News and Updates

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15. September 2023

  • Improved image loading on custom layouts

12. September 2023

  • Add support for removing individual Status Texts (like "Mood")

30. August 2023

  • Improved Spam detection

31. July 2023

  • Add support for Threads Links

1. June 2023

  • Improved Forum Search!

29. May 2023

  • Server performance improvements

28. February 2023

  • Various UI improvements across SpaceHey

14. February 2023

  • Fixed Instant Messenger "Offline" bug on older versions of Safari (iOS, MacOS, iPadOS)

9. February 2023

  • Add support for <section> and <aside> HTML tags

29. January 2023

  • Improve loading of Profile Pics

4. January 2023

2. January 2023

  • Improved search across SpaceHey! Search results for users, blogs, forums, etc. are now better filtered and sorted!

29. December 2022

  • Server performance and security improvements

17. December 2022

  • Minor Homepage and "Cool new people" improvements

29. November 2022

  • The SpaceHey IM got a complete makeover and is now better looking and faster than ever before! Try it out: im.spacehey.com

27. November 2022

  • Fixed bug which caused links in Notifications to be un-clickable

22. November 2022

  • Fixed bug which caused Friend-Requests to be not-acceptable

18. November 2022

  • Add Support for BeReal & Letterboxd Links
  • Add support for the new YouTube User-Links

12. November 2022

  • Server fixes and improvements

1. November 2022

  • Server performance improvements across SpaceHey

18. October 2022

  • Password reset email system improvements

9. October 2022

  • Profile-photo uploading improvements

7. September 2022

  • Fixed timestamp not displaying bug

5. September 2022

23. August 2022

  • Improved Server performance

6. August 2022

  • Fix homepage UI glitch

30. July 2022

  • Improved support for <ol>, <ul> and <th> HTML tags
  • Added landing-page for the SpaceHey IM for logged-out users

21. July 2022

  • Fixed price-selection bug in the SpaceHey Shop
  • Improved performance for profiles

7. July 2022

  • Various server performance improvements
  • Fixed WYSIWYG-Editor image preview bug

5. July 2022

  • Security improvements

4. June 2022

  • Fixed captcha loading error

23. May 2022

  • Profile page performance improvements

14. May 2022

  • Added support for <big> and <small> HTML tags
  • Improved profile pic loading speed
  • Added support for transparent PNG profile pics
  • Fixed a bug which caused some profile pics to be uploaded sideways

30. April 2022

  • Added Spotify and Mastodon as Profile Link options

24. April 2022

  • New: Choose a custom lifespan between 1 and 10 days when creating a Bulletin!
  • Added Last.fm as a Profile Link option

23. April 2022

  • Minor Notification System improvements

9. April 2022

  • Instant Messenger Performance improvements and bug fixes

27. March 2022

  • Server improvements

18. March 2022

  • Better Spam Protection

7. March 2022

  • Improved Spam Protection
  • Small Improvements across SpaceHey

3. March 2022

25. February 2022

22. February 2022

  • Improved performance across SpaceHey, especially in the Groups section
  • Improvements to the spam detection

5. January 2022

  • Small layout improvements on mobile devices

31. December 2021

  • Fixed a bug on mobile devices which caused the "Browse Users" page to not load properly

26. December 2021

  • Improved Login Sessions (you'll stay logged in longer now)
  • Improved RSS Feeds for Groups

21. December 2021

  • Added support for the <mark> and <del> HTML Tags

20. December 2021

  • Decreased the wait-time between sending friend-requests from 20 to 10 seconds
  • Increased the limit of created Groups per user from 10 to 20

16. December 2021

  • Improved and reopened the "Share new Layout" page in the Layouts Section
  • Fixed a bug which caused an error when viewing notifications sometimes

7. December 2021

  • Added support for Twitch Clip Embeds (in addition to the already supported Live Embeds)
  • Improved Blog & Forum Spam Detection

29. November 2021

26. November 2021

  • New: You can now set your Profile to "Private" in your Account Settings
  • Better Privacy when loading external media on profiles, blogs, and more. More infos
  • Added support for Odysee, BitView & iHeart Embeds

16. November 2021

14. November 2021

  • Added support for Apple Music and Deezer Embeds
  • Added Linktree, Telegram & ProductHunt Profile Link options
  • Fixed a bug which caused an error when changing profile pics

6. November 2021

  • Improved Comment Reply Notifications
  • Improved "Blog Preview" on Profiles

4. November 2021

  • Added an option to delete Groups

30. October 2021

  • Fixed a Bug which caused the "Delete Forum Reply" page to show an error

22. October 2021

20. October 2021

  • Migrated to a new Server Infrastructure

12. October 2021

  • Improved the Bulletin Section
  • Various bug fixes and design improvements

7. October 2021

  • A new Emoji-Set will now be used in Comments and Instant Messages!
  • New: Post Comments faster - by pressing CTRL+ENTER (also available when editing your Profile!)

2. October 2021

  • Improved support for Giphy, Imgflip & Gfycat Embeds

30. September 2021

  • Minor UI Improvements & fixes

21. September 2021

  • Performance improvements across the whole site!

