{"id":8579,"date":"2021-07-13T16:38:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T16:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rss.com\/blog\/?p=8579"},"modified":"2024-01-18T16:27:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T16:27:16","slug":"updates-rss-platform-q2-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rss.com\/blog\/updates-rss-platform-q2-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Q2 2021 RSS.com Product Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you saw <a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/blog\/updates-rss-platform-q1-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our Q1 update<\/a>, you know that RSS.com Podcasting is committed to making our platform the best in the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are excited to share our most recent updates and product releases in Q2 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"april-2021\"><\/span>April 2021<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In April 2021 we released and or upgraded the following features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New heatmap stats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New device stats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New application stats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New platform stats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sign-in loading time reduced by 25%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Episode scheduler UX improved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobile podcast page improved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email validation process improved with a new copy\/paste feature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We also fixed some bugs, and improved security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"RSS.com Podcasting Analytics\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/RSS.com-Podcasting-Analytics.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New and improved stats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"may-2021\"><\/span>May 2021<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In May, we had another important deployment in production where we fixed a few more small bugs, and improved or upgraded more features.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Stats API version two was deployed, and we\u2019re thrilled to report it\u2019s 10 times faster than the previous version. Our stats graphs were improved, along with our Spanish and Italian translations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another big win was decreasing the load time of our homepage to provide a faster experience for our visitors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"google page speed test\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rss.com-page-speed.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"june-2021\"><\/span>June 2021<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In June we deployed a beta release of <a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our new community section<\/a> that allows visitors to search for, and discover podcasts hosted on our platform. Two weeks after it\u2019s release, our development team made the page even better, and we have to say, it looks amazing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Community-_-RSS.-1024x649.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In June we also converted our &#8220;Add Ons&#8221; tab to &#8220;Settings.\u201d We also improved the text on English, Italian and Spanish pages, and added an option called \u201cPodcast Locked\u201d which is a copy protection created to prevent unauthorized copies of your podcast episodes on other platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"podcast copy protection\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/copy-protection.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, we improved our mobile layout. 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