Anyway, a little shorter this month whilst we’re busy working away on some big things, but here it is!
Mod Browsing Open Beta
A big thank you from us to everyone who has engaged with the open beta and sent their feedback. Overall, it’s been incredibly positive, which we’re pleased to see.
Here is an overview of the feedback responses that we have received via the feedback pop-ups on each of the pages which were changed.
Game listing pages scored 4.4/5 (113 responses)
Mod listing pages scored 4.3/5 (756 responses)
Game home pages scored 4.0/5 (1,219 responses)
Off the back of the feedback we’ve received from you all, we’ve been hard at work updating features, fixing bugs and optimising performance. Here’s a quick rundown of what we have been up to:
The Reworked Quick search is being rolled out across the different types of content on the site. You can see this for Mods, Collections, Games, Images and Videos. User search and a combination of the above that searches for all content is coming soon!
The image and Video Listing pages have been updated to match the new mod listing pages.
- The "Tags" filter on mod listing pages (e.g. www.nexusmods.com/stardewvally/mods) now includes all applicable tags (previously limited to 100).
- Fixed a bug that caused page titles to vanish when viewing open beta pages.
- "View all" links on game home pages now correctly link to all content and respect your site preferences (i.e. default sort order and results per page).
- Opening search results in a new browser tab now works as expected and keeps the current tab (and search UI) open.
- Fixed an issue when filtering mods by categories, which now works and no longer incorrectly returns zero results.
- Mod tiles now correctly show the number of downloads.
- Added 'Downloaded' and 'Update Available' labels to mod tiles in the 'Trending Mods' section and the search UI.
- Removed supporter (NSFW) images from the Media section on game home pages.
- The Media section on game home pages now respects your blocked content settings (i.e. blocked authors).
- Fixed a bug causing error pages to return when running a search on mobile with the open beta enabled.
We have even more improvements on the way, which we hope will be ready very soon. Keep an eye on the forum post for more details when they become available.
Changes
A new ‘Mod Author Benefits’ page is now live, explaining how authors benefit from uploading to Nexus. We’re already pointing to this new page in our beta on the upload a mod modal and below the filter search.
Tech Talk
- Production cluster: Set up a second production cluster for global load balancing and failover. This reduces risk when making changes, allowing us to roll out and test updates without impacting users.
- Security fixes: Addressed several exploits and security vulnerabilities reported through our open bug bounty program.
Eww, Bugs
- User profiles: Viewing profiles with invalid usernames now correctly returns an error.
- Add Collection button: Now functions properly, regardless of how many times you press it.
- Classic game home pages: No longer display the site header and footer within the 'More Mods' section.
- Account settings errors: Feedback errors that went missing have now been restored.
- Archived mod files: Files visible in the archived section of mod pages are now correctly showing the details after these briefly disappeared.
- Donation Points display: Mods blocked from earning Donation Points now correctly show that status on their page in the Permissions expander.
As always, keep your feedback coming; we’ll bring more updates next month!
13 comments
The new ‘Mod Author Benefits’ page is a fantastic addition, especially for encouraging new creators to join the community. It’s always great to see more support for modders who put in so much work to enhance our favorite games.
On the tech side, setting up a second production cluster and rolling out security fixes shows a real commitment to stability and safety. Global load balancing is a big deal, and it’s reassuring to know that updates can roll out smoothly without disruptions.
And of course, seeing all those bug fixes (especially around search, mod visibility, and UI elements) is a win for both modders and players alike. It’s always nice when those little annoyances get ironed out!
Looking forward to what’s coming next—keep up the awesome work! 🚀
This is starting to happen more and more frequently. It's really disheartening.
They can improve and keep working on it ofc, but this site needs an updated.
I wasn't a fan of the first version, the comment section was bad and hard to read with that color scheme, but they changed it. So, it's about time and feedback.
Its nice to see supporter images removed from the media feed, it would be nice to see the site continue to improve on how nsfw content shown. It surely has a place on this site but it has always felt too in your face in many cases imho.