dev.to Repo Recap from the Past Week
Tags: changelog, meta, opensource, reporecap
Published: 2019-06-25 17:48:55

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title: dev.to Repo Recap from the Past Week
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description: "A weekly post recapping what's happened in the dev.to repo."
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tags: changelog, meta, opensource, reporecap
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Welcome back to another Repo Recap, where we cover last week's contributions to [dev.to's repository](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to) [the iOS repo](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev-ios), and [the Android repo](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev-android). This edition is covering June 15 to June 21.

# Main Repo
## Features

- [@ben](https://dev.to/ben) added subtitles for iOS push notifications. Thanks, Ben!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3170 %}

- We now have a polls feature (in closed beta)! Read more about it in Ben's post:

  {% link https://dev.to/devteam/feedback-on-this-new-dev-feature-5cai %}

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3176 %}

- [@ben](https://dev.to/ben) added minimal light theme! You can turn it on in [your settings.](https://dev.to/settings/misc) Thanks, Ben!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3179 %}

- Thanks to [@tvanblargan](https://dev.to/tvanblargan), DEV post embeds/Liquid tags now have the publish date.
  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3126 %}

- There's now an organization Liquid tag for embedding your organization! Thanks, [@ben](https://dev.to/ben)!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3203 %}

- [@claramorgen](https://dev.to/claramorgen) updated the timestamp on notifications to show a post's publish date as opposed to when the notification was created. Thanks, @claramorgen!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3076 %}

- There is now a listings dashboard for you to easily manage your listings. Thanks, [@mariocsee](https://dev.to/mariocsee)!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3014 %}

- [@rhymes](https://dev.to/rhymes) added a new history feature for pro members (a currently closed beta program). Check out the PR for the details. Thanks, @rhymes!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3220 %}

- [@rhymes](https://dev.to/rhymes) added a "stats" button in the dashboard for pro members. Thanks again, @rhymes!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3230 %}

- [@jess](https://dev.to/jess) added an internal feature to mark something as Buffered. Thanks, Jess!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3238 %}

- [@bellsenawat](https://dev.to/bellsenawat) added a "load more" button for the reading list. Thanks, @bellensenawat!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3221 %}


## Bug Fixes / Other Contributions

- [@mazentouati](https://dev.to/mazentouati) add a possible error solution for the Windows installation of the dev.to repo. Thanks, @mazentouati!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3178 %}

- [@rhymes](https://dev.to/rhymes) removed an extraneous `presence` validator for the `PollVote` model. Thanks, @rhymes!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3187 %}

- [@rhymes](https://dev.to/rhymes) added a development setting that warns if too many records are being loaded. Thanks again, @rhymes!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3182 %}

- [@briwa](https://dev.to/briwa) fixed how the `<hr>` tag looks in the dark theme. Thanks, @briwa!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3202 %}

- [@mazentouati](https://dev.to/mazentouati) fixed some typos in our `Dockerfile`. Thanks, @mazentouati!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3214 %}

- [@lightalloy](https://dev.to/lightalloy) fixed an issue where Slack messages were being sent to the wrong channel name. Thanks, Anna!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3218 %}

- [@lightalloy](https://dev.to/lightalloy) also fixed an mishandled condition where the Twitch webhook was returning empty data. Thanks again, Anna!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3219 %}

- [@mazentouati](https://dev.to/mazentouati) fixed an issue where Stack Overflow sub-communities were not being allowed in the Stack Overflow profile URL. Thanks, @mazentouati!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3215 %}

- [@lightalloy](https://dev.to/lightalloy) fixed a validation for the `Mention` model when validating an empty instance. Thanks, Anna!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3188 %}

- [@cyrillefr](https://dev.to/cyrillefr) moved `HtmlVariantSuccess.create` `DelayedJob` calls to `ActiveJob`. Thanks, @cyrillefr!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3173 %}

- [@rhymes](https://dev.to/rhymes) made some optimizations to the listings dashboard. Thanks, @rhymes!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3233 %}

- [@rhymes](https://dev.to/rhymes) fixed a bug where organization post's could not display stats properly. Thanks again, @rhymes!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3232 %}

- [@ben](https://dev.to/ben) updated a hardcoded image to use the relative path from Rails' Asset Pipeline instead. Thanks, Ben!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3235 %}

- [@jess](https://dev.to/jess) added the listings logo for a listing's OpenGraph social card. Thanks, Jess!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3237 %}

- [@mariocsee](https://dev.to/mariocsee) fixed an issue when managing listings as an organization admin. Thanks, Mario!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3228 %}

- [@maestromac](https://dev.to/maestromac) updated the Windows installation documentation for `statement_timeout` errors. Thanks, Mac!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3248 %}

- [@maestromac](https://dev.to/maestromac) also updated `RssReader` to properly handle Liquid and YouTube tags. Thanks again, Mac!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3229 %}

- I fixed a bug where deleting a comment would still allow the comment's `title` attribute to be visible.

