Posts by Braden

Co-founder, code-lord, and caffeine elemental. Braden created LegendKeeper because being a game-master was too damn hard!

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LegendKeeper 0.16.1.3

* Search engine tuning to address search relevance issues * greatly boosted title and article content matches * "deburr" diacritic marks from indexed data and search queries to reduce interference with matching * re-index stop words like "the", "a", "or", etc. While removing stopwords can improve search results, in LK's case removing them seemed to do more harm than good * implement tri-phasic search strategy that performs three searches and merges the results * first, a strict

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LegendKeeper 0.16.1.2

* Fix import error on some table width configurations * Fix elements with boards and maps not being search indexed on initial project download * Fix markdown frontmatter parsing of tags and aliases * Fix filename parsing for files with multiple period (.) characters * Fix filename parsing for files with multiple hyphen characters * HTML export now uses the full element name rather than-a-slug-equivalent.html. * Better import handling of files with name collisions/overlapping subpaths. (st

Tackling Time
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Tackling Time

Now that've we've shipped the Import/Export update, which allows you to easily bring data in and out of LegendKeeper, we've turned our attention to the big daddy of features. This feature is the top-voted, most demanded LegendKeeper feature EVER. That's right... Timelines. But why has it taken us so long to get here? A few years back, we envisioned LK having four core pillars of creation: Maps, Wiki Pages, Boards, and Timelines. To us, these were the ultimate ways one might interact with their

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LegendKeeper 0.16.1.0

* Improved search for app.legendkeeper.com * Search is now fuzzier and supports typos and slight spelling variations * Search now incorporates more content, with a score boost applied in the following order: * Element title * Aliases * Tab title * Tags * Article content * Text field content * New import feature * Import content to LK at the project or element-level. * Import into the project using "Import" in the top left LK menu, or use the import b

Dev Update: Import-ant Progress
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Dev Update: Import-ant Progress

Heyoo! Here's what's going on behind-the-scenes at Team LK HQ. The ENNIES! In case you missed it, we got nominated for an ENNIE, which is an award for excellence in tabletop gaming. We'd love to have your vote! Voting closes tomorrow and you can vote here. Marketing We recently brought on a marketing team to help us with a bunch of outward-facing tasks. Thankfully, LegendKeeper's marketing isn't boring ads stuff– it's more like building knowledgebases, product demos, informative pages, blo

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LegendKeeper 0.16.0.0

* Streamlined element creation * Elements now start with an empty state, rather than being created via a context menu. * Removed various outdated context menu creation options. * In the empty state, you can select what content type you'd like to start with, or select a template to apply. * Hitting the create button or Right Click > Create on an element instantly creates a new element and highlights the title. * Hitting enter while the cursor is in the title field will jump th

Dev Update: Billing and Backlog
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Dev Update: Billing and Backlog

Hey y'all, Braden here; just wanted to give a quick dev update on LegendKeeper. Justin has been full-time for a few weeks now, so here's a peek at what we've been up to. Billing I'm working on our upcoming billing update, which will add PayPal as a payment option, as well as 30+ currencies from around the world. The current setup hasn't been ideal for our customers outside of the US. It's something we've wanted to remedy for a long time. This also means we'll be adding sales tax or VAT to th

Announcement: LegendKeeper Levels Up!
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LegendKeeper Levels Up!

We are thrilled to share that Justin has officially joined Team LK as a full-time member! As the creative force behind our product and visual design since the beginning, Justin’s transition to a full-time role marks a significant step forward for us. With an impressive background as a multi-disciplinary designer, Justin has crafted exceptional products for brands like Tinder, Monstercat, and the NFL, earning multiple accolades including Apple’s App of the Day (multiple times!). His expertise no