What's New

Latest updates and improvements to DrinkInTheWeeds

May 17, 2026 Latest
  • Sort by rating: DrinkList and Advanced Search now support sorting by average star rating (high→low and low→high).
  • Sidebar sort: quick-search in the sidebar now has a sort selector (Name / Most Reviewed / Best Rated).
  • Most Reviewed section: the Home menu now shows a row of the 6 most-reviewed drinks.
  • Hemp Beverage Alliance: added clickable partner logo to the landing page, Home menu, and footer.
  • Location data on reviews: the Add Review form now has an optional section to record the store name, zip code, and price paid.
  • Add-to-list location: when adding a drink to Favorites, Tried, or Wishlist you can now optionally save the store and zip code where you found it.
  • Advanced Search: results now load continuously as you scroll (infinite scroll), replacing the previous Previous / Next pagination.
  • Admin: new Location Report (/Reports/LocationReport) shows visitor activity by country, city, and zip code.
  • Bug fix: Facebook logo in the footer was invisible (white on white background) — now shows the correct blue logo.
  • Bug fix: sidebar sort dropdown options were unreadable (white text on white) — fixed with a dark background.
  • Bug fix: Drink Finder search was not returning results due to a JSON response format mismatch.
May 13, 2026
  • Branding: updated to a new transparent DIW logo across the site header, landing page, and menu.
  • Landing page: ‘Infused & Informed’ tagline styling simplified and fonts standardised site-wide.
  • Bug fix: fixed a layout issue on the main drink grid.
  • Bug fix: image upload file-size limit was not being enforced correctly — now validated properly.
  • Bug fix: tag editing on the drink detail page was intermittently failing.
  • New custom error page so unexpected errors show a friendly DIW-branded message instead of a raw stack trace.
May 10, 2026
  • User search: find other members by username or display name.
  • Notifications: in-app notification bell shows activity on drinks and reviews you follow.
  • Badges: member profiles now display achievement badges.
  • Back / Forward navigation: drink detail and review pages now have browser-style back / forward controls.
  • All Reviews: the global reviews list now uses infinite scroll — no more page buttons.
  • Service worker cache version is now automated so updates reach users immediately after a deploy.
  • Bug fix: SQLite schema migration rewritten to use a safe temp-table approach, preventing data loss on column changes.
April 28, 2026
  • Drink cards and detail pages: image slots standardised — consistent size and aspect ratio everywhere.
  • Profile page: layout and avatar display improved.
  • UPC scanner: multi-pack barcodes now correctly resolve to the single-serve drink.
  • Offline support: the app now works in a limited read-only mode when there is no network connection (PWA service worker).
  • Bug fix: ‘Photo coming soon’ placeholder logic overhauled — no more broken image slots.
  • Bug fix: image service path resolution fixed for hosted environments.
April 27, 2026
  • Release Notes: Added JSON-driven What’s New page — new entries auto-display newest-first.
  • Add Drink form: Restructured with always-visible Required Fields section (Name, Drink Type, THC, CBD, Size, Flavor, Can photo) and collapsed Optional sections.
  • Bug fix: ‘Photo coming soon’ placeholder now shows the DIW logo and text on the Drinks Menu.
  • Bug fix: Fixed ‘window.drinkImgError is not a function’ JS crash by adding an early stub in the page head.
  • Bug fix: Fixed email confirmation and password reset links — styled button + plain-text copy/paste fallback.
  • Bug fix: Fixed SQLite ‘no such column: ImageNutritionURL’ exception.
  • Bug fix: DrinkDetails logo placeholder now fits the carousel frame correctly.
April 26, 2026
  • Photo placeholder: replaced generic placeholder image with DIW logo and ‘Photo coming soon’ text on drink cards and detail page.
  • Navigation: Added Feedback and What’s New links to the sidebar menu.
  • UPC codes: Removed UPC code fields from all public drink pages.
  • Email: Fixed verification and password-reset link encoding.
  • Site banner: Added dismissible ‘work in progress’ amber banner shown each session.
  • Drink detail page: Added click-to-enlarge lightbox for carousel images.
October 23, 2025
  • Admin: View and manage reported drinks; hide/unhide drinks.
  • Reviews: Existing review images shown when editing and on review lists.
  • Added a What’s New page with versioning.