Changes on the website
January 2026β
- π₯³ 2nd year of website operation
Home Assistantβ
- Smart Home Gadgets - new section with reviews of useful accessories for smart home
- Noyafa NF-488 - Network Cable Tester - review of multifunctional network cable tester with PoE support, ideal for testing home cabling, verifying proper patch panel connections, and diagnosing PoE devices
- MarkLife P15 - Mini Label Printer - review of mini portable thermal printer for adhesive labels with Bluetooth connection, ideal for smart home organization and device labeling
- Home Assistant 2026.1 - The first release of 2026 brings an improved home dashboard on mobile devices, new purpose-specific triggers for automations, and easier access to communication protocols like Zigbee, Z-Wave, or Thread
- Hardware guide - major update and simplification - completely reworked hardware selection section for Home Assistant: rewritten intro page with clear recommendation for beginners (Home Assistant Green), added comparison tables to articles about Green, Mini PC and Raspberry Pi with parameters and recommendations, reorganized menu for more logical structure (Green β Mini PC β Pi β NAS β Proxmox), fully translated English versions of all articles, added 6 screenshots to Proxmox article, removed complex technical section about installation types and outdated tips
- NAS Synology - update: added latest DS225+ model with 2.5GbE port, expanded with 4-bay DS423 model, updated comparison table for all 5 models
- Template Sensor Migration - update: added information about the importance of
default_entity_idparameter for preserving entity IDs during migration, added 7 examples withdefault_entity_id, updated migration step and conclusion with clarification of backward compatibility conditions
December 2025β
Home Assistantβ
- Xiaomi Miio - update: added important information about the need to use Xiaomi Cloud Tokens Extractor instead of direct login, guide on obtaining tokens using QR code
- Zigbee in Home Assistant (HA) - update: added section explaining advantages of own Zigbee coordinator (offline operation, wider device support, privacy, faster response, advanced features)
- Music Assistant - Comprehensive Guide - update: added features from version 2.7 (user accounts, remote streaming, Sendspin protocol, smart fading, song lyrics)
- Music Assistant 2.7 - biggest Music Assistant update with visual redesign, user accounts, remote streaming, and new Sendspin protocol
- Christmas Tree Automation - practical automation example for smart Christmas light control with Apple TV watching support
- Template Sensor Migration - how to migrate legacy template sensor syntax to modern syntax before version 2026.6
- Home Assistant 2025.12 - The final update of 2025 brings Home Assistant Labs for testing new features, purpose-specific triggers and conditions for more intuitive automations, and significant Energy dashboard expansions
Website Codeβ
- π Support button - added one-time support button via Stripe at the end of each article with automatic switching between CZK and EUR based on language
- π¬ Recent Comments - new page displaying last 50 comments from Remark42 with language filtering, relative timestamps, and links to original articles. Accessible from navigation menu and footer.
- π Product Price History - interactive chart displaying product price history for the last year directly in product detail. The chart uses step visualization for clear price change display and supports multiple stores simultaneously.
- π Geographic affiliate link filtering - products now display only relevant e-shops based on visitor's country.
November 2025β
Home Assistantβ
- ZHA (Zigbee Home Automation) - update: split EZSP coordinators by chip (EFR32MG24 vs MG21), added SONOFF Dongle Plus MG24, removed outdated products
- Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2 - second generation official USB Zigbee/Thread adapter with improved antenna, 4Γ faster communication speed (460,800 bps), ESP32-S3 chip, and open-source design
- Zigbee 4.0 and Suzi - revolutionary features in Zigbee protocol - Bluetooth pairing without hub (Zigbee Direct), batch device commissioning, and most importantly Sub-GHz band (800/900 MHz) for significantly extended range and obstacle penetration
- Home Assistant Yellow - update: end of production in October 2025, continuing software support, recommendation to transition to Home Assistant Green for new users
- Hardware and Home Assistant - update: mention of growing popularity of Mini PCs, moved Yellow to historical section
- Music Assistant - comprehensive music server for smart home - centralized library from all sources (Spotify, Apple Music, local files), wide player support (AirPlay, Chromecast, Sonos), advanced features (gapless, crossfade, multi-room), and perfect Home Assistant integration
- Remote Access - comprehensive guide to all remote access methods (Home Assistant Cloud, Cloudflare Tunnel, Public IP) including comparison, detailed tutorials, and troubleshooting
- HA 2025.11 - list of new features in the latest version of Home Assistant
Website Codeβ
- π Products catalogue - added new page Products with option to search and filter products by catagories and/or technology.
- π¨πΏπ¬π§ Products could have czech and english name + description
- π 404 page - redesigned page for not found URLs with clear layout, suggestions what to try, and links to most popular guides.
- π Migration to GitHub - moved website source code from GitLab to GitHub for better accessibility and open-source collaboration.
October 2025β
Home Assistantβ
- ESPHome - comprehensive guide to ESPHome framework including installation, creating first device, adding components, advanced features, and practical tips
- Tasmota - comprehensive guide to Tasmota firmware for ESP devices including web installation, MQTT configuration, Home Assistant integration, and comparison with ESPHome
- Bluetooth Proxy - article updated with advanced configuration (connection slots, ESP-IDF framework, reception optimization), mention of NSPanel as Bluetooth Proxy, and added Bluetooth network visualization in Home Assistant
- Sonoff NSPanel - comprehensive guide to installing ESPHome firmware on NSPanel including Blueprint configuration and automatic TFT display upload
- Terminal & SSH - comprehensive guide to the Terminal & SSH addon including installation, configuration, working with web terminal, and SSH connection from local computer
- Zigbee2MQTT - major update: new Windfront frontend, EFR32MG24 coordinator support, improved coordinator backup and restore, EZSP firmware 8.2.0, scheduled OTA updates, network health monitoring, advanced availability settings, and practical tips for Zigbee channel selection
- Home Assistant Release Notes - added articles with new features for versions:
Februrary 2025β
Home Assistantβ
- HA 2025.2 - list of new features in the latest version of Home Assistant
January 2025β
- π₯³ 1st year of website operation
Home Assistantβ
- Hardware - NAS Synology - description of using NAS Synology for HomeAssistant including installation instructions
- Zigbee2MQTT - added sections:
- for firmware updates for adapters using EZSP
- how to enable network availability polling for devices
- how to temporarily disable devices in the Zigbee network
- HA 2025.1 - list of new features in the latest version of Home Assistant
Website Codeβ
- π¬π§ Translations - added English versions of articles + the entire website is now also available in English
- π¨πΏ Translations - fixed translations for the search component into Czech
- π MyHomeAssistantLink - new web component for faster generation of MyHomeAssistant links including click differentiation in Plausible.
- π Docusaurus 3.7 + React 19 - update of the website system to the latest version + React framework also to the latest version
- π¨ Dark Theme - adjustment of H2 and H3 heading colors for the dark theme.
December 2024β
Home Assistantβ
- HACS - update of recommended HACS integrations and UI elements
- Automation - addition of condition types in automations, modification of automations through UI and YAML code
- HA 2024.12 - new section with a list of new features in the latest version of Home Assistant
- Basic Concepts - new section with descriptions of basic concepts in Home Assistant especially for beginners: Integrations, Devices, Entities
Website Codeβ
- π Support for multiple e-shops for products
- π₯ Inclusion of YouTube videos in articles
November 2024β
Website Codeβ
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π Switching between light and dark themes
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π Web Analytics
- removal of very basic analytics through Cloudflare
- self-hosted implementation of the open-source system Plausible
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January 2024β
- π₯³ Website launch