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Changelog

All major features, fixes, bugs will now be tracked on Canny.

All notable changes to this site will be documented on this page.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this site adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Types of changes

  • Unreleased section at the top tracks upcoming changes.
  • Added for new features.
  • Changed for changes in existing functionality.
  • Deprecated for soon-to-be removed features.
  • Removed for now removed features.
  • Fixed for any bug fixes.
  • Security in case of vulnerabilities.

Unreleased

Add

  • Improvement: Link Category page in breadcrumbs for ALL Post Types
  • Feature: Allow media uploads for BuddyPress Groups

Change

  • Usability: Switch Search page to keep Search box persistent

Fix

  • Cosmetic: Dark Mode issue in BuddyPress Activity/Messages section
  • Bug: Switching access for Post Types to Toolset Access removes Author dropdown under Quick Edit and Posts (Subtitle Providers and Projects affected) — Workaround: Temporarily switch the access to default, then make changes to the Post, finally revert access back to be managed by Toolset Access. Ticket for reference.
  • Bug: Unable to save checked checkboxes on the front-end pages for Crew Credit. Workaround: Check the boxes in WP Dashboard instead or Add/save the Crew member first, then go back and edit after it’s been saved.

Security

  • Block BuddyPress User Profiles and Activity from Guests

[1.0.39] – 2023-1-29

Added

  • Add Custom Lists: List functionality now added to the site! Add any Drama, Movie, Special or People to a list with notes.

[1.0.38] – 2022-12-30

Added

  • Subtitle Provider Profiles: Stats now available by Project Status (Announced, Completed, In Progress, Dropped), Post Types (Dramas, Movies, Specials), and Runtime/Minutes.

[1.0.37] – 2022-12-28

Updated

  • Dramas, Specials and Movie pages: Updated design elements
  • Dramas, Specials and Movie pages: Added Cast and Crew name call-out list

[1.0.36] – 2022-12-27

Added

  • Timeslot Conversion: Timeslot Time field needs to be in military time with 4 digits (ex. 22:05), this is then converted to am/pm time on the Drama and Special pages

Fixed

  • Subtitle Projects: Added JavaScript which only allows 1 box to be checked at a time for Project Status; Users can no longer select more than 1 Project Status

[1.0.35] – 2022-12-26

Added

  • Drama, Special: Runtime and Timeslot (Day and Time) fields
  • Special: Last Air Date field if Special has more than one episode
  • Special: Updated look and feel of Specials page

[1.0.34] – 2022-12-13

Added

  • Hikari Raiders RAWs archived and partially rehosted on DO
  • Pirate’s Booty: Anchor icon shows in Search results if a title has a special Pirate’s Booty link
  • Search: Added Episodes and cleaned up other fields

[1.0.33] – 2022-12-7

Video Demo

Added

  • Reviews: Add a review to a Drama, Movie, Special.
  • Series: Add any Drama, Movie, and/or Special to a master Series list. Content is automatically pulled including Featured image, Cast, Crew, and Synopsis.

[1.0.32] – 2022-10-26

Video Demo

Added

  • Requesting Subtitles: Request English or Japanese subtitles for Dramas, Movies, and Specials
  • Thanks: Give thanks to Subtitle Providers and Subtitle Projects.

Fixed

  • Add Cast/Add Crew/Add Member: Updated to inline editing versus refreshing the whole page. Design also updated.

[1.0.31] – 2022-10-12

Added

  • Pirate’s Booty: Special links available on Dramas, Movies, and Special pages.

[1.0.30] – 2022-09-3

Added

  • Forever Lonely feature (JP Dramas, Movies, and Specials without subtitles) some more today. Tightening some things up and using a smaller thumbnail for faster loading.

[1.0.29] – 2022-08-26

Added

  • Added a search filter to The Subtitle Projects Index!

[1.0.28] – 2022-08-24

Added

  • Now introducing Subtitle Types! These tags will help you categorize and filter SubProjects. Subtitle Types: External Subs, Hardsubbed, NekoCapped, OCRed, Retimed, Softsubbed, Transcribed, Untimed.

