HiveSuite adds Polls, Videos, Shorts feeds, new discovery routes, and reusable multimedia UI components.

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Discovery Section & Navigation Expansion

Sidebar & Route Improvements

• Added new sections inside the Discovery navigation:
  • Polls
  • Videos
  • Shorts
  • Map

• Reordered Discovery section for improved accessibility and navigation flow.

• Added new application routes:
  • /polls
  • /videos
  • /shorts
  • /map

• Improved scalability for future content-focused HiveSuite modules.

• Outcome:
  • Better content discoverability
  • Cleaner navigation organisation
  • Expanded multimedia browsing experience within HiveSuite

Updated Discovery Navigation

New Discovery Routes

Polls Feature Integration

Poll Feed & API Integration

• Added new Polls API integration supporting:
  • Active Polls
  • Ended Polls
  • My Polls
  • My Votes

• Built reusable Snaps-style PollCard UI component.

• Added skeleton loading states for poll feeds.

Responsive Poll Feed Layout

• Added responsive poll grid layouts:
  • 1-column mobile layout
  • Up to 4-column desktop layout

• Added tab-based poll filtering system for easier browsing.

• Outcome:
  • Improved poll discovery experience
  • Better responsive interaction for Hive users
  • Unified card-based UI consistency across HiveSuite feeds

Polls Feed UI

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PollCard & Filtering

Videos Section

Video Feed System

• Added dedicated Videos section with feed categories:
  • Trending
  • New
  • First Uploads
  • User
  • Community

• Built reusable VideoCard component with:
  • Video thumbnail
  • Metadata display
  • Vote actions
  • Comment actions
  • Share actions
  • Additional feed interactions

Media Handling Improvements

• Added branded fallback thumbnails for broken or unavailable media.

• Added responsive video grid layouts with skeleton loading states.

• Outcome:
  • Better video browsing experience
  • Improved feed consistency across media types
  • Enhanced fallback handling for media rendering

Videos Feed Layout

VideoCard UI

Shorts Feed Experience

Reels-Style Shorts Feed

• Added vertical Shorts feed inspired by Reels-style interaction patterns.

• Integrated 3Speak GraphQL support for:

  • isShort video feeds

• Added auto-play support using:
  • IntersectionObserver
  • hls.js

• Ensured only one active video plays at a time for performance optimization.

• Added right-side floating action rail for Shorts interactions.

Feed Navigation Improvements

• Added automatic scroll-to-top behavior on tab switching.

• Added deduplicated feed loading to avoid repeated content rendering.

• Outcome:
  • Smooth vertical video browsing experience
  • Better performance during continuous feed scrolling
  • Improved Shorts interaction workflow

Shorts Vertical Feed

Shorts Auto-Play Experience

Shared Components & UI Infrastructure

Reusable Feed Components

• Added reusable FeedTabSelector component:
  • Pill-based tabs for desktop
  • Dropdown selector for mobile

• Added reusable VideoThumbnail component:
  • Branded fallback artwork support

• Improved consistency across Polls, Videos, Shorts, and future feed systems.

• Outcome:
  • More scalable UI infrastructure
  • Better responsive experience across devices
  • Improved component reuse across HiveSuite applications

FeedTabSelector Component

VideoThumbnail Fallback UI

Powering the Hive Ecosystem

• Continuously expanding HiveSuite with modern multimedia discovery experiences
• Building scalable feed systems and reusable UI infrastructure for the Hive community
• Contributing towards a more interactive, creator-friendly, and feature-rich Hive ecosystem

Final Note

• This post has been refined with the help of AI to improve readability and structure
• The original development updates and optimized version are both available for reference

More Links

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