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Don't want to brag, but this has been the uptime of tinylytics over the last ~6 months. I'd call that 100% 😅 because in November it was a DNS issue with Cloudflare. Not bad. Gonna try and do the same this year and beyond 💪

If you're a Wordpress user, and also happen to be using Tinylytics (you should, if not 😋), then Jim has you covered with his excellent plugin that you can get here. Super excited!

Thank you Jim ✌️❤️

I broke into MB HQ and have found the secret project they're working on. Here is a quick screen grab of the app I found running on one of the laptops.

Today I pushed out a long list of tweaks for you all. Before I get there though, just know that I am eternally grateful for all your feedback to date. Let's go.

— Canonical links, alt tags, published date picker and so much more — on the Scribbles Update Blog

Tinylytics processed 1 million page hits back in mid December, and it just passed 1.5 million. I mean this is crazy. Thank you all that make it possible ✌️❤️

This was a "let's deploy this at 4AM" kinda thing, but happy with the way the settings screen is looking on Scribbles. And because I wanted an "update" blog for it, I added support for switching between blogs when you have more than one. It'll always show your selected top most.

Creating a new one isn't yet done but will probably be there this week if I have time. There is so much more I have to do though, especially with Blog set up and the way I layout some of the settings.

Just added an accent colour picker for a Scribbles blog — looks nice! That will change link colours and also the little dividers. I'll add support for custom accents because I know a lot of people love different shades of pink 😋

Thank you all for the overwhelming interest in Scribbles! Just wow! I'm aware of everyone that has emailed and I'll be sending out more invites next week — so if you haven't yet heard from me, don't take it to heart ✌️❤️ Much to do and iron out.

Scribbles email has been sent. Can't wait ✌️❤️ I did a "reply all", so don't take it personal.

Colour me excited!

Anyone interested in testing Scribbles? Some dev posts here to get your interest 😋

Email me: [email protected].

Not sure if it's just me, but Gluon seems to hold the timeline position a little better since the last release. Anyone else? Maybe because I only follow a handful of peeps I guess 🤷‍♂️

Considering some of my comments yesterday on fixing bugs on Micro.blog, just know that there is a nearly daily fix being pushed out for small things (sometimes bigger). I know some are forgotten, but we'll get there — @manton always has fixes going out and you'll see them mostly through @news ✌️

Here is a screenshot of the secret project I'm working on with @manton... (mainly Manton though, I'm only working on the app). Can you see it? Oh wait... it's so secret... where is the screenshot? Seems it's gone 🤷‍♂️ Ah damn, I said there will be an app. Damn! Sorry. Back to my code. Bye.

This just looks dope! Just you and your content.

One little tidbit with Scribbles is that you can see the markdown text if you add .md at the end of the URL. Still not perfect (some oddities to work out). Example here.

"Updated" the update blog for Gluon today. Now runs on Scribbles. So much that I still need to do.

Wow, what a year it’s been and now we’re onto the next already. So I’m wasting no time to get you all those goodies to you. Gluon nearly was cancelled, but I thought it better not to — people should never let you get you so low, just ignore them and move on and become better.

Let’s go, because there is a lot, some highlights:

• [NEW] Timeline rendering has been rewritten so things look nicer and handles more HTML (huh?) than before. This one was one of the bigger changes. Mostly works... 99.99% of the time :)
• [NEW] For posts with many images, you now see a nice scrollable gallery, instead of taking up a lot of space. Just tap to select and you’re good to go.
• [NEW] For images in the image modal, it’ll now show the ALT/Descriptive text below it. It’s hidden by default, all you have to do is scroll below the image.
• [NEW/TWEAK] Big changes the "Focus" mode, which basically is the "I am tired of reading my timeline, just show me my mentions" mode.
• [NEW] When navigating to a conversation, it will now attempt to scroll to the correct item you have tapped on and will also highlight it with a blue line and dot.

Focus mode changes:

• [NEW] Adds a moon/focus icon next to your profile image — you can long press to disable or tap to go to focus settings.
• [NEW] If you have pinned profiles, they show up in the header for quick access (if your nitpicky settings have it set as showing up in the header — previously it was hidden... no matter the setting).
• [NEW] When navigating to a pinned profile during focus mode it will now show their timeline. Other profile timelines will be kept hidden. If you pin a profile, it will show you the timeline.
• [NEW] A new "focus" setting where you can hide the "compose"/new post button...
• [TWEAK] Hides the bottom tab bar when you have the "show mentions tab only" setting selected.

On top of that, there’s also a truck load of fixes of bugs that accumulated last year! Plus some tweaks.

• [FIX] Fixed an issue with discover feed NEVER updating. It should now ALWAYS stay up to date! Super sorry about this.
• [TWEAK] When selecting an image in a gallery, it will now scroll to the image much quicker than before.
• And much much more that are too numerous to list here because I’m lazy. The TestFlight was a wild ride.

