From now on, I'll be posting any changes to the site in this thread.

On the front page, the random map and list of new maps has been replaced with an improved, more visual "New maps" section. Instead of boring text links, this list uses preview thumbnail images of the map. This should be a much better way of giving new maps a chance to be recognized.

To accommodate the larger area this takes up, Community links has been moved over to the left side.

Top rated content will make a return eventually when the new ratings system is done.

I've created a page listing the ways you can stay up to date with what's going on here. It's accessible by clicking the orange RSS button in the New maps section.

Check out http://scmapdb.wikidot.com/feeds

Some minor theme changes (rounded corners, etc.) and small layout changes on front page.

More helpful info within the download button.

Feedback area now has an AddThis share button. Now you can promote maps on other sites, bookmark them, and share them with others.

new featured map system. now you just tag a map with "featured" and it enters a pool of maps that can be randomly shown on the front page.

this eliminates all the manual editing required in the old featured map system.

The site theme has been re-made from scratch. To promote easy readability, all content areas are now white. Surrounding these is a pure black background, so you're eyes don't get blinded by the white areas. The SC blue is used for links and borders, etc. The design is kept fairly minimal and simple, because the focus is meant to be on the map.

The old theme was terribly unoptimized and used many bad practices (I didn't know much back then), tons of CSS files layered upon eachother, and countless hacks to get it looking right in all browsers. So it was basically beyond repair and had to be remade. Fortunately, this means the new one is greatly optimized and cleanly designed. No more hacks, and it should look fine in all browsers the way it is. Page load times should be around twice as fast due to a less bloated theme and way less HTTP requests.

Along with this refresh, the home page got a new look. Also, the tag/map explorer pages now have an option to see bigger pictures and edit the tag descriptions.

Note: the mapper pages and mapping section have not yet been done.

If you have any comments or notice a problem, please tell me.

Hello

thanks fix error search

nice update template css mapping http://scmapdb.com/mapping

http://scmapdb.com/contribute:todo

Thank You

I've updated the counters on the front page to link to their appropriate sections, this should help with accessibility issues people may have been having.

I haven't been remembering to post here for most things (like the rating system, top rated page, etc. that were added). Sorry about that.

Thanks to everyone who has been helping build the site's content recently and over the last 5 years. I can't believe how far it's come. 879 maps! almost all with lots of info, screenshots, and downloads!. Amazing.

If anyone has suggestions for the site please let me know. Don't forget about this page too: http://scmapdb.com/contribute:todo