Announcement post: https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/post/695504 Github release page: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/releases/tag/0.18.1

This version had some major backend optimizations, so lemmy now uses much less resources and should feel a whole lot more snappier. I also compiled a list of some more noticeable changes that have come with this version:

Features

• Captchas are added back.
• When you delete your comment, they are now permanently deleted from the database after 30 days (used to be just hidden before).
• Federated posts with sensitive images are not cached on local instance if not allowed by the local site. This means such images won’t be stored on local servers and would instead rely on image URL.
• More sorting options for your feed (with some more like ‘best’ coming in future updates)
• Community sorting options in community tab.
• Retain Scroll Position of Home Feed when going back.
• Searching for a community for the first time on an instance now gives result much faster.
• Body posts text limit increased from 10k to 50k characters.
• When hovering, most buttons now show a focus border.
• If image size you’re trying to upload is more than the allowed size on the instance, it now shows the proper reason of upload failure.

UI

• Base font size slightly decreased and better use of horizontal space for the home page, making overall UI feel much better.
• Themes are now added to lemmy, including litely-compact and darkly-compact for people who like their feeds more compact.
• Body Preview is removed from posts on home feed (there’s now a button to expand a post).
• Only child comments now have colored borders.
• OP, mod and admin tags are now more prominent on comments.
• Private message and Create Post UX improved.

Fixes

• Kbin federation is now better so more posts from there should be visible
• Subscribe and Block button were sometimes not clickable on first load. This has been fixed.
• Upvoting sometimes caused the page to scroll to previous comment, this has been fixed.
• Video Embeds now work the same as other content.
• Search request being called twice on search page.
• Images no longer auto collapse when they were expanded and upvoted.
• Avatars aspect ratios fixed (no longer smooshed).
• A 300 comment limit is now imposed on posts to prevent a vulnerability abuse. This is temporary until the vulnerability is fixed.

This is also a good time to ask how people are feeling about the instance, and if you have any suggestions on things that can be improved. And once again, if you encounter any bugs after the update, please write them in the comments so we can fix them.