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.