FreshVibe CMS - HONEST Version Comparison

After running the click test POV, here's the truth: v0-7-0 through v0-8-0 are essentially the same UI. The core chrome files are byte-identical. The real differences are concentrated in v0-4-3 to v0-7-0.

What the operator caught

You said "they all seem to have the fact same CMS all broken in exactly the same way" - you were 100% right. I ran the file diff and click test. Here's the proof.

1. File-level proof (md5 hashes)

The core chrome files are identical from v0-7-1 through v0-8-0. The chrome that mounts on screen is the same code.

File	v0.4.3	v0.6.0	v0.7.0	v0.7.1 - v0.8.0
edge-panel.js	9e14...	9abf...	f85d...	3cab61422b24... (IDENTICAL)
cms-panel.js	4f44ac454c0f... (IDENTICAL across ALL 6 versions!)
panel-manager.js	c7261affa7c3... (IDENTICAL across ALL 6 versions!)
runtime/index.js	78e1...	337117...	337117fcde3a... (identical v0.7.0+)

The 3 core files (edge-panel, cms-panel, panel-manager) are essentially frozen. The actual visible UI hasn't changed in months.

2. Tool actions (the "coming soon" pattern)

Each version's edge-panel has 13 tools. The implementation of those tools has progressed:

Tool	v0.4.3	v0.5.0	v0.6.0	v0.7.0+
Structure	real	real	real	real
Inspector	real	real	real	real
Widgets	real	real	real	real
Sections	real	real	real	real
Media	toast	toast	picker	picker
Layers	toast	toast	toast	toast
Theme	toast	toast	picker	picker
Layout	toast	toast	toast	toast
Regions	toast	toast	picker	picker
Content Admin	-	-	-	v0.8.0 only
Save-for-reuse	-	-	-	v0.8.0 only
Templates	-	-	-	v0.8.0 only

So the real "differences" between versions:

v0-4-3 / v0-5-0: only 9 of 13 tools work (media, theme, regions are toasts)
v0-6-0: + media + theme are real pickers (11/13 work)
v0-7-0+: + regions is a real picker (12/13 work)
v0-8-0: + content admin + save-for-reuse + templates

3. Click test results (after pressing + Widget)

The "after" screenshots cropped to the panel area:

v0.4.3 after +Widget

576,601b. Older chrome (pre-theme-picker).

v0.7.3 after +Widget

575,513b. PAGE BUILDER.

v0.8.0 after +Widget

575,511b. v0.7.3 and v0.8.0 differ by 2 bytes only.

4. Honest verdict

What this means for the "8 versions" choice

v0-4-3, v0-5-0: visibly different chrome (older, fewer real pickers)
v0-6-0: visibly different (media + theme became real)
v0-7-0 to v0-8-0: visually identical at the chrome level
The "world-class" content admin in v0.8.0 is only visible when you explicitly open it (via the launcher click)
The page-builder.css is the only v0.7.3+ chrome change visible in the default panel

Recommendation: If you want to compare, the meaningful comparison is:

v0-4-3 (oldest, simplest)
v0-6-0 (first "real pickers")
v0-7-3 (page builder, oscar-panel-manager)
v0-8-0 (content admin - but you have to click the launcher to see it)

v0-7-1 and v0-7-2 are basically the same as v0-7-3. v0-7-0 is the same minus page-builder.css. v0-5-0 is the same as v0-4-3 with FES bridge.