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Site Update - v1.6.1 History Fixes
Heya! I'm in a rush today, but I have some quick tweaks and fixes for the history page for you.v1.6.1 ChangelogAdded Next/Previous Year buttonsImproved various parts of the History display on smaller screensAdded a horitonzal scrollbar to the History Overview Chart for those with longer timelin...
Site Update - v1.6.0 History
The end of the year is upon us and unsurprisingly it got me in the mood for looking back. But the old History tab was a bit lacking. It was basically just a straight port from the old site, and I knew I wanted to go back and give it an overhaul at some point. So I decided to take a detour and do ju...
Site Update v1.5.1 - Grab Bag
Hey hey! I'm back after getting laid up with COVID for a bit. Not any more enjoyable the 2nd time, I must say.I had planned to make the next update the final Badges update. But since I got derailed by disease, I thought I'd give you a grab bag of small tweaks and a couple frequent feature r...
Site Update v1.5.0 - Badges II
Hello again! It's Saturday night...again! Why yes, I do work strange hours.More badges and bug fixes this time. Here's the new badges!Not pictured... some of these are animated!I'm currently planning at least one more round of new badges. And of course the option to disable badges is sti...
Site Update v1.4.1 - Timezones & Milestones
Hello again! It's Saturday night, so I'm gonna keep this short.This is a mostly prep work for some more badges, but also a bugfix update for some milestones and timezones issues. I hate timezones! Especially in a site with lots of old legacy data containing dates that have no time or zone ...
Site Update v1.4.0 - Badges I & 18 Years!
Hello again, backloggers!There's been a lot going on! I'll try to run down things quickly here.Backloggery's 18th Anniversary is tomorrow, Aug 14! Try4ce, Lyndis, and I will be celebrating with a marathon stream this Saturday, Aug 16 starting at 1PM ET. The return of the Backlog Bash gam...
Site Update v1.3.4 - Site Emotes
Hey backloggers!Got another quick, unscheduled update for you! Many site veterans continue to be confounded by the way platforms work on the new site. In an effort to get less emails about adding Switch 2 to the platform list, I'm pushing out this little update to embiggen the text on the +Ga...
Site Update v1.3.1-3 - Some fixes before the weekend
Several bug fixes and usability improvements.Fixed various issues with Like notificationsFixed a issue that allowed liking the same post multiple times in some circumstancesNotification bell status is now immediately reset when Mark All As Read is pressedClicking the notification bell now takes to y...
Site Update v1.3.0 - Likes & Misc
Heya backloggers!As mentioned in the last post, I've splitting up the previously planned update into smaller chunks to hopefully break my mental log-jam. This time the main addition is the new Likes system but there's several other small goodies people have been requesting below.Enjoy! And t...
Quick Update and a Cat
Hey Backloggers!Just wanted to touch base again as I know it's been longer than expected since the last update.I thought the Likes+Badges update would go relatively quickly, but unfortunately I've ended up having to rewrite a good chunk of the multitap code to get everything working to my sa...
Checking In and Badges Brainstorming
Heya Backloggers!Things have been a bit hectic lately so I figured I was due to give you all a little update.LinuxI'm in the middle of transitioning from Windows 11 to Linux Mint because... I sure don't like the direction Windows seems to be going. And I've found I actually like Linux q...
Site Update v1.2.3 - New Achievement Icons & Fixes
I'm back with another batch of bugfixes. But the real story this time is an innocent question on Discord snowballing to a complete redo of the achievement icons, which you can see below. The main idea was to have a clearer progression for the icons.Patch Notes v1.2.3 ImprovementsUpdated achievem...
Patron's Choice #2 Result - Badges Win!
Happy Holidays, Backloggers!Badges have handily won the latest Patron's Choice poll. As a reminder, that means the next major site update will be:Badges and emoji return! If you're new, badges are kinda like temporary achievements with fun icons that are displayed alongside your username. Fo...
Patron's Choice #2 - The Poll
Option descriptions are here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/117633304Thanks for your support! โ๏ธ
Patron's Choice #2 - Badges VS The World
Happy Holidays, Backloggers!It's time once again for you to choice the next major update to the site. While that's happening, I'll be spending the rest of this month focusing on bug fixes and usability improvements.How Patron's Choice Works:I'll post five options for new features...
