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New additions:

• Improved favicon fetch system
• Improved custom logos
• Added new block "Text"

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Improved favicon fetch system

• Moved favicon API off the page to allow icons to be lazy loaded to speed up the page load
• Now caching favicons logically
• Added option to clear cached favicon

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Improved custom logos

• Users can now upload custom favicons
• Custom logos and favicons now support any format that the browser can display
• Added option to reset custom favicon and logo

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Added new block "Text"

Added a new link block "Text". If this block is selected, users can add multiple page descriptions to their pages.
This block can be used in combination with the space block to customize your page even further.

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New additions:

• Added first setup page
• Removed external dependencies
• Minor fixes and improvements

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Added first setup page

We implemented an installer page where you can set up your page with some important parameters to get you started.
When setting up a fresh installation of LittleLink Custom, this page will guide you through the setup process.

Here you can check your required dependencies, set up your database, create an admin account and configure some page settings.

This installer gives the user the option to set up their application with a MySQL database. This may not work on all systems.
Choosing this database type requires a separate MySQL server with an empty database.
After you chose a database type, this cannot be changed later on without losing your data!

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Replaced external dependencies

LittleLink Custom is now fully self-sustained with no external dependencies.
We are now hosting fonts external CSS and JavaScript dependencies locally to comply with GDPR guidelines.

Previously, we relied on an external API to get favicons from websites for custom website buttons.
We created a custom internal system for this purpose that works better than the third-party API that was previously utilized.

Some themes may still make use of external dependencies.

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Minor fixes and improvements

Added dependency section to debugging information tab on config page

Added version number to diagnosis page

Removed URL from link query string

The theme selector now displays the current theme as selected by default

The theme selector now displays the theme name from the theme's README as the display name

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This version includes documentation for:
v3.0.0 v3.0.1 v3.0.2

This is a re-release of the latest version with important bug fixes applied:

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Patches for v3.0.3

• Disabling maintenance mode now forces application out of maintenance

• Added config option to redirect all pages to HTTPS (previously force HTTPS)

• Fixed HTTPS links on reverse proxies with new config option that turns all links to HTTPS

• Fixed database errors when updating

• Fixed spelling mistake on config page

• Fixed custom logo with dimensions wider than 1:1

• Removed register select from footer page editor

• Fixed shifting on config page on lower width devices

• Disabled all errors in Advanced Config Editor

• Added quick select legend list to Config Editor
  

• Added back to top button to config page
  

• Minor bugfixes

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Part I

This update introduces a bunch of new features. Its goal is to improve the overall appearance and feel of the Admin Panel. We are keeping the general design scheme of the previous design, but we're improving a lot of pages with better designs and comfort features.

We completely reworked the button adder. We now separate specialty buttons into separate modules. Furthermore, we plan on greatly expanding these modules in the future.

Part II

The config editor has undergone a major overhaul in Part 2.

For sections like the Advanced Config and backups page, the new editor makes use of the previous editor's tab system.

The new configuration editor is the standout feature of this new addition. A lot of the settings menu's items are straightforward toggle switches.
To apply the setting, simply flick the switch. No more changing the configuration text files' true or false values.

The Alternative Config Editor and the Advanced Config Editor were also updated. Like a true code editor, the new design enables colored syntax highlighting in the files.

New additions:

Jump directly to:

• Part I
• Part II

Part I

Updated frontend:

• Updated update notification

• Updated "view page button"

• Added page share option to "view page button"

• Updated user index page

• Updated links page

• Updated page settings page

• Updated themes page

• Updated profile settings page

• Updated admin users page

• Updated sidebar labels

Frontend functional updates:

• Added advanced page analytics
• Completely reworked button adder system
• Added icons to links on links page
• Made certain button types into separate modules
• The custom and custom_webiste buttons are now one module
• Spacer module has a slider to set the spacing
• Completely reworked button sort page
• Added iframe preview on theme page

New functionalities:

• Added social login support. This allows users to login or register via their social accounts like Twitter, Facebook, google account and more.

