2019

January

• 11th |
  • Help Redesign.
  • Manton’s post
• 15th | multiple Mac OS updates
  • Full-screen photos.
  • Easier alt tag.
  • Navigation animation improved.
  • Manton’s post
• 18th |
  • Dialog added to app list on “New Post” page.
  • New icons added to app list on “New Post” page.
  • Manton’s post
  • Snippets.
  • Manton’s post
• 21st |
  • Dark Mode on Mac OS.
  • Username auto-complete on Mac OS.
  • Manton’s post
• 25th |
  • Dark Mode switching improved.
  • Manton’s post
• 30th | multiple Hosted updates
  • Custome theme templates.
  • New theme.
  • Sharing themes.
  • Categories.
  • Auto-filter photos into a category.
  • Move special pages.
  • All themes available on GitHub.
  • API for categories.
  • Manton’s post

February

• 2nd |
  • IndieWeb category support.
  • Manton’s post
• 4th |
  • Custom themes screencast tutorial.
  • Manton’s post
• 5th |
  • iOS category support.
  • Manton’s post
  • Support accounts reorganisation.
  • Manton’s post
• 11th |
  • New photos API.
  • Manton’s post
• 27th |
  • New page in Help for IndieAuth from a development perspective.
  • Manton’s post
• 28th |
  • Saving posts to the Internet Archive.
  • Manton’s post

March

• 8th |
  • Blog Archive export.
  • Manton’s post
• 9th |
  • Yearly subscriptions.
  • Manton’s post
• 11th | multiple Hosted updates
  • Guide for exporting a blog archive.
  • Markdown added to the JSON Feed of the export.
  • Blog Archive theme made available on GitHub.
  • Manton’s post
  • Medium import.
  • Manton’s post
• 20th | Sunlit 2.4
  • Design overhaul to the UI.
  • Stories tab removed.
  • Posting can be done from the same screen, whether short or long.
  • Title field appears once you add 5 or more photos.
  • Improved compatibility with WordPress and Movable Type.
  • Manton’s post
• 27th |
  • Drafts.
  • Posts section on the Mac.
  • Tumblr import.
  • Posting API now includes retrieving post list, drafts, and updating the title or text in an existing post.
  • Manton’s post

April

• 5th |
  • Video hosting.
  • Video feature made available on iOS, the Mac, and in Sunlit.
  • Manton’s post
  • Search for finding people added to Sunlit .
  • Tap and hold on New Post button for external posts added to Sunlit.
  • Sunlit App Store Preview
  • New design for the ‘New Post’ and ‘Reply’ buttons on iOS.
  • iOS App Store Preview
• 17th |
  • Changing date when editing a post on the web app.
  • Manton’s post
• 23rd |
  • Window width resizing on the Mac app.
  • Video thumbnail previews in the Posts list of the Mac app.
  • Manton’s post

May

• 6th |
  • New home page.
  • Manton’s post
• 7th |
  • Added two new built-in themes.
  • Manton’s post
• 16th |
  • Following blogs via domain, including webmention-compatible support.
  • Manton’s post

June

• 10th |
  • Option to open links in your web browser.
  • Icons for Reply, Favorite, and Conversation.
  • Manton’s post
  • Micro Monday weekly newsletter is launched.
  • Film Fest Friday is announced.
  • First edition of the Micro Monday newsletter
• 14th |
  • Film Fest Friday launches with the first post.
  • The first edition of Film Fest Friday
  • The basic guidelines of Discover published.
  • Discover put into relevant context from the team’s point of view.
  • Jean’s post

