Changelog
Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
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Web 2026.1
This release brings a new Wallet to your profile so you can keep track of your passes, reservations, and tickets. We've also improved how the site shows up in search engines and made it easier to find help when you need it.
New
- Your profile now has a Wallet section where you can view your pass, reservation, and ticket purchases
- Area descriptions now auto-translate to Spanish for a better experience for Spanish-speaking visitors
- The Help menu now opens a handy drawer with links to the Help Center, What's New, Support & Feedback, Ideas & Feature Requests, and the OuterSpatial Shop
Improved
- Social cards have a refreshed look that's consistent across the site
- Location pages now show an "Open & Upcoming Challenges" carousel so you can find active challenges faster
- Location cards on maps and in lists now show multiple parent areas with a +N label
- Improved how pages appear in search engine results with better descriptions
- Fixed layout and content issues with the "Related" carousel on location pages
Fixed
- "Your Adventure Companion" videos now play correctly on the home page in Safari
- The "Previous" button in the Challenges carousel no longer overlaps the first card
- Reduced extra spacing between sections on the home page on mobile
- Next/Previous buttons on the Challenges slider now line up consistently with other sliders
- Product carousels on organization and area pages now load a max of 6 items per product type
- Bulletin board items now appear correctly on community pages
- Social card date/times now match the mobile app
- The "Track" tab on communities is now visible on mobile
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Web
Web 2025.3
This release adds passes, reservations, and tickets to the website, plus social interactions and various performance improvements.
New
- Passes, reservations, and tickets are now available on organization and location pages
- Comment on and like social posts
- Activity type tags on reports
- New icons for different point types
Improved
- Improved page load performance across the site
- Better search relevance ranking
- Redesigned community, organization, and area pages
- Explore list view now sorts locations by distance
- More reliable account deletion
- Location detection works without browser location permission
Fixed
- Fixed session timeouts
- Fixed notification settings loading
- Fixed organizations disappearing when sorting by location
- Fixed challenge maps showing when there are no location-based tasks
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Web
Web 2025.2
We've made it easier to engage with your favorite outdoor communities! This release brings a new section for organizations to explore OuterSpatial's plans, event RSVPs, better control over your email notifications, and smoother navigation throughout the site.
New
- Explore OuterSpatial's offerings for organizations with our new dedicated section including plan information
- RSVP to events with a single click to save your spot for activities
- Control your email notifications with one-click unsubscribe links
- Subscribe or unsubscribe from updates about specific organizations and locations
- Filter social posts by type to find exactly what you're looking for
- Find your community faster with the new activity selector on the home page
- Zoom into map areas more precisely using shift+drag
- Embed OuterSpatial maps on your own website
Improved
- Event and article pages have been redesigned for easier reading
- Social content is now consistently organized under one location
- Challenge pages now show only relevant tasks for your current community
- Maps on challenge pages are now interactive for better exploration
- Explore pages for communities now offer a list view option
- Your location appears more reliably on maps
- Challenge cards make it easier to browse and sort available challenges
- Finding help is easier with a prominent help button in the header
- Images load faster and more smoothly throughout the site
- Spanish language support has been significantly improved
- Social posts now display in an enhanced gallery view
Fixed
- Points of interest now display their correct type information
- Challenge search results are properly labeled
- All settings are accessible from the For Organizations section
- Event locations display correctly for all event types
- The location finder works reliably when you grant permission
- Location verification badges display accurately on posts
- You're returned to the right page after logging in or out
- Challenge pages and routes work correctly across the site
- Organizations display with correct parent/child relationships
- Sharing pages on social media works properly
- Trail accessibility information displays accurately
- Community badges appear without being cut off
- Maps include expand buttons where needed
- Social content displays at the correct size on location pages
- The mobile app download banner can be dismissed easily
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Web
Web 2025.1
This major release focuses on improving the overall stability and user experience of the OuterSpatial website. We've fixed numerous critical issues that were affecting navigation, search functionality, and content display. The release also includes enhanced analytics capabilities to help us better understand how you use the platform, and significant improvements to search results and page performance.