• Users can now delete their own accounts.

• JavaScript is now stripped from users page descriptions.

• Added rel="me" attribute to Mastodon links.

Config changes:

• Added option to enable or disable social login.
• Added option to disable iframe preview on theme page.
• ALLOW_USER_HTML is set to true after updating

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Part II

New Config Editor/settings page. This page allows you to quickly change any setting you need for day to day operation.

On the top of the page you can find links to the Alternative Config Editor, the "Config Manager" which is the previous config editor and the PHP info page for debugging.

On the second tab is the overhauled Advanced Config Editor. This page now highlights syntax like a code editor.

On the third tab is the Backup Page, where you can manually back up your instance.

The next tab over is the page where you can download all your existing backups.

The last tab is the new home of the Diagnosis page.

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A huge thank you to all our beta testers for helping with developing and troubleshooting this release:

Become a beta tester

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Used resources in this update

This version includes documentation for:
v3.0.0 v3.0.1 v3.0.2

Part I

This update introduces a bunch of new features. Its goal is to improve the overall appearance and feel of the Admin Panel. We are keeping the general design scheme of the previous design, but we're improving a lot of pages with better designs and comfort features.

We completely reworked the button adder. We now separate specialty buttons into separate modules. Furthermore, we plan on greatly expanding these modules in the future.

Part II

The config editor has undergone a major overhaul in Part 2.

For sections like the Advanced Config and backups page, the new editor makes use of the previous editor's tab system.

The new configuration editor is the standout feature of this new addition. A lot of the settings menu's items are straightforward toggle switches.
To apply the setting, simply flick the switch. No more changing the configuration text files' true or false values.

The Alternative Config Editor and the Advanced Config Editor were also updated. Like a true code editor, the new design enables colored syntax highlighting in the files.

New additions:

Jump directly to:

• Part I
• Part II

Part I

Updated frontend:

• Updated update notification

• Updated "view page button"

• Added page share option to "view page button"

• Updated user index page

• Updated links page

• Updated page settings page

• Updated themes page

• Updated profile settings page

• Updated admin users page

• Updated sidebar labels

Frontend functional updates:

• Added advanced page analytics
• Completely reworked button adder system
• Added icons to links on links page
• Made certain button types into separate modules
• The custom and custom_webiste buttons are now one module
• Spacer module has a slider to set the spacing
• Completely reworked button sort page
• Added iframe preview on theme page

New functionalities:

• Added social login support. This allows users to login or register via their social accounts like Twitter, Facebook, google account and more.

• Users can now delete their own accounts.

• JavaScript is now stripped from users page descriptions.

• Added rel="me" attribute to Mastodon links.

Config changes:

• Added option to enable or disable social login.
• Added option to disable iframe preview on theme page.
• ALLOW_USER_HTML is set to true after updating

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Part II

New Config Editor/settings page. This page allows you to quickly change any setting you need for day to day operation.

On the top of the page you can find links to the Alternative Config Editor, the "Config Manager" which is the previous config editor and the PHP info page for debugging.

On the second tab is the overhauled Advanced Config Editor. This page now highlights syntax like a code editor.

On the third tab is the Backup Page, where you can manually back up your instance.

The next tab over is the page where you can download all your existing backups.

The last tab is the new home of the Diagnosis page.

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A huge thank you to all our beta testers for helping with developing and troubleshooting this release:

Become a beta tester

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Used resources in this update

This version also includes:
v2.9.3 v2.9.4 v2.9.5 v2.9.6 v2.9.7 v2.9.8 v2.9.9 v3.0.0

This version includes important bug fixes for v3.0.0

This update introduces a bunch of new features. Its goal is to improve the overall appearance and feel of the Admin Panel. We are keeping the general design scheme of the previous design, but we're improving a lot of pages with better designs and comfort features.

