Are.na Release Notes

OF INTEREST

• Command menu (⌘K) is now on for everyone; the old dropdown is retired
• Scroll restoration: grids and tables come back exactly where you left them, at full size, on the first frame
• Areal 1.006: fixed sub/superscript digits, rebuilt guillemets; dropped ~90kb of unused alternates

Other web improvements

• Block grid flicker gone (virtualized cells keyed by type + ID); skeleton flash removed on profile and channel views during background refresh
• Metadata pass: reliable tab titles (e.g. Followers | Name | Are.na), correct canonical URLs, safer JSON-LD, token share pages noindex
• Password reset and invitation forms show real inline errors instead of "Can't be blank" toasts
• Long comments truncated in feed
• Profile tab navigates directly without a server-side redirect
• Plan copy updated, account-closure warning added, About page modernized
• Fixed: Enter toggling notification-email settings, profile link height shift in dropdown,...

OF INTEREST

• Bulk import flow: uploading more than 50 files now routes you into a staged importer with progress toasts; the uploader moved onto bulk block create under the hood
• New homepage for logged-out visitors: annotated video player, live search, "how it works" section, new footer, app download CTAs
• Browser extension is now repositionable and resizable, and can crop screenshots
• Drag blocks across browser windows to connect

Other web improvements

• Table view: fixed crash on empty channels, cell save failures now surface instead of falsely reporting success, retry for failed rows, absolute-date tooltips, smoother keyboard navigation, no more skeleton flash during background refresh
• Checkout without entering payment info when there's nothing due
• Logged-out Connect actions and searches now open a sign-up dialog instead of dead-ending
• Search palette keeps your term when opened on a search page
• Button/action consistency pass across...

OF INTEREST

• Command palette is now available to all premum supporter tier members: opens right from the search bar and covers quick block add, private channel creation, advanced search filters, system pages, theme switching, and more
• New centralized keyboard shortcuts dialog
• Expanded rich text editor when adding longer text blocks
• Browser extension: a general bug-fix pass and a new release (2.13.4): available in the Chrome Web Store, Firefox, and Safari

Other web improvements

• Command palette search results polish: "Top result" section for non-exact matches, avatars for people/groups in results, better scoped-search UX, recents grouped by type
• RSS feed link in the channel dropdown menu
• NSFW previews now get a uniform badge and blur that respects your settings
• Support for more Instagram reels URL formats
• Billing now displays tax in the "next payment due" section
• Fixed issue where invited people couldn't reset their password
• Fixed...

OF INTEREST

• Membership invitations for (channels and groups)[https://help.are.na/docs/getting-started/channels#adding-collaborators]
  • Now when you invite people to channels or groups, people who are following you are added automatically and if not the person gets an invitation that they must confirm
• Testing internally (supporter tier next): command palette

Other web improvements

• Fixed issue with switching premium plans while in a group
• Fixed keyboard shortcuts on Windows

API

• Added feed/notifications endpoints: https://www.are.na/developers/explore/feed/feed
• Added group membership endpoints: https://www.are.na/developers/explore/group/group
• Updates to SDK and MCP

Are.na Backend

• INTERNAL
  • More performant distribution of feed activity for highly followed channels
  • Fixes for premium plan switching and EU plans

Misc

• Wrote 100th changelog...

OF INTEREST

• 🆕🆕🆕 API CLI 🆕🆕🆕
• npm install -g @aredotna/cli
• https://github.com/aredotna/cli
• Rich text editor for blocks, and other editable fields
• Way improved handling of problem-child URLs (Instagram, Soundcloud, etc.)
• Import from other services (now testing with Supporter tier)
• https://www.are.na/import
• MCP for Are.na: https://mcp.are.na/

Other web improvements
Fixed issue with reader mode scrolling
Unified icons

Are.na Backend

INTERNAL

• Fixes for searching by url (thanks Nico)
• Better support for HEIC images
• Refined boosting on quicksearch ranking
• Support for markdown/richtext editor
• Fixes for payment flow of past due invoices
• Optimizations for recent connections queries

Misc

• Wrote 99th changelog

OF INTEREST

• Now testing iOS rebuild with all Premium members (find the link in https://are.na/settings/perks)
• OAuth application management in /settings (preparation for API v3)

OTHER SMALLER CHANGES

• Adds ability to unrestrict accounts
• Adds theme param to embed (thx Yatu)
• Mobile web improvements (preparation for Android / iOS rebuild)

Are.na API

• INTERNAL
• Updates to Sunday Review formatting
• Internal library updates
• Added index to recent_connections
• Adds investor-specific perks

Big projects in progress

• iOS / Android Rebuild (changelog)
• Search infrastructure upgrades
• API v3

General

• Wrote 96th changelog 𐝒

OF INTEREST

• 🆕🆕🆕 API v3 is ready to use! 🆕🆕🆕
Documentation: https://www.are.na/developers/explore
Or check out an example response on any channel, block or profile by clicking the API button in the dropdown menu.

OTHER SMALLER CHANGES

• Swipe feedback on mobile web and Android
• Native share on Android

Web

• Fixed issue where refreshing on random sort did not give a new random order
• Autoplay setting for present mode

Are.na API

INTERNAL

• More optimizations and restrictions for v2 (preparing for deprecation)
• More intelligent asynchronous job scaling
• Better handling of database connections

Big projects in progress

• Search infrastructure upgrades (in-progress)
• Import content to Are.na from various services, that shall currently remain unnamed

Misc

Wrote 98th changelog 𐝒