About thePulse

The redevelopment of the website to cater to the search engines is finally complete. The primary domain, thePulse.com, now hosts a static, server rendered website that is optimized for search engines. The progressive web app is now located at the new domain, app.thePulse.com. My focus will almost...

In an effort to boost the SEO ratings of the News page, the news feed updates now include a process to download the images from the source, resize them to confirm with size constraints, reformat them to the newer WebP image format, and finally, saving them to the cloud where they can be available...

While working on Search Engine Optimizations today, using the Google Search Console, i learned more about the pitfalls of working with a progressive web app (and Single Page apps in general), with how they make it difficult for the search engines to fetch individual pages within the app. This led...

The previous app icon didn't have a background, which made it difficult to see unless you had a solid colored background on your phone. I've created a new icon with a slightly modified design and a white background, and the icon is now easily visible on any background.

I've also fixed an issue...

The last references to "PulsePass" have been removed from the site. This affects numerous pages and functionalities, which require users to sign in again. Version 0.2.96 also addresses the "Time Since" display on several pages, including the Post Date on the message boards and the Date...

Good news - I’ve squashed another pesky bug that was messing with the “Time Since” feature on our news stories. You might’ve noticed some stories hanging around with a “1 minute ago” tag for hours. That was because we were comparing UTC time with local time. I doubt it'll be the last of the...

Hey everyone! Just wanted to give you a heads-up about a quirky bug that was messing with new post creation.

If you hit ‘tab’ to jump into the content box, it would sneak in some extra spaces. This little glitch within a third-party component was triggering a feature that stopped words from...

I'm seeing that the Spelling and Grammar option is acting buggy. If I check on a word, the Spelling and Grammar macro does not provide suggestions for the miss-spelled word. Then again, it just might be on my end??

There is currently an issue with the Sign-Up and Sign-In pages (which operate similiarly). I'll post an update to this thread as soon as they're operating normally.

Two-Factor security is currently enabled for setup and management, but the use of it is not yet enabled. Very little effort will be required to finish this piece and I will update this post as soon as it is enabled.

Hi Vito - Is there any chance of adding a a tutorial link to guide us how to navigate thought the site? Just a thought.

As a programmer, AI really can be a great timesaver. When you're using multiple languages, platforms and handling databases, networking, and more, remembering every detail is impossible. How many people use AI regularly?

I asked Copilot a question about setting up a database trigger to save me...

Does anyone have any ideas for local RSS feeds that should be incorporated into thePulse? It could be announcements from important companies or local government offices, sports, schools, etc?