We completely reworked the button adder. We now separate specialty buttons into separate modules. Furthermore, we plan on greatly expanding these modules in the future.

New additions:

Updated frontend:

• Updated update notification

• Updated "view page button"

• Added page share option to "view page button"

• Updated user index page

• Updated links page

• Updated page settings page

• Updated themes page

• Updated profile settings page

• Updated admin users page

• Updated sidebar labels

Frontend functional updates:

• Added advanced page analytics
• Completely reworked button adder system
• Added icons to links on links page
• Made certain button types into separate modules
• The custom and custom_webiste buttons are now one module
• Spacer module has a slider to set the spacing
• Completely reworked button sort page
• Added iframe preview on theme page

New functionalities:

• Added social login support. This allows users to login or register via their social accounts like Twitter, Facebook, google account and more.

• Users can now delete their own accounts.

• JavaScript is now stripped from users page descriptions.

• Added rel="me" attribute to Mastodon links.

Config changes:

• Added option to enable or disable social login.
• Added option to disable iframe preview on theme page.
• ALLOW_USER_HTML is set to true after updating

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A huge thank you to all our beta testers for helping with developing and troubleshooting this release:

Become a beta tester

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Used resources in this update

This version also includes:
v2.9.3 v2.9.4 v2.9.5 v2.9.6 v2.9.7 v2.9.8 v2.9.9

This update introduces a bunch of new features. Its goal is to improve the overall appearance and feel of the Admin Panel. We are keeping the general design scheme of the previous design, but we're improving a lot of pages with better designs and comfort features.

We completely reworked the button adder. We now separate specialty buttons into separate modules. Furthermore, we plan on greatly expanding these modules in the future.

New additions:

Updated frontend:

• Updated update notification

• Updated "view page button"

• Added page share option to "view page button"

• Updated user index page

• Updated links page

• Updated page settings page

• Updated themes page

• Updated profile settings page

• Updated admin users page

• Updated sidebar labels

Frontend functional updates:

• Added advanced page analytics
• Completely reworked button adder system
• Added icons to links on links page
• Made certain button types into separate modules
• The custom and custom_webiste buttons are now one module
• Spacer module has a slider to set the spacing
• Completely reworked button sort page
• Added iframe preview on theme page

New functionalities:

• Added social login support. This allows users to login or register via their social accounts like Twitter, Facebook, google account and more.

• Users can now delete their own accounts.

• JavaScript is now stripped from users page descriptions.

• Added rel="me" attribute to Mastodon links.

Config changes:

• Added option to enable or disable social login.
• Added option to disable iframe preview on theme page.
• ALLOW_USER_HTML is set to true after updating

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A huge thank you to all our beta testers for helping with developing and troubleshooting this release:

Become a beta tester

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Used resources in this update

New additions:

• Minor fixes and additions

Minor fixes and additions

• Updated default contact page
• Switched update server to new domain
• Added pre-update step to updater
• Added back button ALL-INKL
• Insured compatibility with upcoming update

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This version also includes:
v2.8.5 v2.8.6 v2.8.7 v2.8.8 v2.8.9 v2.9.0

New additions:

• Added option to theme config to use default buttons
• New buttons
• Bug fixes

Added option to theme config to use default buttons

Theme makers now have the option to use the default buttons in their themes.
Previously, if a theme dint apply the same styling to all buttons every time a new button was added, this button had also be added to the theme requiring an update.

With this update, the default styling from the default theme can be applied to buttons with a new option in the theme config. This option automatically applies button updates to themes using this option.

One limitation of this new function is that this only applies if the default LittleLink Custom styling is used in the theme. For example, a reskin of the Default Theme.

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New buttons

This update adds almost 50 new brands and buttons.

• Improved visibility of multiple buttons.

• Fixed Mastodon button.

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Bug fixes

Fixed PHP incompatibility on the Docker version.

