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An advent of updates
Dec 05 ⎯ We know, we know. We just sent an update a couple weeks ago, but we're a bunch of passionate individuals on a mission: to help you write more! Here's what we've been cooking: The Proofreaders Writing is hard, but it’s like going to the gym: it gets easier every day. You know what else a gym has? A coach! So we built not one, not two, but three super-cute coaches that will help you become a better writer. The image shows three hand-drawn cute animalsEach of these absolutely adorable mascots has one specific job: The frog helps you with grammar, the rabbit with conciseness, and the wolf with clarity, flow, and impact. You can find the proofreader as a tool in your article editor, in addition to the rest of the utilities. Curious how it works? Here's a video of Pau, our CEO, explaining it! Content Translation 🌐 The world is a wonderfully complex place, and we humans have found vastly different ways of expressing our experience: we call them “languages”. It only makes sense that a platform meant for humans to connect embraces that complexity. Some writers, like ourselves, are polyglots, which means that we not only understand and write in different languages, but also have an opinion on what works best in each. A screenshot that showcases the translation settings interfaceYou can now not only choose a language for your blog, but also a set of language translations you want to provide. This enables a new utility in your post toolbar called “translations”, which allows you to auto-translate articles and, most importantly, curate them to your liking. The readers’ experience will also be tailored to their liking: they will receive your posts in their desired language if available, helping you make deeper connections with your audience. Wait! There’s more ✨ Building a nice product is not only about adding new features, but also polish, polish, polish. Here are some other not-so-flashy updates that we are also proud of. Notes now allow tags for easier access and management. You will now occasionally receive emails with article topic suggestions based on your notes. Lots of tiny improvements for search engine discoverability, making you easier for robots (not only humans) to find! Of course, several bug fixes, interface refinements, and other quality-of-life improvements for you to enjoy! Thanks for reading! We hope these updates make it an even better time for you to start writing.
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Fika November Update
Nov 25 ⎯ In Fika, we’re determined in our mission to help you write more and connect with other humans. Here’s what we’ve been carefully packing for you these last few weeks! Fika went multilingual! An image showcasing the different language choices in Fika's interfaceYou can now customize the language of Fika’s interface to your liking. We’ve started with just a few (we’re a small team!) but please let us know if you miss yours 💚. We also got localized versions of our public pages, like https://fika.bar/ca or https://fika.bar/pt. New “subscribe” block You can now place a block anywhere in the page to ask your readers to become subscribers when it best suits you. Exactly… Like this! ⬇︎ Note: You might not see the feature if reading from your e-mail. Of course, the subscribe experience will be tailored to your blog’s language, which, by the way, you can also set separately from the interface language in your blog’s settings. Voice notes & bookmarks Writing is a non-linear experience. Ideas might pop up into your mind while walking, doing the laudry, or while reading an article. Well, now you can capture them on the go via our new “Notes” feature. An image showcasing our "notes" feature, showing a few notes and bookmarks, as well as a voice recording functionality.Voice notes will get digested by Fika, and it’ll automatically extract insights and generate post ideas to nudge you into writing. Please try it out, it’s fun! Visual improvements on the editor The editor is where you’ll hopefully spend more time in Fika. We noticed it wasn’t cool enough, so we’ve reworked most of its interface to declutter it and make it easier for you to concentrate. We’ve also added a sidebar where you’ll be able to search your notes, and where you’ll see neat new features coming up Soon Enough ™. An image showing the new text editor in Fika, which has less visual noise.Other improvements We noticed some stability issues, and that’s not cool. So we’re also working hard on completely revamping Fika’s internals for you to have a best-in-class writing experience. If you experienced some issues, we hear you. Please bear with us while we fix them! What’s next? Choices, choices. We have so many ideas we can’t wait to deliver, including: Grammar correction and writing advice: Human content means human mistakes. We want to help you become better at writing by providing writing advice and grammar correction — without taking the pen from your hands. Social publishing: A way to streamline social publishing so you spend less time thinking about distribution channels and more time writing. Voice dictation: For those who are able to write articles in real time in their minds. Multi-language content: Why limiting your audience to a single language? We’re looking into ways to make your content more universally accessible to readers anywhere and everywhere. Custom domains and whitelabeling: For those who want the fika experience in their own awesome domain name. Phew, that was a lot, wasn’t it? Thanks for reading, and if you’re looking for your opportunity to start writing, remember we have a Writing Challenge going on!
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