Change log 2020-2023

This page lists the changes made to the user interface of Brickset.com 2020-2023.

December 2023

Bags tab added to set details pages to show and crowdsource numbers of paper bags inside boxes
Bag numbers included in search autocomplete list
Designer names included in search autocomplete list, to quickly find BrickLists
Collection analysis by set designer added, https://brickset.com/mycollection/sets/bydesigner

November 2023

Widescreen CSS added

September 2023

New links for coming soon and pre-order at LEGO.com added to Buy menu

August 2023

Character name and Appears in sets added to minifig export
Sort by set number descending adding to sets lists
Wicked Brick box added to set details pages
BrickLists tab restored to set details pages
LEGO.com Affiliate links for continental Europe changed to Rakuten. Five additional countries added
Full text search implemented
Additional information from LEGO product feeds imported, including availability, which is now shown on the buy listings.

July 2023

Export and other options removed from set listing when executing an unsaved query to prevent error
LEGO.com descriptions import code modified to handle changes in page format.
Improvements to page titles for SEO
'Do not show Bricklink items on buy pages' option in general site preferences changed to 'Do not show marketplace items on buy pages', so StockX is also excluded
Sets retiring soon lists added to Browse menu, and /browse/sets/byexitdate added
Export to Peeron removed,
Import from BrickPicker removed
Links to Catawiki removed as the product feed is no longer available.
Improvements to sets, minifigs and parts detail pages, sets listing cleaned up a bit
Improvements to Buy pages for mobile users
EAN/UPC and LEGO item numbers pulled in from Rakuten feeds

June 2023

Hide/show tags option now defaults to hide. It can be toggled back to show in the user profile.
Workaround for error in continental Europe affiliate feeds implemented allowing data to be imported again
Open Graph images for news articles generated automatically to improve appearance when shared on social media

April 2023

Added the ability to hide another user's news comments
Owned and wanted shown in set/minifig/part popup windows when hovering over links
Designer insight article series added

March 2023

Links to magazine gift set instructions at Blue Ocean added to set notes.
LEGO Australia product feed imported and new items at LEGO.com listing for the country added, https://brickset.com/buy/country-au/vendor-lego/order-dateadded
Random minifig of the day added
All sets, parts, or minifigs can be listed using ?query=* e.g. https://brickset.com/minifigs?query=*
/order-{order} accepted on URL of https://brickset.com/minifigs, e.g. https://brickset.com/minifigs/order-SoldPriceNewDesc?query=*

February 2023

Cross-server call to Swooshable to obtain a list of sites hosting instructions removed and replaced with static link.

January 2023

'Sold at LEGO.com' replaced with 'Listed at LEGO.com' to account for sets appearing there before going on sale
Filter set listings by additional collection flags that are not set
Yellow background on like button on comments and articles when liked.

November 2022

News category accepted on RSS feed URL
Enhancements to news polls
Interesting lists (queries) surfaced on the main sets page and Browse menu

October 2022

Advanced set search added
Bug fixed when viewing owned parts in design or knolled views
Additional tiers of reviewer added
Minor changes to review summary box
See all the minifigs and parts that are in the sets you're currently viewing

January - June 2022

Improvements to browse page to provide more links to users of small screens
Added Forthcoming sets link to browse menu
Review summary box added to set reviews
Latest reviews section removed from bottom of reviews
Modification to subtheme links to enable reassignment of Creator Expert sets to other themes
Session timeout displayed by commenting box to help prevent comments being lost
Minor improvements to BrickLists pages
Links to buy parts at LEGO Pick-a-Brick added (beta)
Shopping table on main buy page replaced with links to vendors
Amazon comparison page improvements
StockX added to Buy menu and set details page sidebar
Vintage set of the week, replaces random set on Saturdays

December 2021

Default number of articles on home page changed to 15
Latest reviews section removed from home page, replaced with summary of reviews to be posted once a week.
Amazon.se data import to enable bargain watch alerts

November 2021

Affiliate links to Amazon.se added

October 2021

Notifications when you're mentioned in comments
Amazon.pl BargainWatch alerts added
Retirement date > 6 months in the future removed from set listings
Query string length on sets page raised to 2000 (change request #576)
Affiliate links to Amazon.pl added
Improvements to set collection valuation page, including filtering by theme and removing inaccurate total growth percentage
Sort sets by release and retirement dates added

September 2021

Set launch date added to listings, detail pages and exports.
Minifig values added to export script
Amazon.nl added to Bargain Watch, European Amazon price comparator page, buy menus and main buy page.
Date associated with user reviews changed from date created to date published/edited.
Random part of the day added
Buy listings can now be sorted by price per piece
Improvements to set editing form
Improvements to set list sorting: sets with no value for the sort field are shown at the end rather than at the start.

