This changelog describes the history of updates to the site, highlighting how the site has evolved over time.
July 3, 2024
- Added integration with Obsidian writing app via miniOrange API Authentication plugin
- Added integration with Fediverse
- Updated overall site with and styles; added red color
- Updated layout of:
- Notebook page: Converted categories into horizontal list; updated design of posts; tweaked styles
- Archives: Completely restyled pages to match site
- Single post view: Tweaked display of featured image
- Installed and configured Admin Menu Editor
- Removed default “Blog Posts” page in favor of custom page
- Made tweaks to improve PageSpeed scores
July 1, 2024
- Re-organized and condensed categories, moving many of them over to tags
- Adjusted the layout of the single blog post template:
- Changed layout of post intro area
- Added author bio
- Changed width of single post template to be slightly wider (from 768 to 980 pixels by default)
- Updated layout of ‘About’ page
- Moved USS Constitution section to bottom of page instead of side-by-side with ‘Disclosures’ section
- Fixed issue where logo was not showing on small screen size breakpoints
- Updated main navigation style:
- Added highlight color box around nav items
- Updated global footer:
- Changed footer copyright notice to reference my name, not ‘jasonclarke.org’
- Added links to ‘Roadmap’ and ‘Changelog’ pages
- Updated backend content structure:
- Moved some top-level pages to under ‘About’ for organizational purposes
2022
- Replaced custom-built theme (sad) with Astra Pro commercial theme with heavy customizations.
2021-2014
- Damn, I didn’t update this for 10 years! (I added the updates above in 2024).
March 9th, 2014
- Updated color scheme to “winter”
- Removed outdated login screen and admin customizations
- Added back in jQuery support from within WP core
- Updated to WordPress 3.8.1 and cleaned up themes and plugins
- Fixed missing GitHub icon on “About” page sidebar
- Pushed latest version of theme with various fixes and updates
- Added OSX Notifications thanks to the awesome PushUp plugin!
December 2nd, 2013
- Launched new “Zoom Shots” feature and custom post type.
October 16th, 2013
- Updated the site color theme from purple to brown/orange;
- Refactored the stylesheet to abstract colors to enable easier color scheme updates;
- Revised the “About” page text and the sidebar “Welcome friends” copy.
July 23rd, 2013
- Updated the “About” page text to reflect a change in employment, including the disclaimer copy & last updated date.
April 23rd, 2013
- Moved sidebar down even further so it doesn’t get caught under the fading header on reasonable-to-wide monitor resolutions (up to 1700px wide)
- Added newsletter sign-up to individual posts
February 28, 2013
- Moved sidebar down slightly so it doesn’t get caught under the fading header on reasonable-to-wide monitor resolutions (up to 1700px wide)
February 19, 2013
- Added title tags to “Find me online” custom widget
- Updated alt tags for icons in “Find me online” custom widget
- Added GitHub and IMDb links to “Find me online” custom widget
- Updated “About” page copy
January 27, 2013
- Launched revised “Projects” section
- Added “Changelog” page
- Removed “A Hard Word to Pronounce” page
January 25, 2013
- Update logo font to Proxima Nova
- Added sidebar items
- Shortened bio
Version 0.88 – January 1, 2013
- Launched site in current iteration (Theme name: “Wilds”)