posted on 11/11/2026 20:18 - this thread is locked.Alpha - Release 11/11/2026.1 - BlueLoon

Bluevibe alpha update: 11 November 2026

Here’s what’s new since the last update.

Reading and posting

• Share a post: “Share” under a post opens your phone’s share sheet (WhatsApp, Messages and so on). On a computer it copies the link.

• New since your last visit: replies posted since you last opened a topic are marked with a blue dot, and the post page has a Jump to the first new reply button. This is remembered separately on each phone or computer.

• Colour of topics you’ve opened: you can now choose Purple (the default, now brighter), Grey, Orange or No change, under Your account › Reading. Grey and Orange were added for members with colour blindness.

• Hide pictures in posts: a new setting in Your account. Pictures and GIFs become a small “🖼 Picture (hidden)” link that you can still open. It’s the same setting as “Block images” on the classic site.

• YouTube videos posted on the classic site or beta now show on alpha as a link to the video. They used to be missing altogether.

• Panels fold up on computers too: the latest poll, hot topics and pinned topics now have a fold button on every screen. They start open on a computer and folded on a phone, and each device remembers your choice.

Polls

• Edit a poll: if you started a poll, you can change the question and the last day, or close voting early. The choices can be changed until someone votes.

• Remove a poll from your topic (with a confirmation step).

• Latest poll: the newest open poll now appears at the top of each forum’s first page. You can turn this off in Your account.

Members and messages

• Profile pages: select a member’s name, then “View profile”, to see their details and a list of their posts and topics.

• Reactions on private messages: you can react to a message sent to you, and you’ll get an alert when someone reacts to yours.

• The word filter now applies to private messages if you have it switched on.

Subscriptions

• Pay through PayPal on alpha: 1 month £2, 3 months £5.50, 6 months £9, or 12 months £15. Paying early adds time to your current subscription, so you never lose any days. If PayPal monthly renewal has been switched on, you’ll also see a £2-a-month option that renews itself until you cancel.

• Your subscription page (Your account › Subscription) shows exactly when your subscription ends and your past payments. Check it before renewing, as you may not need to yet.

Your privacy

• Privacy notice: a new page, linked at the bottom of every page, explains what we keep, why, and for how long.

• Download my data: Your account › Your data gives you a file with everything we hold about your account.

• Close my account: also in Your data. Your personal details are removed and the account can no longer be used. Your login name stays on your posts, marked “(closed)”, so threads still make sense.

• Unused accounts: if an account hasn’t been used for two years, we’ll email to ask whether you want to keep it. You’ll have two weeks to reply, and simply signing in counts as yes.

Fixes

• Forgotten-password emails are being sent again.

• Photos uploaded in posts now load properly.

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