What's new, late July
Here’s what’s been going on with popsicleboat the latter half of July 2026.
1 - Background images on profiles. (The headline. A member can put a photo behind their profile picture. It adds a little flavor to your profile, it shows as a strip on the profile page and fills the little identity card in the sidebar.
Fully optional; profiles without one look exactly like before. Uploading got simpler at the same time: pick a file, see it immediately, it saves itself — no Upload button, and the sidebar card updates live. Using Phoenix LiveView, practically no friction to updating either your profile photo or your background photo. Both optional either way.
I just picked this because it felt fresh the way the changes I've made do. Also I like drone footage of cool things.
2 - A tidier profile page. Your posts and replies now sit side by side. The per-space groups are now collapsible. Reply excerpts render their markdown instead of showing raw asterisks.
3 - A Feedback link. Guests get an email link in the sidebar footer, signed-in members get a direct line through the message dock. Either way feedback comes directly to me. If something’s broken or you’d like something to behave differently, just let me know whether you’rs signed in or not.
Progress as usual, small improvements to quality of life for both users, potential users, and admins.