Daily site changes and servers updates

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I think it's a good idea for both me and you all to get to know about what we exactly do every day on the sites and servers we run also thanks to the help of all the staff members and other supporters, so I'll type below a daily changelog (possibly also updated hourly) about all the changes, and eventually new features introduced about our community, the games area, the file hosting sites and the servers we run on.

I'll personally use this as diary 😅 hope you don't mind.

Changelog 1st Jul 2019

• Applied some fixes to prevent newbies from spamming my mail -_-


Changelog 25 Jun 2019

• Solved Requests form optimization (special thanks to @CozPatch)


Changelog 18 Jun 2019

• GIFs are back! Now you can set a GIF as avatar picture


Changelog 12 Jun 2019

• Major jQuery and JavaScript improvements
• Code shrinking by reassigning commonly unused classes to more pertaining html pages


Changelog 11 Jun 2019

Implementation of Redis Cache
• Performance tweaks (page speed load times reduced by 60%)


Changelog 10 Jun 2019

Removal of forced like/reply to unlock download link. (read more)
• HTML optimizations


Changelog 6th Jun 2019

• Automation of weekly newletter in the Games Area
• Implementation of new comment system in the Games Area
• Implementation of nested comments in the Games Area
• Implementation of notifications for new replies/comments in Games Area
• Code optimizations in the Games Area
• Major redesign of new comment system in the Games Area


Changelog 5th Jun 2019

• Added video tutorial link before download section to help new users
• Server software upgrade
• Performance tweaks affecting all sites and servers
• Various css tweaks
• Approval of around 450 comments in the games area
• Weekly newsletter sent (you can subscribe from the games area)
• Fixed reply permissions on locked threads affecting users who unlocked charged content
• HTML code optimization
• Solved Requests section added for eBooks/AudioBooks section


Changelog 4th Jun 2019

• Related Requests Button improved (for thread authors in certain sections)
• Performance increase for mobile devices browsing game/app releases by reduction of visual lag
• Various Javascript & jQuery code optimizations
• Added automated links generation for some keywords
• Introduction of SB Points rewards for mod requests solving (see here)
• Implementation of Push Notifications for PC and mobile devices


Changelog 3rd Jun 2019

• Game/App release threads adjustments
• Game/App release implementation of Search related releases
• Search result page adjustments


Changelog 28th May 2019

• Menu icons adjustments to increase compatibility


Changelog 27th May 2019

• Various server tweaks


Changelog 20th May 2019

• Comments moderation in the Games Area
• CSS adjustments
• Added new reaction: "Meh"
• Changed the reaction emoji for "Haha"


Changelog 17th May 2019

• CSS adjustments on smaller pictures in new Game/VIP Releases
• Google Play link css adjustments in new Game/VIP Releases
• Chat Bot Avatar fixes
• A few CSS improvements affecting images posted in new Game/VIP Releases


Changelog 16th May 2019

• Complete redesign of Game Release and VIP Release threads
• Various CSS adjustments
• Implementation of Chat Bots
• CSS adjustments affecting the Chat
• Bug fixes affecting Private Conversations started in the Chat
• Implementation of auto responders


Changelog 15th May 2019

• New chat permissions for all users
• HTML tweaks to enhance member profiles
• Adjustment of avatar border in member profiles
• If a user is online, now you can see a green border in the user profile, if his privacy settings allow it
• Database optimization by removing unused columns
• VIP membership close expiration pm tweaks (notifying about the expiration date)
• Decreased amount of online users shown online in the widget to increase performances and decrease page height


Changelog 14th May 2019

• Minor Bug Fixes
• Lottery History pagination fixed
• Some Ads removed
• Replacement of Google Play download buttons in the Games Area
• Replacement of obsolete "OR" strings with better-looking hr tags
• Various code optimization
• Implementation of Discord link at the top of the forum Chat
• Different CSS tweaks


Changelog 13th May 2019

• Added two new Reactions
• Ads adjustments
• Important fixes affecting weekly email (for subscribers at the Games Area)
• Changes affecting the Games Area including download buttons and style fixes


Changelog 10th May 2019

• Copy button readded to code blocks
• Direct Chat Image Upload feature added
• Removed displaying of chat buttons in post editors


Changelog 9th May 2019

• Fixed SB Points Shop bugs affecting purchasing items marked as "Unique" which didn't let users proceed with the purchase
• Creation of new Twitter Account as the previous one got suspended
• Creation of new Twitter Developer App
• Creation of new Twitter automation process for new mods posted in the Games Area
• Fixed bug causing Country Flags (for those who purchased the Country Flags item) not displaying under avatars next to posts
• Various Avatar Frames adjustments
• Avatar Border for all member profiles adjusted
• 3 New items added in the SB Points Shop
• Major Request redesign on the whole forum
• Change Threads ordering in requests sections
• Announcement of new items and request changes
• Fixed wrong reply permissions affecting older releases


Changelog 8th May 2019

• Fixed download issues affecting the new server at sbupload.com
• Improved Upload/Download speed on the new server at sbupload.com
• Enhanced security protocols at sbupload.com - testing phase...
• Increased server performances on the new additional server we recently purchased
• Lottery item price adjusted
• SB Points Shop description adjustments
• Enhanced security protocols at sbupload - testing phase completed
• SB Points Shop items re-ordering
• SB Points Shop categories adjusted
• Lottery number selection enhancements
• Adjusted Newest SB Points Items displayed in the index of the forum
• Attempted forum performance increase (33% increase)
• Fixed missing GD php library after above step which caused new attachments to not be displayed properly
• Fixed favicons not displaying properly for all external links
• Approved 9 pages of awaiting-approval comments in the games area (from 2nd May to 8th May)


Changelog 6th May 2019

• SB Points bug identified
• VIP Membership cost lowered (see here for more info)
• SB Points Packages cost lowered (see here for more info)
• SB Points Exchange Ratio adjusted according to above
• VIP Members terms and conditions updated (see here for more info)


For feedbacks and bug reports, please send me a private conversation message, thank you 🙂
 
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