Changelog

v5.22

2023-12-31

Bug Fixes:

  • Cleaned up presentation of Public Names across the site.
  • Fixed and future-proofed Javascript calls to not break on apostrophes.
  • Fixed date/time display in news articles showing in wrong timezone.
  • Fixed IP Address tracking on content and journal comments.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented members who opted into hiding from the user directory from being hidden from search.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed direct messages to be sent from the Contact page even when DMs were disallowed.
  • Fixed portfolios so that emojis can be used in the biography text.
  • Fixed a bug preventing characters without tags from being updated and saved.
  • Fixed a bug preventing user blocks from hiding journal posts from the blocked user.

New Features:

  • Added birthday and cakeday celebration messages and gifts.
  • Added listing of portfolios an upload belongs to, if any, on the content page.
  • Added links to the latest journal entries.
  • Added <div> as an accepted HTML tag.
  • Added height restriction to Forum Signature images.
  • Added ability to add a text signature to Forum Signatures.
  • Added ability to adjust justification of Forum Signature image.
  • Added setting to be able to hide signatures in forum posts.
  • Changed muting threads to subscribing to threads. Users are no longer automatically subscribed to threads they post in. Subscriptions for notifications are now opt-in.
  • Added a Subscribed Threads management page where users can manage the threads they are subscribed to from one place.

v5.21

2023-11-30

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug notifications for new forum posts weren't going out.
  • Fixed a bug posting inappropriate posts to the Latest Active Threads on the main page.
  • Fixed a bug preventing List view of Portfolios.
  • Fixed a bug preventing the use of UTF8 characters in upload titles.

New Features:

  • Updated the ratings rules to clarify how the depiction of weapons in uploads should be rated.
  • Added a link to the index page to show more of the newest members to join Side 7.
  • Updated all member references to emphasize the username over the public name.
  • Updated content tooltips to display the date the content posted on rather than the date it was submitted on.
  • Updated the main menu to include a universal Submit prompt, and reorganized other menu options.
  • Improved the Queued Posts experience to have them post when expected, and to notify friends and followers when queued posts are published.
  • Added the ability to send S7 Credits to another site member.

v5.20

2023-10-28

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug where users could submit an art piece to a Group folder multiple times.
  • Fixed a bug where users could block themselves.
  • Fixed a bug where search results from a tag search were cut off after 48 results.

New Features:

  • Compressed the characters listing in the User's Profile, and added a Characters page.
  • Added the ability to add additional images to a character profile.
  • Added the ability to delete images from a character profile.
  • Added the ability to sort the order of images on a character profile.
  • Added the ability to flag a character profile as containing Mature content so others are forewarned.
  • Added additional informational fields to the character profile.
  • Added custom sorting to characters.
  • Added character tagging. Define a unique tag for a character, and then use %<tag> to automatically create a link to that character.
  • Reformatted the character pages to account for the additional images and informational fields.

v5.19.1

2023-09-28

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug displaying the incorrect times on private messages.
  • Fixed a bug causing a 500 Server Error when marking all threads in a forum group read.

New Features:

  • Refactored the queries that filter content so they take into account blocking, rather than blocking being handled after-the-fact leaving big blocks of thumbnails missing.

v5.19

2023-09-23

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug causing comments by defunct accounts to not display correctly, making the thread look empty.
  • Fixed a group icon thumbnail CSS error.
  • Fixed user avatar not showing up on new comments for journals and uploads.
  • Fixed a bug that would create an empty forum thread if the post failed to save.
  • Fixed a bug that was showing filtered categories and ratings as unfiltered, and vice versa.
  • Fixed a bug that was causing the Recent Submissions displayed on a user's profile or journal pages to be unfiltered.
  • Fixed a bug that had the Contact button in the user header only show when the user was blocked, rather than unblocked.
  • Fixed the Block function so that it completely hides the blocked person.
  • Adjusted type spacing in various locations.