Fixed

  • We’ve also squashed a major bug for the download counter for SubProjects. The download counter is now registering properly & will auto-refresh the page whenever you download to update the count. Now fansubbers can track the downloads of their subtitles.

[1.0.27] – 2022-08-18

Fixed

  • Subtitle Projects listed under Fansubber Profile pages are now displaying in ascending order alphabetically. This bug has been around since May of this year!

[1.0.26] – 2022-08-15

Fixed

  • Related Dramas/Movies/SPs badges weren’t showing, but now they do!
  • Also fixed order of details for Dramas/Movies/SPs & SubProjects for consistency in search results.

[1.0.25] – 2022-08-13

Added

  • Groups: A Group is a container which allows you to add people to it (example: members of a music or acting troupe)
  • Subtitle Projects: Updated on Drama-Otaku.com to improve filtering. Project Status looks like this. Check Announced, Completed, Dropped, or In Progress under Project Status. If a SubProject is In Progress or Dropped, please go to Episode Status & fill in the field as shown.

[1.0.24] – 2022-08-1

Added

  • Dramas: Added Ratings and Episode Titles

[1.0.23] – 2022-07-11

Added

  • Related Titles: Associate related Dramas, Movies, Specials to other Dramas, Movies, Specials
  • Ratings and Reviews tabs on Dramas, Movies, Specials
  • ReCaptcha for comments to prevent bots and spamming

Changed

  • Turned off Disqus to improve user experience

Fixed

  • Movies Official links now showing

[1.0.22] – 2022-05-02

Added

  • Cast: Relationship, Episode Appearance, Role Importance (Lead, Support, Guest)
  • Person: Types (Drama, Movie, Special) under Credits/Crew tab
  • Person: Source link properly showing under About section
  • Drama, Movie, SPs, Person: Anchor links that link to various sections of the page for quick access

Changed

  • Crew: Swapped Title text box (director, screenwriter, etc.) to pre-filled options with Checkboxes–BUG: Unable to save checked checkboxes on the front-end pages. Workaround: Check the boxes in WP Dashboard instead.
  • Location of Views and Bookmarks moved underneath Synopsis or About section

[1.0.21] – 2022-04-30

Added

  • Machine Translation option added to Subtitle Projects
  • Counter for total number of Subtitle Projects to Subtitle Provider profiles
  • Bookmarks: Fave Actors, Fave Actresses, Fave Directors, and My Biases

Changed

  • Self-sourced in Subtitle Projects now read Human Translation

Fixed

  • Bug: Filtering on Subtitle Projects

[1.0.20] – 2022-04-29

Added

Changed

  • Separated Current Dramas and SPs from Movies on homepage into tabs

[1.0.19] – 2022-04-06

Added

Fixed

  • Bug: Subtitle Availability and Status information incorrectly showing in Search results

[1.0.18] – 2022-04-01

Added

  • Feature: Media Uploads for the following Post Types: Dramas, Movies, Specials, People
  • Comments headers and anchors to all Post types with comments

Fixed

  • Manual ad placement in strategic areas that aren’t as obtrusive — no ads on Subtitle Projects and Subtitle Provider pages
  • Sorting on Subtitle Provider pages for Start Date, Completion Date, and Status — Subtitle Projects without a Start Date or Completion Date (N/A) doesn’t get sorted
  • Bug: Indexing issue with Subtitles by Year page

Removed

  • Automated Google Adsense Placement

[1.0.17] – 2022-03-28

Changed

  • Upload Media file feature is more robust–now allows for “Descriptions” for each file and multiple uploads via one button click (View YouTube video demo)

Fixed

  • Download counter working again on Subtitle Projects pages–downgraded to PHP version 7.4

[1.0.16] – 2022-03-25

Added

  • Rebranded login page
  • Drama-Otaku logo

Changed

  • Registration requirements on register page (ANY one valid active online profile is required)

Fixed

  • Custom Post Templates max width

Security

  • Updated theme to newest version

[1.0.15] – 2022-03-16

Added

  • Anchors for sections on Subtitle Project pages
  • Turn off ads for Contributors and VIP Members (Patreon pledgers)

Fixed

  • Media tab for Drama pages (templates)

