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v0.23.5 released
by Kim Foale 29 May '25

29 May '25

We have just published v0.23.5. This is a maintanance release that fixes updates to the Eventbrite API and OutSavvy linked data, and makes big headway into removing the Mountain View gem. Full release notes: https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/releases/tag/v0.23.5 Cheers, Kim -- Dr Kim Foale (she/they <https://name.pn/kim-foale>) *Working hours: Mon-Wed 10-5pm.* Learn more about Geeks for Social Change Community <https://gfsc.community/>, a collective building post-billionaire technology for a survivable world. See work by Geeks for Social Change Studio <https://gfsc.studio/>, my community technology consultancy. If anything about this email is confusing or unclear please let me know. I am happy to provide information in different ways such as clearer language, over a phone call, with a voice note, or in plain text. Please don't feel the need to ever apologise for responding to my emails at your own pace. *Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.*

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v0.23.3 released
by Kim Foale 03 Sep '24

03 Sep '24

This is another big quality of life patch. It adds: - A rewritten partner filter that uses Turboframes and Stimulus, new Rails-tech that loads things nicely without a full page reload. We realised a bit too late that these components should be select boxes not radio buttons, and will address this in a later release. Perhaps more importantly, the results should be accurate now and show selections properly. - A set of collections demonstrating how to use the GraphQL API, from first time contributor @mickeymarse <https://github.com/mickeymarse>! If you download Bruno <https://www.usebruno.com/> and point it to the collections directory, you can have a go querying our live servers. - Importer support for Resident Advisor, one of the most popular sites for our Trans Dimension work. - Unpublished sites will now not index on search engines to reduce the fear when starting a new site. We also fixed a few ongoing bugs: - Eventbrite events should now respect timezones properly and not show an hour out of sync - Repeating events using ld+json that share a common URL now properly populate -- this was causing issues with Outsavvy - Event summaries should no longer have bonus forward slashes in them Lots of other little bits below. Also thanks to first time contributor @james-collapse <https://github.com/james-collapse> for their first commit fixing one of our seeds. Next we're going to look at making PlaceCal a friendlier environment for new developers. Full notes here: https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/releases/tag/v0.23.3 Kim 🚀 Features - feat: Rewrite partner filter (#2561 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2561>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - feat: Add Bruno (#2535 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2535>) @mickeymarse <https://github.com/mickeymarse> - feat: improve performance in SitesController#index (#2587 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2587>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - feat: Add Appsignal deploy marker (#2582 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2582>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - feat: Add Resident Advisor support (#2579 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2579>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - feat: Update env.example with Appsignal info (#2580 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2580>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - feat: Add Appsignal (#2568 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2568>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - feat: Add robots.txt to ask AI bots not to crawl the site (#2569 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2569>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - feat: Unpublished sites are hidden from search engines (#2570 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2570>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> 🐛 Bug Fixes - fix: update cron command (#2577 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2577>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - fix: Repeating events in ld+json that share a common URL no longer overwrite each other (#2554 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2554>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - fix: Eventbrite no longer ignores timezone on import (#2559 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2559>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - fix: Event summaries no longer get quotes over-escaped (#2558 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2558>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - fix: Change 'domain' attribute to 'url' in Site seed (#2560 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2560>) @james-collapse <https://github.com/james-collapse> - fix: Handbook link (#2548 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2548>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> 📚 Documentation - fix: Handbook URL ref (#2594 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2594>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - fix: Roll back node version (#2578 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2578>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - Improve new site template (#2546 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2546>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> -- Dr Kim Foale (they/she <https://name.pn/kim-foale>) *Working hours: Mon-Wed 10-5pm.* Geeks For Social Change <https://gfsc.studio/> - Support our mission of a fairer world using technology & join our email list <https://gfsc.studio/mailing-list> - Project: The Trans Dimension, a new space for trans community enabled by technology and collaboration. <https://gfsc.studio/2021/12/14/enter-trans-dimension.html> - Article: "Why is it so hard to do nice things, that make a difference, with other people?" <https://gfsc.studio/2022/06/30/why-is-it-so-hard-to-do-nice-things.html> If anything about this email is confusing or unclear please let me know. I am happy to provide information in different ways such as clearer language, over a phone call, with a voice note, or in plain text. Please don't feel the need to ever apologise for responding to my emails at your own pace. *Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.*

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v0.23.2 released
by Kim Foale 25 Jun '24

