Feb 8-21: The future public site started gaining shape

The new site was not yet live, but the blog, search, contribution flows, and city-based discovery were all being built out.

Sabine Schmaltz1 min read
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This work happened behind the scenes. The new site was not yet live.

During this period, the future public site started feeling broader than a directory. Blog pages, city discovery, search improvements, and cleaner contribution flows were all moving into place.

What's new

  • Behind the scenes, the blog system and richer public-site content were being built out for the new site
  • Behind the scenes, search and discovery flows were getting stronger and easier to navigate
  • Behind the scenes, contribution flows for new venues and venue edits were getting more robust, including duplicate-reduction work
  • Behind the scenes, RSVP, attendee, friend, and profile interaction work was becoming more complete
  • Localization and language-aware routing expanded, especially for French
  • Behind the scenes, city-based discovery was taking shape as a core part of the future public site
  • Behind the scenes, deploy and serving checks were also getting tighter

Why it matters

This was the stage where the future site started gaining editorial shape, not just product shape.