We kicked off the year with a parade of Leaflet improvements — lots of smaller things we'd had on the list for a while. Here we collect them in one place — see embedded posts below for detail!
Page width
Theme setting for max width on posts (per-publication, or per-doc for standalone Leaflets).
Narrower: great when you want subpages side by side.
Wide: great for letting your posts breathe.
New: page width — set maximum page width in Leaflet! Great for published blog layouts *and* even just for docs & drafts, e.g. to have multi-column view when editing subpages! Set max width in your theme, from 320–1200px, with a couple presets *or* exact value e.g. to match an existing site ✨
Small and large text
Make any text small (e.g. for captions) or large (e.g. for intros).
Plus — keyboard shortcuts!
New: *small* and *large* text in the Leaflet editor! We already had h1, h2, h3, and p (text) — now you can use: ~ Small, e.g. for captions or fine print ~ Large, e.g. for intros or callouts Also new — keyboard shortcuts for all sizes! [cmd] + [opt] + [1/2/3/0/-/+], see in the editor "?" menu :)
Prev / next, and other post options
In publication settings we now have a "post options" menu where you can toggle showing prev / next links in footer, and toggle post interactions (comments, mentions, recommends) if you like!
We also added a per-post setting so you can disable certain interactions just for certain posts if needed.
Improved profile preview and mention styles
We gave @-mentions a little more emphasis, and made it so that tapping / clicking opens a preview card first.
ICYMI we have @-mentions, and we tweaked the styling to give them a bit more emphasis vs inline links :) *also* adjusted behavior when you click a handle in a mention or byline — we now show preview cards on tap/click (prev only on hover) for easier shortcuts to publications & bluesky profile
Backdate published posts
If you've imported posts, or just need to backdate a belated post (like this one!) you can now edit published date.
New: edit post dates If you've imported posts to Leaflet, or otherwise need to rewrite history, you can now backdate* posts! - on publish: edit date/time, default = now - published post: edit in meta & hit "update" *You can't yet publish in the *future*…but scheduling is on our list of ideas!
Improved block handling
Several changes to make working with blocks nicer, like inline deleting and reordering, easier selection, and streamlined toolbars.
Cover images
Set any image in your post as cover image to use for social previews. Still to do: using for post previews on publication homepage and elsewhere…and looseleaf support!
New: "cover image" — set an image to use for social previews for your Leaflet posts! From a publication draft [to do: looseleaf support], click from image or toolbar & "set as cover" ✨ Just for social share img right now, but we *could* show in post previews on publication home, Discover, etc too!
Improved Bluesky thread viewer
Our Bluesky thread viewer is a bit smoother to use; it's now easier to view post quotes, open Bluesky links, see replies and more.
We made some nice improvements to our Bluesky thread viewer! ~ nicer formatting ~ easier to navigate ~ view post quotes ~ easier to open bluesky links ~ More info / demo: lab.leaflet.pub/3mabsropbo22q This collection of atproto ideas from @tynanpurdy.com is a fun example to browse too!
That's it for this month, but we're always improving Leaflet and appreciate ideas & feedback on what we should prioritize next!