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@MagicLike

This version also includes:
v2.8.5 v2.8.6 v2.8.7 v2.8.8 v2.8.9

New additions:

• Added option to theme config to use default buttons
• New buttons

Added option to theme config to use default buttons

Theme makers now have the option to use the default buttons in their themes.
Previously, if a theme dint apply the same styling to all buttons every time a new button was added, this button had also be added to the theme requiring an update.

With this update, the default styling from the default theme can be applied to buttons with a new option in the theme config. This option automatically applies button updates to themes using this option.

One limitation of this new function is that this only applies if the default LittleLink Custom styling is used in the theme. For example, a reskin of the Default Theme.

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New buttons

This update adds almost 50 new brands and buttons.

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@MagicLike

New additions:

• Added official support for profile URL without a prefix
• Updated button

Added official support for profile URL without a prefix

Profile URLs can now be configured to work without a URL prefix.

The URL prefix is the user identifier before the username (i.e. example.com/@example-user).

In the Advanced Config, users can define a second URL prefix. The default second prefix is set as "+" (example.com/+example-user).
By removing the "+" and leaving the option "custom_url_prefix" empty, you can now access user's pages over example.com/example-user.

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Updated button

• Updated Mastodon button

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@MagicLike

Important bug-fixes and improvements

• Fixed update and event notification breaking the admin panel when request URL is offline
• Added update warning for PHP 7.4 users
• Minor backend improvements

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New additions:

• Theme Updater
• Minor fixes and improvements

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Theme Updater

LittleLink Custom now includes a new theme updater! This updater allows you to easily update your themes to the latest version with just one click.

To enable this capability, an update was issued to all current themes that is essential for the theme updater to function properly.
This means that it is necessary that you first update all your themes manually before you can use the automatic theme updater.

For this, we provide a single file containing all major themes on the latest version:
themes.zip
You can upload this file as a normal theme, and it will overwrite all themes you currently have with the latest version.

The theme updater adds 4 different tags to inform you about the status of your theme:

Your theme is up-to-date and everything is working as expected.

Your theme needs an update. You can update your themes by pressing the "Update all themes" button.

Your theme is not capable of updating itself. You will have to check for updates and update it manually.

Your theme is not setup properly and something went wrong. In this case, you should contact the theme's developer.

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Minor fixes and improvements

• Added option to config to disable theme updater

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New additions:

• Theme V2
• Minor fixes and improvements

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Theme V2

Theme V2 is the update to the theme system that allows theme-makers to make use of long awaited features.

These features include:

• Ability to disable custom styled buttons created by the button editor.
• Ability to open links in the same tab
• Ability to use custom code such as Blade, PHP, HTML, JS and CSS
• Ability to use custom assets and files such as CSS, JS or image files
• Ability to add custom icons
• Ability to make use of other file types for the custom icons instead of being limited to SVGs

New file tree:

New theme config

The theme config allows you to configure how LittleLink Custom should treat your theme.
All settings are explained with comments in the config file.

If you want to use custom code like HTML, JavaScript or custom icons in your theme you can enable this here as well.

Now is the time to make your own theme a reality!

Read more about creating your own Theme V2 theme here

See themes v2 in action

You can download your first v2 theme form here

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Minor fixes and improvements

• Added option to config to disable themes from using custom code.
• Implemented fix for missing icon bug

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New additions:

• Theme V2
• Minor fixes and improvements

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Theme V2

Theme V2 is the update to the theme system that allows theme-makers to make use of long awaited features.

These features include:

• Ability to disable custom styled buttons created by the button editor.
• Ability to open links in the same tab
• Ability to use custom code such as Blade, PHP, HTML, JS and CSS
• Ability to use custom assets and files such as CSS, JS or image files
• Ability to add custom icons
• Ability to make use of other file types for the custom icons instead of being limited to SVGs

New file tree:

New theme config

The theme config allows you to configure how LittleLink Custom should treat your theme.
All settings are explained with comments in the config file.

