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Hello Backloggd patrons!

It's been a while since the developer updates moved to being public on Medium, but that doesn't mean I can't have smaller posts here to keep you informed in-between!

Since the GOTY event wrapped up, I'm back to working on the log editor beta which will make its way into the 1.10.5 update (prev. named 1.10.4 before 1.10.4 came out). Again this will start as a Backer beta feature but will work its way to be more public if everything goes well. It'll...

Developer Update: Oct 2022

New format! Developer updates will now be published publicly as it felt strange to hide progress from everyone else when it provides transparency on what's happening during development.

Don't fret though, patrons will still receive exclusive first look into features and we'll always have the progress tracker that is special to patrons only.

08.22 | Development Update

Hello again!

Now that 1.10 has settled in and major bugs have been squashed, it's time to get back into our monthly dev posts!

Surveys Concluded

We had two surveys close recently, the 1.10 Feedback and the Patreon Census. Both of these provided a lot of information to go off of where to focus next, so an extra thank you to all who participated! The 1.10 feedback especially made some pain points very clear and is what I'm wo...

Backer Census 2022

This survey is exclusively for Backers to gauge what you're enjoying the most out of your Backer perks. Also includes a few questions on possible changes to the way being a Backer works / includes.

Feel free to fill out anytime, survey will close in about two weeks.

Thanks!

MrProg

1.10 Release Readiness

Hello hello!

No development update this month because development has finished! After almost one year since 1.9 came out I'm finally ready to unleash the next set of changes for Backloggd, 1.10 will be launching on July 1st.

The reason for the 99% progress is because that last 1% is being spent on thoroughly testing every nook and cranny of the site and patching any bugs before it goes live. It also encompasses prepping marketing materials such as the update blo...

05.22 | Development Update

May is here with a new update report to go with it! One week after the backer closed-beta I have new tidbits to share about the feedback and the current status of the release.

The Closed Beta Results

In case you missed it, we had a closed beta for primarily trying out the new log editor. Allowing participants (thanks again to all who participated!) to get a feel for what it'd be like to log their games in the new UI while being able to find bugs, submit idea...

1.10 Closed Beta Sign-Up [Closed]

Sign-ups are now closed, invitations have been sent out to those who were chosen, if any slots open up I'll send out additional invites between now and the end of Friday 5/5. Thank you!

As 1.10 progresses, I'm looking to get some mid-way feedback on the main log editor in terms with how it feels to use and the features it provides. You'd be starting a blank profile and just logging games to feel the process, then hopefully providing feedback on it! This will not be tied to you...

04.22 | Development Update + Progress Tracker

Another month down, another month of progress to share. This update we'll be taking a closer look at the redesigned home page, similar to how we explored the new journal last time. I'll also start sharing 1.10's development progress in this post:

1.10 Progress: 99.9%

In case you're not familiar, this progress percentage will be updated roughly every-other-day as I continue work on the update and complete tasks, so be sure to check back often! Don't be surprised if it fluctuates ...

03.22 | Development Update

Welcome back to another dev update, I hope your weekend was well. This time I have some work-in-progress screenshots of 1.10 ready to share!

This will focus entirely on the revamped journal that's coming with the 1.10 update, as I'm hoping to improve it based accessibility, understandability, and simplicity. Now let's go through each screenshot where I can give a brief description of what's changed and why.

Also keep in mind these are still extremely work-in-prog...

02.22 | Development Update

Welcome to the new year! With January already flown by I think it's about time to talk what's next for Backloggd.

So if you read the last post you may remember I promised to release 1.10 by December but that only ended up being half-true. The badges did get released which was the main goal but instead under a minor update of 1.9.7. This was mainly due to just not having too much else to package in with it. So with that said, 1.10 is back to being the redesign update plenty of content to...

On to a New Year

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to send out a quick post before the year concludes both to say thank you for reaching the next Patreon milestone and to give a quick update on what's coming in the new year.

Over this past year Backloggd received 3 major updates and 15 minor updates bringing a plethora of new features, fixes, and overall beefing up our platform. This year has been a huge step is growing Backloggd and I can't wait for what's next. Wi...

12.21 | Development Update

Hello again, welcome back to another Backloggd update!

This time we're going to spend some time recapping what's happened between our last update in September and now. Then we'll take a look at updated plan for this month.


Recap
- Username can be changed every 30 days
- 2021 GOTY event started
- List searching

We had a handful of new features pop-up between now and then. Username changing and list searching were highly requested on their own...

September Development Update

Welcome back to another monthly update!

Looking back at last month, these were the focus points for the next planned releases.

• 1.9 General Content (Bug fixes, small features, and enhancements)

• Moderation tools (Gives trusted site admins the ability to help me maintain the site's content)

• Patreon Badges Goal (10 new badges from reaching the latest goal)

August Development Update

Hello!

I just wanted to share a quick update on the current status of all things Backloggd, specifically the plan for what's next. As you may already know, the next features in development were already mentioned at the end of 1.9's update article. For a recap they are:

• 1.9 General Content (Bug fixes, small features, and enhancements)

• Patreon Badges Goal (10 new badges from reaching the latest goal)
2021-08-27 23:02:16 +0000 UTC View Post

1.9 Progress

Update 7/31: Development on the 1.9 update is now complete! Next up is running through some tests and prepping the launch materials such as the changelog and Medium post. So stay very tuned for 1.9's release.

Welcome back to another progress update! This next update will mostly be a collection of medium to small changes  rather than one large one, many of them being implemented based on community feedback!

Progress 100%

- Game page r...