August 2021

Retirement date added to set details pages
Zavvi (UK) import added
IWOOT link on home page replaced with Zavvi for visitors in the US and UK.

January - May 2021

/yearto-{year} parameter added to /parts page to enable parts retired in a given year to be determined, or by using /yearto-2021, all parts in this year's sets.
Colour list now shows number of parts produced in the colour, and can be sorted by that number.
StockX data import added
Links to Amazon.nl added
Bug with 'sets' option disappearing from search drop-down fixed
Review helpful rating reinstated by popular demand
JB Spielwaren data import added
Number of unique minifigs in a set indicated in listings and set details page
Number of unique minifigs added to query builder and set listing sort menu
Parts data now includes correct categories in addition to element platform (Technic, System, etc.) that was previously used for category.
Improvements to instructions lists, and more links imported.
Added Amazon.com.au to buy menu and main buy page
Reinstated link to sets that parts appear in on parts design view
Comma separated list now accepted on minifig search query, e.g. https://brickset.com/minifigs/?query=idea065,idea073

December 2020

Buy at BrickLink section on minifig pages now displays even if the figure is not for sale there
Improvements to set listing filtering, and removal of the category filter.
Links to BrickLink inventories updated to avoid redirects.
Searching for minifig subcategories corrected
eBay links changed to new URL format
Amazon.com.au data imported and bargain watch alerts generated

November 2020

Random minifig browser
Random parts browser
'Appears in theme' shown in minifig listings
Minifig list can now be sorted by date added
Breadcrumbs added to bottom of page to aid navigation
Additional filter added to sets listing to find released/available/images
Number of ratings shown, and graph of set ratings shown on clicking on it.
A rating can't be made until a set is released and it's marked as owned
Rating hidden until a set is released
User's set ratings now count towards the overall set rating, in addition to reviews
Collectable minifigures now included in collection valuation report
Set details popup on hover now only appears on set number links, not names
Catawiki listing URLs changes to prevent them being hidden by AdBlock Plus
Parts list can now be sorted by date added, which is shown in list view
Link to official Brickset review added to set listing
Link to random set of the day article added to set listings
List of countries in popup window 'xxx own this set' increased to 20
Set detail pages will return to the tab you were looking at if you leave it then press the browser's back button.
Autocomplete drop-down now indicates if you own sets in the list

October 2020

Maximum page size for sets/parts and minifigs increased to 500
Sets CSV view replaced with download as CSV link
Export scripts rewritten and rearranged
Quantity of a set owned new/used, and quantity wanted/wanted priority can now optionally be entered by enabling an option on the new list preferences page.
Link to options for customising listing added to set list header
New collection valuation report if you use these features
New Advertising at Brickset link added to More... menu.
Number of entries on collection ranking tables increased to +/- 24
CSS flex layout for gallery views
Lazy loading of images in lists
Minor enhancements to suggestion system
Link to view parts of a minifig at BrickLink added to minifig list view
Links to parts designs with the same name added to the design summary box
Minor improvements to the colour list
Sets, minifig parts listings can now be sorted on value new/used which is obtained from BrickLink and based on 6-month sold price averages.
Various changes to resolve stylesheet anomalies.
OpenSearch specification added to page header
Link to BackOfTheBoxBuilds.com added to the links tab on set details pages
Link to set details page added to user review list.
List and gallery views added to parts and minifig listings
Image popup on hover performance improved and applied to minifig and parts links
List of minifigs in sets added to set listings
List of sets a figure comes in added to minifig listings
BrickLink sold prices added to part, minifig and set listings for sets not available at LEGO.com
Set details header added set inventories in parts database
Designer tags in set listings
'View tags' link provided if 'hide tags' option selected; tags not shown by default to guest users
Annoying editing issue when news editors insert flickr images resolved
Image popup on hover over set numbers on home page and article pages
Dark mode improvements
Dark mode improvements
CSS rationalised to reduce overall payload by 40Kb
Dark mode stylesheet/switch
Maximum number of a set you can own increased from 99 to 999
Maximum combined length of set flag labels increased from 255 to 512
News comments with >=5 likes highlighted to ease scanning to read popular ones

