Hey tropers, we are working hard on making consistent progress with the wiki and being better about updating everyone with what we are doing. Updates are listed under each staff member that worked on them. Expect to see more frequent updates on this thread moving forward. Please comment below if something was not fixed properly.
Note: Use Query Wishlist and Query Bugs for requesting new features and reporting new bugs, thank you!
Updates are also listed here in the actual Changelog.
- The new forum search is now live
- Removed Forums, Discussions, TLP, Reviews, Liveblogs and Queries from the main search.
- Updated New Edits page per Wishlist Request
- Updated Trope Repair Shop thread choices per Wishlist Request
- Updated Image Pickin thread choices per Wishlist Request
- Single word links now properly have {{}} for visual editor
- Main/ removed in links for visual editor
- Made cultist reason mandatory
- Uploading thumbnails for videos fixed
- Renamed "Wishlist" to "Tech Wishlist" everywhere
- Renamed "You Know That Show" to "Media Finder" per crowner on this thread
- Youtube embedded videos fixed
- Added TVTropes visual editor to most edit pages.
- Added Confirm Changes button to source view
- Search by troper with auto-complete and search by content added to article history pages
- (NOTE: auto-complete only pulls last 2 years of tropers)
- Added Show and hide buttons on edits for easy viewing
- Added edit reason hover tooltip for easy reading when collapsed
- Added estimated number for Added, Changed and Deleted text for each edit.
- Page title visible when editing a page
- Edit timer duplicated on bottom of edit pages
- Checkbox system added of common edit reasons that auto populate input field
- Editor character length counter added to edit pages
- Markup help dropdown added to edit pages
- Fixed edit links not properly linking beyond the first 15 edits
- Edit reason box is now expandable
- Fixed PM notifications from blocked tropers still showing up
- Fixed pagination icons showing up when there was no results in your inbox and followed pages
- Added filter options for PMs to sort by sent, received, discussions or pings
- Added checkbox system to select and delete PMs individually or all at once
- Added the ability to preview PMs on hover
- Added search bar with filter to search by troper or by content
- Added mod and engineering icons next to troper names
- Added notification icon next to ping and discussion notifiers
- User queries page is now properly sorted by the latest reply
- Added drop-down menu for each query type
- Added extra "status" column
- Adds status drop-down to Trope Finder, You Know That Show… and Ask The Tropers useable by the original poster and moderators.
- when set to “resolved” it will lock the query automatically.
- Added ability to sort by Open and Resolved queries
- Added a report button for queries and their replies.
- Added a report button for the TLP drafts and comments.
- You can now view others query activity through your own queries page after you've edited the URL. user_queries.php?for=TroperName. This will be made into a button on the troper page in a future update
- Adds the ability to ping other users in Query Forums, Trope Launch Pad, Reviews and Discussions on trope/media pages when you're posting a new comment.
- Added WarJay77 & Amonimus to the new engineer role
- Added Mrph1 as a new moderator
- Removed MacronNotes as a moderator per their request
- Adds separate follow functionality for discussion pages. Wish
- Makes discussion button bold if discussions exist for that page and the user hasn't seen it yet. Wish
- Pulls discussion button outside of the “more” dropdown by increasing buttons by 1
- Sends the author a PM when someone responds to their discussion
- Discussion pages are now sorted by latest reply and then latest discussion posted
- Added mobile menu to recent videos pages
- Adds "mine" and "replies" filters to query pages that work with current filters for extra sorting options.
- Adds the user join date and signature line to query forums, Trope launch pad, Discussions and reviews as well as their replies.
- Adds text option for user join date chosen in your profile. add more options here
- Sets the relationship status to "NULL" for the "-not set" option so it actually stops it from showing in the forums
- You can no longer like your own queries
- Fixed delete button being covered in avatar gallery
- For Edit History, edit reasons on the bottom will only show when the edit is greater than 600 pixels
- Removed duplicate Report Bug button in mobile dropdown
- Fixed unsaved changes warning popping up for TLP, Query and Discussion edit screens.
