What's new

Changelog

Every update to China Import Pilot — from new tools to design and data improvements.

2026-08-14

Theme unification — navy replaced with green

  • All previously navy blue text, icons and buttons now use green (#2D6A4F) theme color
  • Top nav header updated to use white text on green background
  • Footer, sidebar and search box widths aligned with content body
  • Search box tightened — smaller border radius and padding so inner area fills the 256px frame
2026-08-13

Major design and feature overhaul

  • Compare Tools module — 10 pre-built comparison pages (Alibaba vs 1688, Freightos vs Flexport, etc.) plus interactive picker
  • Glossary module — 33 import terms with plain-English explanations, each on its own SEO page
  • Tool detail page redesigned: dark hero banner, two-column layout with right sidebar (Quick Facts, When to use, Pricing explained, FAQ, Key features)
  • Schema.org JSON-LD on every tool page (SoftwareApplication + FAQPage)
  • Tool card favicons auto-loaded from website domain (icon.horse + DuckDuckGo fallback)
  • Favorites and recently viewed tools (localStorage, no account needed)
  • Prev/Next navigation within each category
  • OG/social meta tags + share card generator (canvas) on every tool page
  • CategoryBanner — themed SVG banner for each of 13 category pages
  • View counter (localStorage — like terms.lawnwing.com)
  • About page added with site mission and operating principles
2026-08-12

Homepage redesigned as an import workbench

  • New hero with full-site search across all 335 tools
  • Import Journey — 6 numbered stages (Source → Verify → Ship → Pay → Clear → Travel)
  • Workbench section for supporting categories (Communicate, Sell, Protect, Tax, Utilities, Learn)
  • Data quality pass: fixed 9 dead links, removed 2 invalid tools
2026-08-12

Tool database expanded to 335 entries

  • Batch 5: national customs services (JP/KR/IN/SG/VN), trade compliance, GS1 barcodes, on-ground China tools
  • Batch 4: ocean carriers, forwarders, trade credit insurance, Alipay/WeChat Pay, 3D printing, ecommerce stack
  • Batch 3: English TMS software, freight rate indexes, 1688 buying agents, AQL/FDA/CE compliance tools
2026-08-11

Subcategory filtering launched

  • Each category now filters tools by subcategory with dedicated URLs (/sourcing/b2b-platforms/)
  • All 98 tools tagged with subcategories
2026-08-10

Design overhaul to learnnaval style

  • Dark sidebar (#1C2333) + paper-white content area (#FAFAF7)
  • All emoji replaced with Lucide SVG icons
  • Sticky content header and brand footer added
2026-07-17

Site launched

  • Astro SSG skeleton with 9 categories and 18 tools
  • Deployed to Cloudflare Pages
  • Domain: chinaimportpilot.com