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Danielle Steussy
Danielle Steussy
Release notes 26-03 //

It’s been a minute since our last release notes. Not because nothing was happening. Quite the opposite. We’ve been a little busy rethinking a pretty big part of the site.

Here’s what’s new:

Homepage relaunch

  • We’ve rolled out a new version of the homepage, designed to be a mix of something you can browse and something you can keep up with. Part curated, part “what just happened.”
  • Read more about the changes here or listen to Nilay, Helen and David discuss it on Vergecast.

Improvements / Fixes

  • The feed scrollbar should behave itself now. No more visual overlap.
  • Some curated story groups now include a “more to explore” link when there’s, well, more to explore.
  • Down at the bottom of the page, it’s easier to jump deeper into more on specific topics.

We’ve been keeping an eye on feedback across comments and other corners of the internet, but if you want to tell us something directly like a bug, a request, a “have you considered…” — you can holler at us here.

Promotional image showing The Verge’s redesigned homepage on a laptop and smartphone, featuring a split layout with a large featured story on the left and a chronological news feed on the right, set against a gray background with bright yellow accents.
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Boule & Babka
Boule & Babka
A small spill.

Hi Verge humans - quick update. It’s been a minute since our last post, but rest assured, our human, and the whole Verge Product team, have been hard at work on some very exciting new features. That said, a recent incident involving a full water bottle, a brief unsupervised moment, and an unnamed curious kitty did result in a dramatic spill across the work laptop. We found it uninteresting; our human did not. Progress continues (now with more fan-drying), and all the fun, cool things are still very much on the way.

PSA: don’t leave open drinks near laptops unsupervised or you may experience keyboard hydration. Our human says she’s learned her lesson. We have not.

Warm regards,
Boule & Babka

Tara Siegel
Ryan Gantz
Ryan Gantz
Greetings, product updates readers.

I’m Ryan, longtime designer at The Verge and Vox Media. You may see more in the coming weeks as we roll out new site changes. But for now, perhaps you can help me with some anecdotal research! If you care to sound off in the comments, I have two questions:

If you’re seeing this post, is it because you’ve either A) explicitly chosen to follow these product updates, B) because you’re lost on the internet, or C) something else? That is to say: how did you get here, reader?

And disregardless of the path you took today, I’m curious to know: what’s your earliest memory of The Verge? When did you first encounter the brand, on what platform?

Danielle Steussy
Danielle Steussy
Meatballs, we bid you farewell.

You might notice Quick Posts looking a little bit different. We said goodbye to the metaballs (meatballs as we affectionately know them here at The Verge) and shuffled a few things around as a small step toward what’s coming next. Stay tuned!

quick post without metaballs
Danielle Steussy
Danielle Steussy
Release notes 26-02 //

What we’ve shipped over the last few weeks:

Improvements / Fixes

  • Fixed a couple of issues with how some Verge content is distributed across platforms, including newsletters and Apple News (yes, The Verge is on Apple News+).

Features

And don’t forget to join our research group. Let’s just say we have some big updates coming your way and we’ll need your help with user testing.

Danielle Steussy
Danielle Steussy
We want your thoughts about gift links!

Gift links dropped a couple months ago. Have you shared one, opened one, ignored them or are wondering what the heck we’re even talking about? Answer a few Qs and tell us how they’re working for you.

Take our survey now

[Google Form]

Tara Siegel
Tara Siegel
Sent from Slack.

Maybe not the flashiest update for readers, but it’s a big one for us: Verge writers can now publish the quippier stuff directly from Slack (like I’m doing right now!). The result should be more quick hits from your favorite Verge voices.

Danielle Steussy
Danielle Steussy
Release notes 26-01 //

What we’ve shipped over the last several weeks:

Improvements / Fixes

  • Turns out that vertical text on the web can be an editorial nightmare. We removed the vertical category label hanging out to the left of content cards in your feeds.
  • We also…
    • Smoothed out small interactions and animations to make some components feel more natural
    • Addressed some necessary SEO and structural maintenance to keep things running well
    • Laid early groundwork for better ways to follow your favorite newsletters and other series

Features

And I would be remiss not to mention that we started this Product feed, a place to share updates like these and what we’re working on. Don’t forget to join our research group.

Danielle Steussy
Danielle Steussy
Do you have thoughts about The Verge? We thought you might!

We’re putting together a roster of readers interested in testing new experiences and features, or just chatting about what makes your tech heart flutter. Join the list and we’ll reach out when a study is a good fit for you.

Help shape what we build at The Verge

[Google Docs]

Danielle Steussy
Danielle Steussy
Gift articles have landed.

In case you missed it, we launched gift articles on The Verge earlier this month. Subscribers can share up to five paywalled articles each month with friends, enemies, strangers or anyone in between. With February on the horizon, that means five fresh links to give away. Tell us how it’s working in the comments.

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