iYabbr News

Development on iYabbr is continuing at full speed, and another large batch of features and improvements is now live. 💙
This update focuses heavily on social features, customization, moderation, safety and making iYabbr easier to use for new members.
💬 More ways to be social
Profiles and posts have received a lot more functionality.
💌 Friend Testimonials
Friends can write testimonials for your profile. You decide whether to approve them before they become visible.
📊 Polls
Create polls directly inside bulletins and blog posts.
🔁 Reposts
Found a bulletin worth sharing? You can now repost it.
👥 Friend Circles
Organize your friends into your own circles, including a special Close Friends circle. Blog posts can also be shared with Close Friends only.
📝 Drafts & Scheduled Posts
Not ready to post yet? Save something as a draft or schedule it for later.
⏳ Time Capsules
Write something today and choose for it to unlock anywhere from 1 month to 5 years into the future.
📚 Blog Series
Connect multiple blog posts together into a series with easy « previous | next » navigation.
📸 Better Albums
Photo albums now support slideshows, and you can drag your pictures into your preferred order.
🎵 Profile Song History
Your profile can now remember your previous profile songs.
🔢 Retro Hit Counters
Add a classic visitor counter to your profile with 5 different styles.
👗 Dollz Maker
Create your own pixel dress-up character and even use your finished Dollz creation as your profile picture.
🌐 More ways to discover iYabbr
We’ve also expanded how members find people and content around the site.
🔗 Webrings
Profiles can join Webrings, complete with the classic:
« Previous | Random | Next »
🔎 Improved Search
Search now covers more of iYabbr, including:
- Blogs
- Groups
- Events
- #Hashtags
- Webrings
#️⃣ Hashtags & Trending
Hashtags now work across the platform, including a Trending This Week section.
@ Mentions
You can now mention other members using @username.
📰 Friends' Activity
A new activity feed lets you see what your friends have been up to and react to their activity.
🕰️ On This Day
Rediscover old moments and activity from the same date in previous years.
🎉 More profile fun
iYabbr profiles continue to become more personal.
🧩 Rearrange My Profile
Drag profile boxes into the order you want and hide sections you don't want displayed.
🏆 Layout of the Week
Creative profile layouts can now get some extra recognition.
📝 Surveys & Friend Quizzes
Create surveys and classic “How well do you know me?” quizzes for your friends.
👋 A better start for new members
Joining iYabbr should now feel much easier.
✅ Complete Your Profile Checklist
New members receive a checklist to help finish setting up their profile — completing it earns 100 Credits.
🗺️ Welcome Tour
A new guided introduction shows first-time members around the main parts of iYabbr.
🆕 What's New
There’s now a dedicated What's New page, while newly added features can temporarily display little NEW! labels in the menus.
💙 Official iYabbr Account
Every new member now starts with the official iYabbr account as their first friend and receives a welcome comment.
The account is designed for official platform communication and cannot send or receive private messages.
🛡️ Bigger moderation & safety improvements
A lot of work has gone into giving staff better tools while improving protection for members.
⚠️ Warnings
Staff can issue account warnings that remain visible until the member confirms they've read them.
⏱️ Temporary Suspensions
Accounts can now be suspended for 1–30 days, with access automatically restored when the suspension ends.
📝 Private Staff Notes
Moderators can leave internal notes on member accounts through the new admin Member Details page.
🖼️ New Member Picture Review
The first 3 pictures uploaded by a brand-new account can be held for staff approval.
🔔 Report Follow-ups
If you report something and staff take action, you'll now receive a notification.
🚨 Automatic Quarantine
Pictures reaching 3 reports can automatically be hidden and moved into private quarantine so the original image link stops working.
Posts and comments can also be automatically hidden after reaching the report threshold.
🛡️ Expanded Safety Alerts
Safety monitoring now covers more areas, including group chats, forums, room chat, comments and replies.
Additional safety keyword alerts are available for private messages and IM conversations involving under-18 members.
👥 Age-aware People Lists
Top friends, friend lists, comments, replies, stickers and birthday cards now follow age-group protections.
Logged-out visitors only see adult members.
👨‍👩‍👧 Parent & Quiet Hour controls
We’ve added more options for families using iYabbr.
🌙 Quiet Hours
During configured quiet hours, IM and notifications can be disabled overnight.
👪 Parent Page
Parents can access their own dedicated page and lock quiet-hour settings.
📧 Monthly Parent Summary
Parents can receive a monthly overview relating to the account they're supervising.
🔐 Account & privacy improvements
📱 New Device Login Alerts
You'll receive an email when your account is accessed from a new device.
⚖️ Ban Appeals
Members can now submit an appeal if their account has been banned.
🔗 External Link Warning
Clicking an outside link now takes you through a “You're leaving iYabbr” page first.
Links inside posts are also properly clickable now.
📥 Download My Pictures
Members can download all of their uploaded pictures together as a ZIP archive.
♿ More comfortable & accessible
🌙 Dark Mode
iYabbr now has a dedicated dark viewing option.
😌 Calm Mode
Prefer fewer animations? Calm Mode disables effects such as blinking and glitter.
⌨️ Keyboard Improvements
Better keyboard focus and a new skip link make navigation easier without a mouse.
🔥 Streak Reminders
Members can optionally receive reminders before losing an activity streak.
🛠️ Even the error pages got some love
Getting lost doesn't need to be boring.
The new retro 404 page includes search to help you find your way back, while error screens now offer a convenient Try Again button.
📢 More tools for the iYabbr team
We’ve also added:
📣 A site-wide announcement banner
🏷️ Official profile labels for:
Founder • iYabbr Staff • Moderator
These make official team accounts easier to recognize around the platform.

💙 iYabbr keeps growing.
This update adds another huge layer of social features, customization, moderation and safety to the platform — while keeping the nostalgic, personal feeling we're building iYabbr around.
Thanks to everyone joining us during these early days, trying out new features and helping us improve.
More is coming. ✨