Hey all!
I'm sure you're used to this by now if you're into smaller websites like this, but we're officially launching a Patreon!
Servers are more expensive than I can cover for the rest of time, so tiny support from people who are passionate about the idea is so super helpful!
We're passionate about creating a simple social media platform that is free of algorithms and harmful practices which are designed to keep people addicted.
All of Neospring's development is open source, and as of now has all been done by one person (me) with some tiny PRs here and there.
Over the past week, we've added:
- Website skins (+ skins per profile) (In your settings! Account settings for local, profile settings for on your profile)
- Better reporting
- Global searching (at https://neospring.org/search)
- Better permissions through the
Helper
permission - Profile embeds (any profile
/embed
) - 3 new timelines available from your timeline feeds
- A bunch of tiny bug fixes
There's a ton more to come, but I hope that gives you the idea! We'd love to expand Neospring even more and improve our current features until they're as good as they could possibly be, but we can't do this without your help!
Thank you all for your continued support, the past month has been great, and I'm sure the next months will follow! https://www.patreon.com/Neospring
Changes to blocking!
Please update your block lists. Blocks are now managed through the new relationships system, and previously blocked users are now unblocked! Please manually re-add their usernames. We're sorry for the inconvenience, but this new system allows us to better manage blocked users.
Blocked users are now forced to unfollow you, and you are forced to unfollow them.
Other stuff
Line breaks in profile warning have been fixed, as well as full Markdown support in warnings...
There's also now a Discord server! You can join at https://discord.gg/3kw2WatVJA.
We appreciate everybody who has done any mascot-related things. You can find all of these that are sent to us at https://neospring.org/@spark?tag=mascot!
Thanks.
How do you become a staff for neosprings? Gen question since I have been here since day one and was one of the first people to make a account on this and really want to help
We're working on staff applications and guidelines soon! Stay tuned.
would it be at all possible to make it where we can save our layouts if we wanna make a new one? cause if i wanna go back to my previous layout i wanna be able to just select it from saved layouts
Will add soon! Likely just an ability to import/export your profile settings.
can there be an option to add alt text to our header and avatar?
Sure! Will be added soon.
could you do a bigger explanation of what circles are and how they work?
Sure! Circles act as a shared inbox. They're essentially like having another profile, except you can invite other users to it, and they can answer questions sent to its inbox! Only the owner can manage the circle's settings and add/remove people from it, but all members of the circle can answer questions sent to the circle. Circles are accessible through /+name
instead of /@name
like profiles are.
im ur #1 fan ans nobody else is
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hi spark hiii
Hello!
trisuaso on discord… i know you .. >:)
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who made this website they are #awesome
I did! Duh.
this site is peak
That's the goal! 🫡 We strive to do everything possible to make Neospring as great as possible (while staying safe and easy to use)!
how do you proof you used to own an account after getting logged out?
Screenshots being in the account, links in the account biography/sidebar that you control, and we'll even accept the date and time you created the account (for now).
Spark you're amazing, thank you for this website 🙏
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does spark support br tags or do i just have to do a bunch of spaces for all the line breaks?
Yes. You can also just do two lines down to start a new paragraph. It also supports putting two spaces at the end of the line to force a new line, as most Markdown renderers do.
hi hi hello back again !! i js wanted to say that whenever i try to edit a post of mine n such , the little edit popup doesn't really .. pop up at all ?? like it just looks like i'm viewing the post i made itself and i'm not actually in the little post editor for it (º __ º|||) i don't know if this is only just a glitch on my side at all or not wuuauag sorry if this doesn't make sense or is worded weirdly
Will be fixed, thank you!
Could you make it so that once you block someone it forces them to unfollow you
It should already, but we're currently reworking blocking and friendships, so look out for that! Everything should be fixed up soon.
how 2 send images?
discord server whennnnnn ???
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i love neospring staff yall are so silly /vpos
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you like my screentime
Yes! Of course.
who controls this account u seem smart
Me, duh!
hi!!! are you able to make it a feature being able to reset passwords in ur settings instead of having to email and stuff? if not thats ok!!
I plan on adding some backup questions that you can answer to log into your account as well. If you already have access to the account, you can change the password in your account settings towards the bottom!
Maybe Make a setting where you can turn off opening a notification opens a new tab. My reason being is that some people are a neat freak (like myself) with tabs so it would make sense?
Absolutely, will do! Should be added in a few minutes. It'll be in your account settings.
do u guys plan on making an official discord server
If enough people want it, sure!
if i delete my account can someone else get my username afterwards?
