{"id":4591,"date":"2012-05-16T00:47:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T00:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/128.199.168.137\/?p=58"},"modified":"2021-03-02T21:39:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T16:09:54","slug":"introducing-markdown-support-time-giveaways-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instamojo.com\/blog\/introducing-markdown-support-time-giveaways-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Markdown support, Time Giveaways, the Archive, and More!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We launched Instamojo three weeks ago and are overwhelmed by your response. We\u2019ve been listening carefully and we\u2019ve worked very hard on your feedback. We\u2019ve refactored a large part of the codebase and we\u2019ve added a host of new features and improvements today.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the updates from today\u2019s release:<\/p>\n

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    1. Markdown<\/strong>:
      \nYou can now optionally format your post in Markdown!\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>This allows you to create headers, lists; add named links and even images, among other things in the very easy to read and easy to write Markdown syntax; which is inspired from the world of plaintext email.Lines that begin with numbers followed by periods will be formatted as HTML ordered lists, while lines that begin with asterisk marks, plus or minus signs will be formatted as HTML unordered lists.Here is an example of\u00a0a post by Harshad\u00a0that uses some Markdown.\u00a0Here\u00a0is the plain text Harshad used in the description box.For the full syntax documentation of Markdown, visit\u00a0this page.<\/li>\n
    2. Type- Time<\/strong>:
      \n<\/strong><\/strong>One of the things that our earliest adopters began using Instamojo for was to give their time away for specific purposes, such as to set up\u00a0meetups\u00a0with\u00a0entrepreneurs\u00a0and to set up\u00a0dates.\u00a0So, we\u2019ve gone ahead and added a special object type called \u201ctime\u201d that you can select if you want to give your time away or want to post an event. This is in addition to the object type, \u201cphysical\u201d, which is used for physical goods you\u2019d like to give away.<\/li>\n
    3. Archiving items<\/strong>:
      \nIf you no longer want an item to be visible publicly, you can now archive the item from your dashboard.You will, however, be able to view them in the \u201cArchived Items\u201d section. If someone visits the original item link, they will be greeted with a \u201cPage not found\u201d error.This is very useful if you want to take an item offline temporarily- perhaps when you\u2019re heading out for a vacation and won\u2019t be around to give it away. All archived items can be made live at any point in the future.<\/li>\n
    4. Friendlier URL scheme<\/strong>:
      \nWe\u2019ve deprecated the use of the unfriendly, numbered URLs we had earlier and have implemented more descriptive and readable ones.We\u2019ve replaced URLs. Don\u2019t worry, all your old URLs still work, they simply redirect to the new ones. So, you don\u2019t need to change anything.<\/li>\n
    5. Unified dashboard and profile<\/strong>:
      \nYour dashboard and your profile page are now the same. When you log in, you go straight to your dashboard, which lists all the items on your profile. You can also see which of your items have been claimed or are still available. You can share a link to your dashboard with your friends and that will appear as your profile page to them.Further, the dashboard item page and the item share page are now unified- now there is only an item page. You go to the item page as soon as you add an item, you can share that link wherever you like. As long as you\u2019re logged in, you can edit the item from the same page.We\u2019ve also moved all items that have been claimed and are no longer available to an \u201cUnavailable Items\u201d section on your dashboard.\u00a0Here is an example<\/a>\u00a0of such a page.<\/li>\n
    6. Feedback system<\/strong>:
      \nWe\u2019ve added a simple, unobtrusive feedback widget that you can see to the right of the page.This allows you to file bugs and send in feedback about specific pages on the website while you\u2019re on the page. You can also send a screenshot of the page you\u2019re on. The widget will also take care of attaching the screenshot for you.This tool has been built by our friends at\u00a0Web Engage.<\/li>\n
    7. Facebook based authentication system<\/strong>:
      \nWe\u2019ve now implemented a Facebook based authentication system. Registering on Instamojo links your Instamojo account with your Facebook account and pre-fills your Instamojo sign up page with details from Facebook.In implementing this, we only ask for basic identity information, we won\u2019t be posting anything on your wall without your permission. In fact, we don\u2019t even ask Facebook for the credentials to post to your wall; a fact you can confirm by looking at the permissions asked for during registration.<\/li>\n
    8. Add items from anywhere on Instamojo<\/strong>:
      \nEarlier, you had to navigate through to your dashboard each time you wanted to post an item on Instamojo. You can now post an item from any page on Instamojo when you\u2019re logged in; use the \u201cAdd Item\u201d link at the upper-right side of the page.<\/li>\n
    9. Fixed adding of images to items<\/strong>:
      \nSome of you have written to us about the issues you\u2019ve faced while adding preview images to item posts. We\u2019ve fixed the issue and you should be able to add images seamlessly.<\/li>\n
    10. Use either email ID or username to log in<\/strong>:
      \nForgot your username? You can now sign in using your email address too.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Thank you all for your feedback! Do keep it coming in, hit us up on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or contact us<\/a> via email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We launched Instamojo three weeks ago and are overwhelmed by your response. 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