v2.3.9

🚀 Monkeys Release v2.3.9

We’re thrilled to announce a major update packed with UI improvements, SEO optimizations, Ad management enhancements, and bug fixes that make the platform smoother, faster, and more creator-friendly.

This release focuses on improving discoverability, enhancing editor and profile experiences, and fine-tuning the overall performance and stability of the platform.

✨ Highlights

📌 Enhanced SEO Capabilities

• Base Profile SEO & Person Schema: Introduced structured data and SEO enhancements to improve visibility across search engines.
• Topic SEO Optimization: Improved topic URLs and metadata for better indexing and discoverability.
• Slug Generation Update: Cleaner, more readable slugs - now automatically removing unwanted characters.

📌 Ads & Monetization

• Ad Units Overhaul: Ads are now displayed only on specific pages, ensuring a more focused and relevant ad experience.
• Home Page Ad Integration: Dedicated ad units on the homepage for better monetization placement.
• Ads.txt Added: Ensuring compliance and transparency with ad networks.
• Adsense Handling Improvements: Enhanced ad performance and reliability across the site.

📌 Editor & Content Experience

• Responsive Editor Fixes: Improved editor usability across devices.
• Heading & Code Block Enhancements: Editor heading options restored and new custom code block support added for richer content creation.
• Word Cloud + Blog Card Updates: Refined visuals and performance for a more engaging browsing experience.
• CTA Fallback & Enter Key Fixes: Addressed key interaction issues to enhance workflow smoothness.

📌 User Experience Improvements

• Feed Route to Home Route Migration: Simplified routing for a more intuitive experience.
• Notification Fixes: More consistent and reliable notification behavior.
• Client-Side Validation for Social Links: Prevents incorrect usernames and enhances form reliability.
• Profile Section Spacing & Layout Fixes: Cleaner, better-aligned profile presentation.
• Team Updates: Added new team members and updated team roles to reflect our growing community.

📌 Integrations

• Microsoft Clarity Integration: Added for enhanced user behavior analytics to guide product improvements.

🛠️ Notable Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed redirect issues from FEED_ROUTE to HOME_ROUTE.
• Improved banner handling by restricting non-static image types, allowing only .gif and .apng formats.
• Removed non-static blog banner images for optimized load performance.
• General UI and layout refinements for a smoother navigation and visual consistency.

🧑‍💻 New Contributors

• @shivamvishwakarm made their first contribution in #431
• @GleanCoder made their first contribution in #446
• @atul030702 made their first contribution in #426

🙏 Special thanks to all contributors! Your efforts continue to make the platform better with every release. If we missed mentioning you, we appreciate your valuable contributions.

Full Changelog: v2.0.1...v2.3.9