Community Update #1 - July 20th, 2023

[wolfpaw]

COMMUNITY UPDATE #1 - JULY 20, 2023

Hey everyone! ParkCrafters is now a couple of months old and thanks to you all we've had a very successful community launch! Topics are booming, projects are being shared, new downloads are being added every day, and our Discord Server is active pretty much daily! I wanted to give a big thanks to everyone who helped get ParkCrafters off the ground and those that now call it their home.

With a few months now under our belt, the community continues to evolve and new features are now being implemented to help make your community experience even better. Be sure to read below to see what's new in ParkCrafters!

FEATURED PROJECTS HAVE NOW BEEN ADDED!

As some of you have already seen, a new featured projects slide has been added to our homepage slider! This new slide will feature a recently shared/completed project or if there is a major update on an existing Work in Progress project. This project is chosen at the discretion of the staff that feels should be featured for everyone to see. We are currently not accepting recommendations for featured projects, though this may change in the future. The slider has also been cleaned up a bit to show relevant information if you are logged in versus if you are a guest on the site.

EXPANDING THE STAFF

ParkCrafters has grown considerably since its launch day - we're now at over 85 members! Being the sole staff member on the community, I'm currently looking for a new moderator to join the staff team! If interested, please send @wolfpaw a personal message stating that you are interested along with the following:

• Username
• Discord Username (If applicable, Discord access is preferred)
• A list of games you create content in that we host on ParkCrafters
• Your timezone
• Any graphic design skills that you may have (Photoshop, GIMP, Illustrator, Video Editing skills) - This isn't mandatory but always appreciated!

If interested, please keep the following in mind to join our staff team here at ParkCrafters:

• As a moderator, you will be expected to act maturely and respectful of all members and content posted
• You must be an active member of ParkCrafters (login and view the site at least three times a week)
• Have a positive attitude and take on tasks that may fall to you to better the site or deal with issues
• Creating content in the games we host is not mandatory, as long as you're active you can make a good fit!
• Work with other staff members to come up with ideas, features, and events to promote activity
• Willing to help out around the community when needed
• Willing to help and moderate content posted on our Discord Server when needed

SQUASHING BUGS... A LOT OF BUGS

Since ParkCrafters first opened, there have been reports of some bugs across the site (thanks to everyone who helped identify these!). The following bugs have been fixed across our community:

