discussion Monthly Site Funding

[Jack Of Blades]

Monthly Site Funding — $800 Goal
Keeping LewdCorner online + fast. If you enjoy the site, please consider pitching in this month.

Why this matters

• This isn’t a “random donation thread” — this is the monthly keep-the-lights-on fund.
• Your support directly covers hosting, protection, and the ongoing improvements you’ve been seeing lately (LU + theme updates).
• If you use the site regularly, even a small amount helps more than you think.

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Goal + Transparency
Goal: $800


What the $800 covers

• Server: $300
• Cloudflare: $200
• Other site costs: $200
• Dev appreciation: $100

Server + Cloudflare are the core monthly bills. “Other site costs” covers misc services, maintenance, and anything that pops up during the month. “Dev appreciation” is exactly what it sounds like — funding the work that keeps updates shipping instead of the site stagnating.​

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How to Support

• Donate here: Donation Page
• After donating: please message me your donation amount + screenshot/txid so I can credit you and update the total.

Notes

• If you want your donation credited to your account / rank perks, make sure you message me the proof (screenshot or txid).
• If you’d rather stay anonymous, just tell me “anonymous” and I’ll still update the progress total.
• If you can’t donate, you can still help: report bugs, share feedback, keep the uploads flowing, and keep the community alive.

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Latest Updates & Theme Patch Notes

Spoiler: Latest Updates Page - Complete Patch Notes

### Latest Updates Page - Complete Patch Notes

Navigation & Categories

• Menu Streamlining: Removed the standalone "AI" and "AI+" chips from the top navigation bar to reduce clutter.
• Unified Games Stream: Updated the "Games" category logic to automatically include AI and AI+ content (Nodes 212, 213).
  • AI / AI+ games now appear seamlessly inside the "All" and "Games" feeds.
  • No separate menu buttons required.

Sidebar & Filters

• Restored Sidebar Prefixes:Fixed an issue where certain popular prefixes were hidden from the sidebar filter. These are now visible and selectable:
  • Hand-Drawn
  • Koikatsu
  • HoneySelect (and HS2)
  • VAM
  • Various other Render and Asset styles
• Fixed Exclusion Logic: Completely rewrote the "Exclude" filter logic (specifically affecting "ASSETS / OTHER").
  • Fix: Switched to strict ID matching.
  • Previously, excluding a prefix ID like "1" could incorrectly hide IDs like "10", "12", "21", etc.
  • Now it only excludes the exact target ID.

Sorting Improvements

• "New Threads" Sort: Fixed sorting to strictly order by creation date. Newly posted threads now properly appear at the top when selected.
• "Replies" Sort: Fixed sorting to correctly order by reply count.
• "Recently Updated" (Default) Logic:Improved the default sorting algorithm.
  • Change: Now uses a hybrid check of GREATEST(Bump Date, Post Date).
  • This ensures brand new threads appear at the top immediately, even if they haven’t received their first update/bump yet.
• Tag Sorting: Changed the default sort order for the Tag Selector to Alphabetical (A–Z) (previously sorted by usage count), making it easier to find specific tags.

Bug Fixes & System Stability

• Settings Persistence: Fixed a bug where the "Open Cards in New Tab" user preference wasn’t saving to Local Storage. It now correctly persists across page refreshes.
• Database Error Fix: Resolved a critical SQL error (Column 'post_date' in ORDER BY is ambiguous) that could cause the page to crash when switching sort modes.

These changes cover all UI adjustments, logic corrections, and bug fixes implemented in this update.

Spoiler: LewdCorner Theme Update – Performance & Visual Overhaul

### LewdCorner Theme Update – Performance & Visual Overhaul
This update focuses on modernizing the UI, significantly improving page load speeds, and fixing display bugs.

Performance & Optimization

• Smart Asset Loading:Implemented a global lazy-loading system.
  • Images: All non-essential images now load lazily (

    loading="lazy"

    ) and decode asynchronously (

    decoding="async"

    ) to prevent page stutter.
  • IFrames: Embeds now only load when scrolled into view.
  • Videos: Preload set to metadata only to save massive bandwidth on page load.
• LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) Boost: The site logo is now explicitly preloaded in the page header, making the initial paint feel instant.
• Rendering Efficiency: Applied

  content-visibility: auto

  to thread lists. The browser skips rendering off-screen threads until you scroll to them.
• CSS Optimization: Reduced animation complexity on list items to minimize layout thrashing during scrolling.

