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October 14, 2023 at 2:36am
October 14, 2023 at 2:36am
#1057341
*BurstY* New...

What I'm about to post below has been tested only by me. Ya'll are far better at finding ways to break things than me. *Laugh* *Thumbsupl*
So be warned: It is new and bugs may exist. *Bug* If you find one, please report it to me. *Heart*


Merit Badges in the shop, now have descriptions and genres!
These are just intended to add some depth and interest to badges.
With this change, the backend system for Merit Badges has been revamped...
which opens the door for other additions to the system in the future.
(I'm still filling in some of the "WDC" badges... There's a lot!)

And ... with this change comes a really cool update for Group Merit Badges...
Group leaders (level 15 only) can now edit parts of their group Merit Badges!

          *Bullet* Add a short description of the badge.
          *Bullet* Set up to 3 genres on your badge.
          *Bullet* Manage who can award your badge.
          *Bullet* Plus, find some badge stats!


Head to your Group Badges from the newly refurbished group navigation:

         Psssst Lilli 🧿 ☕ Author Icon - don't miss it this time... *Bigsmile*

         


Look for the *Gear* icon on the badge, under the *Magnify*.
(BTW, the *Magnify* links to a search for that one badge.)
         


Click the gear and you'll get a badge editing screen:

         

* As you can see, with this update, we now have the ability to change Merit Badge names... something that was very complicated in the past due to the system (or lack thereof). This should be used very sparingly and is intended only to correct typos, which sometimes happen with new badges. If you need a badge name changed or have been holding off requesting a correction, please contact myself or SMs.


That's all for now... but more to come! *Cool*


Enjoy! *Bigsmile*
October 14, 2023 at 2:35am
October 14, 2023 at 2:35am
#1057340
The WritingML editor button bar now plays better with live preview on Newsfeed.
... and it's generally "smarter"! *Smile*

For example, if you select text and click the center icon, it will immediately center in the preview.
Before, you had to fiddle with it a little get the live preview update to happen.

And now if you select some text and add a color, you can click different colors to change the text color and it just works, replacing the previous color with the new one...
Before, the editor just continued to add and stack MORE colors, rather than replacing with the new.
*FacePalm* *Angelic* And the same goes for changing font faces and font sizes.

Enjoy! *Cool*
October 8, 2023 at 2:47am
October 8, 2023 at 2:47am
#1056973
*BalloonY* Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!Open in new Window. in September 2023!

         *Star* First ($50): Review of "The Devil Went Down to Midtown" by . . . Jeremy Author Icon
         *Bullet* Second ($25): Review of "That Haunting Love Story" by Max Griffin 🏳️‍🌈 Author Icon
         *Bullet* Third ($10): Review of " A Wasted Life" by hammer48

Thanks to all of our September reviewers... We appreciate your feedback! *Thumbsupl*
~~SM
October 7, 2023 at 7:35pm
October 7, 2023 at 7:35pm
#1056953
The following winners for the August 2023 running of "Short Shots: Official WDC ContestOpen in new Window. were chosen from the 22 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided below. Congratulations to the following three winners:

         *TrophyG* First Place - "The Library Finder"  Open in new Window. by Beholden Author Icon
         *TrophyS* Second Place - "A Mother's Gift"  Open in new Window. by Joey' Falling for the Season Author Icon
         *TrophyB* Third Place - "The Forbidden Library"  Open in new Window. by Graham B. Author Icon

Thank you to our pool of official contest judges, and to Jeff Author Icon for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly!


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