Changelog for October 2021

This page contains a list of updates and changes to Iconduck

October 2021

49 updates
  • 30 October12
    fixed

    Fixed API bug (invalid URLs for vectors)

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    fixed

    Fixed bug where the URL wasn't showing correctly

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    fixed design

    Fixed a bug for Safari that was causing the UX to be wacky when users downloaded an icon

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    fixed

    Fixed some search, changelog and performance bugs

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    added

    Added resource set Free Cricket Icons and Emojis

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    added

    Added resource set Free Hammer Graphics, Icons and Emojis

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    added

    Added resource set Free Dream Visuals and Illustrations

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    added

    Added resource set Free Thermometer Icons

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    added

    Added resource set Mosquito and Bug Graphics

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    fixed tech

    Fixed view count and download count tracking bug

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    fixed design

    Made many icons more visible due to contrasting issues

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    added a11y

    Made updates to Changelog (dates + years)

  • 24 October2
    a11y tech

    Added unsubscribe link to emails and updated the copy on feedback email

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    new tech

    Made the Iconduck API available via RapidAPI

  • 23 October17
    a11y tech

    Open sourced a library (JavaScript-RemoteURLOpener) to make opening remote URLs (eg. URLs not related to the current website) open in a new tab or window

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    added

    Added 5 new curated resource sets

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    added new

    Added Changelog

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    fixed tech

    Fixed a bug where invalid resource pages were getting indexed by search engines

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    fixed a11y

    Updated alt and title tags of icons and emojis to be more accessible to screen readers

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    fixed tech

    Fixed a bug (I think) that was causing PNG downloads to sometimes fail

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    tech

    Abstracted out some code to make it easier to launch more resource pages

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    security

    Updated config files to block more hack requests/attempts

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    a11y tech

    Launched image sitemaps for icon and illustration sets

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    tech

    Attempted to fix a bug that sometimes prevented people from download PNG images

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    a11y

    Updated sitemaps

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    new a11y

    Added an MP3 for when icons are downloaded (lol)

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    fixed tech

    Fixed bug whereby a specific file was returning a 403 when people attempted to download it

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    tech

    Improved like feature

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    tech

    Improved search feature (to make it possible to view a history of your searches; coming soon)

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    tech security

    Updates to block hackers

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    tech

    Integrated AWS Lambda / API Gateway service to facilitate drip / follow up emails

  • 17 October1
    fixed tech

    Fixed bug whereby page meta data (eg. title tags) weren't showing up properly

  • 16 October9
    new

    Added modal to prompt users to contact Iconduck if they want to use the API

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    fixed tech

    Fixed a bug with my Typesense integration

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    fixed

    Copy updates (since PNGs can now be downloaded)

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    fixed

    Fixed responsive bug that sometimes prevented icons from being visible

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    fixed a11y

    Added srcset property to images to ensure bandwidth-considerate loading of icons and illustrations

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    a11y

    Improved Microdata integration (eg. breadcrumbs) for icons and graphics

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    added

    Added welcome email with link to ZIP file of free icons that haven't been added to Iconduck yet

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    added

    Added 5 new curated resource sets

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    security

    Updates to prevent aggressive bots

  • 09 October4
    fixed new

    Sped up the site by introducing better static file handling (css and js files)

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    new

    Added user logic to allow people to sign up for email notifications when new icons and emoji sets are added

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    new

    Added ability to download PNGs

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    tech

    Code re-org to make it faster to update Iconduck

  • 02 October4
    new design

    Added ability to like icons, which can be quickly accessed via the Likes page

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    new design

    Added placeholder for adding icons and graphics to Collections

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    new design

    Added ability to navigate between icons in a modal using buttons (as well as keyboard shortcuts)

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    new design

    Added ability to access icon details directly from the preview modal