[1.0.14] – 2022-03-14

Added

  • Release date and genres to Upcoming Dramas, Movies, Specials slider on frontpage

Fixed

  • Disqus commenting automatically syncs with WP comments
  • Comments will automatically update on the frontpage

[1.0.13] – 2022-03-12

Added

  • Feature: Follow/Favorite Subtitle Projects — Extended to all Post Types and rebranded to Bookmarks
  • Styling for Total Views and Bookmarks widgets
  • Total Views and Bookmarks widgets to all custom post types: Dramas, Movies, Specials, People, Subtitle Providers, Sub Projects
  • More Bookmarks categories

Changed

  • Enabled comments for People Custom Post Type

Fixed

  • Indexed newly added content for Search

[1.0.12] – 2022-03-6

Added

  • Subtitle Provider URL field on User Profiles to link DO Subtitle Provider Profiles with User Profiles

Changed

  • Moved Dashboard to top navigation and out from Profile hover-over
  • Moved Subtitle Projects from 3rd tab to 1st tab on Dashboard — Give Fansubbers instant access to Subtitle Projects

Fixed

  • Indexed newly added content for Search

[1.0.11] – 2022-03-5

Added

  • News to top navigation

Changed

  • Cosmetic: Movies and Specials Templates
    • Centered large featured image
    • Details and Subtitle Availability callout box in 2 columns
    • Comments header with anchor for SubProjects comments button
  • SubProjects comments button links to anchor on Drama Template — brings Users to Comments section
  • Display SubProvider Details on Search/archive results pages
  • SubProvider Search/archive results pages inline with other Post Types
  • Cleaned up Dramas, Movies, Specials Search/archive results pages

Security

  • Blocked WP Dashboard for Guests, Subscribers, and Contributors using WP Cerber
  • Deactivated Hide Admin Bar From Front End plugin (redundant)
  • Deleted unused themes and updated Neve theme to Version: 3.1.6

[1.0.10] – 2022-03-2

Changed

  • Access permissions related to Contributors for editing Post fields
  • Current News on homepage meta data styling
  • Current Subtitle Projects on homepage styling

Fixed

  • Default sorting filter for Subtitle Projects Index

[1.0.9] – 2022-03-1

Added

  • Sorting filters and pagination to Subtitle Projects Index to improve usability and performance
  • Post Count Views for all Post Types (Dramas, Movies, Specials, People, Subtitle Providers, Subtitle Projects)
  • Upload Recommendation callout box to Subtitle Projects with approved file types
  • Add Crew to Drama/Movie/Special Forms to navigation
  • Subtitle Projects Index to navigation as a sub item

Changed

  • Subtitle Projects Index sorted by Last Updated (modified) date/time of Subtitle Project — inline with sorting of Current Subtitles Projects widget on homepage
  • Link on homepage in Current Subtitles Projects widget
  • Associated Users added as “author” to respective Subtitle Provider profiles — Allows users to update content on admin-created Subtitle Provider profiles themselves

[1.0.8] – 2022-02-28

Added

  • Favorites plugin installed (still testing)
  • Post Views Count plugin installed (still testing)

Changed

  • Cosmetic: Adjusted Drama Post Type Template
    • New view created for “Subtitle Availability” callout box
    • Increased featured image and centered
    • Bump Details down and placed side-by-side with new “Subtitle Availability” box
  • Updated access controls for Subtitle Provider and Subtitle Project so Toolset Access manages it

Deprecated

  • Remove Custom Fields for Networks (Dramas and Specials) and Film Studios (Movies) from WP Dashboard after swapping — Not scaleable

[1.0.7] – 2022-02-27

Added

  • View for Crew Credits on People Template to display associated Drama, Movie, Special and Titles (Director, Screenwriter, Producer, etc.)
  • New tab for Crew in Credits section of People Template

Changed

  • Fansubber Post Type changed to Subtitle Provider (more generic) to apply to a broader set of Subtitle Providers (stream sites, transcribers, etc.)
    • Add/Edit Subtitle Provider Forms (Related Subtitle Provider drop down)
    • New Taxonomy tags for Subtitle Provider Type (Fansubber, Official (Stream Sites), Other, Transcriber)
    • All instances of Fansubber now replaced with Subtitle Provider or Sub Provider in Views: Subtitle Projects Index, English Subtitle Projects query, Current Subtitle Projects on homepage
    • Add/Edit Subtitle Project Forms (Related Subtitle Provider drop down)

