# Certificate Studio - Release Notes

## v1.0.0 (2026-03-08)

### Initial Release

**Visual Certificate Editor**
- Drag-and-drop certificate designer with live preview
- 21 element types: text, student name, course name, category, teacher name, date, date range, expiry, localized date, grade, grade item, user field, course field, statement, image, background image, user picture, digital signature, border, QR code, verification code
- Real-time property editing (font, size, color, alignment, opacity, rotation)
- Autosave with countdown timer
- Undo/redo support
- Grid and alignment guides
- Multi-page certificate support

**Template System**
- 40+ built-in professional SVG background templates
- Template gallery with search, style/color filters, and live preview
- AI-powered template generation (OpenAI GPT-4 / Anthropic Claude)
- Template import/export as JSON with base64 embedded assets
- Template sharing across courses

**Certificate Management**
- Certificate verification with QR codes and verification codes
- Public verification/showcase page
- Approval workflow (request, approve, reject) with email notifications
- Auto-issue on course completion
- Bulk certificate issuance
- Certificate revocation and re-issuance
- PDF protection (print, modify, copy restrictions)
- Custom download filenames with placeholders

**Integration**
- Migration tool from mod_customcert
- Moodle Mobile app support
- Web services API
- Event system (13 events)
- Scheduled tasks for auto-issuance and email delivery
- GDPR/Privacy API compliance
- Backup and restore support
- Global search integration

**Languages**
- English, Greek, Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Russian

**Administration**
- Configurable email notifications (students, teachers, custom recipients)
- Customizable message templates (approval, issued, revoked, re-issued)
- Report and analytics dashboard
- Template management page