25 Jun '24

<https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/releases/edit/v0.23.2> <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/releases/edit/v0.23.2> This release is a collection of quality of life fixes to the experience for guests. We've added properly structured metadata that uses the site image and tagline, reduced the event limit before switching to weekly view, added a terms of use policy, and started moving all our icons into an iconfont. We've also fixed some bugs. The API now properly returns incomplete contact information fields, and the internet providers area should work properly now. Full notes here: https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/releases/tag/v0.23.2 Kim 🚀 Features - Improve site metadata (#2494 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2494>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - Replace instagram regex (#2507 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2507>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - Add terms of use policy (#2414 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2414>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> & @ivan-kocienski-gfsc <https://github.com/ivan-kocienski-gfsc> - Update icon font and do some refactoring of the fonts setup (#2485 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2485>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - Show weekly paginator if there are no events this week but are some in the future (#2476 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2476>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - Reduce event limit to switch to weekly view a touch (#2473 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2473>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fix errors raised in release validation (#2516 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2516>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - Fix og:image on partners with no image set (#2508 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2508>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - Fix wrong internet providers showing up (#2492 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2492>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> - Contact API fields return null instead of error if they are blank ( #2493 <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/pull/2493>) @kimadactyl <https://github.com/kimadactyl> -- Dr Kim Foale (they/she <https://name.pn/kim-foale>) *Working hours: Mon-Wed 10-5pm.* Geeks For Social Change <https://gfsc.studio/> - Support our mission of a fairer world using technology & join our email list <https://gfsc.studio/mailing-list> - Project: The Trans Dimension, a new space for trans community enabled by technology and collaboration. <https://gfsc.studio/2021/12/14/enter-trans-dimension.html> - Article: "Why is it so hard to do nice things, that make a difference, with other people?" <https://gfsc.studio/2022/06/30/why-is-it-so-hard-to-do-nice-things.html> If anything about this email is confusing or unclear please let me know. I am happy to provide information in different ways such as clearer language, over a phone call, with a voice note, or in plain text. Please don't feel the need to ever apologise for responding to my emails at your own pace. *Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.*

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PlaceCal v0.23.1 hotfix released
by Kim Foale 03 May '24

03 May '24

There was a bug in the last version that was preventing partnership admins creating new partners due to a validation error. Sorry about that! This is now fixed. It also improves some form microcopy and trims whitespace from strings before validation to cut down on erroneously saved spaces. Full release notes: https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/releases/tag/v0.23.1 Cheers, Kim -- Dr Kim Foale (they/she <https://name.pn/kim-foale>) *Working hours: Mon-Wed 10-5pm.* Geeks For Social Change <https://gfsc.studio/> - Support our mission of a fairer world using technology & join our email list <https://gfsc.studio/mailing-list> - Project: The Trans Dimension, a new space for trans community enabled by technology and collaboration. <https://gfsc.studio/2021/12/14/enter-trans-dimension.html> - Article: "Why is it so hard to do nice things, that make a difference, with other people?" <https://gfsc.studio/2022/06/30/why-is-it-so-hard-to-do-nice-things.html> If anything about this email is confusing or unclear please let me know. I am happy to provide information in different ways such as clearer language, over a phone call, with a voice note, or in plain text. Please don't feel the need to ever apologise for responding to my emails at your own pace. *Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.*

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PlaceCal v0.23.0 is released
by Rosie Ferrier 29 Apr '24

29 Apr '24

Hi All, This sprint our main focus has been improving the calendar importer and how we display events. - We’ve updated the UI to make it easier to understand what is happening - We’ve changed the behaviour so that any event that can be imported, is imported. This means that events with no addresses or broken addresses can now be imported and will appear in your events calendar. - Giving partners more control over which events are assigned to them. Partners will now by default not have events assigned to them by other calendars, but can opt in to connect to events if desired. - Events that have URLs will now appear as online events with a link - We’ve started recording the date source data changes from calendars we import so organisers can spot if calendars are no longer actively maintained. You can read more here about how this will work. <https://handbook.placecal.org/admin-handbook/how-to-add-a-calendar-to-place…> We’ve also made lots of other small changes, including: - Updating our privacy policy to properly reflect how we process and store data, in line with GDPR - Some improvements to the instance UIs, like defaulting to showing all events or weekly events on sites with fewer events, and improving the homepage for place based sites by tweaking the banner. You can find the full list of changes over here on github: <https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/releases/tag/v0.20.0> https://github.com/geeksforsocialchange/PlaceCal/releases/tag/v0.23.0 Alfie, Ivan & Rosie -- *Rosie Ferrier* (she/her) Developer Geeks For Social Change https://gfsc.studio If anything about this email is confusing or unclear please let me know. I am happy to provide information in different ways such as clearer language, over a phone call, with a voice note, or in plain text. Please don't feel the need to ever apologise for responding to my emails at your own pace.

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Release v0.22.0
by Ivan Kocienski 09 Apr '24

09 Apr '24

Hello all, Version v0.22.0 has been released. Here are the exciting highlights of what has gone up: * online events are better indicated * homepage hero image layout for better accessibility * partners can have an instagram link * better event listings for ical based calendars * Improved calendar stability * Admins * improved form editing and updating usability * live partner name checking * show more accurate calendars on site calendars page * improved text indicating what fields are needed on partner form for addresses / service areas * And many more platform code improvements Many thanks, - The PlaceCal Team

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