1.60 - Major UX, Dashboard, Discord, and Data-Management Update - Verralink

📘 Updated Patch Note Experience

We have introduced a new “What’s New” button located at the top right of the platform. This replaces the old forced pop-up system.

This change was made to ensure a smoother and less disruptive user experience. Patch notes will no longer automatically appear on your screen. Instead, you can open the latest update whenever you want, keeping your workflow uninterrupted.

🏰 Enhanced Guild Creation Experience

A major improvement to how new guilds get started on VerraLink.
New guilds now receive a significantly improved default setup that aligns with modern guild workflows.

Updated default activity templates, commission templates, and party role loadouts
More intuitive initial setup flow with clearer guidance
Better default privacy options and role visibility
Navigation flow upgraded for clarity during creation
Foundation improved in preparation for the future Alliance System

New guilds now begin with a highly functional and practical foundation out of the box.

🏠 New Landing Page Experience

The entire landing page has been redesigned to clearly showcase what VerraLink offers.

New hero section that communicates VerraLink’s purpose
Interactive feature highlights
Real testimonials from guild leaders
Clear pricing and plan comparison
Expanded FAQ and problem solution sections

First time visitors now understand the platform instantly.

📊 Personalized “For You” Dashboard

A new experience that shows everything that needs your attention.

Upcoming activities
Pending crafting requests
Active marketplace listings
Characters needing updated screenshots
Pending guild applications
Absent or leave tracked characters
Uncompleted commissions

Your most important tasks are now visible the moment you log in.

📖 Recipe Tracking Improvements

Better structure and navigation for all recipe related tools.

Pagination for large recipe sets
Faster loading and smoother transitions
Improved separation of learned and available recipes
Better layout for recent additions

🛒 Discord Bot – Marketplace and Recipe Enhancements

Recipe Commands

/learn to mark recipes as learned
/recipes to view all learned recipes with pagination
/recipe to see how many guild members know a specific recipe

Marketplace Notifications

Real time alerts for new Storefront listings
Notifications for new Buyers Bay requests
Unified marketplace embed formatting

🎭 Reaction Roles System

A complete system for self assignable Discord roles.

Fully customizable embedded messages
Up to five buttons per row
Edit and resend reaction role messages
Assign any Discord role through button interaction
Ideal for timezone, activity, artisan, or event roles

🧭 Navigation and Sidebar Improvements

The sidebar has been significantly upgraded to make navigation more intuitive.

Sidebar remembers your last view between guilds, characters, and profile
New footer with links to documentation, support, terms of service, and privacy policy
New back button for easier movement between sections
Architecture updated for smoother navigation across the platform

You stay oriented at all times without losing your place.

🎨 Page Organization and Visual Updates

Many pages have been upgraded for clarity and ease of use.

Recipe tracker sections have new icon headers
Guild activity, commission, and member leave pages reorganized
Artisan pages improved with better hierarchy
Dashboard widgets now show item icons and rarity
Application widgets now show character images
Dark mode tweaks across the site

📦 Widget Enhancements

All widgets across the platform now look sharper and provide more useful information.

Crafting request previews now show item icons, rarity, and priority
Marketplace listings now show proper item visuals
Guild application widgets have cleaner layouts

🎨 Image Quality Upgrades

Uploaded images now look noticeably better.

Automatic transparency detection
Lossless compression for transparent images
Improved character portrait clarity
Better thumbnail rendering across the platform

⚒️ Data Management Tools

Powerful new tools that prepare VerraLink for the Harbinger update.

Character Data Wipe

Selective deletion tools allow you to clear specific systems:

Professions
Absences
Attendance
Commissions
Points
Ranks

Each action has confirmation prompts and full audit logging.

Guild Data Reset

Guild admins can now reset only the systems they want to change.

Reset specific guild systems without deleting the guild
Safety confirmations for each reset
All actions logged for transparency

These tools give administrators precise control without wiping entire accounts.

🔔 Discord Bot – Visual and Functional Enhancements

Unified embed design across all features
Cleaner attendance and activity messages
Improved color consistency
Better formatting for long content
More accurate error handling
All marketplace and recipe messages upgraded to the new embed standards

⚙️ Performance Improvements

Under the hood, VerraLink is now faster.

Improved caching strategies
Faster widget rendering
Better database efficiency
Smarter preload handling
Optimized recipe systems and dashboards

🛠 Fixes and Stability Improvements

Improved treasury accuracy
Better Discord server state detection
Bug fixes for crafting calculator quality logic
Fixed hover flickering in certain UI components
Unified design across public facing pages
Anonymous crafting calculator access issues resolved

🧹 Internal Optimization Work

The following work has been consolidated into general improvements:

Navigation component consolidation
Sidebar architecture refactoring
Database query optimization
Discord bot event handler restructuring
Enhanced linting and formatting rules
Improved caching and memoization patterns
Development tooling updates

All of these contribute to faster page loads and better long term stability.