Hello flightsimmers, and to today’s blog post! I am pleased to announce that SimPictures version 1.1 has been released, with a ton of fantastic features that I’m sure you will enjoy.
Notifications
By far my favourite and most requested by members on our Discord Server feature has been brought to life. You may notice a notification icon in the top of your screen: just click on this to see your latest notifications. The types of notifications you may now get include submission accept or reject, comments, likes and replies.
You can manage notifications in Notification settings . You can control newsletter preferences there as well.
New picture sharing options
You’re now able to share your screenshots with anyone before they even get approved! Handy if the queue of screenshots is busy, or you just want to send it to your friends right away.
Moreover, there is a brand-new share window, using which you can share pictures on social media platforms, or just copy a link. Along with the license information, you can also download a picture! Please note that download option is only available to pictures licensed under Creative Commons BY-ND 4.0.
There’s a new share modal available for member pages too!
Small, but important
Starting from 1.1, a new option requires your attention.
If you don’t want your pictures to be shared on our social media accounts, please disable “Picture sharing” option in Account settings . Note that this only applies to pictures submitted before this update, so your old pictures are safe.
Follow our social media accounts, if you would like to receive some weekly beautiful screenshots in your feed. We might feature your screenshots as well!
Improved screening process
Have you had an image rejected before and think it was unfair? You can now contact our appeal email, displayed under the rejection reason. Our screeners team team will then review the screenshot and find the most positive outcome.
Please note that appeals are not always possible.
Improved UI
I made a lot of improvements for the UI, updating many components and pages across the whole website, including search page. Sadly, searching for pictures is still a work in progress, however I improved the search experience and prepared the page for future updates.
Improved mobile navigation
I introduce the new navigation bar, making navigation on mobile devices much easier. Being intuitive, it allows to reach all of the needed buttons and pages easier with one hand, avoiding movements to the most top of your screen.
Improved theme control
Previously, theme relied on your system and browser preferences. Starting today, you can choose to have dark or light mode independently.
Meet the team
I recently updated About section, adding bios for each of our awesome team members. Welcome Feurum, Lisandro, xira and DLFferozz!
Terms of Service & Privacy Policy updates
I corrected Terms of Service with Privacy Policy to fit into updates too, so please have a look at them.
Thank you, community
That’s all from us for today's massive update. Thank you for being a part of the community. Wishing you a Merry Christmas in advance, hope the holiday season brings you lots of joy, love, and laughter. See you on SimPictures!
Full changelog:
- Improved and updated design of several components, including modal window and dropdown menus
- Reworked navigation on mobile version of the website
- Better theme control. You can now manually choose between dark, light themes or use system preferences
- New picture share modal with download option (available only for CC BY-ND 4.0 -licensed images)
- New share profile page modal
- Notifications feature, including both in-app notifications and e-mail notifications. Notifications available:
- Submission accepted
- Submission rejected
- Comments on your pictures
- Likes on your pictures
- Likes on your comments
- Replies to your comments
- New notification options page. You can also control whether you want to receive newsletter
- Improved e-mail letter design
- Pictures can now be shared before they get screened
- Control if you allow or don't allow your pictures to be posted on SimPictures social media accounts.
- See who screened your photo
- Appeal e-mail address displayed when applicable
- Reorganised & improved search page, preparing for future updates.
- Improvements on upload page
- Flight simulators sorted by popularity on upload page
- Required fields are now highlighted if not filled on upload page
- Other minor improvements
- Code improvements & framework update
