We did a pretty big update to the Walker Tracker code base last night. So, what’s new?
A lot of what was changed isn’t visible. A ton of small bugs were fixed, code was consolidated and refactored and the groundwork was laid for new, cool stuff down the road.
That said, you should notice a few things, here’s a partial list:
PREFERENCES
— you can now add your real name on the first preferences pane and it will show up in your profile.
POINTS
— Points went out of beta!
— You now receive a fraction of a Giveaway point each time you update. This is somewhat of a big deal, and should result in a far more liquid economy, to use economics-speak.
— You can no longer give your Giveaway points to yourself. This was a hard decision to make, but in the end I think it’ll have a positive difference.
— For administrators, there’s now a Points pane under statistics where you can award Giveaway points or regular points to each user, as well as see who has passed a level recently.
PHOTOS
— All ~32,000 step blog photos were deleted in the process of updating the code during one accidental, anxiety-inducing miscalculation. This was not a planned feature! Fortunately, we keep regular backups around here and all but about 140 were recovered. Those whose photos weren’t recovered have been notified and apologized to. Again, sorry.
— Photos are now stored offsite at a CDN – what this means for you: Quicker photo loading from all geographic locations, better backup in case of a fail.
— Group (team) competitions now show photo backgrounds like individual competitions
COMPETITIONS
— there’s now an example competition called “Challenge Three Greek Myths!”. Simply clicking on that link will set up a one week competition between you, Icarus, Athena and Odysseus. Our community Walker Tracker walkers have been able to challenge those three to a competition for a while – so this is a nice bonus for the custom walking programs and a good way to learn how competitions work.
— You can now run a Group Goal Challenge around Averages.
ADMINISTRATION PANEL
— the aforementioned points panel
— There’s a setting to require walkers to enter their real names.
— There’s a new admin support area that will be going live today. It doesn’t have a lot of content there yet, but this will be a great way for administrators to share information about their programs, seek help, and submit help tickets. You’ll see the link on the home page of your administration panel.
— billing is now automated, as of today
— Ability to reset all data for your program and start from scratch
— new data downloads, with clearer explanations
— Bulk registration template
WALK-THROUGH
Want to see what a Walker Tracker custom program is like before you try out the 30-day free trial? Have a look at our Walk-Through