- Removed 3 bulletin limit
- increases upload image size to 5mb and max-width to 1000px
- Edit reason on edit history duplicated on the top for convenience. I will make only one edit reason appear for smaller edits in a future update. Wish, Wish, Wish
- Fixes missing buttons on mobile dropdown. Buttons that were in the "more" dropdown weren't being pushed to mobile dropdowns. Wish, Wish
- Adds “Mod tools” “page type tool” and “bulletins” from sidebar to bottom of page in mobile view. Wish
- Adds post number back to just the main forums. Wish
- Changes the TLP flag icon to a bookmark + adds tooltips of "Show bookmarks" and "bookmark”. Wish
- Adds unsaved changes warning to various input fields when leaving the page (editing a page, sending pm, new discussions, new trope drafts, forum posts, editing a trope draft, posting a to do list, editing a to do, posting a new query and their replies).
- adds "back to profile" button on avatar page.
- adds title tooltips to the upload image and view avatar gallery buttons on your profile.
- Adds link to directory thread on Ask The Tropers.
- Removes synopsis page type. Wish
- Added all “moments” as options in “Create New" dropdown. Wish
- Fixes wording mistake in wishlist header.
- Adds link to Reviews to mobile menu.
- Put Administrivia and FAQ links on side bar under “tips” dropdown.
- Put “tips” drop-down from sidebar under main mobile drop-down menu.
- Fixes CSS for "posts" on the main forums. the 's' and 'ts' were being pushed to a separate line when you shrank the page and sometimes even when full screen. Wish
- Moves changelog link in side bar and adds it to mobile menu.
- Minor changes to Changelog page.
- Inserts previous updates from Wiki Talk thread into changelog.
- Fixes duplicate rows in the troper table + adds default creation date to prevent further “0000-00-00” creation dates.
- Fixed wishlist and bugs pages not showing results when their statuses are set to "working" or "closed"
- Added Link to wiki tools in sidebar under "tools" dropdown
- Changed flagging icon of thumbs up back to flag for TLP and made button highlight when you click on it.
- Adds wishlist to sidebar
- Added link to your troper page through the dropdown menu.
- The descriptions for "on the rocks" and "on the tropes" in the community showcase were swapped.
- For IP threads that start with the Just A Face And A Caption, Suggestion, Does Not Illustrate, Duplicate Image, Changed w/o discussion, and NSFW/Image Macro thread reasons, the "save draft" button now works.
- Allowed PM banned users to view their PM
- The issue helper now displays previews of the notifier messages properly.
- Added transparent backgrounds to the
![[tup]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thumbs_up_emote.png "[thumb up]")
and ![[tdown]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thumbs_down_emote.png "[thumb down]")
forum icons.
- Allowed multiple cut requests to be accepted/declined at once.
- For regular users, now the launch button on a draft appears only when it has five MORE hats than bombs (before it showed up when a draft had five or more hats).
- Prevented edit-banned users from launching TLP drafts.
- Wicks for disambig pages now have green text.
- Content Violations will prompt non-logged-in users to do so.
- CV and FAQ forums now have morgues, and locked non-stickied threads are now morgued.
- Deleted button has been removed from crowners.
- Disambig redirects fixed and also made green.
- Folders in the forums that wouldn't open/close properly now fixed.
- We recently discovered that a non-US IP address was hitting us with thousands of SQL injection attempts, none of which succeeded. They did, however, put additional load on the database. This wasn't intended as a DDoS attack per se but rather an attempt to take control of the site.
- The administrators activated additional security measures on our Cloudflare firewall that have had the unintended side-effect of causing frequent ReCAPTCHA prompts for users. We are aware of this problem and working on a resolution.
- Improvements to new user registrations and the user experience when suspended or banned. See this post for details.
Mar 21th:
- The adblocker bug (popup message) will now appear for logged-in users after a certain threshold of page views has occurred while blocking ads.
- You may snooze the bug for up to 7 days at a time if you have contributed to the wiki (by editing articles) recently.
- There is now a subscription option to use TV Tropes ad-free for certain periods (monthly, yearly).
- You can use this link to access the subscription system.
- Subscriptions use a third-party payment facilitator called Stripe. TV Tropes does not collect or store any of your payment information. You will be rebilled at the indicated interval unless you cancel.
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- Additional subscription options are being considered or are in development.