And... thank you all for your continued support, your kind messages and picking me up when I’m down. It means the world to me.

As always I work on improving the app for everyone, so if you have suggestions, let me know. I do know that some features are missing, but know that I know :)

Thank you and enjoy. Happy New Year!

Grab it here. And you can also find the Gluon homepage here.

✌️❤️

— Vincent

Made a few tweaks to tinylytics today, namely around performance of the list view when you have loads of sites with many hits. I'm monitoring how that looks in practice (so let me know).

Also, when you change your timezone, it'll attempt to set the next site report send time accordingly.

Well, Happy New Year folks! This morning I made some minor tweaks to Gluon and have submitted it for review. Fingers crossed it'll ship this week. Thank you all ✌️❤️

As we all start dreaming of holiday feasts and sweet escapes, I'm sliding in with a wee update to keep things ticking. Nothing earth-shattering – we're saving the fireworks for post-holiday cheer!

• [TWEAK] Gave the webhook layout a little nudge. Now, you can tell at a glance if that token is cozying up with your device or if it’s just a push token playing hide and seek for another device.
• [BEHIND THE SCENES] Let's take a trip down memory lane to 2019, shall we? Well, I've been busy jazzing things up to fit into our futuristic 2023. Swapped out Axios for the Fetch API for network calls (hello, modern vibes!), and a bunch of other yawn-inducing tweaks. But hey, one less dependency to worry about!

And there you have it - simple, a tad dull, but oh-so-functional!

Wishing everyone a Christmas as fantastic as finding extra fries at the bottom of the bag. See you all when the holiday dust settles!

Ah, the delightful sound of tuning out the world - it's almost as good as the sound of Christmas cookies mystically disappearing into my stomach. Time for one last hurrah with an update before we all scamper off for the holidays. And what's on the menu? Gluon, of course. But shh, let's not spill the beans to Santa; he might want in on the action!

Just a heads-up, in case the sugar rush has got you a bit foggy: this update is all about enhancing the focus mode. Keep that in mind as you navigate through the new changes!

Now, for the grand reveal of what I've cooked up in the Gluon kitchen:

• [TWEAK] The bottom tab bar is now officially a ghost. Poof! Gone! Why? We (royal we) decided that the bottom tab bar was as useful as a snowman in summer, so it's gone!
• [NEW] We’ve added a moon/focus icon next to your profile picture. It's like a magic button - long press to make Focus Mode disappear or tap to conjure the focus settings. Abracadabra!
• [NEW] Pinned profiles are now making a grand entrance in the header. This is, of course, if your 'nitpicky' settings are set to display them there. Previously, they were playing hide and seek, but no longer!
• [NEW] Venturing into a pinned profile in Focus Mode? Surprise! Their timeline shows up. Others? They're playing the invisible game. Pin a profile, and it's like unlocking a secret timeline treasure chest.
• [NEW] Introducing a "focus" setting to hide the "compose" button. Perfect for those who want to focus on the few brave souls replying to their posts over the holidays. Santa's making a list of who's naughty or nice, but here, we're just hiding buttons.

And now, for the grand finale, let me unveil a few surprise fixes that are so secretive, even the elves don't have them on their radar:

• [FIX] Fixed that annoying little bug where replying to someone didn't autofill the username. Apparently, my coding skills decided to take an early holiday.
• [TWEAK] I've tweaked some layouts here and there. It's like rearranging the furniture in a room nobody visits – subtle, yet satisfying.

A big thank you to everyone for a fabulous year, even to those who couldn't find the 'like' button. I'll catch you all after the holidays, hopefully not too stuffed with cookies. Happy Holidays from the Gluon team (me!) - where our updates are almost as regular as Santa's visits, but with less chimney soot!

Ho ho ho, seems like Santa's elves (or was it me in a holiday daze?) left us some surprise bugs in our stockings!

• [FIX] Remember those new timeline items that were as blank as my face during a surprise party? Fixed 'em! No more app-breaking vanishing acts.
• [FIX] Sending replies with links was breaking more than just the ice. Well, not anymore! Links in replies are now as smooth as eggnog.
• [FIX] And about that off-kilter background colour in replies? We've adjusted it. It's no longer looking like it dressed in the dark!

Happy holidays, and here's to fewer 'oops' moments and more 'ahh, that's better' updates!

Previously...

Well, butter my biscuit, I've gone and goofed up the latest Gluon TestFlight... Now we've got timeline items showing up emptier than a ghost town, and the replies? They're looking funnier than a clown at a board meeting. Oops! 🤡📱

If anyone is interested in an app for updown.io, I'm building one (again), and the details are here (including a TestFlight link + previous blog posts): https://vincentritter.com/projects/status-for-updown-io

Hope to make progress over the holiday. Keeping myself accountable.