Geekware History
GayGeek is run on Geekware, a software package written specifically for this site.
To a programmer and webmaster it is joy to reflect on the development of one's website. Toward that end, I have created this informative and self-indulgent ego trip about GeekWare.
GeekWare 2.22
August, 2008
- Added an RSS feed.
- Multiple administration improvements.
- Several bug fixes related to website re-reviews.
- Search engine enhancements and bug fixes.
GeekWare 2.21
April, 2007
- New ad-tracking capabilities to accompany a new advertising push.
GeekWare 2.2
July, 2006
- Complete overhaul of the administration area.
- New letter grade system for easier understanding.
- Improvements to pricing information system.
- Numerous visual tweaks.
GeekWare 2.12
May, 2006
- Improved internal handling of picture gallery.
- Galleries with new pictures are now advertised as such on the home page.
GeekWare 2.11
April, 2006
- Added a scratch-built search engine.
- Switched from a dynamic URL system to a static one.
- Added Google sitemap functionality
GeekWare 2.1
April, 2006
- New subcategory system allowing users to list sites and reviews using two themes at once.
- A "promotions feature" for sites offering special deals to our users.
- A warning system for closed sites, non-English sites, sites with new names, etc.
- Revised functionality for pay-per-view sites, now integrated with other types of sites.
- Better handling for groups of networked or affiliated websites.
- This history page.
- User reviews for websites.
- Gold stars to denote the top 10 rated websites.
- Certain administration improvements.
GeekWare 2.0
April, 2006
- Complete redesign and reprogramming of the non-administrative areas of GayGeek.
- Seperation of reviews from detailed website listings.
- Elimination of the pay-per-view listing and review areas.
- Elimination of the content feed review system.
- A categorization system to more easily find sites with specific themes.
- Better searching and sorting options.
- "Submit a correction" page.
- "Submit webmaster response" page.
GeekWare 1.2
Summer, 2004
- Pay-per-view listings and reviews.
- Photo galleries.
- Removal of the message forum.
GeekWare 1.1
Spring, 2004
- Content feed listings and reviews.
- Revision of the news system.
- Message forum.
GeekWare 1.0
Launched April, 2004
- Detailed website listings and reviews.
- Basic sort and listing options.
- Reviewer listings.
- Featured website and review of the day.
GeekWare Technologies
GeekWare uses these techologies in its development and functioning:
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