Hey guys. With the recent launch of SoloHive, we (my partner Claude and I) are still identifying bugs and adding features. This is the first update post we have made for the project.
Most of the bug fixes were related to formatting and layout of post data from the Hive API. We had a bit of trouble with the mix of markdown and HTML that Hivers use in their posts. Our focus was remedying those issues before we started working on the features that Hive users have come to expect from other front ends.
We have added four new features to SoloHive. These features I felt were important. Mentions and hashtags being clickable along with post authors in community mode, lead traffic back to the Hive front end of choice set by SoloHive users. Even though this project is about users hosting their own Hive data, I still want to see Hive grow.
Next is a report of the new features along with short descriptions I prompted Claude to create.
Configurable Hive Frontend — SoloHive no longer hardcodes links to hive.blog. Users can now set their preferred frontend — PeakD, Ecency, Inleo, or any other — in the config file. One setting changes all links across the entire site including author profiles, "View on Hive", and the new mention and hashtag links.
Clickable Post Authors — The author avatar and username on post pages are now clickable, linking to their profile on the configured frontend. Comment authors are clickable too. Especially useful in community mode where posts come from multiple authors.
YouTube Embed Support — Bare YouTube URLs in post bodies now render as embedded video players automatically. Supports standard videos, shortened youtu.be links, timestamped links, and YouTube Live stream URLs. Players are fully responsive and scale cleanly on mobile.
Disclaimer
This update report was put together with AI assistance. The features, the code, and the decisions behind them are all mine.
That's about it for this post on SoloHive updates. We are still testing and squashing bugs when they pop up. Also we have a list of to-dos we are working on.
So thanks for your support and see you next time
Dudeontheweb
Our GitHub repository is right here:
https://github.com/dotw-hive/SoloHive
You can check out a live demo that is set to my personal Hive account:
https://dotw-hive.github.io/SoloHive/
I encourage you to download SoloHive and get it up and running, and then tell us what you think.