• Improved Cookie Consent
• Added support for forcing tags to be listed alphabetically
• Members can now request their PII Data
• Members can now request to be deleted
• Members can no longer react to content if they have unacknowledged warnings
• Adjusted the OAuth setup instructions to use the new "API" instead of "REST & OAuth" menu point
• Removed the none function default Giphy API key
• Improved the way how we send requests to IndexNow to skip it for items which are literally never visible to guests
• Fixed an issue where the similar content block may cause an error on some pages when using Elastic/Opensearch
• Fixed an issue with lightbox grouping in activity stream where Elastic/Opensearch is used
• Fixed an issue where push notifications may not be sent if a browser/device has been used to sign in to multiple accounts
• Fixed an issue in validating custom header/footer theme inputs
• Fixed an issue where moderating all links did not work correctly
• Fixed an issue where editing an item and setting a future publishing date did not work correctly
• Fixed an issue where viewing the member's content on their profile may show an error while viewing some reviews
• Fixed an issue where adding the 'group' parameter in the 'core/members' REST endpoint would result in the other parameters being overlooked
• Fixed an issue where Custom Fields of type Member did not function correctly
• Fixed an issue where bulk mail could not be filtered by a CheckboxSet profile field
• Fixed an issue where responses to reviews were not checked against word filters
• Fixed an issue where the related content added invalid hover parameters in some cases
• Fixed an issue where the memberregistrationcomplete` webhook was triggered too early
• Fixed a missing live search keyword for admin control panel notifications
• Fixed an issue where ACP notifications may cause an error if the extension has been removed
• Fixed an issue where content can be missing in streams if the last comment is waiting approval
• Fixed an issue generating iOS startup images
• Fixed an issue where a malformed search request could trigger an uncaught exception (and system log)
• Added og:image tags for first 4 image attachments
• The topic summary was removed for future topics
• Fixed an issue where publishing a scheduled topic did not properly update the last post information on the forums
• Fixed an issue where re-engagement emails would show replies from the topic author
• Fixed an issue moving comments to forum if the article previously had a linked forum topic that no longer exists
• Fixed an issue where copying multiple topics to a database resulted in duplicated attachments
• Fixed an issue where display options in the ACP did not match the display of custom fields on the front-end
• Fixed some missing language strings in Member History relating to PII / Account deletion requests
• Fixed some issues with the AdminCP notification for PII requests
• Fixed an issue with links in the PII request emails
• Improved the security of the Visual Language Editor
• Fixed an issue with content item analytics
• Added some missing ACP live search keywords
• Added ability to disable or redirect PII data requests & account deletion
• Improved the responsiveness of the buttons in the cookie message
• Fixed an issue where an extra space can be added to the end of dates in specific locales
• Fixed an issue where oAuth tokens weren't revoked for banned users
• Fixed an issue where it was not possible to cancel optional mfa setup
• Fixed an issue where page output may be broken if a large signature is used
• Fixed an issue where Edge on Android could be detected as Chrome
• Fixed an issue where achievements could be abused in private messages
• Fixed a database error when viewing the moderator control panel
• Fixed a missing language string in Member History when an account deletion has been cancelled
• Fixed an issue where it wasn't possible to dismiss an alert if a password change was being forced
• Fixed an issue where a solved notification may have incorrect wording
• Fixed an issue where the All / None buttons on chart filters may not work
• Fixed an issue where images would be restricted to 1200px regardless of the max image dimensions to display setting
• Fixed an issue where posts from future topics may show in profile content streams
• Fixed an issue where webhooks may send an empty auth header which can confuse some destination URLs
• Fixed an issue where saving custom charts failed
• Fixed an issue where AdminCP notifications emails for PII Requests & Account Deletion may not be sent
• Fixed an error when using question & answer challenges for captcha with recent PHP versions
• Fixed an issue where the cookie information page wasn't visible for validating members
• Fixed an issue where the cookie consent opt-in may not return the visitor to the page they were on
• Fixed an issue where a specially crafted search query could cause an uncaught exception
• Fixed an issue where the onboarding wizard may show an error on save
• Fixed an issue where a significantly large number of reactions could cause memory issues in the expanded topic list view
• Fixed an issue that caused a long delay when trying to send a personal message in the personal messenger
• Fixed an issue that caused a double post if someone responded to a topic while you were still viewing it without refreshing the page
• Fixed an issue where responding to reviews on downloads did not work
• Fixed an issue that wasn't causing Discord to correctly integrate with your account

Remember, if you ever find a bug or an issue on either the site or our Discord Server, be sure to submit it over at Community Support!

DOWNLOADS CONTINUE TO EXPAND

First off, a big thank you to everyone who has contributed to our downloads section! We're still in the process of moving custom scenery over from ShyGuys World and any other source of download sites. We will update you with more news once we get closer to wrapping up the migration!

HOW ARE WE DOING?

With these updates, I'd like to let you all know how the site is doing metrics-wise so everything is transparent with you all. Here's a wrap-up of our first two months of being opened:

• 87 Total Members
• 212 Current Files on our Downloads Section
• 9,523 Total Views on our Downloads Section alone
• 134 Topics Created
• 1,050 Posts Created
• 564 Reactions Given
• 468 Downloads
• 33 Badges Earned
• 354,015 Visits Since Launch

This is pretty good for a brand-new forum for such a niche community in 2023!

That's it for now, we will update you soon again with new features once they become readily available. Thanks so much for being a part of ParkCrafters and we all look forward to seeing what you can create!