Evolvr 1.0.0

We are very proud to detail our latest release and version 1.0.0. This update includes some huge changes to internal systems that have led to some massive improvements in terms of scalability, performance and SEO. In this update, the API has been redesigned to be more platform-agnostic, and authentication has now been replaced with an in-house solution.

But we didn't want to just add huge changes to stuff the user couldn't really see, so there were also brand new features added in to the website as well.

new changes

• Introducing a brand new Rich-text editor, granted to not only blog posts, but all post types and comments.
• • The new editor is powered by Meta's lexical framework, giving way for power that users may already be accustomed to on other platforms, and more. The new editor uses Markdown syntax to add specific formatting to text, like: [text](link) for links, or ``` for code-blocks. Everything can be safely parsed and stored in the back-end, meaning there is a lot more that the Lexical framework is capable of that is not being taken advantage of yet.
  • A full list of features of the editor:
  • • Links
    • Headings
    • Lists
    • Code snippets + entire code blocks
    • Quotes
    • Bold/italic/bold+italic/strike-through
    • Mentions (@boonaki)
    • Line breaks
  • Headings and automatic links are special in that only blogs can use them. Everything else is fair game.
• You now have the ability to move posts between reels
• Brand new system for Auth
• API re-design
• Front-end re-structure with the inclusion of React Server Components, giving way for enhanced SEO, faster TTI and a near 60% reduction in the JS bundle sent to the client.
• New 404 page with an egg!

With these sweeping changes, new bugs may have been introduced and some independent features may be incomplete, though the majority of the app is complete and working as intended. Due to the change in authentication, passwords for existing users are no longer valid and will need to be reset.

Known Bugs

There is currently a BREAKING bug with authentication where if you happen to get stuck, the only way back to the site is to clear your cookies.

The site is currently missing accessibility features.

There are a few small bugs with the regular and blog text-editor-inputs, most noticeably where it steals focus away from other inputs. This is due to an elusive bug with automatic links, which is also why the regular text-box doesn't have the feature.

These will be patched in coming updates. Stay tuned and enjoy!