If you want to use custom code like HTML, JavaScript or custom icons in your theme you can enable this here as well.

Now is the time to make your own theme a reality!

Read more about creating your own Theme V2 theme here

See themes v2 in action

You can download your first v2 theme form here

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Minor fixes and improvements

• Added option to config to disable themes from using custom code.

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A small “Thank You” (expand for details):

Stargazer

A flashy theme with an animated background.

This theme is included by default in the new update

New additions:

• Added ability to arrange links by dragging and dropping
• Degoogled LittleLink Custom
• Added independent backup system and page
• Added Maintenance Mode
• Added option to adjust visible button count on edit link page
• Minor fixes and improvements
• Bug-fix

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Added ability to arrange links by dragging and dropping

Links on the links page can now be organized by dragging and dropping.

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Degoogled LittleLink Custom

We decided to de-googled our open source project for a few reasons. First, we wanted to move away from using Google products and services. We also wanted to make sure that our project was not reliant on any one company or service.

Special thanks to @MagicLike for assisting in this process.

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Added independent backup system and page

Backups can now be performed independently of the updater.

To perform a manual update on your Admin Panel, navigate to your Config->Backups and click on "You can back up your instance here"

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Added Maintenance Mode

When updating your instance with the built-in updater, a maintenance page will be displayed. 
When in this mode, non admin users will not be able to use the instance.

The maintenance mode can be enabled manually in the config.

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Added option to adjust visible button count on edit link page

Users now have an option on the top left-hand side of the links page to change how many links should be displayed. You can toggle this option between 10, 20, 30 and all.

A system remembers your choice with a cookie, every time you open the link page the app will remember your selection.

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Minor fixes and improvements

• Custom icons now work without JavaScript
• Now using DuckDuckGo API to fetch Custom Website buttons favicon
• Changed Custom Website buttons to use HTTPS to fetch favicon
• Minor changes, and improvements
• Removed ability to pin links

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Bug-fix

• Fixed Button Editor not working properly

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New additions:

• Added ability to arrange links by dragging and dropping
• Degoogled LittleLink Custom
• Added independent backup system and page
• Added Maintenance Mode
• Added option to adjust visible button count on edit link page
• Minor fixes and improvements
• Bug-fix

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Added ability to arrange links by dragging and dropping

Links on the links page can now be organized by dragging and dropping.

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Degoogled LittleLink Custom

We decided to de-googled our open source project for a few reasons. First, we wanted to move away from using Google products and services. We also wanted to make sure that our project was not reliant on any one company or service.

Special thanks to @MagicLike for assisting in this process.

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Added independent backup system and page

Backups can now be performed independently of the updater.

To perform a manual update on your Admin Panel, navigate to your Config->Backups and click on "You can back up your instance here"

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Added Maintenance Mode

When updating your instance with the built-in updater, a maintenance page will be displayed. 
When in this mode, non admin users will not be able to use the instance.

The maintenance mode can be enabled manually in the config.

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Added option to adjust visible button count on edit link page

Users now have an option on the top left-hand side of the links page to change how many links should be displayed. You can toggle this option between 10, 20, 30 and all.

A system remembers your choice with a cookie, every time you open the link page the app will remember your selection.

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Minor fixes and improvements

• Custom icons now work without JavaScript
• Now using DuckDuckGo API to fetch Custom Website buttons favicon
• Changed Custom Website buttons to use HTTPS to fetch favicon
• Minor changes, and improvements
• Removed ability to pin links

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Bug-fix

• Fixed Button Editor not working properly

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New additions:

• Added ability to arrange links by dragging and dropping
• Degoogled LittleLink Custom
• Added independent backup system and page
• Added Maintenance Mode
• Added option to adjust visible button count on edit link page
• Minor fixes and improvements

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Added ability to arrange links by dragging and dropping

Links on the links page can now be organized by dragging and dropping.

