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We deployed several chunks of code this month that didn't get their own posts (mostly because we went right back to working on more code once we were done with those chunks /o\). It's been a busy month, and we have a lot of exciting stuff coming up. For now, have a brief summary of the stuff you didn't see.
New admin banners!
Credits
- Coder: Sarken
- Code reviewer: james_
- Testers: Lady Oscar, mumble
Details
This update went live on September 12; however, we haven't used our banner messages since then, so it's been a very invisible change. If we need to inform you about current site issues again, the blue boxes at the top of each page will be much easier to update and much prettier to look at from now on. Also, we have a little surprise planned for our upcoming Membership Drive, so watch this space!
New indexing code!
Credits
- Coder: Elz
- Code reviewers: Enigel, james_
Details
On September 18, we deployed the first part of our Big Search & Browse Upgrade of 2014, which we described in a little more detail in our Notes on Release 0.9.20 (look for the "Next Step" section). To prepare for the general overhaul, we added code to the site that takes all the data in our database and builds a new, improved, and stable index in Elasticsearch 1.3 (upgraded from 0.90). This is happening in the background, on a fresh install of Elasticsearch separate from our current setup. Special thanks to our Systems wizard james_ for all his hard work in this process!
The new search index will find its match in new and improved code for filtering works and bookmarks, to go live next month. The basic functionality will be mostly unchanged, but you can expect some improvements to your filtering experience and more reliable work and bookmark listings. \o/