20. September 2021

  • New: option to change the default sorting in Group Forums (show top topics or most recent topics first)

29. August 2021

  • Added an option to open Notifications in a new tab

28. August 2021

  • SpaceHey is now fully compatible with Internet Explorer and other older Browsers!

16. August 2021

  • Improved the comment-sections across SpaceHey and fixed the spam-prevention system

10. August 2021

7. August 2021

  • New: Advanced Search based on Interests
  • Added Tumblr as a Profile Link option

1. August 2021

  • Improved RSS Feeds & other small Improvements

29. July 2021

  • Updated the Shop (New Stickers!)
  • Improved site-wide Accessibility and Performance

8. July 2021

  • Improved 2-Factor-Authentication

30. June 2021

  • New: Pin Group Forum Topics to the Top of the Group Forum section
  • New: Enable/disable individual features in your Group (Group Bulletins/Forum)

23. June 2021

  • A lot of small improvements!

7. June 2021

  • New: Close & filter Forum Topics!

5. June 2021

17. May 2021

  • New Forum Design & Forum Search added

6. May 2021

  • Added an option in the Account Settings to toggle your Online Status

25. April 2021

21. April 2021

  • Added Snapchat, Twitch, VSCO, Ello, Ko-fi & "Buy me a coffee" Link options

19. April 2021

  • Added a YouTube and Patreon Link Options to the Profile Links section

30. March 2021

  • Improved the RSS Feeds

20. March 2021

  • New: Blog Subscriptions - Subscribe to Blogs to never miss a new Blog Entry!

10. March 2021

  • Added Filter options (and a bulk-delete feature based on Notification Types) to the Notifications Page

2. March 2021

  • Improved the Mobile layout of Blog Entries and Bulletins

24. February 2021

22. February 2021

  • The Blocking-System has been completely re-written and improved

16. February 2021

  • Added support for Twitch and Vimeo Embeds

14. February 2021

  • Added support for Anchor.fm and Libsyn.com Embeds

12. February 2021

  • New Servers! We invested in new Servers so SpaceHey is faster and more fun again! Enjoy!
  • Added a Behance Link Option to the Profile Links section

7. February 2021

  • Added a better HTML mode for editing Bulletins, Blog Entries and Forum Topics with a simple toggle to switch between visual WYSIWYG and HTML mode
  • Added support for Spotify User Embeds, Mixcloud Embeds and Hearthis.at Embeds

3. February 2021

1. February 2021

  • It's now possible to cancel outgoing Friend-Requests before they are accepted

31. January 2021

  • New "Browse" Page with more Filters and Options to discover new People
  • Only include people who were active in the past 10 days in the "View random profile" feature
  • Fixed Top-Bar in IM chats for profiles with a longer name
  • Showing all sent (and open) Friend Requests is now possible on the "Friend Requests" Page

28. January 2021

  • Fixed "HTML code" mode bug in the Bulletin Editor on Chrome
  • Added and Info-Box about the Rules when starting a new IM Conversation
  • Blocking a user now deletes the IM Conversation with them too

26. January 2021

25. January 2021

  • Added a search tool to your friends list

23. January 2021

19. January 2021

  • New: Notifications for new Friend Requests and accepted Friend Requests
  • A separate page to view all open Friend Requests

18. January 2021

  • New: Notifications for Comment Replies (Profile Comments, Blog Comments and Bulletin Comments)

15. January 2021

  • New: Reply to Blog Comments

14. January 2021

  • New: Reply to Bulletin Comments

13. January 2021

  • Various performance improvements

12. January 2021

  • Added an "accept all friend requests"-Button

11. January 2021

  • Added the ability to enable 2-Factor-Authentication for your Account

10. January 2021

  • Added the option to verify your Email Address

9. January 2021

  • New: Reply to Profile Comments

6. January 2021

  • Moved SpaceHey to a bigger Server
  • Fixed the Password Reset System

4. January 2021

  • Added an option to delete all Notifications at once
  • Removed the friend-request adding limit

2. January 2021

  • Release of the official SpaceHey Stickers: https://spacehey.com/shop
  • Added an option to view Forum Replies by newest first or by oldest first

28. December 2020

  • Various improvements regarding Bulletins

21. December 2020

  • Major Server Speed Improvements

17. December 2020

16. December 2020

13. December 2020

12. December 2020

10. December 2020

8. December 2020

6. December 2020

  • Added the ability to disable Comments on a Blog Entry
  • Added support for bandcamp.com embeds on Profiles

5. December 2020

  • Added the ability to add "Kudos" to a Blog Entry
  • Added the "SpaceHey News" page

4. December 2020

  • Added a Box with the clear Rules when editing your Profile
  • Added Support for IPv6
  • Various minor design improvements

3. December 2020

2. December 2020

  • Added support for Spotify, SoundCloud & YouTube Embeds in your Profile
  • Added GitHub to the Social Links Section

1. December 2020

  • Created a special Advent page: https://spacehey.com/advent
  • Added the ability to report Blog Comments, Blog Entries, Profiles and Profile Comments

30. November 2020

  • Added the ability to write Blog Comments
  • Various small improvements here and there

29. November 2020

  • Launch Day!