[BUG] "Stay Tuned" email subscription form submits silently -- no success message, no error, no feedback shown to user

[rachel-d-07]

Bug description
A clear and concise description of what the bug is.

In the footer under the "Updates" section, there is a
"Stay Tuned" button that opens an email input field.

When a user enters their email address and submits
(by clicking the button or pressing Enter), absolutely
nothing happens visually:

• No success message like "You're subscribed!"
• No error message if the email is invalid
• No loading spinner while submitting
• The form just silently resets or stays the same

The user has no way to know if their email was saved,
if the submission failed, or if anything happened at all.
This is confirmed by personally testing it on the live site.

Steps to reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open https://reframe-lilac.vercel.app/
2. Scroll down to the footer
3. Find the "Updates" section with the "Stay Tuned" button
4. Click "Stay Tuned"- an email input appears
5. Type any email address (e.g. test@gmail.com)
6. Press Enter or click the submit/arrow button
7. Observe - nothing happens, no feedback is shown at all

Expected behavior

After submitting an email, the user should see clear feedback:

• ✅ On success: show a message like
  "Thanks! You're on the list." or a checkmark animation

• ❌ On invalid email: show an inline error like
  "Please enter a valid email address"

• ⏳ While submitting: show a brief loading state

The feedback should appear directly in the form area
without a page reload.

Actual behavior
After entering an email address and pressing Enter or
clicking the submit button, the form silently does nothing.
No message, no animation, no error - the input just
stays as-is or clears without any confirmation that
the email was received or saved.

Browser and OS info

• OS: Windows 11
• Browser: Chrome
• Version: Latest

Video format (if relevant)
N/A — This bug is in the footer email subscription form
("Stay Tuned" section), not related to video processing.

Screenshots/screen recording
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[AkshuBalkitta]

@rachel-d-07 @magic-peach I'd like to work on this issue under GSSoC 2026. Pls. assign it to me.

[CoderAnshuman]

/assign

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