dev.to Repo Recap from the Past Week
Tags: changelog, meta, opensource
Published: 2018-12-06 19:00:37

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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 our repo.
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tags: changelog, meta, opensource
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Hello again! 👋 To cut down on some confusion -- mostly for myself -- I'm going to cut this edition off a few days early so we can cover a full Sunday to Saturday for future editions. This edition will be covering November 28 to December 1. Next week will cover December 2 to December 8. 

# Features

- We've recently updated our [Code of Conduct.](https://dev.to/code-of-conduct) Thanks to [@jess](https://dev.to/jess) for the PR!
  - [Link to PR](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/1224)

- We also recently added a new feature that allows you to fine tune your feed a bit more. More details in Ben's post:
  - [Link to PR](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/1229)
{% link https://dev.to/devteam/changelog-adjust-the-weights-of-tags-you-follow-571k %}

# Bug Fixes / Other Contributions

- [@rxx](https://dev.to/rxx) made a small improvement to our header tag by replacing a long string with an array `join` method. Thanks @rxx!
  - [Link to PR](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/795 )

- [@francisco](https://dev.to/francisco) refactored some Preact and JS code in our onboarding components. Thanks, Francisco!
  - [Link to PR](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/1083)

- [@mhchen](https://dev.to/mhchen) made a pull request that fixes an issue in the V1 editor: you should be able to move the text cursor in the editor with arrow keys properly now.
  - [Link to PR](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/1203)

- [@ycmjason](https://dev.to/ycmjason) fixed an edge case where punctuation was being included in a header's anchor links. Thanks, Jason!
- [Link to PR](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/1219)

- [@link2twenty](https://dev.to/link2twenty) fixed a CSS issue where the left edge of the navbar would have a different height than the rest of the navbar. Thanks, Andrew!
  - [Link to PR](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/1227)     

- [@tterb](https://dev.to/tterb) changed the settings alert banner from a stark red to white, which should be much easier to read. Thanks, Brett!
  - [Link to PR](https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/pull/994)

# New Issues / Discussions

- [@alcha](https://dev.to/alcha) reported an issue where he had a hanging Connect notification that he couldn't clear. If you have this bug, too, let us know in the issue. Thanks, Devin!
{% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/1210 %}

-  [@link2twenty](https://dev.to/link2twenty) opened an issue where we have some missing `alt` tags on the homepage. Thanks, Andrew!
{% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/1212 %}

- We've had a few reports where signing in via GitHub has failed. Let us know if that's the case for you in the issue below:
{% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/1223 %}

- [@aspittel](https://dev.to/aspittel) opened up the discussion of allowing people to pin specific posts to their profile. Thanks, Ali!
{% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/1225 %}

- [@k20shores](https://dev.to/k20shores) opened up the discussion of different ways to improve comment threading. They suggested more visual cues or being able to collapse a comment thread. Thanks, Kyle!
{% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/1211 %}

- [@somedood](https://dev.to/somedood) requested showing line numbers to code blocks. Thanks, @somedood! More comments in the issue:
{% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/1236 %}

- [@rpalo](https://dev.to/rpalo) opened up the discussion where as an author, you would be notified of every comment in your post. Thanks, Ryan! More details below:
{% github https://github.com/thepracticaldev/dev.to/issues/1238 %}

That's it for this edition. Feel free to share your thoughts on any of the issues!