category tags, card-style rows with rounded image thumbs. Bulk actions like "Approve all", "Clear all", and "Match images" are clearly visible, not hidden.
jek-editor Improvements
Our in-house editor is smoother and snappier. The stuck-modal issue is resolved, Esc and overlay clicks close cleanly, and the image-picker modal always starts fresh on page load. Post editing flows more reliably across every site.
Comments Bulk Actions
Comments list now has a "Select All" checkbox and a live selection counter. Approve / spam / trash dozens of comments in a single action.
Notification Badge and Site Health Cards
The bell icon's "17" badge was awkwardly overlapping the icon; it's now a pill that gently overhangs the corner with a subtle halo. Site health cards were also redesigned — now an icon chip + number + label layout, no more cramped red boxes.
Admin i18n (EN/TR Toggle)
Language switching in the admin now works everywhere. Month names, day abbreviations, placeholders, stat labels — everything respects the selected language. Switch to EN and "Nis" becomes "Apr", "yorum" becomes "comments", automatically.
Unified Favicon System
Each site now displays its own favicon correctly in the admin, on the public site, in the license screen, and on error pages. All the spots where jekcms's default logo or the wrong site icon used to appear are fixed.
Interactive Admin Preview on jekcms.com
The marketing homepage now features a live preview of the admin panel. 13 page tabs (Dashboard, Post Editor, Media, Reports, Automation...), a light/dark theme toggle, and a soft blurry fade at the bottom of the screenshot — that modern "hero preview" vibe you see on SaaS landing pages.
Documentation and n8n Templates
The n8n integration docs got a boost. Three ready-to-import workflow JSONs (Blog Autopilot, Gemini Auto Content, RSS to Posts) are downloadable directly from the docs. Drop them into n8n, fill in your credentials, and you're running.
Other Improvements
- EULA acceptance screen added (for fresh installs)
- Welcome onboarding checklist on the dashboard
- Quick link to Reports added in the top navigation
- Unused Google search scanner code removed (piracy detection is now beacon + verify URL + manual report)
- Demo sites seeded with realistic content (no more empty dashboards in screenshots)
- "Reports" quick-action button added to the admin dashboard
How to Update
From the admin → Version Manager, pull 2.0.1 with one click. All changes are backward-compatible; your posts, categories, and settings are preserved.
jekcms 2.0.1 is proof that a blog CMS can have a truly modern, enjoyable admin. Happy publishing!
