Changelog
Major Shipstry milestones, curated for the changes makers and readers would actually notice.
May 14-15, 2026
Backlink Submission Manager
Trade Ports moved from a research directory to a per-product execution workflow inside the dashboard.
- Track queued, submitted, listed, and verified directories for each product.
- Separate discover and queue views with filters, sorting, pagination, and calendar-based follow-up dates.
- Verified Harbor submissions can now claim priority slots when a qualifying backlink is live.
- The submit flow now guides badge verification more clearly.
April 20-24, 2026
Wakemark, Workspace, and Site-wide Redesign
Shipstry's reputation system became visible, while the product and content surfaces were rebuilt around a cleaner editorial UI.
- Added Wakemark and Streak with a dedicated explainer and dashboard presence.
- Turned the dashboard into a clearer workspace for makers.
- Refreshed winners, profiles, backlinks, blog, pricing, FAQ, and about with stronger typography and navigation.
- Consolidated the design system and route structure for a more consistent experience.
April 9-13, 2026
Blog and Badge Layer
Shipstry grew beyond listings with a content layer and reusable proof-of-recognition assets.
- Launched the blog with Markdown posts, article SEO, RSS, and code-friendly formatting.
- Added comments and likes on blog posts.
- Introduced embeddable badges for featured placements and awards.
- Expanded discovery with category pages, breadcrumbs, and deeper archive navigation.
April 7-8, 2026
Pricing Simplified Around Harbor, Voyage, and Flagship
The commercial model became easier to understand and more flexible for makers who want extra visibility.
- Simplified plans from four tiers to three: Harbor, Voyage, and Flagship.
- Flagship switched to per-day featured pricing with a date picker.
- Approved products can now upgrade later instead of republishing from scratch.
- Verified Harbor backlinks unlock broader scheduling and stronger link treatment.
April 3-7, 2026
Fog Mode
Shipstry introduced a daily blind-voting window to reduce herd behavior during active ship weeks.
- Rankings and vote counts are hidden during Fog Mode.
- Product order is shuffled per visitor instead of rewarding early momentum.
- Added a dedicated Fog Mode page that explains the rules and timing.
- The homepage and product surfaces now make the blind-voting state clear.
March 23-30, 2026
Trade Ports, OTP Login, and Faster Discovery
The platform added its first serious growth utility and made day-to-day use faster for both makers and browsers.
- Launched Trade Ports, a curated backlink directory with filters, tips, and one-time unlocks.
- Added free-slot visibility in Ship Week selection and backlink confirmation for Harbor submissions.
- Switched authentication to email OTP for a simpler login flow.
- Added KV caching, countdown improvements, and other performance work across high-traffic pages.
March 7-9, 2026
Community and Discovery Expansion
Shipstry moved beyond a simple listing grid into a place where products can be discussed, filtered, and revisited.
- Added tags, comments, replies, and likes.
- Added AI-assisted tagline and description generation from a product URL.
- Launched Explore, category filters, and Winners pages.
- Added FAQ and the first public changelog.
March 3-11, 2026
Public Launch Foundation
Shipstry went from a fresh codebase to a live product registry in just over a week.
- Built the first version of auth, homepage, product pages, dashboard, and maker profiles.
- Shipped multi-step product submission, ship-week scheduling, voting, awards, and pricing.
- Added Stripe payments, admin review tools, drafts, and image uploads to make the workflow operational.
- Opened Shipstry publicly on March 11, 2026.
Curated from the full git history through May 18, 2026.
