Changelog: HUGE Search & Explore Upgrade

I am SO EXCITED to share the release that we have been talking about for literally like a year at this point. We have FINALLY finished our massive project to address some long-standing site issues, and it's all live on Unvale RIGHT NOW!

Changelog: HUGE Search & Explore Upgrade

Hello, everyone! I am SO EXCITED to share the release that we have been talking about for literally like a year at this point. We have FINALLY finished our massive project to address some long-standing site issues, and it's all live on Unvale RIGHT NOW! Read on below for details, or just go browse the redesigned Explore page: https://unvale.io/explore

  • New Explore design: We've made it easier to browse all the creations you love on Unvale by redesigning Following, Trending, Explore, and Market all into one, simple page. We put a special emphasis on making sure it looks great on phones, so definitely check that out when you can!
  • New Default Explore view: One of the best parts of Unvale is that everyone's creations get shown on the front page of Explore, no matter if you have 1,000 followers or 10. Now, in addition to new creations going on the front page, you'll now be able to see everyone's "Recently Updated" creations! This means when you add new writing to a world, you get bumped up on Explore. When you add new art to an OC, you get bumped up on Explore. When you add a new trait to your OC because they dyed their hair green during a small menty b, you're BACK on EXPLORE! (And we still have "New" sorting if you really just want to see brand new stuff, don't worry. AND you can sort by "Oldest" now, too!)
  • Improved Search functionality: Want to see #space characters from everyone on the site? Want to see #space worlds from just those you're following? Want to see the trending #space writing from the last month? YOU CAN DO THAT NOW! You can even search someone's username and see the creations they've made!
  • Speed fast zoom woah: No, it wasn't your internet or the Chromebook you've dropped 800 times, our site was really slow before. But now, viewing your Following page or search results is SO FAST! No more waiting 500 years to see the latest creations in your favorite collab world. Now, it's more like 0.5 seconds.

Thanks so much to our amazing community (you) for your patience as we tackled this massive, massive project. Now, we finally are going to be able to speed up our releases and bring you even more cool stuff. I CAN'T WAIT!!! As always, let us know if you have feedback!