Updates

A running list of various updates to the site, including both behind-the-scenes fixes and new content.

2026

Updated the Privacy Policy and TOS to reflect these recent changes.
Made all Supporter Extras public (or part of existing public posts) and discontinued the idea of supporter-only content.
Removed ActivityPub plugin and the Fediverse button due to lack of interest. Always feels good to remove some bloat.
Rebuilt the site header so it no longer depends on jquery.js, which should help speed up the site.
Lots of new resources added to resources.writing-games.org – including MUD, IF, and BBS resources for text game fans, plus a “newly discovered” list.
Fixed an accessibility issue that was preventing aria labels from showing on Lightbox’d images.
Added Lightbox display for images so that people can view them full size and actually read the font in my charts.
Published the 2026 State of the Niche Report!

New Resources area on its own subdomain, with fast-loading subpages instead of one long page.

Disabled Cloudflare’s tracking / analytics beacon. Wish I’d remembered to do this sooner.
Replaced Google events calendar embed with native plugin – finally!
Site now serves post and page content in Markdown to robots for annoying GEO reasons.
Installed a new custom-built schema plugin that correctly handles everything to spec.
Added email validation to forms and new form type to replace existing iframe newsletter signup.
Replaced glossary links with inline contextual help so readers don’t have to go off-page to learn what terms like OOC, appless, or pwipe mean.
Fixed the entries for March to say March instead of February – apparently I forgot what month it was when I wrote them…
New interview with Mo and Hiro about NukeFire MUD!

Continuation of site overhaul 😅 …it’s a lot
Migrated from .com to .org — please update your links!!
Replaced ALL other png/jpg images on the site with webp, with improved alt text
Removed alt text in many cases where images were decorative
Uploaded refreshed pngs for use with Open Graph (not all platforms consistently serve webp yet…)
Finished implementing new Support options – supporters can now contribute without going through Ko-fi and can view all bonus content right here on the site
Updates to make the site less Andruid-centric:
- Updated the About page and moved personal FAQs to my author page
- Updated social icons/links in top bar and footer
Added LinkedIn icon/link to top bar and footer
Reviewed the Privacy Policy again in honor of Data Privacy Week – removed the part about social logins, as it’s no longer applicable, and added a section about donations and account creation
Fixed an .htaccess rule that was blocking all comments because it still used .com instead of .org (was wondering why it was so quiet…)
Schema fixes for author pages, new Authors page to satisfy breadcrumbs, implemented co-authors to make it clearer which posts were written as a joint effort/collab

Major rework and cleanup of the site’s layout and styles – archives are now full-width, for example
Built a lightweight form plugin and replaced Forminator (3rd party form plugin)
Updated the Privacy Policy accordingly
Refreshed all featured images (posts AND pages) at a standard size
Converted site logo and all new featured images from png to webp for performance
Removed obsolete image titles
Improved accessibility of breadcrumbs and nav
Improved alt text, better use of .screen-reader-text class and aria-hidden=true
Added a new Contributors page
Added a new CYOA-style 404 template
Updated the primary nav menu and added new categories

Published an interview with Morwen of Cryosphere!
Fixes to prevent comment spam, block spam bots (it was getting out of control…)
Fixed an issue that was preventing FAQPage schema from being applied to pages with FAQs

Page Last Updated: July 10, 2026