July

• 6th |
  • Greater structuring for page URLs.
  • Manton’s post
• 8th |
  • New tagmoji added to Discover.
  • Posting API updated for tagmoji tracking.
  • Manton’s post
  • Snippets supports Tagmoji tracking.
  • Jonathan’s post
• 15th |
  • Micro Monday newsletter now includes thumbnails of recent photos.
  • Manton’s post
• 19th |
  • Subscriptions streamlined to simplify the options available, including unlimited cross-posting with both paid plans.
  • Manton’s post; Announcement tweet
• 21st |
  • Copy HTML button added to individual items in the uploads manager.
  • Manton’s post
• 25th |
  • Podcast category menu updated to match Apple’s new categories.
  • Manton’s post
• 26th |
  • Photos index creation button added to Pages settings, with CSS customisation possible.
  • Manton’s post
• 30th |
  • Emoji made available for use in the bio of your account profile.
  • Manton’s post

August

• 10th |
  • The iOS beta opened via TestFlight, including support for dark mode.
  • Manton’s post
• 12th |
  • There are now basic download stats available for podcasts on hosted accounts.
  • Manton’s post
• 16th |
  • A new guide was published, covering information about the annual payment option for subscriptions.
  • Manton’s post
• 19th |
  • An enhanced photos section of Discover launched.
  • Manton’s post
• 20th |
  • Hosted sites now include a robots.txt file, with customisation available.
  • Manton’s post
• 23rd |
  • Tumblr added to the cross-posting options.
  • Limit removed on upload file sizes for Tumblr archive imports.
  • Manton’s post
• 25th |
  • New tagmoji added to Discover.
  • Show More added to pop-up menu for access to the full list.
  • Manton’s post

September

• 3rd |
  • Special profile pages for easier following of Micro.blog accounts from Mastodon.
  • Manton’s post
• 4th |
  • Free testing sites made available for hosted accounts, including one-click copying of themes for easier testing.
  • Manton’s post
• 13th |
  • Notifications support in the API for third-party apps.
  • Manton’s post
• 17th |
  • Sign in with Apple ID made available for existing and new accounts.
  • Account deletion feature added to account settings.
  • Manton’s post
• 18th |
  • Categories listing, in posts settings, now includes number of posts and links to filter per category.
  • News post
• 19th | iOS 1.7
  • Dark Mode.
  • Sign in with Apple.
  • New tagmoji menu.
  • News post
• 23rd |
  • Import from Ghost blogs.
  • News post
• 24th | multiple Hosted updates
  • Select categories for short posts from the New Post screen on the web.
  • New button for selecting categories or saving draft.
  • Manual filter control.
  • “Run Filter” button for automated filtering.
  • Manton’s post

Ocotber

• 1st |
  • New special pin for Inktober.
  • News post
• 3rd |
  • Photos index page only includes JPEG.
  • Manton’s post
• 7th |
  • Help document for adding Disqus to your Hosted blog.
  • News post
• 8th |
  • Multiple fixes and further dark mode support on iOS.
  • News post
• 10th |
  • Facebook cross-posting switched off.
  • News post
• 18th | multiple Sunlit updates
  • Clear cache and drafts from previous versions of the app.
  • Better tab bar icon spacing.
  • Multiple fixes.
  • News post
  • Pagination controls added to Marfa.
  • Manton’s post
• 28th |
  • Location-based posting made possible for third-party developers.
  • Custom parameters made available for including location data in a custom theme.
  • Manton’s post
• 29th |
  • Domain registration with Micro.blog.
  • News post

November

• 1st |
  • Microblogvember launched.
  • Special pin available just for Microblogvember.
  • Jean’s post
• 5th |
  • Lanyon theme added to the built-in options.
  • Manton’s post
• 6th |
  • Category filters via post length.
  • News post
• 20th |
  • Indie Microblogging publication date revealed.
  • Pre-orders are live.
  • Manton’s post

December

• 2nd |
  • Photo storage system upgraded.
  • Manton’s post
• 8th |
  • Microblogvember pin activated and unlocked for those who took part.
  • Manton’s post
  • Jean’s recap
• 17th |
  • In a special edition of Micro Monday, Jean is the guest whilst Manton asks the questions.
  • Micro Monday: 75