September 2020

Catawiki listing tidied up now that lots are no longer labelled consistently.
Total number of set and news article views added to the weekly summary news articles
Percentile ranking added to sets, parts and minifig ranking tables
The Entertainer added to UK Buy listings
Method for gathering Instructions from LEGO.com revised
Argos affiliate links added, and discounts shown on Buy listings
Corrections to names in API 3 v1.02, getMinifigNotes
Links to Amazon.it, .es and .au added to set listings
Date first sold at LEGO.com added as a sorting option on set listings
Link to this year's sets tagged Direct to consumer added to Browse menu
Notes about sets can now be included in the CSV import
Additions to the API. See the documentation for details.
ACM data relating to sets no longer owned is no longer included in ACM CSV export
URLs of parts images in old news articles changed to reflect changes on LEGO/s server.
Link to archive.brickset.com added to library.
{Admin} Form for editing the FAQ page entries.
When viewing set reviews in news archive, you can now filter by theme
Theme of set being reviewed shown as tag at top of set review articles
News article image of related set changed from 240px to 320px wide
Sets wanted at Amazon list on home page restricted to 10 items in response to user feedback.
Changes to buy listings and pages, and price/availability display:
- Affiliate links to LEGO.com Australia added
- Various changes to show links/data for users in all countries where LEGO operate an affiliate programme: AT, BE, CA, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, IT, NL, NO, SE, UK and US,
- Buy listing: if country omitted from URL, your preferred country (set using the flag in the corner) will be used to determine what items to display.
- Amazon BargainWatch page, RRP link now links via /click to correctly redirect users to the appropriate country landing page at LEGO.com
{Admin} New form for editing poll responses
'I own {x} of this set' reworded for books and gear to '...of this book' and '...of this item'.
Tags tab added to set details pages, so they are available to those that have chosen to hide them on the sidebar info panel.
New Instagram landing page, https://brickset.com/instagram
Add set to Bricklist link added to set details page
Suggestion management system implemented

Bug fixes:

Error when viewing another users flagged sets resolved
Minor cosmetic issues when viewing on phones fixed
Theme of set being reviewed tag hidden on small screens

August 2020

General site preferences page tidied up
Hide tags in listings option hides them on detail pages as well again following user feedback
Quantcast Choice cookie preferences script upgraded to v2
eBay tab on set detail page changed to display results from eBay's SmartPlacement tool rather than from the dynamic feed due to the latter being retired
Link on author's name on news articles now leads to all articles by that author rather than to their profile.
Users can now delete their own reviews from My Menu > Reviews
Member number now visible in user profile
User defined flags visible in buy listings again, following user feedback
Current value of minifigs added to minifig detail pages, as obtained from BrickLink API.
Member search results now show join date, plus other information to admins only.
{Admin} 'Not yet live' indicator added to published news articles that are set to go live in the future
{Admin} View/edit link added to news comment moderation page
Links to instructions at LEGO.com changed to their new location
Searching news for, for example, Star Wars, will now yield reviews of Star Wars sets in the results
'New in database' link made visible to non-logged in users, and moved to left-hand side or Browse menu
More years added to Browse menu
Links to view unique and rare parts added to set inventory pages.
Second captcha on signup form removed
Items for sale at your local Amazon at a discount now shown on homepage sidebar.
News article sidebar now shows list of recent articles rather than Twitter feed
Content of 'More' tab on home page sidebar improved

getReviews in API v3 now correctly handles old reviews with incomplete ratings
Incorrectly highlighted matches in news search results resolved
The link to instructions on set listings is now working again.

Inventories for sets with over 200 of a single part re-imported now that limit has been lifted from LEGO Customer Services inventories

July 2020

Changes:

User's country recorded when creating accounts (to help identify spammers)
LEGO interests in user profiles can only be edited after a week of joining the site.
getReviews method added to API v3
About page updated with new site history links
Link to change log added to More menu
Flags 5-8 added to sets
Static pages (About/Tools/API docs etc.) removed and replaced with articles
Set thumbnails now open the large image when clicked in Buy listings
Affiliate link to Amazon.com.au added to home page sidebar
'Owned and flagged' and 'Owned and not flagged' filters added to the My collection drop-down in sets listings.

Bug fixes:

Null values and 0 for prices are now saved and displayed correctly in the ACM
Unpublished reviews no longer shown when viewing reviews by a specific author
Hide tags in listings option no longer hides them on detail pages as well.

Database changes:

30,000 unused user accounts deleted
Minifig and creature parts given the additional tag 'MCP' to enable them to be easily excluded from listings

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