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Release Notes

Version 1.2.1 - Feb 11, 2022​

Fixes

  • updated how usernames and pseuds are identified so that numbers and other special characters are not stripped from them and are supported.

Version 1.2.0 - Jan 27, 2022​

New Features

  • Redirect Support Archivist can now redirect chapter, fic, user, and series embeds to specific channels chosen by server owners or roles with Manage Server permissions.
  • $redirect command (with lots of subcommands) added to support selection and update of channels and clearing those selections. Please see Redirect for more information.

Fixes & Improvements

  • Found a way to have Archivist stop responding to links which lead to filtered lists of works (i.e. from a collection or user's work list)
  • Updated links in commands to privacy policy to reflect new website.
  • Updated links in commands to invite bot to server to reflect new invite link with updated permissions requests.

Technical Stuff

  • Sharding added to help support bot's growth as it peaks over 1200 servers!
  • Database updated to support new redirect command.

Version 1.1.7 - Nov 7, 2021​

New Features

  • $about command added to display importan links and information about the bot.

Fixes

  • various fixes deployed to squash bugs.

Technical Stuff

  • bot moved to a new host.

Version 1.1.4 - Oct 21, 2021​

Fixes

  • Squashed a bug that was created when multilink support was added: wrapping your links in < > to suppress the Discord embed should be functional again!

Version 1.1.3 - Aug 10, 2021​

Fixes & Improvements

  • Tracked down and squashed a bug causing Archivist to respond to non-AO3 links under certain circumstances.
  • Archivist now responds to more than one AO3 fic or series link in a message and produces an embed for each one.

Version 1.1.2 - Aug 4, 2021​

Fixes

  • Correction to the chapter embed so that chapter summary would display instead of work summary.

Version 1.1.1 - July 30, 2021​

Fixes & Improvements

  • Added an error message for if the series or work does not exist.
  • Added support to fic and chapter embeds for multiple series.
  • Added support for a separator for the thousands place on word count (i.e. , or .). You can also use a space. Please see the commands page for more details.

Version 1.1 - July 14, 2021​

New Features

  • CHAPTER SUPPORT IS HERE! A new command has been added with an abbreviated embed for chapter updates.
  • New settings added for chapter support to customize bot behavior.
  • Added a setting to turn off image previews.
  • Added a download command which links to the AO3 downloads for a fic. (may be temporary based on community feedback)
  • Support command added with info on how to support the bot.

Fixes & Improvements

  • Identified an issue in the API which caused some works to fail due to AO3 image tag issues. API has been updated and a fix is in place just in case.
  • Added controls for tags, ships, and character info of a length that would break the embed.
  • Visual improvements: tags, ships and character info will now end at the last whole word instead of cutting off in the middle of a word; updated the ratings to icons which match AO3s, series in fic embeds is now linked.

Technical Stuff

  • Database updated to support new settings.
  • Deployed a new method for determining the work which should reduce some errors.

Version 1.0 - May 2021​

The Rewrite Is Here​

Version 1.0 is a massive rewrite from the original including new features and backend optimization.

New Features

  • Per server custom prefix
  • Per server custom ignore symbol
  • Control over fic embed settings (add or remove various rows, set summary length)
  • Filtered help command which only shows the user the commands users can use (members cannot see mod only commands)
  • Help command added links to the twitter account and website
  • Updated aesthetics for some embeds

Fixes

  • Works command is back online

Known Issues

  • User reactions to help command do not autoremove and the menu responds to both react and unreact. The package I used to create the help command will not support autoremove and the command needs to be completely reprogrammed. Since it's more annoying than breaking I decided to release the new features publicly while I tackle looking for another solution.

Technical Stuff

  • Bot code has been documented and organized. Yay for dev sanity!
  • Bot has a new database to support the settings system.
  • New, more secure host!