SWAPD 3.6 – Dropping May 7, 1 PM CET - UPDATE: COMPLETED!

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UPDATE TIME

There might be some minor disruptions during the upgrade. Nothing dramatic, but don’t panic if things act weird for a bit. Once it’s done and stable, here’s what you’re getting.

This isn’t a massive update, but it includes some long requested features that actually matter.

1. CHAT SEARCH

Yes, finally.

You’ll be able to search through all your chats. A proper chat search engine is being added, so no more digging through endless DMs trying to find that one message from two months ago.

Find anything. Instantly.

2. FEEDBACK RESPONSES

Someone leaves you bad feedback and you can’t get it removed? Cool, now you can respond to it.

Buyers and sellers will both have the option to reply directly under feedback. Say your piece, add context, defend yourself, whatever needs to be said. We are also slightly increasing the char limit for both, feedback and responses.

No more one sided stories.

3. TRANSLATIONS

We originally planned around 10 languages.

Then reality kicked in.

SWAPD is pushing ~200K posts/topics per month, and translating all of that would cost more than it’s worth. So we’re rolling this out in a limited way, with only a few languages for now. These are FULL page translations, with their own pages. This will (should) boost our traffic once the new pages get indexed.

More practical, less waste.

4. SIDEBAR CHANGES

We’re reshuffling things.

  • Sidebar ads go to the very top now. Always.
    Because of that, pricing goes from 249 USD → 349 USD per slot.
    Why? They’re now the first thing people see on every page (on every page, they’re more seen than Homepage Ads), and demand has already been proving they were underpriced anyway.

  • Chat moves up
    It’s now second in the sidebar.
    Having DMs buried at the bottom made zero sense. SWAPD runs on connections, so now it will be one click away.

  • Everything else moves down
    Categories, navigation, etc. still there, just lower priority.

5. AUTO FORMATTING

New posts and topics will go through extra checks. The new system will organize uploaded images so they are displayed in a more compact way.

The Rest

Core improvements, backend work, bug fixes. The usual invisible stuff that keeps everything from breaking.

That’s it.

Rollout starts in about 19 hours.

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The updates are really useful and the new features are actually important. Great job, thank you!

Wishing you continuous growth and success

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Very solid!

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Speaking of this, now is your chance to grab the last two slots before the price hike tomorrow. We have two slots left. First come, first serve, baby!

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I will make a small suggestion

Whether to take it into consideration or not is up to you

People who access via mobile do not see the ads in the left corner, they can only see it when they click the three lines. It would be better if the left corner is not hidden on mobile, and if the left corner ads were surrounded by lights like the ads on the homepage, they would attract more attention

This would really be great

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No space on mobile, bro.

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SWAPD has a 50/50 mobile to PC usage ratio. You are not losing out on anything by buying Sidebar Ads.

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Okay, can you make the surroundings illuminated?

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This isn’t hack forums. I know SWAPD may not be the best looking site, but we are not turning into a kids glow fest.

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Forgot to add, we are adding a feature that will make listings NEATER by organizing uploaded images. No more 20 mile long posts.

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Since I contributed to the update, I’m going to be egoistic now. I’m going to hang this screenshot on my wall lol.

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As far as I remember you were against it and we talked you into it.

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Just kidding, yes it was because of you, @enver.

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An idea to add is . User adds username of social media asset and it pulls info

Followrs and activity etc

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It’s not a logical feature. Why would it show people’s follower presence on social media, and what’s the point of it? Malicious people could find that account and get it banned, or a comment you made to someone with a negative ticket could trigger them. Swapd’s main rule is that outside contact and communication are forbidden, and that is what provides the most security.

Of course, this is just my opinion. I respect your opinion too, brother.:gem_stone::black_heart:

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It would just grab followe stats,niche, last post date, last 5 posts stats

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That has to ping meta servers. And that’s not a good idea.