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April Update & Upcoming Plans

This month’s update is relatively brief, primarily due to my upcoming vacation, which I am eagerly anticipating two weeks from now. Preparing my two-week itinerary has felt somewhat akin to studying intensively for a final college examination. Although I am looking forward to the trip, I must admit that I am not entirely satisfied with the amount of time I have spent fine-tuning every detail. I will return in the second week of May to resume ongoing projects and updates.

Exvius: Member Check-In
As mentioned in previous updates, members were provided with an extended grace period to review and update their sites listed on Exvius. The following requirements were outlined:
  1. The link to your site must be functional.
  2. The link to Exvius must be active and correctly placed.
  3. The Exvius link must be easy to locate on your site.
Members who did not meet these requirements have since been removed from the directory.

In addition, managing claimed sprites had become increasingly time-consuming, particularly when members frequently changed their choices. To simplify maintenance moving forward, all members are now permitted to select the same sprites. This adjustment will ensure smoother management and reduce the need for manual tracking.

Several new applications have also been processed, while a few were denied due to missing or improperly displayed codes. Please remember that the required code must be visible immediately after submitting an application to ensure approval.

Future Revamp Updates
Over the coming months, Cerine and I plan to implement a series of layout revamps across several sites, including fanlistings. Many of the current designs and code structures have become outdated, and it is time for a complete modernization.

We intend to transition all HTML coding from tables to div-based layouts for a fully tableless design approach. Furthermore, we plan to upgrade from the legacy HTML 4 DOCTYPE to the modern HTML5 declaration (). The older DOCTYPE had been retained primarily to prevent unwanted spacing issues within tables, but this is no longer necessary under current web standards.

It also feels appropriate to retire the long-standing “Save for Web” design convention, which has become obsolete. Embracing contemporary HTML and CSS practices will allow for a cleaner, more efficient, and structurally modern codebase—much like the evolution that PHP has undergone in recent years.



New Year Updates

Happy New Year everyone. I had hoped to begin the year with a fresh start and share updates in the first week of January, allowing for the introduction of new content. Unfortunately, a few days after attending a Christmas gathering, I fell seriously ill, an illness that lasted three weeks. While I am still in the process of fully recovering, I am feeling significantly better.
  • Affiliate
    Aelysia welcomes a new affiliate: Christina of Midnight-Cloud. I greatly admire her work, which includes shrines in both German and English, as well as charming pixel cliques that I encourage you to explore. I extend my sincere thanks to Christina for affiliating with Aelysia.
  • Exvius
    In line with clique updates, Exvius has received a refreshed design to better complement the system. I have also streamlined member management by utilizing the Listing Admin script, rather than manually processing applications. The previous manual system—approving applications, updating member details, and maintaining the database—proved time-consuming and cumbersome. The Listing Admin script, however, does not accept duplicate emails per application. As a result, the rule has changed for all future applications: one site per person is permitted.
  • Layout Archive
    A navigation improvement has been added to the layout archive, Blueprint. Users can now navigate between designs using Next/Previous buttons when viewing thumbnails at larger scales, eliminating the need to close and reopen windows to view additional layouts.



Enamour & QoL Updates

It has been nearly two months since the last update, though I have been actively implementing changes across Enamour during this period.

One significant improvement is the migration of the entire network from HTTP to HTTPS, enhancing both security and overall performance. On the development side, all fanlisting files have been refactored to minimize individual file edits, streamlining long-term maintenance.

A particularly noteworthy change is the introduction of a centralized script, codes.php, which automatically detects and displays the correct URL path within the front-end interface. This approach functions similarly to a PHP framework, which provides libraries for commonly used functions and reduces the need to write repetitive code from scratch. By implementing this system, all fanlistings maintain a unified structure, eliminating the need to edit individual files when updates are required.

This change not only simplifies maintenance but also ensures consistency across the network, improving both usability and efficiency for administrators and users alike.



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