December 2013 site update

[albummaster]

This will be the last significant site update of 2013, the main purpose of which is to address a few performance issues. The biggest change is one that you can't really see, but should improve performance at certain times of day. The next site update will be in 2014, and will contain quite a few more changes. I anticipate releases being quarterly in 2014 (subject to commitments outside of BEA.)

• The site search index is now real time so now there should be no delay between adding an album to the site and it appearing in the list of suggestions when editing your chart.
  
• Renamed 'band' to artist across the whole site - http://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/vi...php?t=8027
  
• The country flag of each artist is now displayed in the charts - http://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/vi...php?t=8356
  
• Added an 'edit chart' link on each chart (for the chart creator) and within the confirmation message when your chart is updated - http://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/vi...php?t=8879
  
• Maximum size of rank notes increased to 4,096 characters - http://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/vi...php?t=8229
  
• Added a default sort order for custom charts on the My Charts page (which can be modified from your profile) - http://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/vi...=8778&
  
• Feedback no longer allowed, or displayed, for banned user charts
  
• Fixed duplicate chart entries when viewing the overall chart for certain dates in history
  
• Albums where a year of release, artwork, or track-listing are unable to be located are now hidden from the respective filters on the 'newly added albums' page
  
• Album artwork is no longer able to be added if it's over 200 KB (slows down the loading of pages)
  
• Fixed bug where blank track names could be added
  
• Fixed issue where the site search automatically took you down to the other search box when on the 'Search' page

Support us
If you'd like to support BEA, you can do so in any of the following ways:

• Link to BEA from other websites. Talk about us on other websites, create a buzz and get people to check us out (but be careful not to do this in a spammy way!)
  
• Buy your music via BEA. If you discover a new album or track, with help from BEA, use the iTunes, Amazon and eBay buttons on this site to buy it from your favourite store. BEA gets a small commission (pennies), and it helps to pay our hosting fees.
  
• Subscribe to our newsletter. Keep up to date with the latest site news by subscribing to our FREE newsletter.
  
• Use our chart widget. Share your chart on Facebook (or any other website)! You can find our chart widget on the resources page.
  
• 'Like' us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Liking us on Facebook is a great way to promote BEA! If some of your friends see that you 'like' us, they might check us out too!

Enjoy the site and more soon...

albummaster