Changelog
A running history of updates and improvements to this site.
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A fresh look and easier ways to find things
- New bar across the top of every page with today’s date, our phone number and email, and quick links to the E-Edition, Subscribe, Legal Advertising and Pay Now
- Warmer colors and softer, rounded buttons throughout the site
- Reorganized footer: news sections, reader services and advertising/legal notices each have their own column, and Opinion, Public Safety, the Calendar and the E-Edition are now linked there
- New “Where to Get the Paper” page with a map of local stores that carry the Triplicate, including free copies at the Del Norte Visitor’s Center
- Follow the Triplicate on Facebook, Instagram and X from links in the footer
- Pay an invoice online from the Subscribe and Legal Advertising pages, not just Pay Now
- The Triplicate’s membership in the Messenger Publishing Group is now noted in the footer and on our Contact page
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Write for the Triplicate
- We’re inviting community writers to report on the news they know best. Learn more and apply on the new “Write for the Triplicate” page
- Stories by our writers now show their byline photo and a short bio at the end of the article
- When a writer has a personal connection to a story, a disclosure is published with it
- Print any article, or save it as a PDF, from the share buttons
- The homepage “Recent Stories” list now shows the latest stories from every section
- Article photos are no longer stretched larger than their actual size
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Updated rates and obituary pricing
- Updated subscription rates: Crescent City delivery is $78 a year or $45 for 6 months, and the E-Edition is $78 a year
- Obituary pricing is now listed on the Obituaries page, and printed obituaries include 10 complimentary copies
- Updated legal advertising rates are listed on the Legal Advertising page
- Past Publications is now linked in the footer
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Local real estate listings
- Featured local real estate listings now appear alongside articles
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Free past e-editions and local weather
- Every past e-edition is now free to read. Only the current week’s issue requires a subscription
- See the current temperature in the menu bar, with full forecasts on the new Weather page
- Photo galleries were redesigned for easier browsing, with images that fit the page better
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Simpler subscribing
- Subscribe through our parent company’s secure subscription page and pay with PayPal or a credit or debit card. No PayPal account needed
- Article bylines are clearer and easier to read
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Featured stories and updated contact details
- Our editors now hand-pick the featured stories at the top of the homepage
- Article photos display better on phones and tablets
- Our Contact page has current contact details and clearer guidance on how to reach us
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Smoother page transitions
- Moving between pages now animates smoothly instead of hard-cutting, across the whole site
- Motion is automatically reduced if your device is set to minimize animations
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Cleaner reading experience
- Removed ads from e-editions, the calendar, real estate, and public safety pages for a faster, less cluttered read
- Added a note to the e-editions archive letting you know more historical issues are on the way
- Updated our contact page with current support availability
- Fixed article "Share" links so they always point to the right page
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New portal for advertisers and legal filers
- Businesses and law firms can now log in to a dedicated portal to submit legal notices online
- Track the status of active notices, view invoices, and manage your account in one place
- Added self-service password reset
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Faster e-editions browsing
- Recent issues now load right away, without clicking through extra pages
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Improved e-edition reading experience
- E-editions now open in a page-flip viewer for a more newspaper-like reading experience
- Browse past issues by year with a new coverage calendar
- PDF downloads are now protected and tied to your subscription
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Public Safety page with live scanner
- Added a Public Safety page with the police/fire blotter and a live scanner feed
- Listen to the live scanner right from the site, with an archive of past broadcasts
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Offline access to recent news, classifieds, events, and breaking news
- Recently viewed news, classifieds, calendar events, and breaking news are now saved to your device
- Added a "Saved for Offline" page (linked in the footer) showing everything available with no connection
- A banner lets you know when you're offline and shows what has been saved
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Installable app + update notifications
- The site can now be installed as an app on your phone, tablet, or computer
- You'll be notified in-app when a new version is available, with a summary of what changed
- Added this Changelog page (linked in the footer) so you can see the site's full update history