Site Update v1.2.2 - Bug Fixes
Sorry the add game bugfix took a bit. Horrible timing for holiday travel and airport delays. ๐ฌPatch Notes v1.2.2Bug FixesFixed an issue where the default Ownership setting could break the Add Games page.Fixed an text overflow issue with some headers on small screens.
Site Update v1.2.1 - Bug Fixes
Just a quick round a fixes before we head into turkey week!Patch Notes v1.2.1ImprovementsAllow collapsing of expanded game notesBug FixesFixed possible text overflow on expanded game notesEnabled games icons while viewing listsFixed filtering by None in several categoriesFixed filtering achievements...
Site Update v1.2.0 - Icons, Sizes, and Filters
Before we hope into this update, two bits of housekeeping:You can now gift Patreon memberships here, if you feel so moved. ๐If you're subscribed through the Patreon Apple app, things are going to get more expensive soon. You might want to switch over to using the website to avoid the Apple ta...
Game Presentation Poll Results and Plans
Hey gang! I'm back with the final poll results.As you can see, Option #1 won the poll by a large margin and the rest came out pretty much even. If you missed it, you can see all the options here.There's one problem with #1, when a game has a long note, it's huge! Because of that and base...
Patron Poll - Game Presentation: Round 2
You can find details about the options here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/game-round-2-113631324Cheers!
Game Presentation: Round 2
Life is slowly getting back to normal here and I'm back with the 2nd, and perhaps final, game presentation poll!This time the preview layouts show several games for each option and use various combinations of icons to give a more realistic sense of what each layout would be like in action. I'...
Quick Check-in
TLDR: a more detailed follow-up poll to finalize a game presentation design is coming once I get enough sleep to function again.Hey Backloggers!I just wanted to touch base real quick since the follow-up to the Game Presentation poll is taking longer than expected.My plan is to get the new code logic...
Patron Poll: Game Presentation Drafts
Please see this postfor option descriptions.If you don't like any of the options, pick #5 (and ideally post your suggestions in the comments).Please keep feedback/brainstorming to the other post, but feel free to discuss the poll itself here if needed.
Game Presentation Drafts (See next post for poll)
More info with less clicking, that's the takeaway of a lot of the feedback I've gotten about the remake since launch. So it's no surprise that Game Presentation won the first Patron Poll. I promised to give you all a chance to be part of this redesign so here we go!Icons For EverythingTh...
Site Update v1.1.1 - More Library Options
Polish update time! This one is more of a hodge-podge of small new features, tweaks, and fixes. Enjoy!Patch Notes v1.1.1New FeaturesAdded a Library Option to adjust page sizeAdded a Library Option to control whether articles (a/an/the) are factored in when sorting by titleImprovementsReply textbox n...
17th Anniversary stream is starting now!
We're celebrating our site's 17th anniversary with 12 hours of friends, food, and fun! I hope you'll come and join in.https://twitch.tv/backloggeryThanks everyone for 17 great years! Here's to many more. ๐ป
Patron's Choice #1 Results & Bonus Poll: Pixels
Patron's Choice #1 ResultsIt was a knock-down drag-out fight with Badges, but the winner of the first Patron's Choice Poll is:Game Presentation and FilteringThis option will add a row of icons to games that will surface things like star ratings, region, and reviews. It'll also let you fi...
Backloggery 17th Anniversary Marathon & Patron's Choice Poll Ends Soon
Where:https://twitch.tv/backloggeryWhen:Saturday, August 3 at Noon-Midnight ET *Who:Drumble, Try4ce, Lyndis, and XaveanLong time backloggers might recall that we used to do annual site fundraiser and charity marathons. Well, now that the site remake is out, we're bringing them back!To kick thing...
Site Update v1.1.0 - Data Export & Policy Update
'Hoy Backloggers!I'm back with the first new feature update for the new site, the long-promised data export function. Served up with a side dish of polish and bug fixes. Enjoy!Please note, the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policyhave all been entirely rewritten. My main intent...
Patron's Choice Poll #1 - What's Next?
Hey there, Backloggers!I was hoping to the Data Export update out today, but I've hit a few snags. Hopefully next week!In lieu of that, I thought I'd go ahead and start the first Patron's Choice Poll since I've been sitting on it for a few weeks now. It'll also be nice to have so...
