JDH's Place
Release Notes
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List of trip/photo collections that have received the performance improvements: [ updated: April 2026 ]
Trip Pages:
- Alaska 2017
- Alaska 2023
- Iceland 2009
- Switzerland 2023
Photo Collection Pages:
- Ouray, Colorado
13 April 2026: Added Ouray, Colorado Photos
Added:
- Photos: Ouray, Colorado
- fixed contact form
- Facebook sharing is broken from individual photos on all pages other than the Ouray, Colorado (will be fixed in the future)
- For now recommend sharing from photos by either email or WhatApp options
Prior updates: click on date line (+ -) to expand or collapse additional details
20 June 2022: Launch of a totally rewritten website
Added:
- Hawaii 2008
- Namibia 2021
30 Dec 2022: Updated structure and additional trip
Changes:
- Technical rewrite to easily allow for addition of many trips
- Fixed white flash when loading a page if in dark mode (assuming browser support)
- Some improvements in the instructions and viewing help
- Machu Picchu (Peru) 2022
- Photo Links (ALT) page - direct links to each trip
28 Feb 2023: Updated map pins and additional trip
Changes:
- Improved map pins: replaced pins design with easier to see versions; added letter designators to pins
- Hawaii 2022 (both 2008 and 2022 are available from the Hawaii regional map)
26 June 2023: Added Iceland 2009 Trip
Changes:
- none
- Iceland 2009
22 Feb 2024: Added Zermatt, Switzerland 2023 Trip
Changes:
- added additional navigation (next page, trip home) links to the bottom of photo pages (removes the need to scroll to the top before changing pages); only on latest trips but will add to prior trips as time allows
- Zermatt, Switzerland 2023
07 July 2024: Added Inside Passage, Alaska 2023 Trip
Changes:
- none
- Inside Passage, Alaska 2023
April 2025: Improved main page navigation, added sharing options, improved speed and usability on newer pages, added Alaska Fjords & Glaciers 2017
Changes:
- link from The World map now opens the regional map in a new window on top of The World map instead of requiring to scroll down
- photo links now separated into trip (travelog style) and photo (regional photos - no travel story)
- improved visibility of map icons
- added T: (trip) and P: (photo collection) prefixes to names
- removed Other Albums pages (now covered between the Trip and Photo Links pages
- added buttons for sharing on the primary web pages
- for new pages and updated pages (look for checkmark in orange box in the main page for each section)
- reduced time to load full images
- added buttons for sharing in full sized images
- added buttons for sharing on main trip/photo pages
- improved navigation/viewing on smaller devices
- general improvements and cleanups
- updated viewing help section
- re-enabled Contact Me form
- Alaska Fjords & Glaciers 2017
- Alaska Inside Passage 2023