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3249 %}

- [@cyrillefr](https://dev.to/cyrillefr) moved `HtmlVariantTrial.create` `DelayedJob` calls to `ActiveJob`. Thanks, @cyrillefr!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3239 %}

- [@ben](https://dev.to/ben) fixed some logic and adjusted the copy for rewarding tag badges. Thanks, Ben!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3251 %}

- [@lightalloy](https://dev.to/lightalloy) fixed some Rubocop (a Ruby/Rails linter) issues and create a new `.rubocop_todo.yml`. Thanks, Anna!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3255 %}

- [@rhymes](https://dev.to/rhymes) removed some dead code for the now deprecated mentoring feature. Thanks, @rhymes!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/3186 %}


## New Issues and Discussions

- [@kensixx](https://dev.to/kensixx) requested a feature where the "Follow Back" button is shown in the follower dashboard. Thanks, @kensixx!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3169 %}

- [@jsjoeio](https://dev.to/jsjoeio) requested a feature to turn off notifications for people they follow.Thanks, @jsjoeio!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3171 %}

- [@bhupesh](https://dev.to/bhupesh) requested a feature: `<meta>` tags that include a post's tags. Thanks, @bhupesh!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3181 %}

- [@avalander](https://dev.to/avalander) requested a feature where the editor could show a tag's guidelines. Thanks, @avalander!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3216 %}

- [@rugk](https://dev.to/rugk) requested a feature to automatically enable/disable dark mode via a browser's `prefers-color-scheme` setting. Thanks, @rugk!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3222 %}

- [@karaluton](https://dev.to/karaluton) requested a feature where members could put an Instagram link on their profiles. Thanks, @karaluton!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3224 %}

- [@taillogs](https://dev.to/taillogs) reported an issue with the reaction notifications count. Thansk, @taillogs!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3225 %}

- [@taillogs](https://dev.to/taillogs) reported an issue where the image upload button disappears at certain screen widths. Thanks again, @taillogs!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3226 %}

- [@taillogs](https://dev.to/taillogs) requested a feature to add more than 1 image at a time. Thanks again, @taillogs!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3227 %}

- [@georgecoldham](https://dev.to/georgecoldham) reported a bug where notifications don't have an updated link if someone changes their username. Thanks, @georgecoldham!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3234 %}

- [@peter](https://dev.to/peter) requested a feature where we make links in comments have the attribute `rel="nofollow"`. Thanks, Peter!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3236 %}

- [@michaeltharrington](https://dev.to/michaeltharrington) reported an issue where HTML elements are not escaped in a notification's box area. Thanks, Michael!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3241 %}

- [@taillogs](https://dev.to/taillogs) reported an issue where having a Code block as the first content in a post looks strange in the summary in the `/comments` view. Thanks, @taillogs!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3242 %}

- [@emma](https://dev.to/emma) requested a feature to turn off reaction notifications for specific posts. Thanks, @emma!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3244 %}

- [@drewswaycool](https://dev.to/drewswaycool) requested a feature to exclude tags

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3246 %}

- [@michaeltharrington](https://dev.to/michaeltharrington) requested a feature to allow people to temporarily hide their accounts, or go in a vacation mode. Thanks, Michael!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3252 %}

- [@ksato1995](https://dev.to/ksato1995) reported a bug where having too much info in your profile will overflow and be cut off. Thanks, @ksato1995!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3253 %}

- [@gypsydave5](https://dev.to/gypsydave5) requested a feature for the RSS feed reader to follow links in order to fetch a post's content. Thanks, @gypsydave5!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3254 %}

- [@tducasse](https://dev.to/tducasse) reported an issue wher ethe reading time estimate is inconsistent across pages, namely the post itself and search results including the post. Thanks, @tducasse!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3257 %}

- [@stargator](https://dev.to/stargator) reported an issue where the notification page does not show all notifications. For anyone wondering, we currently don't paginate notifications. More details in the issue. Thanks, @stargator!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3259 %}

- [@markel](https://dev.to/markel) reported an issue where Glitch previews were not working properly. Thanks, @markel!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/3261 %}

# DEV-iOS

We haven't had much activity this week on the iOS repo. Feel free to [make an issue](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev-ios/issues/new), [look at the codebase](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev-ios), or [make a pull request](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev-ios/pulls)!

# DEV-Android
## Features

- [@sierisimo](https://dev.to/sierisimo) moved code to JDK8. More details in the PR. Thanks, @sierisimo!

  {% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/DEV-Android/pull/40 %}

That's it for this week! Stay tuned next week's edition.