New
- Added comprehensive analytics tracking to better understand user needs and improve the platform (#475)
Improved
- Enhanced search functionality to recognize special characters and accents (e.g., searching "Na Ala Hele" now finds "Nā Ala Hele Trail") (#397)
- Organization logos now appear in navigation breadcrumbs for better visual recognition (#697)
- Posts are now consistently sorted by submission date across all pages (#685)
- Distance labels on location cards now work even without location permissions enabled (#674)
- Improved home page performance on mobile devices (#611)
- Blog images now load faster using our optimized image service (#609)
- Added Terms of Service and Privacy Policy links back to the website footer (#515)
- Added YouTube link to the website footer (#416)
- List view is now available on all organization exploration pages (#414)
- Redesigned blog post pages for better readability (#396)
- Images throughout the site now load progressively for better performance (#435)
- Improved search engine visibility with better page titles and metadata (#597, #606)
- Better error tracking to help us identify and fix issues faster (#512, #513)
- Updated location card designs for consistency across the site (#604, #605)
Fixed
- Fixed numerous issues with search engine indexing and sitemap generation (#703, #709, #711, #713, #614, #631, #702)
- Resolved duplicate posts appearing on multiple pages (#696)
- Fixed missing photos in posts (#690)
- Corrected "Open" status label colors to be consistent across the site (#683, #589)
- Fixed posts not appearing correctly in the web version (#680)
- Restored ability to switch between map and list views on mobile devices (#677)
- Fixed the ability to save/favorite locations (#675)
- Profile photos now display correctly in posts (#672)
- Restored the Help Scout support beacon (#670)
- Fixed broken links when sharing content from the website (#635)
- Corrected "Closed" status labels that were invisible due to white text on white background (#632)
- Fixed star ratings not displaying properly on review posts (#615, #575, #592)
- Post times now display in your local timezone (#613)
- Fixed overlay display for app download prompts (#608)
- Resolved critical issues with the Explore page list view (#601)
- Fixed search results to properly include all relevant locations (#600)
- Improved formatting of location information in posts (#595)
- Fixed organizations appearing on pages where they shouldn't (#593, #566, #578)
- Restored comment display on posts (#591)
- Fixed text alignment issues in posts (#590)
- Resolved numerous profile editing issues (#574, #586)
- Fixed display issues with area listings (#579)
- Corrected broken links when clicking saved locations (#577)
- Updated saved location card designs (#576)
- Fixed various issues with post card displays (#573)
- Resolved trail page loading errors (#572)
- Fixed broken community map links on the home page (#571)
- Corrected video playback order on the home page (#570)
- Made the entire community map clickable on hover (#569)
- Added community names below badges on the home page (#568)
- Fixed banner image sizing issues (#567)
- Restored search functionality on mobile devices (#564)
- Fixed broken links in map location cards (#563)
- Resolved various organization and community page display issues (#561, #562)
- Fixed location-based sorting on community and organization pages (#560)
- Corrected community map display on the home page (#559)
- Removed unnecessary "Get Directions" section from organization pages (#558)
- Fixed "View All" links to show properly filtered posts (#557, #698)
- Added missing maps to organization pages (#556)
- Corrected distance calculations in location information (#555)
- Fixed broken bulletin board items linked to organizations (#552)
- Resolved logout functionality issues (#531)
- Fixed stretched portrait images in galleries (#524)
- Restored hover functionality for map location cards (#518)
- Fixed positioning of the "Explore the Map" button (#440)
- Added proper error handling for invalid community pages (#439)
- Fixed organization pages that weren't loading with certain URLs (#437)
- Resolved app banner display issues on mobile devices (#412)
- Completed various home page improvements (#408)