Site Updates

Karl

All site updates are to be posted here for reference.

Karl

June 28 2025

Started website from scratch in a new VPS.
Domain established with CloudFlare.
Flarum Installed and Updated.
Extensions Installed.
Confirmed E-Mail configuration works (why we migrated operations).
Added auto avatars.
Fixed settings.

Karl

ToDo List

Privacy Policy (Complete)
Terms and Conditions (Complete)
SEO Sitemap (Complete)
~~Rules~~ Community Guidelines (Complete)
More Primary Tags (Complete)
Review Secondary Tags (Complete)
Support and Contact Page + Email

Karl

29 June 2025

Pages made.
User avatars generated.
Database Que Configured.
Redis Configured.
Scheduler Configured.
Dark Mode Added.
Misc. Extensions Installed.
Navigation Added.
Cleaned up UI Elements.

Karl

30 June 2025

Removed Database Que as Redis is preferred.
Fixed Rich Embeds - APIs need to be added and further settings need to be configured. Progress.

Edit:

Created a lighter logo for Dark Mode.
Enabled sharing of posts.
Updated some Tag Colors for better visibility.
Customized some CSS elements.
Cache cleared.

Karl

Identified the root cause for email and notification issues. Will remedy later today. For now, verifications are instant on sign up.

Karl

I think I got this fixed. Will monitor the situation closely. If all works fine, I may discontinue the auto verification check. Or alternatively, installed a turnstile to just block spam and make user registration easier.

Karl

2 July 2025

Fixed Redis issues nulling emails.
Installed CloudFlare Turnstile to mitigate against Spam Profiles.
Keeping email verification off (minimize the amount of emails).
Disabled Email Notifications (minimize the amount of emails.)

Notifications are still happening in the website. May look into a proper PWA.

Karl

3 July 2025

Progressive Web App is active!

What does this mean?

Users will be able to configure their browsers to receive notifications on new replies and likes on the forum. You can configure each setting individually to your liking!

Karl

4 July 2025

First and foremost, happy Fourth of July everyone!

Configured Supervisor with Redis (Instantaneous!)
Working out issues with Realtime (typing indicator and push updates)
Included Imgur API for Image Uploads. (We are not using them as a CDN - old images will be deleted by them)

Karl

8 July 2025

Fixed a CSS Issue with the Sign-Up Button in the Tags Directory.

Karl

10 July 2025

I am looking to remove Imgur entirely and use AWS S3 Storage for uploading content. This is coming from a continued discussion with @Ghost on our private discussions channel.
I will be proactively working on this in my free time and configure a Cron to delete unused storage between a month to a year to reduce storage space. Depending on usage, I may make this more aggressive.
Please have in mind, that you cannot and should never upload sensitive PII information or classified information on this platform.

Karl

11 July 2025

Installed “Auto More” - you don’t have to click a button anymore. As we don’t have a footer on the site, and probably never will, this should not cause any issues or disturbances for anyone.
~~Uploads are still a work in progress. Standby.~~

Karl

14 July 2025

Updated Tags: “From the News” to “News” and “Questions and Answers” to “Questions & Answers” to optimize space. URL’s are probably changed as well. Please adjust as needed.
Image Uploads are still in progress. I apologize for the delays. We are also exploring ideas to implement document types to be uploaded, mainly PDFs. We are also waging an option to assist in Resume Critics. Pending further review.
Disabled “Auto More” for the time being as some have complained about it’s implementation.

Karl

15 July 2025

Enhanced user mobile experience by implementing a Mobile Menu. This configuration makes navigating the forum much easier between Home / Tags / Notification / and Profile. Unfortunately, private discussions are still only accessible via top menu under “Home.”
Performed an internal audit on the possibility of hosting our own images with S3. Costs concerns were brough up and we decided that it is not worth it at our current state.
Disabled Private Discussions until further notice.
Enabled Synopsis for post previews on the index. Mobile users have to enable this setting in their profiles.

Karl

16 July 2025

Adjusted the mobile layout further. You now see the logo to the site at the very top of the page.
Sticky sidebar. Made the sidebar move with you in desktop mode.
Other UI Adjustments to optimize user experience.

Karl

17 July 2025

Added a bottom footer for additional links and copyright information. If you have a suggestion, please provide it in the Site Discussions tag.
Improved UI Elements with the Side Bar for desktop mode.
Improved UI Elements in Rich Embeds to proper fit the message body. Prior iteration, had the entire length of the post a “a href” whilst now, the body of that embed is not the entire length to mitigate this. No more phantom clicks when attempting to like or edit a post.

Karl

18 July 2025

Added an additional tag:

Organization Operations - All information and updates regarding specific organizations in the Federal Government are to be posted here.

Karl

19 July 2025

Completed site footer. Included necessary links and organized them properly.
Moved the sidebar from the left side of the site to the right side on Desktop.
Improved further UI Elements.
Fixed issues with the Rich Embed Extension by removing Images.