- The badge advertised as a reward for subscribing appears not to be working currently.
- To unsubscribe, send a message to "The Staff" via our contact form. Additional cancellation options are forthcoming.
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- Users who received one year of ad-free usage as a perk for contributing to the Kickstarter campaign at the 25 USD tier or higher will no longer have that perk. (The 95+ USD lifetime perk is not affected.)
Jan 25th:
- Fix Podcast query so newest episode appear on home page
- Add save option for users to select which search users want (ours or google’s)
- Remove backslashes from crowner descriptions
- Change account confirmation process so users get verification email right away then can wait for mod approval if needed
- Fix bomb message bug
- Speed up javascript even more (cuts size of code in half, adds http/2 headers to load asynchronously)
- If a guest hits login-protected page redirect to login form instead of giving an error
- Further improve new search results for articles and forum posts
Jan 10th:
- Forum crowner styles and layouts should be back to normal, mostly.
- Crowner voting doesn't change the icon to a weird swirly-eyed face when you click on the arrows.
- Moderators can edit locked articles again.
- The edit lock icon now appears and performs correctly on all views of an article, not just the primary one.
- namespace_index.php pagination now works as expected.
- [Moderation] Moderators can now view substantially more accounts queued for approval, so we shouldn't lose them any more.
Jan 8th:
- Added pagination to all namespaces.
- Bug fixes and messaging around editing locked pages.
- Title link edit bug fix in TRS/IP threads fixed.
- Crowner bug fixes (partial fixes deployed, additional fixes in progress)
- GDPR Integration.
- Image Pickin' typos
- Links at bottom of mobile page for "back" and "top"
== KLINT ==
1. Fixed article image max-widths for good this time, hopefully (350px max width)
2. Passwords are no longer displayed in plain text, after successfully being changed from profile page
3. Fixed username links on Cut Requests page
4. Users can now delete liveblog comments
5. Starting a new forum thread will now apply forum markup correctly
6. Fixed word-wrapping for long text links (no longer break to a new line)
7. Fixed edit functionality for posts in discussion threads
8. Fixed double posting issue on query pages for certain tropers (shoutout to instanityprelude)
9. Fixed “save draft” functionality in forums (now saves the whole post, instead of up to the first line-break) (also will now delete the saved post after successfully posting)
10. Fixed spacing around featured trope images on homepage
11. Tuned up WMG Headings style
== END: KLINT ==
== KLAYTEN ==
1. The "Alternate Title(s)" section on the individual trope page no longer touches the ad on mobile.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou
2. The infinite scroll feature on the browse page is active again.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/browse.php
3. There is now a space between "On Topic Conversations." and "You".
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/createconversation.php?topic=85yve01xv34d73ppv15ghva4
4. Small typo of "Ineligable" instead of "Ineligible".
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/mods.php?a=Main.YesPrettyCure5
5. "Television" link under "Media" tab on side bar now links to "https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/Television" instead of "https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Television".
https://tvtropes.org/
6. Font size for "Latest Trope Edits", "Latest Forum Activity", and "Launch Pad Activity" is now larger on the home page for mobile.
https://tvtropes.org/
7. We hid the comic viewer on the main page until we finish the replacement.
https://tvtropes.org/
8. Now only Tropes will appear on the home page under "Newest Trope".
https://tvtropes.org/
9. For Google Analytics, we split the categories for guests versus members so we can track who visits our site the most.
No Link.
== END: KLAYTEN ==
== RICHARD ==
1. Fixed last modified date that was previously showing much longer times than there actually was since the last time an article was modified. Previously said, "11 years ago" as the last modified date : https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OutOfFocus
2. Got rid of bloated 3rd party adblock message and created our own to alert non-members when their adblock is on. To test, visit any two pages, while not logged in with your adblocker on.
== END: RICHARD ==
== CHRIS ==
1. Enable caching system for server - If you are NOT logged-in you'll receive a cached page from the server which can be as old as 3 minutes old. Unless you submit a form then it will bypass the caching system. This should greatly reduce the server load so it doesn't have to dynamically build the page for every pageview millions of times per day. The future versions should cache trope/forum pages for everyone and then rebuild it only when something changes.
2. Remove unused pixels (ie: comscore, retargeting, etc.)
== END: CHRIS ==
== TOM ==
1. Fixed 'Avatar sharing bug' where users were able to share avatars with other users that did not have the 'avatar sharing' feature enabled in their account.
2. Re-enabled the 'Main' namespace in https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/namespace_index.php and paginated the results.
3. Redirect pages can now be edited without an error being displayed.
4. Protection against cross-site scripting like this: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/%22%3E%3Cbody_____onload_=___alert%28%27xss%27%29%3E
5. Setup new email account to contact Moderators and made changes to the 'Contact Us' form to support it.
6. Cutting a page no longer deletes links to it's related pages.
7. Fixed errors in the error log and slow query log.
8. removal of all anti-vandalism page-locking code.
== END TOM ==
Complete (awaiting review)
- Added the Preview button, image upload button, Markup Help and emoji bar to the TLP, Discussion pages, Query forums, and Reviews. Also fixed the folders not opening in previews. Wish 1, Wish 2, Wish 3, Wish 4
- Badge shop redesign and making all badges except awards free to add. Wish
- Your Badges, signature line and account join date will appear on all comments in the TLP, Query forums, Discussion pages and Reviews. Signatures will be able to use markup and emojis.
- Revamped the Troper page to show your badges, avatar, title, signature, site usage stats and adding an activity drop-down with links from wiki tools.
Edited by kory on Apr 15th 2024 at 4:28:02 AM
Disasturbator
> Do you know if it locks you out after having adblock on for a certain number of pages?
For testing purposes I can confirm is does not,I've testing to see how many times it's pops up and so far its near 200 times
New theme music also a box
Main Character
All I want is to not have a nagging pop-up on every page.
Everyone uses Adblock, be it for a browsing experience that's easier on the eyes, a less resource intensive one, or to protect themselves from viruses.
I get it, you want bills paid, but there are better ways to pay them than this.
And people will just block the pop-up anyway if they can, so all you're managing to accomplish here is annoy people for a few seconds.
For the Horde!
I hope that the "number of pages without ads" thing doesn't lock you out of the site eventually. I have trouble using the site on mobile because it keeps redirecting me within about 10 minutes, no matter what. I might get the yearly subscription once I start getting a more disposable income though.
I can still hail the Horde even though the company has shamed us. Strength and Honor even if Blizzard has neither.
I posted this initially on the Advertising and Computer Security Issues on TV Tropes thread, because that's where I first saw this and saw people getting worked up over it. But having seen this thread this is probably the more appropriate place:
For the record, I'm actually okay with the ad-free pass. I'm on the site and active on it enough that it's a justifiable expense.
That said:
Edited by sgamer82 on Mar 21st 2019 at 5:15:20 AM
Tv Tropes is the first site I've seen that puts the pop-up on EVERY DAMNED PAGE YOU VISIT.
Bonnie's Artistic Cousin
I don't even have an adblocker, and I'm still a bit miffed about this whole thing, because it's another big change nobody has thought to warn people about beforehand. We get that the site needs money (hell, I'll even by the pass if I can figure out how to get it with no pre-existing adblocker), I think the outcry is here because the ads on the site are, let's face it, pretty irritating at best, and with no warning, I can see why people feel so strongly about this issue.
I just...I wish ya'll would let us know about upcoming changes beforehand so we can be prepared for it.
Current Project: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
While it may have been inevitable, as per the need to keep the site up, we could and should have done more preparation before rolling this out. As Fighteer noted, we're discussing with the devs how to make this better.
Apologies, all around. This was very disruptive.
Theon is home.
I'd be perfectly willing to turn off adblock if it were the text-based google ones (that I see when I search on mobile) and not the ghastly distracting image ads riddled with security issues. Or if they were on the sidebar like they were back in the 2000s.
Honestly, though I don't find the pop-up at the bottom that intrusive, mostly because it seems a lot smaller than it did before.
^ Me too. Text-based ads like Reddit has are fine. Those can't redirect you to phishing sites or run malicious code. I gave it a chance a while back, kept getting redirected to fake pages, then reinstalled my adblocker. Naggy popups aren't going to make me risk my computer's security, sorry.
