Updated readme and version

Author: puikinsh

CHANGELOG.md

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 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.0.1] - 2025-07-23 - **Production Enhancements & UX Improvements**
+
+### 🎯 **Enhanced Production Release - UI/UX Refinements**
+
+This release focuses on production-ready enhancements, user experience improvements, and deployment optimizations based on the complete Vue 3 modernization.
+
+### ✅ **Added**
+
+#### **UI/UX Enhancements**
+- **NEW**: Smooth popover and tooltip animations without visual glitches
+- **NEW**: Fully functional footer dropdowns with social media and quick links
+- **NEW**: Professional footer dropdown positioning above trigger buttons
+- **NEW**: Left-aligned numbers in dashboard statistics widgets for improved readability
+- **NEW**: Social media icons with brand-specific colors (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, GitHub)
+- **NEW**: FontAwesome brand icons integration with proper tree-shaking
+- **NEW**: Click-outside functionality for dropdown management
+- **NEW**: Animated dropdown transitions with fade-in effects
+
+#### **Production Deployment Features**
+- **NEW**: Environment-specific base path configuration for subdirectory deployment
+- **NEW**: Production-optimized asset loading with correct paths
+- **NEW**: Subdirectory routing support for complex deployment scenarios
+- **NEW**: CORS-compliant asset serving for production environments
+- **NEW**: Optimized build configuration for live demo deployment
+
+#### **Developer Experience**
+- **NEW**: Local preview server testing capabilities
+- **NEW**: Production build verification workflow
+- **NEW**: Deployment documentation with step-by-step process
+- **NEW**: Asset path debugging and optimization tools
+
+### 🔄 **Changed**
+
+#### **UI Components**
+- **IMPROVED**: Footer component completely rewritten with native HTML dropdowns
+- **IMPROVED**: Popover animations simplified to eliminate transform conflicts
+- **IMPROVED**: Dashboard widget layouts optimized for better number display
+- **IMPROVED**: Footer styling with high-specificity CSS overrides for positioning
+- **IMPROVED**: Social media dropdown items with proper icon placement
+
+#### **Color Scheme**
+- **RESTORED**: Original professional green theme (#69aa8a) throughout application
+- **UPDATED**: All instances of bright green (#3ac47d) replaced with original muted green
+- **ENHANCED**: Consistent color application across components, charts, and UI elements
+- **OPTIMIZED**: Theme variables properly configured in Bootstrap custom SCSS
+
+#### **Build System**
+- **UPDATED**: Vite configuration with environment-specific base paths
+- **UPDATED**: Vue Router configuration for production subdirectory support
+- **ENHANCED**: Asset path resolution for both development and production
+- **OPTIMIZED**: Build output structure for deployment compatibility
+
+### 🛠️ **Fixed**
+
+#### **Critical Animation Issues**
+- **FIXED**: Jumpy popover animations caused by conflicting CSS transforms
+- **FIXED**: Tooltip positioning glitches during show/hide transitions
+- **FIXED**: Animation timing conflicts between Vue components and global SCSS
+- **FIXED**: Visual jumping when popovers repositioned after initial display
+
+#### **Footer Functionality**
+- **FIXED**: Non-working social media dropdown links
+- **FIXED**: Empty dropdown fields showing instead of functional menus
+- **FIXED**: Dropdown positioning appearing above wrong elements
+- **FIXED**: Footer dropdowns appearing above dashboard widgets instead of buttons
+- **FIXED**: Missing social media functionality and external link handling
+
+#### **Production Deployment Issues**
+- **FIXED**: Asset loading errors in subdirectory deployment (404 and CORS errors)
+- **FIXED**: Incorrect asset paths causing MIME type errors
+- **FIXED**: Router configuration for subdirectory base paths
+- **FIXED**: FontAwesome brand icons build errors in production
+- **FIXED**: CSS and JavaScript asset loading from wrong paths
+
+#### **Color Scheme Issues**
+- **FIXED**: Bright green color (#3ac47d) replaced with original theme color
+- **FIXED**: Inconsistent color application across different components
+- **FIXED**: Chart color schemes updated to match original design
+- **FIXED**: Progress bars and UI elements color consistency
+
+#### **Dashboard Widget Issues**
+- **FIXED**: Number alignment in statistics widgets (changed to left-aligned)
+- **FIXED**: Widget layout inconsistencies with original design
+- **FIXED**: Typography and spacing in dashboard stat displays
+
+### 🎯 **Production Deployment**
+
+#### **Live Demo**
+- **DEPLOYED**: https://demo.dashboardpack.com/architectui-vue-free/
+- **STATUS**: Successfully deployed and fully functional
+- **VERIFIED**: All features working correctly in production environment
+- **TESTED**: Cross-browser compatibility and responsive design confirmed
+
+#### **Deployment Configuration**
+- **CONFIGURED**: Subdirectory routing for production environment
+- **OPTIMIZED**: Asset loading and caching for optimal performance
+- **SECURED**: CORS and security headers properly configured
+- **VALIDATED**: All console errors resolved and functionality verified
+
+### 📊 **Technical Improvements**
+
+#### **Asset Management**
+- **OPTIMIZED**: Production build asset paths for subdirectory deployment
+- **ENHANCED**: FontAwesome integration with brand icons support
+- **IMPROVED**: CSS cascade management with proper specificity
+- **STREAMLINED**: Build process for consistent production deployments
+
+#### **Component Architecture**
+- **REFINED**: Footer component with native dropdown implementation
+- **ENHANCED**: Animation system with conflict-free CSS transitions
+- **IMPROVED**: Store integration patterns for UI state management
+- **OPTIMIZED**: Component lifecycle management for better performance
+
+### 🔧 **Development Workflow**
+
+#### **Build Process**
+- **ADDED**: Production build testing with local HTTP server
+- **ENHANCED**: Asset path validation for deployment scenarios
+- **IMPROVED**: Build configuration for both development and production
+- **STREAMLINED**: Deployment preparation and verification steps
+
+#### **Quality Assurance**
+- **IMPLEMENTED**: Comprehensive testing of UI animations and interactions
+- **VERIFIED**: Cross-component compatibility and state management
+- **VALIDATED**: Production deployment process and functionality
+- **CONFIRMED**: Original design integrity maintained throughout enhancements
+
+### 📋 **Migration Notes**
+
+This release maintains full backward compatibility with the Vue 3 modernization while adding significant production-ready enhancements:
+
+#### **No Breaking Changes**
+- All existing Vue 3 components remain fully compatible
+- Pinia stores continue to work without modification
+- Existing routing and navigation patterns preserved
+- Component APIs and props remain unchanged
+
+#### **Enhanced Features**
+- Footer dropdowns now fully functional (previously placeholder)
+- Animations significantly smoother and more professional
+- Color scheme restored to original professional appearance
+- Dashboard widgets optimized for better readability
+
+### 🚀 **What's Next**
+
+This release establishes a solid foundation for:
+- Continued Vue 3 ecosystem updates
+- Additional UI component enhancements
+- Performance optimizations
+- Extended feature development
+
+---
+
 ## [2.0.0] - 2025-01-21 - **Vue 3 Modernization Complete**
 