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Degoogled LittleLink Custom

We decided to de-googled our open source project for a few reasons. First, we wanted to move away from using Google products and services. We also wanted to make sure that our project was not reliant on any one company or service.

Special thanks to @MagicLike for assisting in this process.

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Added independent backup system and page

Backups can now be performed independently of the updater.

To perform a manual update on your Admin Panel, navigate to your Config->Backups and click on "You can back up your instance here"

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Added Maintenance Mode

When updating your instance with the built-in updater, a maintenance page will be displayed. 
When in this mode, non admin users will not be able to use the instance.

The maintenance mode can be enabled manually in the config.

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Added option to adjust visible button count on edit link page

Users now have an option on the top left-hand side of the links page to change how many links should be displayed. You can toggle this option between 10, 20, 30 and all.

A system remembers your choice with a cookie, every time you open the link page the app will remember your selection.

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Minor fixes and improvements

• Custom icons now work without JavaScript
• Now using DuckDuckGo API to fetch Custom Website buttons favicon
• Changed Custom Website buttons to use HTTPS to fetch favicon
• Minor changes, and improvements

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New additions:

• New and updated buttons
• Edit Link now defaults to the current link instead of "custom"
• Minor fixes and improvements

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New and updated buttons

New Buttons:

Phone Number Button

This button adds the ability to directly call a phone number with a single click.
The phone number is entered as the link when adding a new button.
Text on the button can be changed with the button title.
This works on all supported operating systems.

Trello

Updated Buttons:

E-Mail Buttons

These buttons have been changed to now accept plain emails and will automatically open the default mail program if clicked.
Instead of typing mailto: the button now accepts the mail address without that.

Changed Designs

The YouTube Button got an updated design to better match the companies brand image.

The Website Button received a new updated icon.

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Edit Link now defaults to the current link instead of "custom"

If a link is edited on the edit-link section, the default button selection now has the current button selected rather than the custom button.

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Minor fixes and improvements

• Added disable/enable register setting notice to config section
• Minor changes, and improvements
• Minor stylistic changes.
• Fixed alphabetic button order
• Added coloration separation to link selection

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New additions:

• New and updated buttons
• Edit Link now defaults to the current link instead of "custom"
• Minor fixes and improvements

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New and updated buttons

New Buttons:

Phone Number Button

This button adds the ability to directly call a phone number with a single click.
The phone number is entered as the link when adding a new button.
Text on the button can be changed with the button title.
This works on all supported operating systems.

Trello

Updated Buttons:

E-Mail Buttons

These buttons have been changed to now accept plain emails and will automatically open the default mail program if clicked.
Instead of typing mailto: the button now accepts the mail address without that.

Changed Designs

The YouTube Button got an updated design to better match the companies brand image.

The Website Button received a new updated icon.

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Edit Link now defaults to the current link instead of "custom"

If a link is edited on the edit-link section, the default button selection now has the current button selected rather than the custom button.

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Minor fixes and improvements

• Added disable/enable register setting notice to config section
• Minor changes, and improvements
• Minor stylistic changes.

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New additions:

• New additions to user section on Admin Panel
• Enabled automatic updates for Windows based servers
• Minor fixes and improvements

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New additions to user section on Admin Panel

• Admins can now add new users from the Admin Panel
• Admins can now delete users permanently
• Admins can now verify user's emails from the Admin Panel manually
• Users emails will now be displayed directly on the user section
• Blocked users links won't get removed anymore

Added prevention measures against Admins locking themselves out of their own instances.

If REGISTER_AUTH=auth in the config, the "E-Mail Verified" field will be hidden.

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Enabled automatic updates for Windows based servers

A new updater system for Windows users now allows for automatic update via the one click updater.

Note that this updater will not make updates.

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Minor fixes and improvements

• Sorted link brands alphabetically
• The dark/light mode toggle is now hidden if 'theme' => '', is set to true or false in the Advanced Config.
• Minor spelling adjustments.
• Minor security changes, and improvements
• Minor stylistic changes.

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