Memerator Updates

Always stay up to date with the Memerator updates page! Every time we make a notable set of changes, we will list them here. Enjoy!

June 12th, 2023

Additions:

Added preliminary ToS all users must agree to.
Warning when attempting to change name
When changing your name, you are now warned that your old URL won't redirect
Preliminary Discord Linked Roles support

Changes:

Some modals have turned into toasts
More descriptive errors when linking existing integrations

Fixed:

Name color on user search
Toggling Dark mode after searching not redirecting properly
Unfollow button showing up inconsistently

September 1st, 2020

Additions:

API Applications! Currently just for official Memerator apps, such as the iOS app and Discord
Regenerate Key option for keys
Sign up with Integration: Currently Discord and Google
Secret easter egg language option
Button names now show on mobile navbar dropdown

Changes:

Hovering over stars makes them green instead of changing size
Dark mode now renders on Login pages

Bug Fixes:

Fixed an issue where "View Integrations" wasn't checked when editing if enabled
Fixed a bug where the top left meme on meme pages was always bank

August 1st, 2020

Additions:

Dark/Light mode toggle in the navbar
If OS changes dark/light preference, it will update automatically
Can now add a note to credits
New key permission: View Integrations
Shortroutes, /m/:id -> /meme/:id and /p/:name -> /profile/:name
Add way to delete logs older than 1d, 7d, 30d, or all of them!
Added logging option for Submitting Memes.
Added page for the Memerator Discord bot and added a link in the navbar
Added toggle for Macaroni background (now off by default)

Changes:

Change how hover to rate is handled
Moved Following/Follower count and Un/Follow to below name on Profiles
Changed meme grid layout on profiles
Auto-redirect /profile/:id to /profile/:username
Update Top Memes to match Recent Memes layout
Pro users don't have to complete meme submit captcha
Edit button on meme pages replaced with an edit icon next to caption
Emails are no longer censored based on length
Emails that don't end with a common extension are also censored
Changed Dark Mode css (again) from Slate to Darkly
Updated wording for some achievements
Notifications and Contests are now checked periodically, pages should load ~80ms quicker!
Signing in with integration is now considered a "Successful Login" and will email and log if enabled

Removals:

Removed "Click to show more memes"
Removed row coloring on Billing settings page

Bug Fixes:

Fixed a bug where you couldn't delete keys
Fixed a bug where a 500 error would return if the captcha failed to complete
Fixed a bug where a meme with no ratings has an average of "NaN" on Meme Stats

July 3rd, 2020

Additions:

Avatars! (from Gravatar)
When setting a Bio, an example will show up.

Changes:

Fix wording on OCR page.
Wording on this very page!

Removals:

Memes can no longer be submitted from a URL.
Some old, no longer used code.
Fancy graph on stats page

Bug Fixes:

Fix issue where "You have Pro!" indicator can show even without Pro!
Fix error when setting an email from an integration.
Fix error when going to an unknown user's follower/following page.

June 5th, 2020

Additions:

Age Selection box on registration
Memes automatically get an OCR result
Unapproved meme area for new memes

Changes:

All non-staff users must have their meme manually approved before it is shown to everyone
Navbar is better for mobile Users
Apple device users will see "Sign-in with Apple" on the Login page
Language page always shows to Translators

Bug Fixes:

Fix bug where 10/11 auth key settings showed as "Everything"
Selecting Family Friendly as an age wouldn't have it appear as selected on Appearance

May 15th, 2020

Additions:

Implement Sign in with Apple on Integrations sign in page.

Changes:

Integrations settings page for Apple moved next to other buttons.

May 14th, 2020

We're trying out a new changelog format. Just getting to the nitty gritty. Let us know if you like it (via memes!)

Additions:

API Keys with specific perms
Meme OCR page and data
Meme age groups
User age preference
Meme search
Button to create a support ticket on /support
New Graph on Meme Stats page

Changes:

Session Token resets every login
Upgraded Dark theme to a proper dark theme (Slate by Bootswatch)
Updated Gems
Switched to hCaptcha on the login page
Meme Stats now only compares your memes, not yours to everyone else's
/profile/me/memestats moved to /memestats
Overall performance improvements
Minecraft: Java renamed to Minecraft (as both work)
Updated home page nav bar
Reworded achievement descriptions once you collect them
Made a lot more profile hyperlinks lead to /profile/username
Changed wording, grammar, and capitalization in various places
Java IDs and Bedrock IDs for Minecraft are properly distinguished on integrations page
Java UUIDs now link to the respective NameMC page

Bug Fixes:

Fixed dark table rendering
Fixed profiles with usernames ending in common file extensions unable to be accessed
Fixed bug where your background would still show up when signed out
Fixed "@" in meme captions counting as a valid mention
Fixed "Show more memes" not working on /profile/username pages
Fixed Follow button inaccurately showing for /profile/username pages
Fixed numerous pages not showing modals
Fixed modals just not showing up at all
Fixed name color on Following/Followers page for dark mode users

Removed:

API Docs (Moved to https://docs.memerator.me)
Username prompt on Confirm Password page

April 10th, 2020

Join our server mc.memerator.me
Type /login to get a code
Click the link to login!

