Last updated on 8.9.2023
This is a rolling list of updates, new features, and bug fixes so you can see what is being worked on and what's been completed. Please check this list before making a bug report or feature request!

REPORTED / PLANED:

• x004 General: Reduce MakerRemix title card on homepage to 400px for mobile compatibility
• x005 General: Increase padding on all boxes and make them equal for all elements site wide
• x006 General: Replying to network and forum posts uses the @username, but Posting to the network, forum, or wiki uses full name of the user, which is confusing. The full name of the user should be used site wide
• x007 General: Users should have the ability to cancel (OR) resend network invitations
• x008 Members: User search by location doesn't work correctly, even with google maps API set up correctly and the location of the user set in the profile
• x009 Members: Location should be searchable by zip code with in # of miles instead of inside city or ALL
• x010 Members: Location only shows user city and country, but does not show state
• x011 Members: User search by gender should be removed, irrelevant
• x012 Members: Following or adding a user as a friend yields code instead of a user readable message
• x013 Profile: Group and profile banners that are too large for the banner space should be repositionable
• x014 Profile: Square profile images do not expand to fill the circle frames
• x015 General: Images with radius corners are not transparent on the edges
• x016 Groups + Pages: Remove ugly dividing border from groups and pages separation
• x017 Questions: previews stop at an arbitrary number of characters, should be expanded to end either at 2 or 3 lines rather than character count with a "... read more." link at the end of the final line.
• x018 General: Main menu should collapse and be collapsed by default
• x019 General: Main menu should be sticky when user is scrolling through the website
• x020 General: Main menu should utilize empty space on the left side of the screen better
• x021 General: My Shortcuts should collapse within the main menu and be collapsed by default
• x022 General: Custom links in main menu should have the ability to set custom link icons
• x023 Members: page should list current total # of members
• x024 General: Reaction counters on comments should have a dark gray background, currently white
• x025 General: A simple back to top button, that stays with the user as they scroll. When clicked it returns the user to the top of the page without reloading it
• x026 Polls: do not generate options reliably, currently unsure what is specifically breaking the functionality
• x027 Posts: Composer for any text post should support basic HTML or offer a better markdown user experience
• x028 Posts: Text editors should feature more options for formatting and offer a better user experience
• x029 General: All text fields should feature gif integration with TENOR gifs
• x030 General: Notification drop down window unreadable, requires new CSS to make it more user friendly
• x031 General: Tagging users is unintuitive @ should summon an autofill to help the user place a tag and help confirm it's been done correctly
• x032 General: Messaging / chat is ugly, hard to read, unresponsive and does not match site aesthetics
• x033 Forum: icon images are ugly and antiquated, should be replaced
• x034 General: User star icon images do not work reliably
• x035 General: Markdown hyperlinks do not display correctly
• x036 Forum: Thread Icons on forum do not display correctly
• x037 General: Notifications of user mentions in notification drop down window do not contain links to the mention
• x038 General: Chat windows should display on the right side of the screen above the chat menu
• x039 General: Chat windows should be significantly smaller, they're massive and obtrusive
• x040 General: Users should be able to open multiple chat windows
• x041 Questions: upvote buttons not center with counter
• x042 Questions: user that provided an answer requires a CSS fix
• x043 Wiki should be easier to generate links to other wiki pages
• x044 Wiki entry should should support basic HTML and more options for formatting and offer a better user experience
• x045 Wiki should feature breadcrumbs links design to make it easier to navigate back to previous pages
• x046 Wiki should feature sidebar with quick actions and a hierarchy of links to common wiki pages set by admin
• x047 General: Create an addon that will allow users to sign up for a subscription to support our efforts via Paypal or Stripe
• x048 General: Create an addon that will reward users for supporting via profile picture badges, permissions, member groups, name icons
• x049 General: Allow posts to be stickied to news feeds by Admin and Moderators
• x050 Forum: Sometimes when a thread is moved from one forum to another, the thread information still shows in the previous location
• x051 Audio: When new audio is uploaded and displayed on the news feed the title and description should be included in that feed update
• x052 General: External links, especially the ones in the main menu, should open in a new tab - or at least have the option in admin panel
• x053 General: Hide old chat from top menu, it's no longer used
• x054 General: Allow special characters in passwords
• x055 Arrowchat: Avatars don't show up for users
• x056 Classifieds: Allow a search for classifieds by location
• x057 General: Allow special characters in URI's
• x058 General: Unable to place some menu items in order including: Invite, Members, Groups, Pages, Questions
• x059 Classifieds: If user is not friend "add friend" button, if user is a friend "send user a message" button for easy contact
• x060 Classifieds: should have a comments section where questions can be asked and answered
• x061 Notification drop down icon should open AND close the notification window. Currently only opens.
• x062 General: Image Uploader should account for EXIF data and rotate images accordingly
• x063 General: Posts have an arbitrary 256 character limit
• x064 General: Allow for transparent pngs on profile photos and banners
• x065 General: Existing friends should not display "+ Add Friend" on friends list.
• x066 Polls: Users that have already voted should not see the radio buttons and vote submission button.
• x067 Polls: Create a button to allow users to change their vote
• x068 Search: Add the ability to search by "Full Name" or part of a full name, e.g.: "John", "John U"
• x069 Search: Add the ability to search by @username or part of the username: "@admin", "@charge"
• x070 Member List: to sort the member list alphabetically, both A-Z, Z-A
• x071 Events: Add ability to add events over a range of days as opposed to a single date
• x072 Posts: Default text box for editing posts/comments is only two lines, increase to 6
• x073 General: Add ability to "Like" posts other than normal comments - Blog, Wiki, Event etc...
• x074 Posts: ALL posts and comments, site wide, should include an option to attach files and photos
• x075 Posts: When editing a post after clicking in the text box, dark text on a dark background is displayed
• x076 Posts: Set emoji menu background to #3D3D3D
• x077 Posts: Set emoji category icons to #fff000
• x078 Posts: Set Photo, Video, Location, Emoji hover color to #171717
• x079 Members: "More" button does not display all members, cuts off after 2 pages
• x080 Chat: Mobile chat is broken. Displays folder hierarchy or 404 error
• x081 Questions: Preview text in from questions show in newsfeed truncate links causing them to break
• x082 Posts: Editing a post removes line breaks
• x083 Posts: Unordered List inside an Ordered List Resets Ordered List Numbering
• x084 Questions: After clicking into title bar to add text, dark text on dark background is displayed

IN DEVELOPMENT:
Our developers that are working on the marketplace are currently installing a staging version of L I N K and preparing to develop and test solutions as well as reading over the documentation. Development should begin soon on the tasks listed above.

COMPLETED:

• x001 Dark mode theme enabled by default and mostly complete, definitely usable. If you are not seeing dark mode please Clear Your Cache: https://link.lasereverything.net/index.php?p=blogs/viewstory/81
• x002 Specialties added to dropdown for user profiles: Electronics, Programmer
• x003 Users can now select up to two specialties, a primary and a secondary.
• x003a Users can now select up to three specialties, a primary, secondary and tertiary.