Hello everybody, welcome again to the itch.io changelog.

We’ve bought an assortment of updates for you as we speak. No massive characteristic launches as we
have been fairly busy with the Halloween
Sale,
however there are some issues within the works. Enjoy the updates. Also, do you know
that itch.io not too long ago handed over 200,000
video games?

Halloween Sale

Thank you to everybody who participated. We had a major improve in
purchases-per-day throughout the entire web site, over 1600 video games have been on sale, and
one other profitable itch.io Selects
bundle. Numerous time
was spent on selling the gross sales, however we had a number of updates make their approach in as
properly.

• Added darkish theme default mode during the Halloween sale
  • Added a brief spooky itch.io pumpkin emblem
• Various efficiency optimizations and inner modifications for pages that present video games on sale (transformed many advanced queries into views, inner index modifications)
• Updated the script that generates “games you follow that are on sale” e mail to run considerably quicker
  • We have been capable of ship it out a number of extra occasions in comparison with earlier gross sales, hopefully netting extra consumers
• Many updates to your library that can assist you discover issues on sale. See under ↓

Your Library

• Implemented a brand new advice algorithm based mostly on evaluating mission tags to your account exercise
• Added new suggestions web page devoted to issues which can be at present on sale
  • Options for filtering by content material sort and a approach to exclude stuff you’ve already added to your library
• Updated On sale out of your follows & collections with filter for content material sort and sorting by ranking, worth, and recognition (demo)
• Rewrote the UI for the Recommended for you web page in your library
  • Standardized library UI for grid of video games
  • Project ranking is proven by default
  • New algorithm to fetch your Recommended tags, consists of extra sources
  • Added “Fresh games” advice module
    • Highlight a wider vary of video games that’s consistently updating
    • The purpose is to show extra video games whereas stopping stale suggestions
    • Hopefully encourages extra individuals to test their suggestions extra typically
• Some library pages at the moment are responsive and can fit on cell screens

Emails

Emails on this case refers back to the means for creators to jot down and ship emails for initiatives and jams.

For jam hosts

For builders

• Added module to developer dashboard with hyperlinks to some choose jams
  • add dismiss button for those who don’t need to see the jams

For individuals on the lookout for jams

• Updated the Jams overview & calendar web page
  • Added new “Featured Jams” part to the highest of the web page
    • The calendar may be very onerous to parse because it’s so packed, so we wished a neater approach for individuals to see what’s fascinating in the event that they don’t have time to discover
    • Attempts to point out fascinating & in style jams first, however randomly shuffles in much less in style ones to provide them some visibility as properly
  • Jam calendar
    • Just a few individuals have requested in regards to the colours on the jam calendar: Colors are proven whenever you jam has both been featured or you will have over a threshold of contributors
    • Removed customized scrollbars from jam calendar, at all times use browser ones
    • Minor fixes to enhance loading efficiency (rather more work must be completed, as it may be fairly sluggish on telephones and slower PCs)
  • Added a decreased header with hyperlinks to jams you’ve joined and submitted to, as a substitute of exhibiting the jams immediately on the web page
• Jam searching

Security

• Updated spam limiting guidelines in response to new spammers
  • Note: We are at all times reviewing our spam queue to ban unhealthy actors and replace our spam detection guidelines, however we’ve observed a brand new wave of spammers attempting to work round our system
  • Posting charges are extra granularly monitored to forestall mass posting
  • You might even see Recaptcha or be blocked from posting in additional situations, if it’s getting in the best way of utilizing the positioning please contact us
  • Updated validation for legitimate characters in usernames to assist stop username spam hyperlinks
  • Updated validation for username size
• Revoked API keys at the moment are saved within the database so account historical past will be audited for safety causes
• Add last_used_at area for API keys

YouTube channel

• We’ve created a YouTube channel to share clips of video games we report once we create promotional materials for video games
• It’s model new, so there’s not a lot there in the intervening time
• In addition to recreation recordings, we now have plans to submit issues like tutorials for our instruments and recommendations on the way to use itch.io
• Check out the channel & subscribe

Internationalization

• Updated to newest translations from our contributors
• 24,648 strings in our translation database
• Note: alternate languages are nonetheless opt-in: it’s essential to have an account and choose an alternate language out of your account settings

If you’d like to affix the interpretation mission please take a look at the thread in our group: https://itch.io/t/383202/translating-itchio

Misc

• Improve loading efficiency of searching web page on cell by stopping pictures that weren’t seen from loading earlier than principal content material
• Fixed bug with App Store URL validation
• Fix darkish theme points on a number of pages
• Update record of obtainable Google fonts for theme editor
• Prevent exhibiting duplicate video games from suggestions on homepage
• Refactored how downloads are logged for individuals who obtain paid video games via a press account
• Fixed a bug the place countdown timer on homepage banner can be within the flawed time zone
  • The counter may also now not go adverse after the time has elapsed