April 2nd, 2020

LOGGING (The good kind)

You can OPT IN TO logging stuff like Successful/Invalid logins, etc
You have the CHOICE of logging IPs as well.
Everything is off by default and completely optional

Other Tweaks

A lot of pages now load a lot quicker.
We reworked the Nav bar. Support is over by search
Social dropdown has merged into the Extra dropdown. Cleaner? Perhaps
New Toasts since allert.js literally vanished

March 1st, 2020

Meme Changes

Top Memes are for month not all time anymore
Unrated page is now more simple. Rate memes right from there!
Ratings page shows 3 most recently rated memes.
Mention people in Meme captions (@ hi)

Design Changes

Navbar always stays on the top
Background image stays still, even when you scroll
Twemoji is now used everywhere instead of device default
New badge icon for notifications also it's on the home page too

Settings Changes

No more "Looks like an error occurred!" when signing out of settings
Pro Subscriptions now show out full Month Day, Year instead of mm/dd/yyyy
You can now revoke/regenerate Pro Gift links.

February 1st, 2020

ACHIEVEMENTS

Achievements are here!
Earn achievements for completing tasks
Collect secret achievements too?
How many can you get!?

MEME COMMENTING

Comment on memes is finally here!
Meme authors can delete any comments on their memes
You can delete any of your own comments
Notifications are configured based on new "Meme Updates" which is, you'll be notified of ratings and comments now, all bundled in a nice blanket. This can be configured in the notification settings as usual https://memerator.me/settings/notifications
Comment count shown below ratings on recent memes.

Some other things too

Profile perks are shown more descriptively under the user's name. This could include: Pro (now shows since when), Staff Member, service account, etc. Verified stays next to the name.
New Option in Danger Settings to not censor your emails in settings for the session.
Also, when going to Security/Danger settings, you are now prompted to re-enter your password to make sure it's really you. Make sure you have a password set!

January 6th, 2020

Updated FAQ and Pro pages.

December 25th, 2019

INTEGRATION UPDATE

Now introducing Multiple integrations! You can now integrate as many accounts as you want.
Unlimited number of accounts, sign in with any one you want.
Note: If you unlinked something this past month, you will have to unlink it again!

PRO GIFTING

Late present? You can now gift people Pro!
When you buy Pro, you will be given a credit for each month. You can choose to redeem this credit, or generate a gift link to send to a friend.
Codes can be found on the Billing page.
This now means you can buy Pro even if you have an unlimited/untimed Pro subscription! You just can't redeem it yet.

NOTIFICATION MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS

Click on rows to select what notifications to delete
Delete button to delete specific rows.
Now you can see how many notifications you have in the navbar.

And some obvious minor changes

Pro User name color now has example backgrounds to see how it looks right from the settings
Top 10 memers now shows top 10 memers of the day, week, and month.
Want a webpage to show Updates? Now you can! It's under the "Extra" tab.

December 1st, 2019

CONTESTS

Introducing Memerator Contests, a way to get your meme featured!
Cool prizes, cool memes, cool you!
Next contest starts RIGHT NOW! Go submit a meme and select the "Memerator December 2019 Contest" contest!
Go to contest page /contest/december2019 to view submissions, rate the memes!
Share your memes so you can win!
Only original memes are allowed. These are, memes that aren't stolen from other sites! We will check to make sure every meme is unique

CUSTOM BACKGROUND [

Feature!]

Pro Users Only
Set a custom background
Choose where you want it to show up, memes, profile, both, NEITHER?
Show up for you only everywhere or just when they do
Background color too, instead of orange!

USER SEARCH

You can now search users by their username! This is the first step in evolution.
The search is smart, have fun with it, but be gentle

WOAH, TINY STUFF

Lost your password? You can now reset your password (Found on the login page, must have an email SET SO SET YOUR EMAIL)
Users who follow you have a "Follows you" under their name on their profile.
If not following, says "x followers you know" if x > 0
For our mobile app testers, badge icon updates more often, should more closely match the website
Updated Guidelines, we'll try to keep it more up to date.
Now, only images are allowed when uploading memes. This goes for the API too. This goes for you, dude who somehow managed to upload a word document.
Now, disabled users can't use the API, sorry guys
Changed top memers to sort by Meme rated
Updated FAQ with more/updated questions/answers!
Added more options when reporting a meme.
Sort your reports by status!
You dropdown shows who you're logged in as
Click star to rate meme on meme pages, just like recent memes!

