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August 20, 2026

  1. New

    Open startup metrics

    Building in the open? Share your MRR and user count right on your listing — self-reported, always shown with the date you last updated them.

  2. New

    Launch-day alerts

    Follow a scheduled product and you'll get a bell notification the moment it goes live — makers get a ping when their own launch day starts, too.

  3. New

    Live review badges

    Embed your listing's live rating and review count on your own site — it updates itself and links back to your reviews. Grab it from the dashboard.

  4. New

    Products of the Month

    The whole month's launches now compete for permanent monthly medals — decided when the month closes, shown on the listing and at /winners.

  5. Improved

    Category pages became hubs

    Every category now shows its recent Products of the Day, the makers behind the niche, and popular head-to-head comparisons.

  6. Improved

    Medals on the leaderboard

    Top makers now show their Product-of-the-Day medals right on the leaderboard — permanent wins beside the karma that decays.

  7. Improved

    Sort reviews your way

    Review sections now default to the most helpful reviews with a one-click switch to newest — so fresh feedback is never buried.

  8. Improved

    Deeper maker profiles

    Profiles now show a trophy case of Product-of-the-Day medals, total followers across a maker's products, and the helpful votes their reviews have earned.

  9. New

    Was this review helpful?

    Mark the reviews that helped you decide — the most useful reviews now rise to the top of every listing.

August 19, 2026

  1. Improved

    What's new, right on the homepage

    The latest platform updates now appear on the homepage, with the full history and RSS feed at /changelog.

  2. Improved

    Arrange your collections

    The collections editor now shows your list in the order readers will see it — move items up and down, remove with one click, and filter the product picker by name.

  3. New

    Notification preferences

    Choose what lands in your bell from the dashboard — four toggle groups, saved automatically. Moderation notices are always delivered.

  4. New

    Weekly maker digest

    One Monday notification with your week across every listing: new followers, views, upvotes, and your best daily rank. Quiet weeks are skipped, never sent as zeros.

  5. New

    Audience analytics

    Your listing analytics now show followers, a day-by-day growth chart, and your Product of the Day medal alongside views and clicks.

  6. New

    Products of the Day

    Each day's launches compete; the top three take permanent medals. Browse every podium at /winners, and medalists get an embeddable award badge from the dashboard.

  7. New

    Follow products

    Hit Follow on any listing and its build-log posts land in your bell and in your personal /following feed. Suggestions help you find the first few worth following.

  8. New

    Alternatives & head-to-head pages

    Every listing now has an alternatives page and can be compared side by side — pricing, features, ratings, and community votes, with each product's genuine advantages highlighted.

  9. Improved

    Search that survives typos

    Multi-word queries match in any order, typos get a "did you mean" rescue, and the header search now suggests products as you type — arrow keys and Enter included.

  10. New

    Collection feeds & one-click OPML

    Every curated collection is now a subscribable RSS channel, and /feeds bundles every feed on the platform into a single OPML import for your reader.

  11. Improved

    Curation with full context

    Reviewers now see each maker's track record and every submission's completeness before deciding, and community reports pause automated publishing until a human looks.

  12. New

    Your account, your data

    Change your password (signs out every other device), log out everywhere, download everything as JSON, or delete your account entirely — all self-serve from the dashboard.

  13. New

    Launch-week recap

    A week after launch, makers get their first-week numbers in the bell — views, upvotes, reviews, and comments — right when a follow-up post lands best.

August 18, 2026

  1. New

    Threaded discussions

    Every listing has a comment thread with maker-pinned replies. Comments earn karma and count toward the Most Discussed rail.

  2. New

    The notification bell

    Reviews, approvals, shoutouts, milestones, and replies — everything that happens to your listings, in one place, no email required.

  3. New

    Deals hub

    Listings with promo codes appear on /deals. Reveal a code with one click — makers see how often it happens in their analytics.

  4. New

    Build in public

    Post updates and milestones to your listing's build log. They show on your page, on the /updates timeline, and reach your followers directly.

  5. New

    Karma

    Real community actions — upvoting, reviewing, commenting, shouting out, shipping updates — earn karma. Active makers unlock instant publishing. Karma never affects product ranking.

  6. New

    Verified listings

    Prove you own your product's site by embedding the ShipShelf badge and your listing gets the verified checkmark. Re-checked automatically every two weeks.

  7. New

    Collections

    Curate your own product lists — a weekend stack, tools for a niche — and share them at their own URL.

  8. New

    Richer listings

    Demo videos, key features, App Store / Google Play / GitHub links, and open-source flags on every listing — and the cards show comments, demos, and OSS at a glance.

  9. New

    RSS everywhere

    A feed for new launches, one for the build log, and one per category — follow ShipShelf from any reader, Slack, or automation tool.

August 17, 2026

  1. New

    The launch calendar

    Pick your launch day in advance. Limited slots per day keep every launch visible, and scheduled listings get a countdown page before voting opens.

  2. New

    ShipShelf launches

    A curated home for new web and mobile products: submissions reviewed by humans, community upvotes and reviews, and a leaderboard that can't be bought.