1.8 Stats Update - Release Date

Get ready for another Backloggd update coming this Wednesday! For a recap this update will be especially good for Backers as it'll introduce a brand new stats page as an exclusive. You'll also see a redesigned list folder system and game page layout to try out in beta. Along with that this update brings a whole slew of improvements and bug fixes to feast your eyes upon very soon!

Can't wait to see you then!

1.8 Progress

Good evening, morning, afternoon and welcome to another progress post where you get the latest scoop of when the upcoming juicy features are dropping next. This one will be a little different since we had the Profile Stats progress update already, which 1.8 will mostly be focused on.

So I wanted to deliver a final peek at what's to come for the stats page including the finished look. With the stats completed, I'll now use this post to keep progress posted for the rest of 1.8 which I wo...

Profile Stats: Early Look

With the profile stats page coming next, I wanted to share a first look at how it's been developing so far.

Disclaimer:
Even though the point of this screenshot is to see how it'll look, I want you to keep in mind I've been primarily focusing on getting the data right and still have a lot to do when it comes to cleaning it up visually. With that said I still want to walkthrough what I think will make a good stats page and what's being shown here.
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My ...

Backer Feature Progress: Profile Stats

As you may know profile stats are coming to backers with the focus being on all-time stats. To give you a better idea of when to expect this feature, check back on this page to see the current progress as I'll update it as I go.

Progress (100% 🎉)

Here's some stats to expect at launch:

• Platforms breakdown
• Genre breakdown
• Ownership breakdown
• Total played by release year
• Top most days played (games sorted by total number of journal...
  2021-02-24 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

The Next Backer Feature

Looks like the favorites showcase will be the next feature that'll come to Backloggd exclusively for backers! The favorites showcase will be a new page accessible from your profile that will showcase all of your favorites games from varying categories all tied into a nice UI to show it off. Think of how the GOTY event was setup but all-time and permanent.

As a reminder this will come after the personalized "All-Time" stats page has been implemented, which will hopefully be soon. A lot...

Backer Feature Voting - Feb 4th 2021

Hey everyone!

We're back a lot sooner than I thought we'd be but since we hit the $200 goal here on Patreon you all deserve another poll to vote on the next backer feature.

As a reminder, the profile stats page won last time and is still coming! While there isn't a release date, it'll be coming first no matter what gets decided at this poll.

I've decided to use Google Forms for the poll this time to prevent "popular vote influence" so here's the link below: 2021-02-05 01:43:00 +0000 UTC View Post

1.7 Progress Report #3

Welcome back to the last progress report before 1.7 launches later this month. Additionally I want to give a warm welcome to all the new patrons that joined us this month, there are a ton of you! Can't thank you enough for helping me support the site.
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Another tent-pole feature this update will be the ability to organize lists in folders. This has been something that's been requested since lists launched and I'm excited to finally bring it to reality (plus it's something we get t...

1.7 Progress Report #2

As 2020 comes to a close I have one last progress report to share with you today on the upcoming lists update.

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Since last time, a lot of progress has been made to the "stats" side of lists. The progress counter has been resized and equipped with a new dropdown menu to breakdown your progress on a list. As you can see above, when the stats are expanded you'll also see badges on each game indicating your status for each of the games.

Other finished areas not shown here incl...

1.7 Progress Report

Just wanted to send out a quick update on how 1.7 is progressing.

So far the backend system for editing lists has been mostly redone to support better performance and allow list entries to only be saved once the "Save Changes" button is pressed, rather than autosave on every change.

This enables you to better plan out your changes as you make them and be able to discard them to go back if needed. It also lines up with how the rest of the site handles saving so that it doesn't beco...

1.7 Progress

Coming up next in 1.7 will be many list improvements requested since lists were launched over a year ago. Here's a summary of the changes that are planned.

Progress (100% 🎉)

• List orderings8 will only save once Save Changes is selected instead of auto-saving on reorder
• List system will be redone to greatly improve performance when it comes to editing
• List liking to better follow lists
• List comments to better talk about list...
  2020-12-01 23:28:17 +0000 UTC View Post

1.6 Feature Peek 👀

Get ready for the new activity feed launching on Backloggd coming the next update! 

This feed will allow you to see all of your activities, your friends', and any incoming such as when someone likes your review, follows you, etc. Along with this comes the notification bell at the top of navigation bar that will visually alert you when you receive new inbound activity.

Stay tuned for more information on the activity feed!

1.5 Released!

Checkout the new update now in all its glory!

1.5 Feature Showcase

Here's a special look at one of the new features coming to Backloggd in 1.5.

There'll be a new page where you can discover reviews from across the site with various filters to guide you. Such as viewing reviews by everyone or just your friends and then a time frame such as the past day, week, month, etc. 

You'll  be able to access this page by selecting See More on the home page's Recent Reviews section. I'm hoping this will be the start to a Social page where reviews an...

1.5 Progress

Looks like game stats won on for the next backer feature! It'll be exciting to finally start it. With that said I believe it's time to share the progress for the 1.5 update.

Progress (100% 🎉 - Now live!)

• Review restyling (Done)
• Review spoiler marker (Done)
• Page for viewing review likes (Done)
• Page for viewing reviews a user liked (Done)
• General page for viewing all reviews withi...
  2020-08-13 01:23:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Backer Feature Voting

Hello everyone!

I figured it's about time Backers get a more tangible feature for their monthly support and who better to ask than those who support Backloggd now!

I've setup a poll with 3 options to vote on, the one with the highest votes will get development priority and likely be the next exclusive feature. So let's go over each one:

Profile Banners
- This would allow you to search by any game and choose one of its banners to set as your own. A nice...