Recent feature changes to the Codidact software

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December 2020

19th:
- Added community switcher (right side of the top bar).
- Added link to pending suggested edits to the category nav.
- Added more information to usercards, which are now configurable per community.
- Made search inline instead of having to go to a separate page.
- Added the ability to nominate posts for network-wide promotion (cross-community advertising).
- Added wiki post type.
16th: Updates to the core logic for posts, which makes it more flexible. URLs change from /post-type/:id (example: /answer/39540) to /posts/:id (example: /posts/39540); but redirects should apply from the old URLs.

29th:
- New abilities system.
- Improved user profile page.
- Improved flag dialogues.
23rd:
- Added "mark all as read" to notifications.
- Improvements to signup flow.
- Moderators can now see a list of flags that have been recently handled.
13th:
- Added table of contents to questions (summary of answers). (Known bug in sorting, being worked on.)
- Added support for Markdown tables.
- Misc small UI improvements (Permalink -> Copy Link, better tooltips in places, etc).

Stuff happened but we fell off the wagon here, sorry. (Feel free to help back-fill.)

17th: Moderators can now see a list of recent comments.
8th: Fixed hot posts links.
6th: Added staff indicators.
4th: Enabled syntax highlighting.
3rd:
- Added comment timestamps.
- Added read/unread buttons in notifications.

31st:
- Moderators can now feature posts, events, or other links in their site's sidebar. Global moderators can feature things everywhere.
- New users will be directed to a new tour that will show off the basic mechanics of the site.
21st: Added a proper diff view in post histories, and started tracking title and tags changes.
20th:
- Added more anti-abuse systems (spammers, trolls etc)
- Added public user activity log (example)
- Added audit logs for all admin/mod actions, user annotations, and abuse blocks.
16th: New tool to allow mods to disable comments on posts.
11th: Added community ad templates for site promotion.
6th: Added a reference suggest addition to the Sefaria linker for Judaism.
3rd: Post Validations JS API & you'll now be given a warning that images are missing alt text if you try to post without any (you can still post, but alt text is encouraged).
1st:
- Tags now have a hierarchical view to more easily show how tags are related. Also a bunch of new help center articles thanks to our Docs team.
- Judaism now has the Sefaria linker plugin, to link automatically to sections of scripture.

30th:
- Tags refresh. Proper tags lists, tag information & posts pages, and tag hierarchies are available, with options to see posts from a full hierarchy or only the current tag.
- Spammers and trolls beware. You can now be warned or suspended.
26th: Search now has qualifiers for votes as well as score.
25th: Categories can now have moderator-only tags that nobody except moderators can use or edit.
20th: Posts drafts are saved as you type and restored when you refresh or come back to the same page if you haven't posted them.
19th: Sign-in and sign-out are now network-wide; signing in on one site will sign you in everywhere.
17th: Post scores are now displayed as up/down and answers are sorted by a calculated score instead of a simple sum.
16th: Post "tools" menu available containing moderation tools (convert to comment, change category)
11th: It's now possible to suggest edits if you don't have the necessary privileges to edit directly. Users with editing privileges can approve or reject them.
8th: Article post type (no answers, but has comments)
3rd: Markdown engine changes to make posts align more closely with previews, and to support CommonMark better
1st: Bugfixes and feature tweaks

28th: Email-based two-factor authentication
23rd:
- Sites can enable MathJax in site settings
- Sites can add an optional Note section at the top of the sidebar
19th: Finished customizable data import process is available.
17th: Email addresses must now be confirmed before the account is enabled.
12th: Sites can now link to a chat platform of their choice in the sidebar.
10th: Categories now can have "required tags" (posts must have >= 1 of these) and "topic tags" (which get special markings). The question list now has more prominent notices for answered/unanswered state.
7th: The order of categories in the bar at the top is now configurable.
5th: Two-factor authentication is now available in users' Account settings. Also added a proper interface for Markdown editing.
4th: Post authors can now specify under which license each post they write is available from a set of CC licenses. Categories also have default licenses.
3rd: QR code-based mobile login; post close/delete notices are now at the top of posts.
1st: Categories subscriptions and new-post indicators (and a bunch more automated tests).

Much of April was sunk into figuring out the data import process for a new site, Outdoors, which launched on the 23rd.

30th: Categories customization and some display changes to allow for easier display on pages with wider content.
28th: Trinkets Tuesday: #40, #42, #43, #44, #45
27th: Categories header UI to aid in category discoverability.
25th: Base Categories implementation - every post now belongs to a category, and its tag set and other rules are governed by the category. This is a preliminary to some more work around categories to expand the features.

23rd: Spam-protection measures have been introduced to user signup after spammers started mass-creating accounts.
22nd: Main and meta tags have been split by the introduction of "tag sets". Questions may only use tags from one tag set; main and meta have separate tags.
16th: Site design has been updated to use the Co-Design framework: Design changes are a-coming!

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