 ### 🚀 **Major Release - Complete Vue 3 Migration**

README.md

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 # ArchitectUI Vue 3 Admin Dashboard v2.0
 
+![ArchitectUI Vue 3 Preview](https://colorlib.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/architectui-vue-free-preview.png.avif)
+
+**Live Demo**: [https://demo.dashboardpack.com/architectui-vue-free/](https://demo.dashboardpack.com/architectui-vue-free/)
+
 [ArchitectUI](https://dashboardpack.com/theme-details/architectui-dashboard-html-pro) is one of the most popular admin dashboard templates ever released. It is used by thousands of developers to create webapps and SaaS totaling 100 million monthly active users. We have converted this template to support various frontend frameworks such as [Angular](https://dashboardpack.com/theme-details/architectui-angular-7-bootstrap-material-design-pro?v=7516fd43adaa), [Vue](https://dashboardpack.com/theme-details/architectui-dashboard-vue-pro) and [React](https://dashboardpack.com/theme-details/architectui-dashboard-react-pro?v=7516fd43adaa). This particular version of ArchitectUI is based on Vue 3 with modern tooling and best practices.
 
 ## 🚀 **Vue 3 Modernization Complete**
 
-This template has been **completely modernized** to Vue 3 with:
+**Last Updated**: July 23, 2025
+
+This template has been **completely modernized** and enhanced with significant improvements:
+
+### **Latest Enhancements (July 2025)**
+
+- **UI/UX Improvements**: Fixed jumpy popover animations for smoother user interactions
+- **Color Scheme Restoration**: Restored original professional green theme (#69aa8a) throughout the application
+- **Footer Enhancement**: Implemented fully functional social media and quick links dropdowns with proper positioning
+- **Dashboard Widget Optimization**: Left-aligned numbers in dashboard statistics for improved readability
+- **CSS Animation Fixes**: Resolved animation conflicts that caused visual glitches
+- **FontAwesome Integration**: Added complete brand icons support with proper tree-shaking
+- **Production Deployment**: Successfully deployed to live demo with subdirectory routing support
+- **Asset Path Optimization**: Fixed all asset loading issues for production deployment
+
+### **Core Modernization Features**
 
 - ✅ **Zero vulnerabilities** (migrated from 21 vulnerabilities to 0)
 - ✅ **Vue 3.5.17** with latest features and optimizations
-- ✅ **Modern build system** with Vite
+- ✅ **Modern build system** with Vite 7.x
 - ✅ **Vue 3 Composition API** throughout key components
 - ✅ **Pinia 3.x** for state management
-- ✅ **Bootstrap 5** integration
+- ✅ **Bootstrap 5** integration with BootstrapVueNext
 - ✅ **Chart.js 4.x** with modern API usage
 - ✅ **FontAwesome Vue 3** with tree-shaking optimization
 - ✅ **TypeScript-ready** component structure
+- ✅ **Professional styling** with original design integrity maintained
 
 ## 📊 **Key Features**
 

package.json

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 {
   "name": "architectui-vue-free",
-  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "version": "2.0.1",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {