Feature:
Improved landing pages for Lookit section on sbnation.com and Hot Corner section on Baseball Nation
Feature:
Better promotion of viral content from sbnation.com and Baseball Nation
Version 1.1.5 March 11, 2013
Improvement:
Released updated commenting system to all communities within the SBN network.
Version 1.1.4 March 6, 2013
Bugfix:
Adjusted page padding on author profiles
Bugfix:
Re-enabled table horizontal scrolling in wide instances
Bugfix:
Adjusted interaction on new comments code so that preview can be initialized with an enter stroke
Change:
Enabled smoother page auto scrolling in new comments code
Improvement:
Removed unused javascript from page initialization
Improvement:
Applied refactored Social Share Buttons to Articles and Features
Improvement:
Applied refactored Comment Counts to Articles and Rivers
Improvement:
Applied refactored code to News Now advertising elements
Improvement:
Added link to Outsports.com to the shared network navigation
Version 1.1.3 February 28, 2013
Feature:
Added a social bar to articles to increase community engagement; collapsible for logged-in users.
Improvement:
Enhancements to the systems and snippets used to build longform features.
Improvement:
Exposing author's Twitter handle on articles if available.
Bugfix:
Misc bug fixes, including cleanup to comments.
Version 1.1.2 February 11, 2013
Improvement:
Redesign of Fanshots in the river.
Improvement:
Redesign of Fanshots index page.
Improvement:
Redesign of each type of Fanshot.
Feature:
New Tweetshot Fanshot for links to Tweets.
Version 1.1.1 January 31, 2013
Change:
Sidebar module color scheme changes
Feature:
Editorial snippets for insertion into regular articles
Feature:
Better spam prevention tools.
Feature:
Added notifications for Fanposts and Fanshots to My SB Nation modal.
Bugfix:
Fix broken labels on Fanposts.
Bugfix:
Show Promo Headline on Fanposts promoted to the front page.
Bugfix:
Fixing Cycling link in network navigation.
Bugfix:
Fixing Sections link in site navigation.
Version 1.1 January 2, 2013
Change:
FanPosts, FanShots, and all other sidebar modules moved to the right hand side of the front page
Improvement:
Reduced size of the photos on the front page and adjusted layout of stories to emphasize text and ease scanability.
Feature:
Added two shorter cover templates that take up less space on the homepage.
Feature:
Added orientation widget below cover for each blog.
Improvement:
Fanposts can now be placed in the cover.
Improvement:
Switched up the navigation at the top of the page to show local site items rather than network level navigation. Network navigation reveals on hover.
Change:
Moved login, sign up, and My SB Nation links to new top navigation bar.
Change:
Editors can select a photo for Fanposts promoted to the front page.
Version 1.0.8 December 12, 2012
Bugfix:
IE8 usability enhancements to frontpage and article pages
Feature:
New Tickets links for all team blogs, regional sites, and team pages
Version 1.0.7 November 26, 2012
Improvement:
Design pass to page footer. More emphasis on community navigation and branding.
Improvement:
More distinct/usable mobile header, now with cleaner typography.
Improvement:
Streamlined the mobile article experience, particularly between the end of the article and comments.
Bugfix:
Tweaking certain JavaScript includes to prevent mysterious Android 2.3 crashes.
Version 1.0.6 November 6, 2012
Improvement:
Slimming down and speeding up the mobile front page. Removed covers and photos for improved scanability, and simplified nav to have direct Fanshot/Fanpost links.
Plus other assorted bug fixes
Version 1.0.5 November 1, 2012
Improvement:
Enhancements to commenting functionality. Pressing Z at the top of an article should now jump to the first comment.
Bugfix:
Show unread comments for story stream entries.
Bugfix:
Load all StoryStream updates in fewer than 8.
Improvement:
Fixes to page titles and meta tags for better content organization and search indexing.
Plus other assorted bug fixes, query optimizations, and performance adjustments.
Version 1.0.4 October 31, 2012
Improvement:
Tweaks to lazy loading to improve scrolling performance.
Feature:
Added 'Reload comments' button for mobile users. Marks all comments as read and then pulls in new ones.
Version 1.0.3 October 17, 2012
Improvement:
Mobile optimization upgrades. Decreased size of CSS, delay load of page elements, hide avatars in mobile comments, continued monitoring of data
Change:
Restyled and increased the number of recommended and recent FanPosts on the homepage sidebar
Addition:
Added author bylines to Articles in the cover
Addition:
Added indicator when articles and features from another site in SB Nation network are placed on homepages
Addition:
Styled the newsletters signup page
Change:
Trending Stories are now relevant to league of the team or sport each site covers
Change:
Added article headline to comments on user profile recent activity list for better reply context
Fix:
Reinstated ability for authors to add custom captions to photos
Fix:
Reinstated the ability for users to add polls to FanPosts
Bugfix:
Accurate comment counts updated faster on StoryStream updates in the cover
Bugfix:
Problem with logos that break out of the circle were getting clipped
Bugfix:
New comment counts incorrect on content posted from another site in SB Nation network
Bugfix:
Problem with filters not working on FanShot index page
Bugfix:
Problem with Shift-A keyboard shortcut for comments not working properly in large threads
Bugfix:
Fixed Facebook login issues
Bugfix:
Resolved confusion with information on the FanPosts page
Bugfix:
Centered top ad
Bugfix:
Fixed a number of silent system errors that made debugging of other problems difficult
Plus other assorted bug fixes.
Version 1.0.2 October 03, 2012
Improvement:
Significant decrease in mobile load and render time; continued data monitoring
Improvement:
Finding optimal images sizes for desktop
Bugfix:
Added rec button to articles
Bugfix:
Removal of strange related results in Search filters
Bugfix:
Trailing slash on hub throws error
Bugfix:
Incorrect permissions request for Facebook kink sharing
Bugfix:
Inlining common CSS images to reduce requests
Change:
disable live updating for mobile comments
Bugfix:
Restored Fanpost community disclaimer
Bugfix:
Notify other SBN writer function now working
Bugfix:
Restore images in covers for IE8
Bugfix:
Cleanup to cover hover animations and sponsorships
Misc other bugs, UX improvements, and optimizations
Version 1.0.1 September 27, 2012
Bugfix:
IE8 rendering improvements
Bugfix:
Mobile commenting experience cleanup
Bugfix:
Mobile data payload reduced
Version 1.0.0 September 24, 2012
SB Nation United released upon the world. Game on.
Features:
Established new consistent branding, user experience, visual design, and editorial toolset across all 320+ SB Nation communities. Made photo galleries, video posts, longform features, Fanposts, Fanshots, and StoryStreams available to all sites. High-impact Covers and other configurable layout tools allow each sites to curate and differentiate as they see fit. Upgraded taxonomy system to allow for cross-network sections and hubs. All pages designed and engineered to work responsively across mobile, tablet, and desktop devices. Responsive reskins and other custom advertising components integrated. Page layout system deployed for flexible site development, maintenance, and performance. Hoefler & Frere-Jones webfonts used across all pages.