New Features:

  • Updated the Newest Journals on the main page to show the latest journal entry for up to 6 different members, rather than having the Newest Journals having only entries from one or two members.
  • Allowlisted the HTML tags <details> and <summary> for user data entry.
  • Added Browse By Category, just by clicking on the category name of an upload.
  • Added a warning if leaving the publish forums post page before publishing.
  • Added new Account Privacy settings, restricting an account's visibility, as well as being able to set your account to being intended for 18+ yo audiences.
  • Added Group affiliation to content pages.
  • Added Group affiliation to user profile pages.
  • Overhauled the notification system to introduce notification stacking and better notification controls in settings.
  • Added more visibility to those with Admin and Moderator roles.

v5.18.1

2023-09-06

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug causing a delay in displaying new uploads from showing up on the Profile page.
  • Fixed a bug causing groups to be displayed in a random order by default.
  • Fixed a bug causing some forms of literature to not completely process user data, preventing commenting and appearing to log the user out.
  • Fixed a bug preventing groups search from searching descriptions properly.
  • Fixed a bug preventing a new forums post from submitting if "Show Graphical Signature" was deactivated.
  • Fixed a bug preventing file replacement when the original file is missing.

New Features:


v5.18

2023-09-02

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug that would allow Adult Only content to show up in a person's public favorites listing in their profile.
  • Fixed a bug that linked to the wrong page on multi-page forum threads in new post notifications.
  • Fixed a bug preventing serials and portfolios from having only one item in them.
  • Fixed a bug allowing under 18yo members to view AO content and receive upload notifications of AO content.
  • Fixed a bug causing an intermitten 500 Server Error in the forums when posting a new reply.
  • Fixed a bug allowing users to be contacted by DM even when the person sending the message is blocking or is blocked by the recipient.

New Features:

  • Removed the lazy loading of the user avatar in the menu.
  • Added a Mute/Unmute Thread button to the top right of the forums thread page. Using this will silence or re-enable the notifications of new posts to that particular thread.
  • Adjusted the contrast in the main menu so it is easier to read.
  • Added the ability to directly type in literature content as an alternative to uploading a file.
  • Added file replacement tools for images, audio, and literature, and their respective cover images.
  • Added forums search ability to the forums.
  • Added a confirmation interstitial for viewing Mature content when M-rated thumbnails are blocked.
  • Added a Follow button to the User Header Bar.
  • Added Groups to the site, available under the Browse menu.

v5.17.5

2023-05-20

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug displaying the Adult Only rating on content edit pages while Adult Only wasn't opted into.

New Features:


v5.17.4

2023-05-17

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug that caused elements like greater-than signs, ampersands, and such to not show up in the forums.

New Features:


v5.17.3

2023-05-15

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug that caused edited uploads to move back to the top of the timeline.

New Features:


v5.17.2

2023-05-13

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug where on certain errors comment threads would end up orphaned.
  • Fixed a bug where notifications being attempted on defunct accounts would error out and stop publication of forum posts.

New Features:


v5.17.1

2023-05-11

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug causing multiple copies of comments to be posted at once.
  • Fixed a bug preventing the upload submit buttons from disabling upon submission.
  • Fixed a bug causing login cookies to expire immediately.

New Features:


v5.17

2023-05-08

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug preventing avatar shape to be updated.
  • Fixed a bug preventing HTML img tags from being used.
  • Fixed a bug preventing some pieces from being Favorited.
  • Fixed a bug where certain notifications and descriptions were displaying a blank title rather than 'Untitled'.
  • Updated credit allotments so that caps measure from midnight of the current day instead of from 24 hours prior to now.
  • Fixed the User Header bug showing all variable items all the time.
  • Fixed a bug preventing .WAV files from playing properly.
  • Fixed a bug where file cache wasn't expiring and was filling the disk.

New Features:

  • Added new forum post notifications for new posts in threads a user is participating in.
  • Added in unpublished forum post management screen.
  • Added custom pronoun options in the user profile.
  • Added Recent Submissions and Random Favorites to the user's profile.
  • Added Portfolio listing at the top of the user's gallery.
  • Added new art post submission notifications for Friends and Followers.
  • Added blocking and unblocking to the Settings page under "Manage Blocked Users".
  • Modified the cookie code to extend the life of the login session to one week.

v5.16.3

2023-04-19

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug preventing the link to a user's journal from showing if they only had one entry.
  • Fixed a bug that caused tooltips to sometimes appear in the wrong dimensions.

New Features:

  • Added tag filtering preferences to the feeds on the main page.
  • Added journal link to forums posts.
  • Added link to Manage Journals on profile page.
  • Added Journal and Write Journal links in account menu.
  • Added Recent Journal Entries to the main page.
  • Added measures to strip out potentially harmful HTML tags and arguments from user-input fields.

v5.16.2

2023-04-08

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug that prevented new forum threads from being properly created, with the post never being marked as published.

