Another update has come and gone for soLinkable.com. This update saw the creation of a number of new categories including Business, Internet, and Green. We also split News/Politics into their own separate categories. The additional categories should be a good fit for the soLinkable community and I can easily change them or add new ones, as requested by the community. I decided upon the new categories based on what type of stories I’ve been seeing posted recently. All old stories will remain in their proper categories, with any stories posted to “News/Politics” remaining in the new “News” category. If you guys have any other categories that you would want to see be sure to let me know, I’m always up for new ideas.

This should be the beginning of improvements to the category section. I still see some outstanding issues with the system that’s currently in place. I also hope to write a sort of “subreddit” system. I really like the idea and it’s definitely a great feature (if you’re unsure about what it is, head on over to Reddit and check it out). It will be a bit of a challenge but I think I’m up for it.

I also made some huge improvements to the actual core code including many optimisation improvements. We effectively cut the number of calls to the SQL server in half for an average page load. The issue here wasn’t with the existing SWCMS framework, but rather with features that I have chosen to omit (as they didn’t quite fit with the site – ie. the pageviews table). A typical user won’t notice any of these changes, but as long as I did them correctly, our server will definitely thank us .

I have also updated the “About Us” page and given it a better overall look. It now has a short bio (and picture) featuring both myself and Krystal. Be sure to check it out (and  comment on Krystal’s flower hat).

Thanks again for your support!

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