Yes, we don’t store anything after it’s deleted like some platforms. Everything deleted here is immediately deleted.
is there a reason that opening something from notifications now sends you to a new tab
It’s so the option to delete notifications on open works properly. Can possibly be changed if needed
Hihiii Neospring staff! I'm curious, could it at all be possible for one to render their own theme across the entire website (like on other peoples profiles) locally here, like how Retrospring has the option to? It was a feature rather helpful for me on there! I do appreciate the notion of there being an option to disable custom themes entirely on here, but it makes me a bit "aw man" that, by extension, I have to also not see any custom edits I'd made to my theming too?
All fair points! This setting has been updated to show your theme everywhere possible. Your custom theme will not be shown on other profiles, but it will be shown on every other page.
hi spark.... I doodled you my take on a mascot (in only two minutes), hope you like it^_^
Absolutely beautiful! These are always so fun. 🎇
hi spark its me again… i didnt mean the notifications page i meant when you open a specific notification from the notifications page 😲
You'll get both then! Added.
hiii i have a. idea. im really tired of opening notifications and them not being automatically cleared (for some reason its annoying) so im kind of asking for them to be cleared automatically once you open them instead of clearing them manually if that makes sense. hopefully thats not too hard to do and ofc u dont have to do what i say!! :3
Added! You can find the option in your account settings.
hi why r all emojis like. round now
Fixed!
how do i email the support with gmail? i dont use outlook.
Type the email in Gmail's "To" field when composing an email. [email protected]
beautiful website. have been on here for almost 3 hours today.
🫡 So glad you enjoy it!
hi hi sparkler i LUV ur site !! im new to here so could you please help me or anyone else with the markdowm perhaps ? if you are able to change colour text as well . . . 0_0
Hiya! i sent an email about an account (that being @blade) i lost the password to, and i still have not gotten a response- i was wondering how long it might take to get a response? If one was already sent, i checked all my folders and cannot find it. I can send in another email if need be as well. The original email i sent was titled "forgotten password"
We're very slowly getting to these! Thank you so much for patience, it'll be responded to ASAP.
Changes to blocking:
Hey! We've updated blocking to completely stop the blocked user from viewing your profile now, instead of just not allowing them to ask you questions. We still plan to add support for anonymous blocking ASAP, it's just a matter of figuring out the best way to do so.
Thanks!
hai neospring gang, i wanted to ask: how do you retrive an account if you forgot the password? I lost @sabo a while back and i want to reset the email,,
Please email [email protected]! We’ll respond ASAP.
filegardenlink mascot maybe?!??? idk i was bored 😭
idk if inages work, so, if this works its just a link to the photo https://file.garden/ZixUEgQoJTlsDCRr/7709CB39-D48F-4105-88A9-F8B10030FCF1.jpeg
So good! This is why I love answering the fun questions, thank you so much!
I want to do a silly anime mascot for neospring ... Give me a theme and if it should be an animal girl or boy, I'll draw one
It's all up to you, you're free to do whatever you'd like for now! Keep in mine Neospring uses playful imagery and bright colors (theme color, logo font, etc.), so that should be something to keep in mind!
i know it’s kinda stupid but will there be an option to show our followers and following from newest (most recent) to oldest?
Not stupid at all! Will do.
a choice to mute someone ?
Will do!
Will there ever be more than 2 account creations? (Like one extra more aka three) the reason being for like if you forget a password to a different account and already have two or yada yada (sorry if that doesn’t make sense)
Possibly! I need to work on some sort of system for asking for support when you forget the account password, as well as a better way to prove an account belongs to you.
I've imagined a way to all you to be logged into multiple accounts and switch them from within the site, but it's very much a WIP right now. I'll keep everybody updated when it gets somewhere real!
hi the linebreak in profile warnings still hasnt been fixed </3
So sorry! I'll get around to fixing a bunch of line break things soon.
A way to make it so that you and said person who you blocked can’t see your profile
Will do!
I took a short two day-ish break, sorry guys. Emails (password resets first) will be responded to ASAP!
Public posts timeline has been rolled out, and moderators can now reset your password for you if you happen to lose it.
Thanks!
we used to be able to linebreak in our profile warning. please can this be fixed?
Will be fixed, thank you!
i was logged out of my acc on here after the neospring name update, i cant get back in :(
i cant get into my account it says im not allowed to access the resource!! i forgot the password too, is there any way to get it back??
We're working on this. Moderators can now reset user passwords. I'd suggest you reach out through email: [email protected].
i cant log in?? it keeps saying "You are not allowed to access this resource." idek what i did 😭😭
Invalid password.
beautiful majestic dazzling gorgeous website dear sparkl
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