New Features:


v5.16.1

2023-04-04

Bug Fixes:

New Features:

  • Added content type filtering on the recent uploads page.
  • Updated the tag entry fields on the new content and editing content fields so they show the tags as they're entered, in a clearer way.

v5.16

2023-03-30

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug preventing preview images from showing up on links to the site.
  • Fixed a bug preventing linking to the proper "latest post" from the forums group listing page.

New Features:

  • Added user journaling to the site.
  • Added caps-lock detection to the login screen.
  • Added Facebook button to main menu that leads to the S7 FB page.
  • Added more apparent links to the Friend Management page.
  • Added permalinks to forums posts.
  • Added permalinks to user uploaded content comments.
  • Added permalinks to user journal comments.

v5.15

2023-03-10

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug preventing user-owned perk upgrades from being listed properly.
  • Fixed a bug preventing the purchase of perk upgrades if a user had subscriber access.
  • Fixed a bug preventing the use of periods and parentheses in a user's First/Last names in the edit profile page.
  • Fixed a bug preventing OG thumbnails from linking properly.
  • Fixed a bug causing OG descripions to display across the top of content pages.
  • Fixed pagination on search and tag search pages.

New Features:

  • Added the ability to purchase Side 7 Credits via Paypal.

v5.14.1

2023-02-26

Bug Fixes:

New Features:

  • Added ability to sort Museum, Friends Feed, and Favorites Feed by submission date, title, or artist.

v5.14

2023-02-23

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed bug where content view count went up when the content owner viewed the content.
  • Fixed bug where the setting to not show social sharing links on content was being ignored.

New Features:

  • Increased the allowed filesize for audio files from 10MB to 25MB.
  • Expanded the base and perk storage limits from 250MB to 1GB, and from 1GB to 5GB, respectively.
  • Added "Previous Posts" listing in the create forum post page.
  • Added a new forum post preview page

v5.13.2

2023-01-14

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed advanced search options so that they filter correctly.

New Features:


v5.13.1

2023-01-07

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug where content marked as Everyone couldn't be upgraded to a higher rating in the content edit screen.

New Features:

  • Added a new page explaining acceptable and not acceptable Adult Only content.

v5.13

2022-12-25

Bug Fixes:

New Features:

  • Added editing of a parsed document for literature content.

v5.12.1

2022-12-17

Bug Fixes:

New Features:

  • Added a 'Mark All Seen' button to the notifications screen to work-around the Firefox bug that makes prevents click events from firing.

v5.12

2022-12-10

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug whereby filenames containing unicode characters resulted in a file that couldn't be added to the site.

New Features:

  • Added the Oekaki board to the site.

v5.11.5

2022-11-16

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed several display bugs regarding friend and favorite counts on the Manage Gallary screen.
  • Fixed a bug that didn't completely remove friend relationships when removing an account.

New Features:

  • Added Favorites Received stat data to the Manage Gallery dashboard.

v5.11.4

2022-11-11

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug causing the Unfavorite button to vanish.

New Features:

  • Added the use of username to upload tooltips when full name is blank.

v5.11.3

2022-11-04

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug preventing standalone URIs from being parsed correctly in descriptions, posts, etc.
  • Fixed a bug causing a random logout when clicking on a bell notification.

New Features:

  • Added Markdown parsing to the forums. So, now forums posts can be formatted in BBCode or Markdown.

v5.11.2

2022-10-25

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed bug preventing documents with multi-byte characters from saving to the database properly.
  • Fixed bug preventing character descriptions with multi-byte characters from saving to the database properly.

New Features:

  • Added support for emojis and multi-byte characters to content descriptions, literature uploads, character descriptions, and forums. More updates to other areas of the site to come.

v5.11.1

2022-08-31

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed bug where Next on a content page showed the user's most recent post, rather than the next post.

New Features:


v5.11

2022-08-20

Bug Fixes:

  • Updated thumbnail generation code to account for most cases of portrait orientation photos being auto-rotated to landscape.

