AniBrain 1.4 - MAL/AL List Integration For Recommendations (FUTURE)
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Created Algorithm To Get Recommendations For Multiple Media: Created algorithm to make recommendations using multiple media at once, instead of just a single one like the recommender page currently does.
AniBrain 1.3.2 - Improve Navigation
February 25, 2023
Internal Links Navigation In Same Page: Ensure all internal link navigation does not open in a new tab. This was done before due to infinite scroll and worrying about a user losing their position. By migrating to a paginated design, all internal links do not open in a new tab.
Special Data Cards: Created special cards to help promote different site features (like signing up, giving feedback, etc.).
List View Card Re-design: Changed the score UX design for recommendations to make it easier to understand.
Recommendation Pagination: Implemented pagination to allow users to come back to the last spot they were at in a recommendation list. Removed infinite scrolling.
Random Page Re-design: Updated random recommender pages based on user feedback. This include (but not limited to) adding random of the day, have pre-filtered random generators, and making the random page more engaging by usinga a roulette theme.
Personalization Engine: Created a personalization engine to give users personalized recommendations on the landing page based on their actions on the site.
Caching: Improved caching strategy to load recommendations for faster for users regardless of their origin location.
Background Wallpaper Quality: Improved the quality of the background wallpapers on recommender pages by creating a desktop and mobile version.
Update Codebase: Updated the codebase to allow for faster iteration of features in the future. This invloved a lot of breaking down components into smaller, more re-usable units.
AniBrain 1.3 - Manga, Light Novel, One Shot, & Random Recommenders
April 1, 2022
New Recommender Pages: Added manga, light novel, & one shot recommendation engines/pages. Added a random recommendation engine/page.
Adult Media: Users can now get recommendations for adult media. They must be signed in to do so.
(Experimental) User-selected Recommendation Algorithm: Users can now change aspects of the underlying recommendation algorithm to better focus on the features of the requested media they care most about. This feature is currently in beta.
More Filters: Added genre, community rating, and country of origin filters to all recommender pages.
New Pages: Added an "About" and "Roadmap" page (found in the footer). Created manga/light novel/one shot specific pages for a bio of the media and listing out recommendations.
Removed "AI-Ideas" Form: Removed the AI-Ideas form as the same information can be put in the feedback form under "feature request".
Landing Page Redesign: Removed excess text from the landing page and made it more to direct to recommender pages.
Recommender Pages Redesign: Styled search recommendation pages after Google/Bing.
AniBrain 1.2 - Frontend Migration and Improved Styling
December 15, 2021
User Accounts: Allow user's to create an account and save recommendations for later.
Anime Specific Pages: Created anime specific pages for a bio of the anime and listing out recommendations.
Filter Modal to Sidebar: Changed the filter modal to a sidebar.
Improved Recommendation Card Design: Changed card design to be more appealing on mobile (slimmer) and more simplistic overall. Added hover effect to get a lot more information on the recommendations.
Improved Recommendation Algorithm: Changed underlying recommendation algorithm for improved results.
Improved UI: Made all hero backgrounds have the same blue gradient for a simpler site design. Removed wave design from hero image transition to content.
Changed Frontend to Next.js: Migrated the application from pure React to Next.js for performance improvements.
AniBrain 1.1 - Site Theme Change
October 1, 2021
Added Form Pages: Added forms to get feedback, ideas, or collaborate from visitors.
Added Title Preferences: Allow user to select the title (official, english, or native) to show on the recommended cards.
Added Filters: Allow user to filter by anime format (TV, Movie, etc.) and the year they were released.
Vote on Recommendations: Allow users to vote on whether a recommendation is good or not.
Group Recommendations: Grouped recommended anime by their franchise to not get back a bunch of titles in the same series.
Improved UI: Changed UI from a jellyfish theme to an anime theme and improved recommender cards.
AniBrain 1.0 - Initial AniBrain Release
July 26, 2021
Anime Recommender: Added an anime recommender to search for an anime and get recommendations back.
