Posts in Accessibility Design & Technology
AO3 Releases 1.0.0 – 1.4.0: Change Log
Back in April, we announced that AO3 was exiting the open beta phase, a step mostly marked by the removal of the little beta note in the site header. In July, we followed this up with an official switch from 0.9.xxx release numbers to the big 1.0! The addition of filters to user Collections pages was a highlight of our July releases, which also included a variety of bug fixes, security updates, and other enhancements. Among those changes were small updates to various site policies to make cross-referencing easier, a Rails update, and a fix for an issue that caused blank word counts when posting… Read more
The OTW is Recruiting for Communications, Accessibility, Design, & Technology, User Response Translation, and AO3 Documentation
Are you a frequent Bluesky and Twitter | X, Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok user who enjoys helping others? Are you a developer experienced with a server-side programming language? Are you interested in facilitating communication and helping teams run smoothly? Are you fluent in Brazilian Portuguese or Spanish, and want to help us better reply to users all around the world? Are you a writer with an eye for technical details? The Organization for Transformative Works is recruiting! We’re excited to announce the opening of applications for: Communications TikTok Moderator – closing 30th September 2026 at 23:59 UTC or after 60 applications Communications Social Media Moderator… Read more
AO3 Releases 0.9.482 – 0.9.484: Change Log
In June and early July, we updated the AO3 Terms of Service FAQ and made improvements all around prompt memes and gift exchanges. We also improved skin previews and the AO3 admin area, along with a few other small fixes. Special thanks to the first-time contributors charliewhiskee, Gardin233, gemmie, lynn, Naomi Liu, sagittaerys (Olamilekan Aremu), Smaran Jawalkar, Soaphbar, and varram. Thank you also to notpies for alerting us to a security issue! Credits Coders: Aya Sayadi, Bilka, bre-nana, caitlin, charliewhiskee, Danaël / Rever, David Bilsky/Ironskink, Gardin233, gemmie, KooShnoo, Ling-Yi, Luis Pabon, lydia-theda, lynn, Naomi Liu, nicolacleary, Pablo Monfort (VAIRIX), reader-dev-2026, sagittaerys (Olamilekan Aremu), Sarken, slavalamp,… Read more
AO3 Releases 0.9.474 – 0.9.481: Change Log
In May, updates to AO3 focused on improving skins, collections, and gift exchanges, boosting performance across AO3, and addressing several security issues. The Collections page now has options to sort by number of works and bookmarks, and we’ve added some improvements to tag set nominations and the matching process for gift exchanges. The month also included multiple security fixes for permission issues, strengthened URL import protections, and updated dependencies. Shoutout to this month’s first-time contributors gemmie and Mane Muradyan, and special thanks to notpies and Taxen99 who alerted us to security issues. Credits Coders: Aya Sayadi, Bilka, cayugulan, Céline Bertau, gemmie, Hunter Ada Smith, Jesse… Read more
AO3 Releases 0.9.469 – 0.9.473: Change Log
In April, we deployed improvements to tag search and several security fixes. We also made some progress on making more parts of AO3 translatable. And of course, AO3 officially exited open beta in April as well! In addition to the milestones above, we also had several new contributors to the AO3 codebase this month. Thanks and welcome to Aya Sayadi, bre-nana, Jesse Malark, kinnerapriyap, Kylie, and Ling-Yi! Credits Coders: Aya Sayadi, Bilka, bre-nana, Brian Austin, caitlin, Danaël / Rever, EchoEkhi, Jesse Malark, kinnerapriyap, Kylie, Ling-Yi, marcus8448, not-varram, ömer faruk, sarken, Scott Venkataraman, Tom Milligan, Xiang Rassul Li Code reviewers: Bilka, Brian Austin, james_, marcus8448, redsummernight… Read more