Visual Polish & Modernization

• Glassmorphism UI:
  • Added subtle backdrop blur + transparency to menus and overlays for a modern, premium feel.
  • Added a sheen effect (

    linear-gradient

    overlay) to thread prefixes/labels.
• Refined Layouts:
  • Rounded Corners: Standardized 8px rounded corners across content blocks.
  • Depth: Replaced harsh borders with soft, diffused shadows (

    box-shadow

    ) to create depth.
  • Sidebar: Removed block backgrounds from the sidebar for a cleaner, floating-widget aesthetic.
• Interactive Elements:
  • Buttons: Added a tactile lift effect on hover (

    transform: translateY(-1px)

    ).
  • Smooth Transitions: Links, buttons, and menus now have a smooth 0.2s ease-in-out transition.
  • Scrollbars: Custom-styled WebKit scrollbars that match the theme palette (Dark Grey track / Blue thumb).
• Typography & Accessibility:
  • Enabled system-level font smoothing (

    antialiased

    ) for crisper text.
  • Dark Mode: Deepened background contrasts and added text shadows to block headers for better readability.
  • Focus States: Improved keyboard navigation with clearer focus indicators.

Bug Fixes & Cleanup

• User Ranks: Fixed an issue where the Godly rank (and others) would not display if the group name was capitalized differently in the Admin Panel. CSS matching is now case-insensitive.
• Cleanup: Removed experimental support banners to keep the interface clean.

### Technical Summary (For Devs)

• Modified Files:

  PAGE_CONTAINER

  (Head & JS),

  extra.less

  (CSS),

  style-LewdCorner-V3.xml

• Key CSS Additions:

  content-visibility: auto

  ,

  backdrop-filter: blur

  ,

  loading="lazy"

  ,

  fetchPriority="high"

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Thank you to everyone who helps keep the site alive. Every bit counts — even small donations add up fast.

 

[Mroczny]

Oops! We ran into some problems.​

I've been using internet forums for 30 years and have seen maybe a dozen forced threads over this time. This is disturbing and looks amateurish. Make a banner, make the bell go red, send a private message to everyone - anything.
/rant

 

[Jack Of Blades]

Oops! We ran into some problems.​

I've been using internet forums for 30 years and have seen maybe a dozen forced threads over this time. This is disturbing and looks amateurish. Make a banner, make the bell go red, send a private message to everyone - anything.
/rant

i was thinking of developing something like this, but a monthly forced thread for funding is what i am sticking with for now.

 

[Malakai]

same shit, every day!
...
....
YOU know , what you are doing, right?

 

[MattaMus11MattaMus11's icon]

same shit, every day!
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....
YOU know , what you are doing, right?

What?

 

[balba]

Ive read and approve

 

[gfbxgc]

Oops! We ran into some problems.​

I've been using internet forums for 30 years and have seen maybe a dozen forced threads over this time. This is disturbing and looks amateurish. Make a banner, make the bell go red, send a private message to everyone - anything.
/rant

R U A WIZZARD?

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[highlrecommend]

for a server that costs: $300 per month why doesn't it have its own protection ?
my $100 per year web host provided ddos protecting for free (unless cloudflare does a lot extra)

 

[Jack Of Blades]

for a server that costs: $300 per month why doesn't it have its own protection ?
my $100 per year web host provided ddos protecting for free (unless cloudflare does a lot extra)

Because it’s not your typical host

 

[bribes]

i was thinking of developing something like this, but a monthly forced thread for funding is what i am sticking with for now.

I think, and I may be wrong, but they were talking about the " oops! we ran into some problems" message itself as it letteral says that there is a problem. If your new and don't know it looks like an error message more then there is a forced thread.

 

[Mroczny]

I think it's absolutely fine to remind that running the site is costly and donations are welcome.
It's just about the frequency and the style "Oops, problems. Read this or you can't do shit" feels like grabbing someone by the neck and spewing: "Listen here, you little shit..." in his face.