New Features:

  • Added Queued Posts account perk. Users can now upload content and set it to post at a future date and time.
  • Added Gallery Backup account perk. Users can now download a backup of all of their uploaded works.
  • Added Ko-Fi link.
  • Added Recent Submissions link to the main page.

v5.10

2022-05-20

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug where titles with double-quotes caused audio rendering to fail.
  • Fixed a bug preventing thumbnails from showing when the filename has an apostrophe in it.
  • Fixed a minor copyright statement issue in the site footer.

New Features:

  • Contact link for users now works.
  • Added Top 20 Tags cloud to the Main Page.
  • Added Profile and Gallery links to forum posts for post authors.
  • Added new stat: 7-Day Top Commenter
  • Newest Members now only shows active accounts.

v5.9

2022-05-20

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug preventing UTF-8 characters from displaying and saving properly.
  • Fixed a bug where reciprocal friend requests weren't both being accepted when one user accepted the request.

New Features:

  • Serial Art is now searchable in the site content search.
  • Added content thumbnail refreshing to the user dashboard.

v5.8

2022-04-30

Bug Fixes:

New Features:

  • Added new Serial Art feature, where art can be grouped and viewed like a webcomic.
  • Re-added the user referrals.
  • Re-added user account deletion flags.

v5.7

2022-04-20

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug that sent the user to the first post of a thread in the forums after making a new post, rather than sending the user to their new post.
  • Fixed a bug in the admin side that used a malformed anonymous array in a user account lookup.
  • Fixed a bug preventing the Friends Feed page from infinitely scrolling.

New Features:

  • Updated site rules to include commercial advertisement as a restricted practice on the site.
  • Re-added the Contact Us page.
  • Re-added forum post deletion back into the forums.
  • Added an enhancement to the user dashboard UI, so that the signature preview automatically and dynamically updates when a new signature graphic is uploaded.

v5.6

2022-04-03

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug where the person favoriting an upload received the notification of it being favorited, rather than the upload's owner being notified.

New Features:

  • Added reCaptcha to the signup page to combat spam bots.
  • Added more stats to the index page.

v5.5

2022-03-26

Bug Fixes:

  • Deactivated lazyload to prevent double-loading of pages, which caused problems with pages that track views and other counts..
  • Fixed a bug preventing an upload from being deleted if a user favorited the upload.

New Features:

  • Added reCaptcha to the Report A Problem page to combat spam bots.
  • Updated comments so that the Reply button reflects to whom a reply is being made. Quote Replies now lists the username as whom the quote is from. Replies to a comment now mention the user being replied to.
  • The author of a comment being replied to is now informed of the reply via notifications and email.

v5.4

2022-03-16

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed more bugs with the text translation from native doc format to web-safe formatting.

New Features:

  • Added the S7 Credits store.
  • Added account upgrades: Hide from User Directory, Larger Storage, Unbranded Portfolio

v5.3

2022-03-09

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug wherein if email notifications were set in a user's settings, it wouldn't send an e-mail.
  • Fixed a bug with tag filtering that caused the filter to still bring up blocked content for every non-filter-matching tag it had.
  • Adjusted text translation in an attempt to handle "smart-punctuation".

New Features:

  • Reintroduced character references/biographies.
  • Added thumbnail ribbons detailing what kind of upload the thumbnail belongs to.

v5.2.1

2022-03-07

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug preventing uploaded content class from being recorded.
  • Fixed a display bug markdown blockquotes from appearing correctly in content descriptions.

v5.2

2022-03-07

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a layout bug with audio content display.
  • Fixed various display filtering bugs with AO content.
  • Fixed display bug preventing Announcements with no expiration dates from showing.
  • Fixed several FKC bugs when deleting a user account.

New Features:

  • Added content tagging and tag searching. Users can now tag their content for more organization, filtering, and searchability.

v5.1

2022-03-03

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed Reset My Password to accept usernames with non-alphanumerical characters.
  • Fixed issues with account status checks for feature availability.
  • Fixed an issue where the Friend Feed was showing the Museum Feed, instead.
  • Fixed an issue where a commenter's rating was not being displayed, nor counted in the content's average rating.
  • Fixed an issue where new sign-up form fields weren't being double-checked appropriately on server-side.

New Features:

  • Reimplemented user bio images.
  • Re-added the Email Address field to the profile edit page in the User Dashboard.
  • Added the changelog.

v5.0

2022-03-01

Initial v5 launch. Full re-write of the entire site from scratch.