Edited by Riverstyx197 on Mar 21st 2019 at 5:27:45 AM
State of Mind
Same.
I did click on the subscribe button anyway to see if it showed more information, but it didn't actually do anything. The page stayed the same.
"What a century this week has been." - Seung Min Kim
Not blocking ads slows things way down when a bunch of tabs are open. For a site that works best with tabbed browsing, this is unacceptable.
Theon is home.
I'm really glad you mentioned Reddit's ads, because they are noticeable yet generally unobtrusive to browsing the site as a whole. Especially the small block-sized ones on old reddit (which I primarily use) — stick one on the top and the bottom of the sidebar and we're good.
NaNo 4328 / 50,000
I like the idea of reviving badges to pay for "no ad access". I'll probably find it more convenient to not do so, but I am more inclined to do that than I am to install an ad-blocker. Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
We are being pushed for our dislike of those pop ads from the beginning of the Internet. Now websites are loaded down with ads and scam ads at that.
I'm helping!
I bought the ad-free-pass immediately because I had already decided to do so ages ago, as soon I could figure out where that feature was.
Actually, my complaint is that because it looks just like the old pop-up, it took me several pageloads to realize it wasn't just bugged out.
Also maybe it could have used some more positive phrasing like "hey we just unrolled a support system, you can pay some money for ad-free browsing", but I guess that ship has probably sailed by now.
Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.
Well, my Kickstarter ad-free ride ended, I got a nag about whitelisting the site, and when I did, I got a reminder of why adblockers exist.
As someone on another site said earlier today, advertising on websites is the delicate balance of harming users' experience enough to monetize their presence but not enough to drive them away.
Fresh-eyed movie blog
I have to be frank: I've experienced several force-redirect ads when browsing this site on mobile, which I don't use an adblock on. What is the incentive to permit ads on this site if that's my recurring experience?
So, I'm guessing I ain't the first one to talk about this, but as a mobile user who uses Adblock to keep from being redirected to obvious scam sites, I keep seeing this thing that tells me how many pages I've visited without ads. Is there anything I can do to disable it, or are the mods already working on exactly that?
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Mar 22nd 2019 at 5:55:36 AM
Android Firefox here, and I haven't seen those messages...
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
Bonnie's Artistic Cousin
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
They pop up when someone uses an adblocker.
Almighty Janitor
I sure would like to give the developer who made the adblock notice a stern talking to on the basis that the decision to extend it over has really upset too many people. It should also be noted that because of how many times the browser has been hijacked by a rogue advert is enough to make use of an adblocker on this site a Necessary Evil.
I know you need the money, but when your site has a reputation of malicious ads that never go away despite all attempts to defy it, then there are bigger problems.
Edit: Turns out there is a bug, but it does bring up the matter that is a better ad provider is needed, as someone brought up elsewhere. Some advertisement approval would be nice, and it wouldn’t drive visitors away.
Edited by Mr_Madman on Mar 21st 2019 at 2:08:47 PM
Wait a second: How on earth did I even get here?
Given the entire reason I got an adblocker in the first place, all those years ago, was due to a forced-redirect ad, with malware that the cheapo AV I was using back then didn't prevent...
Yeah no. Sorry, given the known history of this site's ads? A general rule: the harder a site tries to push against adblock, the more likely you NEED to block its ads for security reasons.
For ublock users, the filter provided by "tundrat" remains functional: https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/9hnfjh/tvtropes_unblock_ads_banner_keeps_appearing_even/?sort=top
Local GM
I would prefer a system like Know Your Meme, where you only get bugged occasionally, rather than on every page.
NaNo 4328 / 50,000
Edited by crazysamaritan on Mar 22nd 2019 at 8:53:37 AM
Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
A lot of sites do this, so you're going a BIT overboard. They DO have to pay for the site somehow.
That said...Do you know if it locks you out after having adblock on for a certain number of pages? That's something a lot of sites also do and not something I'm willing to put up with.
Also can you buy the Year subscription for someone else? Have someone in my group who has no disposable income and if this becomes a Thing™ I'd like to be able to help.
Edited by stargirl93 on Mar 21st 2019 at 6:28:42 AM