A new feedback widget allows visitors to quickly share their thoughts and suggestions about your directory.

Users can now report issues with listings, request new features, and provide general feedback - all through a simple interface that makes communication effortless.

The widget is automatically displayed when the user has taken a certain amount of time and acted on the directory. This is to prevent the widget from being displayed too often when the user may not have any feedback to giv yete.

The exact thresholds are:

• Minimum time spent on the page: 60 seconds
• Minimum number of page views: 3
• Minimum scroll percentage: 66%
• How often to check the engagement: every 5 seconds

You can configure those thresholds in the configuration of your directory.

We've launched embeddable badges that make it easy to showcase tool's presence on your directory directly on your users' website.

• Theme Options: Choose between light and dark themes to match your site's design
• Size Control: Adjust width and height dimensions to fit perfectly in any layout
• Live Preview: See exactly how your badge will look before embedding it
• One-Click Copy: Instantly copy the embed code to your clipboard

Features

1. 📱 Responsive Design: Badges automatically adapt to different screen sizes
2. ⚡ Lazy Loading: Optimized performance with lazy loading enabled by default
3. 🔍 SEO Friendly: Includes proper alt text and semantic HTML
4. 📊 UTM Tracking: Built-in campaign tracking parameters for analytics

This new feature makes it easier than ever to let visitors know that their tool is featured on your directory, helping to build trust and credibility with your audience.

Dirstarter now offers full control over your viewing experience. While dark mode has been available since launch, you can now manually toggle between light and dark themes whenever you want.

There are now three ways to switch themes:

• Click the theme toggle in the website footer
• Access it through the command menu (Cmd/Ctrl + K)
• Use the keyboard shortcut Shift + Cmd/Ctrl + L

User can now customize their visual experience to match their preference, regardless of system settings.

Search is one of the primary ways to navigate any website, but directory websites are often overlooked. We've introduced a new way to search for tools in your directory and access quick links.

Search

You can now search for tools in your directory using the search bar. You can also use the quick links to access tools directly.

The search bar is hidden by default. Users can show it by clicking the search icon in the header or by pressing Cmd/Crtl + K on your keyboard.

The integrated search functionality employs basic text matching, laying the essential groundwork for Dirstarter users to implement more advanced search mechanisms such as full-text search, fuzzy matching, semantic search, and beyond.

Quick links

Before users begin typing their search query, they are presented with a set of predefined links for quick access to your site's most valuable pages.

If the user currently signed in is an admin, they will see a set of helpful links for managing the directory.

We've introduced a new way to schedule, publish and generate content for your directory.

Publishing flow

First of all, you can now schedule content to be published at a specific date and time. This was possible before, but was not very user-friendly and required some getting used to. Now, you can use an easy to use popup to decide when your content should be published.

Automatically generated content

Secondly, we've introduced a new way to generate content for your directory. You can now do it directly in the tool form.

This used to be hidden in the background job system, which confused a lot of users. Now, it's right in front of you. You can generate content, favicon or tool screenshot with a click of a button. The results will be streamed to you in real-time.

We hope this will make it easier for you to create content for your directory.

I'm excited to announce that Dirstarter is now in beta! This is a big step for the project and I'm looking forward to your feedback.

What's included?

• A complete Next.js boilerplate that you can use to build your website
• A storage system that allows you to store and serve files
• A CMS system that allows you to manage your content
• An authentication system that allows you to manage your users
• An analytics system that allows you to track your users, visitors and more
• A dashboard that allows you to manage your website
• Complete monetization system built on top of Stripe
• And much more!

What's next?

• We will continue to work on the platform and add new features.
• We will also improve the documentation and make it more helpful to you.

If you have any feedback, please let us know.