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Announcement post: https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/695504 Github release page: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/releases/tag/0.18.1

This version had some major backend optimizations, so lemmy now uses much less resources and should feel a whole lot more snappier. I also compiled a list of some more noticeable changes that have come with this version:

Features

  • Captchas are added back.
  • When you delete your comment, they are now permanently deleted from the database after 30 days (used to be just hidden before).
  • Federated posts with sensitive images are not cached on local instance if not allowed by the local site. This means such images won't be stored on local servers and would instead rely on image URL.
  • More sorting options for your feed (with some more like 'best' coming in future updates)
  • Community sorting options in community tab.
  • Retain Scroll Position of Home Feed when going back.
  • Searching for a community for the first time on an instance now gives result much faster.
  • Body posts text limit increased from 10k to 50k characters.
  • When hovering, most buttons now show a focus border.
  • If image size you're trying to upload is more than the allowed size on the instance, it now shows the proper reason of upload failure.

UI

  • Base font size slightly decreased and better use of horizontal space for the home page, making overall UI feel much better.
  • Themes are now added to lemmy, including litely-compact and darkly-compact for people who like their feeds more compact.
  • Body Preview is removed from posts on home feed (there's now a button to expand a post).
  • Only child comments now have colored borders.
  • OP, mod and admin tags are now more prominent on comments.
  • Private message and Create Post UX improved.

Fixes

  • Kbin federation is now better so more posts from there should be visible
  • Subscribe and Block button were sometimes not clickable on first load. This has been fixed.
  • Upvoting sometimes caused the page to scroll to previous comment, this has been fixed.
  • Video Embeds now work the same as other content.
  • Search request being called twice on search page.
  • Images no longer auto collapse when they were expanded and upvoted.
  • Avatars aspect ratios fixed (no longer smooshed).
  • A 300 comment limit is now imposed on posts to prevent a vulnerability abuse. This is temporary until the vulnerability is fixed.

This is also a good time to ask how people are feeling about the instance, and if you have any suggestions on things that can be improved. And once again, if you encounter any bugs after the update, please write them in the comments so we can fix them.

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[โ€“] buco@lemmy.fmhy.ml 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What are your stance on Threads? I assume we're defederating them but I haven't seen any announcement about it.

[โ€“] satan@lemmy.fmhy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Considering the nature of this instance I'm pretty sure Threads will defederate first from here lol

[โ€“] madnessman@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Also wondering about this. Besides that, Very good job with the Instance so far!

[โ€“] HostilePasta@lemmy.fmhy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This instance has been great, and seems to keep getting better. Keep up the good work!

[โ€“] fuck_u_spez@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah certainly, I got accounts on different instances, and this is by far the fastest and most reliable...

[โ€“] Unpopular4810@lemmy.fmhy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had been using Lemmy on my android through different apps. Tried this website on Desktop and its BLAZING FAST! Thanks for the update. Keep up the good work.

[โ€“] Snippet0136@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the pwa is now pretty good too

Yep. It's great. I've tried all apps now. I have now settled on the Jerboa abb & the PWA on Kiwi browser.

[โ€“] Coinin@kbin.cafe 10 points 1 year ago

This is excellent thanks !

[โ€“] oats@lemmy.fmhy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

great stuff from all involved. thanks!

Love the instance never really have problemss with ir

Nice! Thanks for this instance, has been a smooth ride since I joined!

[โ€“] Martineski@lemmy.fmhy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Tyr_Raidho_Othala@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh shit, this is the instance wide famous Martineski. It is an honor

[โ€“] Martineski@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No no, it's my honor to have you there.

[โ€“] Kaizen@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Lmfao you're our local celeb now huh

[โ€“] ElCrusher@lemmy.fmhy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Everything is great so far. Thank you for all your hard work.

Thanks for your work!

[โ€“] 1eyepatch@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

This update looks amazing, esp comment delete after 30 days is a nice feature for privacy. Also I am now using Memmy app on ios for lemmy, for initial launch it is pretty good.

[โ€“] lemontea@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Just chiming in to say thank you!

[โ€“] PseudoSpock@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] ox0r@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] hellequin67@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Looks so much better on mobile now after this update.

Great work,thanks for all that you do.

Loving everything so far, keep up the good work!

[โ€“] Lemmylaugh@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Great work, thank you so much ๐ŸŽ‰

[โ€“] FlayOtters@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Dont know if its a general lemmy thing but when I upvote a post and then click the post my upvote often disappears. Same when you upvote inside the post and then back out of a post onto the main feed.

[โ€“] tustamido@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Not sure if this is instance issue or lemmy-ui issue, but before I clicked this post, title was entirely green on homepage despite having a second link (lemmy.fmhy.ml) in it. [screenshot]

My opinion: links in title should only be parsed when you're already in the page of the post. In posts list, clicking anywhere over post title should take you to post URL.

Thanks for providing us the best instance.

[โ€“] MavTheHack@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

It doesn't seem to show a proper reason for image upload failure due to size still for me. Still alternates between a few different error messages

[โ€“] billygoat@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it expected for post/comment scores to get wiped?

[โ€“] zinklog@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope, but they look fine to me. Can you share an example

[โ€“] MavTheHack@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Does anyone else struggle to upload images with the latest server update? I keep getting a socket time out Exception and not specific to jerboa. I also tried using mobile data and a vpn thinking it could be my wifi. But no luck. Even tried reusing some images I managed to upload before and no success

[โ€“] PseudoSpock@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is it just me, or is fmhyโ€™s web interface down this morning? Posting this via wedged.

[โ€“] PseudoSpock@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Thread of what happened and why: https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/832827

[โ€“] PseudoSpock@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Finally the main site is up for me. Oh, and "wedged" was phone auto-correct for wefwef.