November 4th, 2019

On Recent Memes, you can tap the star to rate it right there! No need to view more about the meme if you don't want to.
Updated Name Squatting policy, accounts with no activity after a year are released!
Add social links to navigation bar
Navbar also shows Login AND register links!
Dark mode names no longer appear black! They're grey now. Pro users are in colour though, buy pro pls
We now actually see all reports now, your memes will be handled.
Top 10 memers is now by meme score received, not by memes submitted!
Numerous pages have dropped the /profile/me/x and are just the /x, e.g. /profile/me/unrated -> /unrated. You'll be redirected automatically.
Fix invalid meme count being returned in the API.
Memes sent via the API (e.g. the app) will now show up in #meme-feed
Recent memes page shows your current rating below "reviewers"

September 23th, 2019

Added API Ratelimit

August 31st, 2019

Security Settings!

Can restrict log-in by types (Username only, email only, integration only)
Get emails based on successful or failed login attempts

Stuff!

Can no longer report the same meme multiple times (even if previous reports have been Resolved)
Mistyping a /setting/:path will attempt to redirect the user to the right page
Minecraft: Java integration
New Memes go into #meme-feed

July 19th, 2019

Fix some more API stuff
Fix some crashes
Implement Sign in with Google for Integrations
Fix a bug on Reports where there is no Assignee
Some minor patches to prevent rude dudes from exercising their rudeness
Now possible to buy up to 12 months of Memerator Pro at a time
Clear All button on Notifications page
Amount of notifications now shown on Notifications page
New more specific star fill count on meme information page

July 6th, 2019

In most cases, user returns a whole user object, instead of just username.
Fix rate meme, disable meme, enable meme, and reports endpoints

June 30th, 2019

You can now rate a meme from the API
Pro cancels automatically
New email service for sending automated emails, less sketchy. No more Russian google (however, us devs are stuck with Russia for now)
Click to reveal on profile/me, only 20 memes are shown by default, click to see more!
Meme owners can see their memes! (instead of just "Your meme is disabled, reenable it"
Nav bar on Meme and Settings layouts sync
Unrated only shows 20 memes
The "Send us an Email" portion has moved to Support page, and Contact Us is now simply a staff member list.
Non-pro users' names now aren't black in dark mode.
Fix disabled memes counting towards total meme count
Notifications can now be emailed to you :3
Notification settings are there, no need to opt-in
New Profile is shown automatically, but still in beta.
Color coded Billing table in Settings
Notification page table is formatted a bit better
/profile/:username works now owo
API now returns join date for profile calls.
API now returns how long you've been pro and when it will expire, if you are

April 15th, 2019

Dots / Underscores allowed in usernames
Fixed bug on reports

February 16th, 2019

Usernames have been implemented.

February 14th, 2019

Meme image uploading. Make sure uploading uploads and stuff. Only images kthx
Markdown captions (getmeme page only), make sure people can't do a big hack, kthx
Disable memes from the edit page, it was a long time comin'

February 8th, 2019

We fixed the bug that prevented you from viewing profiles when you were logged out. Blame chew for this OOPSIE.
User verification is live! If you know me, you can get verified! If you're a person I met online, no verification for u!
As promised, meme leaderboard is live! Go check it out, it's on the Nav.

February 6th, 2019

Meme ID no longer shows on profiles. To see more info about the meme, simply click the meme image.
Added responsive tables everywhere. Scrolling may be hard in some cases, sorry 3:
We re-organized the Memes dropdown a bit. Meme leaderboard has been replaced with Following memes. It has not been neglected though and will be available at some point!
Ratings now round to 2 decimal places

February 4th, 2019

Unfollowing is live! You can now unfollow people.
Meme reporting is live! You can now report memes ONLY IF THEY: Contain NSFW content, is not a meme (a company logo or our macaroni background), or is offensive. All reports are handled by me or other meme admins, and it is our discretion to remove any meme without warning or knowledge. If you are on the server, you can track your report.
Made some minor changes to the CSS.
Followed memes are live! You can now see memes from people you follow (a link will be in the navbar soon)
Fixed a bug that disabled every meme.

February 3rd, 2019

Added Recent Memes page