Site Update: Activity Widget

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In our continuous effort to improve the deviantART experience, we're publishing weekly Site Updates to keep members informed and to gather feedback. Below is a list of recent changes to the site, bug fixes, and feedback that was brought up by members in the last Site Update.

Change Log

  • We received a lot of feedback that deviants preferred to use #1, #2, etc. to form lists, and that the automatic conversion to tags was distracting. In response to this feedback, we've updated the system so that using # before a number will no longer create a link to a tag page. Changed by kemayo
  • Double-clicking the "Post Status" button when creating a Status Update would cause the update to be posted twice. Fixed by inazar
  • If a deviant posted one Status Update and then returned to the box to post a second Status Update without reloading the page, the Add Media tool would not display thumbnails properly. Fixed by inazar
  • Under certain circumstances, the "Verify Your Email" modal would display the website itself, rather than the verification modal's intended contents. Fixed by trezoid
  • When editing a deviation description using the Add Media tool, if the Add Media tool was closed and re-opened, there would be nothing inside of the sidebar, on its reopening. Fixed by inazar
  • The Sta.sh Writer sidebar was missing from the Write a Journal Entry page. Fixed by inazar
  • When viewing a deviant's Collection on the mobile website, the "back" button would incorrectly direct to a blank page. Fixed by baclap
  • After dragging and dropping a deviation to add it to a Collection, clicking the Add to Favourites button would remove it from one's Favourites. Fixed by baclap
  • Some modals were cut off on the mobile website because they were too tall and couldn't be scrolled. Fixed by helloandre

Your Feedback

Thank you for the feedback on last week's Site Update! Here's some of the feedback you left for us:
  • Deviants were generally positive about the removal of the outgoing link page. As mentioned in last week's update, we still monitor outgoing links as best as we can to ensure that deviants aren't led to malicious websites, but we encourage you to always be aware of the URL for any link you're clicking.
  • All of the Notes improvement suggestions from deviants that were included in last week's Site Update were well-received by the community. The feedback provided will be useful to our team when we further look into improving Notes, and we appreciate the feedback and discussions that came about regarding Notes improvements!

Discuss!

Activity Widget

Based on community feedback, we're currently in the process of making some improvements to the Activity widget that displays on Profile Pages, including an option to display solely Status Updates in the widget. With this in mind, how many Status Updates (or items in general) would you like to display at one time in the widget?

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I don't really like the activity widget, but maybe that's because I don't do anything besides post art and journal entries. Personally, I think it makes peoples pages look a lot more disorganised, even after you move it to the bottom. There's a rule I enjoy following, and its "moderation is key". The older design felt a lot better visually.