Site Update - September 19, 2026 (Discord Webhooks, Notifications, & More)

Fluxflashor · 2026-09-19T15:40:20.854784-04:00

GeneralStaff now get notifications when we've run out of scheduled daily polls and activities.Our insights for activities specifically were poor, that's now fixed as well so this is just an nice addition to making sure we're staying ahead of the issue.We have a new system now that allows us to break cache on articles and guides based on bbcode we're using on them.This is primarily for the Hearthstone card reveal period, but it's so much more. We now track what bbcodes are being used in different places on the site so that we can break cache when those bbcodes would normally have new contents.For Hearthstone, this means as soon as cards enter our database with images, caches break on articles and guides that would include them and we can immediately show you those new cards.Refreshed the look of comments.Comments are a bit less heavy feeling and the text is a bit nicer on the eyes.The leave a comment box now floats on desktop if you scroll past it to make it easier to actually leave a comment on longer threads.NotificationsAdded new notifications to account management:Private Messages: This isn't new but it's been reworked so it works more reliably.Staff now have new notification types for reports and previously mentioned scheduled content.Added the ability to have Discord Webhooks!One you reach level 5 on the website, you can create up to three webhooks to receive different kinds of content on the website.Premium users do not have a level requirement and you may create up to 10 webhooks.Webhooks for News Articles, Guides, Polls, and Activities all have optional game restrictions that you can enable. Want Hearthstone news articles? No problem!We also have Webhooks available specifically for Whiteout Survival codes if you want to have those sent to channels.HousekeepingRemoved a bunch of old code from our codebase from the old version of the site, which also let us remove some old dependencies. Small resource savings woo.

General

Staff now get notifications when we've run out of scheduled daily polls and activities.
- Our insights for activities specifically were poor, that's now fixed as well so this is just an nice addition to making sure we're staying ahead of the issue.
We have a new system now that allows us to break cache on articles and guides based on bbcode we're using on them.
- This is primarily for the Hearthstone card reveal period, but it's so much more. We now track what bbcodes are being used in different places on the site so that we can break cache when those bbcodes would normally have new contents.
- For Hearthstone, this means as soon as cards enter our database with images, caches break on articles and guides that would include them and we can immediately show you those new cards.
Refreshed the look of comments.
- Comments are a bit less heavy feeling and the text is a bit nicer on the eyes.
The leave a comment box now floats on desktop if you scroll past it to make it easier to actually leave a comment on longer threads.

Notifications

Added new notifications to account management:
- Private Messages: This isn't new but it's been reworked so it works more reliably.
- Staff now have new notification types for reports and previously mentioned scheduled content.
Added the ability to have Discord Webhooks!
- One you reach level 5 on the website, you can create up to three webhooks to receive different kinds of content on the website.
- Premium users do not have a level requirement and you may create up to 10 webhooks.
- Webhooks for News Articles, Guides, Polls, and Activities all have optional game restrictions that you can enable. Want Hearthstone news articles? No problem!
- We also have Webhooks available specifically for Whiteout Survival codes if you want to have those sent to channels.

Housekeeping

Removed a bunch of old code from our codebase from the old version of the site, which also let us remove some old dependencies. Small resource savings woo.