Addresses 28 issues identified in UX audit (P0–P3 severity):
P0 — Critical:
- Fix compare URL sharing: seed ComparisonContext from SSR initialData
when localStorage is empty, making /compare?urns=... links shareable
- Remove permanently broken "Avg. Scaled Score" column from school
detail historical data table
P1 — High priority:
- Add radius selector (0.5–10 mi) to postcode search in FilterBar
- Make Add to Compare a toggle (remove) on SchoolCards
- Hide hero title/description once a search is active
- Show school count + quick-search prompts on empty landing page
- Compare empty state opens in-page school search modal directly
- Remove URN from school detail header (irrelevant to end users)
- Move map above performance chart in school detail page
- Add ← Back navigation to school detail page
- Add sort controls to search results (RWM%, distance, A–Z)
- Show metric descriptions below metric selector
- Expand ComparisonToast to list school names with per-school remove
- Add progress score explainer (0 = national average) throughout
P2 — Medium:
- Remove console.log statements from ComparisonView
- Colour-code comparison school cards to match chart line colours
- Replace plain loading text with LoadingSkeleton in ComparisonView
- Rankings empty state uses shared EmptyState component
- Rankings year filter shows actual year e.g. "2023 (Latest)"
- Rankings subtitle shows top-N count
- Add View link alongside Add button in rankings table
- Remove placeholder Privacy Policy / Terms links from footer
- Replace untappable 10px info icons with visible metric hint text
- Show active filter chips in search results header
P3 — Polish:
- Remove redundant "Home" nav link (logo already links home)
- Add / and Ctrl+K keyboard shortcut to focus search input
- Add Share button to compare page (copies URL to clipboard)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Reduced section padding from 2rem to 1rem-1.25rem
- Reduced margin-bottom from 2rem to 1rem
- Smaller chart height (400px → 280px) and map height (400px → 250px)
- Detailed metrics now in 3-column grid layout
- Condensed font sizes and spacing throughout
- Applied design system colors consistently
- Shortened metric labels (e.g., "Expected Standard" → "Expected")
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
1. Added original favicon
- Copied favicon.svg from original frontend
- Added favicon reference to layout metadata
- Professional icon with brand colors
2. Updated logo in navigation
- Replaced emoji with proper SVG logo from original design
- Uses circular target design with crosshairs
- Matches brand identity with coral accent color
3. Removed emoji icons throughout app for professional look
- Removed 📍 (location pin) from school locations
- Removed 🏫 (school building) from school types
- Removed 🔢 from URN labels and section headings
- Kept meaningful symbols (✓, +) in buttons only
- Updated map popup button color to brand coral (#e07256)
Components updated:
- Navigation: Professional SVG logo
- HomeView: Clean location banner
- SchoolDetailView: No decorative emojis in metadata
- ComparisonView: Text-only school information
- SchoolSearchModal: Clean school listings
- LeafletMapInner: Professional map popups
Result: More polished, professional appearance suitable for
educational data platform
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Migrate from vanilla JavaScript SPA to Next.js 16 with App Router
- Add server-side rendering for all pages (Home, Compare, Rankings)
- Create individual school pages with dynamic routing (/school/[urn])
- Implement Chart.js and Leaflet map integrations
- Add comprehensive SEO with sitemap, robots.txt, and JSON-LD
- Set up Docker multi-service architecture (PostgreSQL, FastAPI, Next.js)
- Update CI/CD pipeline to build both backend and frontend images
- Fix Dockerfile to include devDependencies for TypeScript compilation
- Add Jest testing configuration
- Implement performance optimizations (code splitting, caching)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