Fixed

  • Display: Credits were showing inline as one messy link in breadcrumb of Person’s profile for those with multiple credits

[1.0.6] – 2022-02-24

Added

  • Created Indexes for All Dramas, Movies, Specials and People and added to Dashboard for Contributors to search easily
  • Show more Subtitle Projects on Homepage

Fixed

  • Cosmetic: Image width and height for Current Dramas Slider on Homepage
  • Bug: Add Movie, Add Fansubber, Add People forms throwing dupe title error preventing titles from being added
  • Indexed new titles and terms for Search Results
  • Redirect all Add XXXX forms to page itself versus showing message about Review and checking dashboard — increase throughput for DO staff during Beta

[1.0.5] – 2022-02-21

Added

  • Feature: Allow multiple links for External links on “Add Subtitle Project” and Subtitle Project page

Deprecated

  • URL truncation to grab filename from uploaded files on Subtitle Projects – Unnecessarily truncating some uploaded files that included additional periods in the filename

Fixed

  • Cosmetic: Subtitle Project Downloads view cut off on mobile view

Security

  • Blocked more Subtitle and Fansubber pages from Guest view

[1.0.4] – 2022-02-19

Added

  • Crew feature to Drama Post Types
    • Display: Crew section to Drama Post Types
    • Display: Inline “Add Crew” link to Dramas
    • Display: Inline “Edit” and “Remove” links to Dramas
    • New Relationship Dramas-Crew
    • New Relationship Forms: “Add drama-crew” and “Edit drama-crew”
    • New Views: List of Drama Crew Credits and Edit Link for Crew Dramas
    • Content Templates: Add Crew to Drama (new), Editing Crew Drama (new), Template for Dramas (edit)

Fixed

  • “Remove” links for Cast will now “delete” the relationship permanently versus moving to “trash” – this was preventing “trashed” relationships from being re-added
  • Inline Add, Edit, Remove link permissions on Drama Post Types using deny rule for Guests versus allow for admins and contributors

[1.0.3] – 2022-02-18

Added

  • Network taxonomy tags (Dramas and Specials) — Contributors can add new tags themselves
  • Distributor taxonomy tags (Movies) — Contributors can add new tags themselves

Deprecated

  • Removed Custom Fields for Networks (Dramas and Specials) and Film Studios (Movies) from Add/Edit Drama, Movie, Special Content Forms — Not scaleable

Fixed

  • Drama, Movie, and Special Content Templates to reflect new Network/Distributor taxonomy tags
  • Add/Edit Drama, Movie, Special Content Forms to include new checkbox fields for Network/Distributor taxonomy tags
  • Subtitle Project Index to include new code for Network/Distributor taxonomy tags

[1.0.2] – 2022-02-16

Security

  • Block Guests from viewing Subtitle Projects and Fansubbers — Re-enabled a section in Access
  • Block Subscribers from adding Cast relationships
  • Enable hotlinking feature on the server’s Cpanel

[1.0.1] – 2022-02-14

Added

  • View All News button on Homepage

Fixed

  • BuddyPress Notifications not loading — Disabled Relevanssi Live Ajax Search
  • Attachments not uploading to all Post Types via WP Dashboard — Disabled Relevanssi Live Ajax Search

Removed

  • Switch Search page to keep Search box persistent — Relevanssi Live Ajax Search caused conflicts with various Ajax functions of the site including BuddyPress Notifications and attachments via the WP Dashboard

Security

  • Block WordPress Dashboard from most users to avoid confusion

[1.0.0] – 2022-02-13

Changed

  • Switch Search page to keep Search box persistent (using Relevanssi Live Ajax Search)
  • Switch from multi-select fields to checkboxes for the following Post Types: Add/Edit Dramas, Movies, Specials

Added

  • Enable bio field (About Me) on Profiles (link: https://drama-otaku.com/members/username/profile/)
  • User Member Types/badges for Admins and Staff Editors on Profiles