Website Changelog

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This page lists all relevant website updates starting from May 2023. It can also be viewed on the VocaDB Discord server.

For information on the feature requests and bug reports, see the VocaDB feature requests.

15 May 2023

Improvements

  • It is now possible to search for albums using their crossfade URLs (#1321)
  • Translations are now cached, eliminating text “flickering” on most pages (#1022)
  • Translations are now managed through Crowdin, accessible at VocaDB Crowdin Project

Fixes

  • YouTube channel handle URLs are now recognized by the web link matcher (#1314)
  • Fixed the “Find Originals” button (#1369)
  • Fixed the issue where the overview page of song lists was not linked correctly when exiting a song list (#1374)
  • The header on the “Entry Reports” page is now clickable again (#1376)
  • Artist information is now displayed correctly (#1379)
  • The publish date field now shows the correct text (#1380)

21 May 2023

Improvements

  • Added support for multilingual lyrics (#1429)
  • Dates are now properly localized

Fixes

  • Fixed “Date and number formatting” setting (#1432)
  • Corrected loading of Nicolog data (#1426)
  • More consistent date formatting (#1040)
  • Better alignment of buttons, icons and text in top bar (#1431)
  • Cleared search box after quick navigation (#1430)
  • Resolved search errors for unviewable BiliBili videos (#1313)
  • Updated geoiptool URL (#1438)

24 May 2023

Fixes

  • Resolved password reset functionality issue

29 May 2023

Improvements

  • Introduced a language field for songs (#1408)
  • Extended the available language options (ISO 639-3) (#1459)
  • Added a “Most used languages” statistic for artists (#1409)
  • Added a language search option for songs
  • Added a Korean translation

Fixes

  • Restored email functionality (#1291)
  • Resolved issue with thumbnails not displaying on the related songs page (#1449)
  • Fixed autocomplete for the search bar (#1462)
  • Restored the display of all featured lists in the “Song in lists” window (#1446)
  • Corrected styling for the “PVs by Author” site (#1445)

5 June 2023

Improvements

  • Introduced a language field for voice synthesizer artists
  • Added lyric language auto detection if set to “Other/Unknown” (#1476)
  • Implemented a CSV import option for song lists (#1315)
  • Updated the extended language dropdown for better usability
  • Added a language statistic for albums

Fixes

  • Restored VocaDB embed functionality
  • Language list is now sorted alphabetically
  • Fixed the loading of user pages with spaces (#1478)
  • Disabled the language field for instrumentals
  • Removed the blog link (#1375)

6 June 2023

Fixes

  • Additions and name fixes of the language list

14 June 2023

Improvements

  • Implemented a tag exclusion option for song searches (#1332)
  • Enhanced the translator view

Fixes

  • Updated and improved the extended language list
  • Resolved an error related to large tag updates (#1318)
  • Updated various libraries utilized throughout the application

19 June 2023

Improvements

  • Users can now use the extended language list for the known languages setting (#1521)

Fixes

  • Fix advanced filters (#1520)
  • Use language families for artist search
  • Correctly show “Other” as a language on artist entries

30 June 2023

Improvements

  • Added artist types NEUTRINO, VoiSona, Voiceroid and New Type

7 July 2023

Improvements

  • Added the ability to add multiple release events to albums and songs (#1372)

Fixes

  • Resolved issues with exact album searches
  • Fixed the ordering of external links (#1548)

19 July 2023

Improvements

  • Added the ability to mark crossfades as unavailable (#1345)
  • The song and album pages now show the difference between event dates and the entry release date

Fixes

  • Resolved issues with NicoLog interoperability (#1426)
  • Restored the playback functionality of local files
  • Multiple smaller release event fixes

20 November 2023

Improvements

  • New “Instrumentalist” artist type (#1594)
  • Event dropdowns now show event dates to better distinguish events with similar names (#1603)

Fixes

  • Resolved issues with activity pages skipping entries (#1597)
  • Restored related albums tab functionality
  • Restored /Albums/Deleted functionality
  • Added a new /Tags/Deleted page
  • Tags are now included in the anything search category (#1593)
  • Trusted+ users can now add more than 3 languages to lyrics
  • Various layout/design fixes (#1589 and #1621)

UtaiteDB specific

  • New “Instrumentalist” artist type (#1594)
  • Utaite artists are available for the “voice provider” field (#1605)

TouhouDB specific

  • New “Instrumentalist” and “Designer” artist types (#1594)

30 January 2024

Improvements

Fixes

  • Update album artist string on artist name change (#1649)
  • Multiple fixes for album reverts
  • Edit rate limit for normal users
  • Fixed various “View Version” crashes for old albums

4 February 2024

Improvements

  • New web link matchers and favicons

UI Fixes

  • Creating album reviews works again (#1662)
  • PVsByAuthor page automatically fills with the correct author (#1663)
  • Date button in edit mode now uses UTC to prevent unexpected autofill behavior (#1324)
  • CSV imports correct data for Windows style text files (#1648)
  • Corrected the TetoDB interface style

API Fixes

  • before and since parameters use the correct timezone for api/activityEntries
  • CSV import skips deleted entries (#1495)
  • Fixed song revert crashes on empty lyric URL fields (#976)

29 February 2024

Improvements

  • New additions to the sidebar: “Rewind 2023” and “Statistics”
  • Removed “Rewind 2023” button from the frontpage (transferred into the sidebar)
  • Removed “Help/About” page from the sidebar (replaced by the Wiki)
  • New web link matchers and favicons
  • New translations

Fixes

  • Fixed various timezone issues with the release date suggestion button
  • Restored Wayback Machine URL functionality (#1679)
  • Adding Piapro PVs works again (#1684) (#1685)
  • Restored Piapro embed functionality (#1684) (#1685)
  • Tags transfer now correctly after merging (#1678)

8 March 2024

Fixes

  • Release/Publish dates do not differentiate between users anymore -> set default UTC timezone (#1702)
  • Multiple character designers show up correctly now (#1699)
  • Adding Piapro PVs works again (#1704)
  • Restored Piapro embed functionality (#1704)

11 April 2024

Improvements

  • Increased the event description length to 4000 characters (#1732)
  • Added Kazakh and Old English
  • New web link matchers (including (#1721))
  • New translations

Fixes

  • Old NND PVs are now using the new thumbnails URLs (#1722)
  • All release date fields now use UTC

15 May 2024

Improvements

  • New artist types: VOICEVOX, A.I.VOICE and ACE Virtual Singer
  • New and updated translations (including (#1738) and (#1743))
  • New web link matchers
  • Performance improvements

Fixes

  • Fixed SoundCloud integration (#1745)
  • NND playlist import works as expected again

API Improvements

  • New /pvs/thumbnail endpoint for retrieving thumbnails based on OpenGraph tags

13 August 2024

Improvements

  • Finer tag target controls (#1387)
  • User group is now indicated by the color of the user link (#1712)
  • All trusted users are now able to see tag usage authors (#1681)
  • New translations

Fixes

  • Bilibili videos with large AIDs are properly recognized and parsed again (#1772)
  • Piapro PVs are properly recognized and parsed again (#1798)
  • Deleted tags won’t show up in the favorite tags section anymore (#1782)
  • Fixed the language code assignment for Tagalog and Taijik (#1784)
  • Website previews now show the site title (#1761)
  • The NicoData extractor (https://nicodata.vocaloid.eu/) works as expected again

3 November 2024

Fixes

  • Fixed the time selector for https://vocadb.net/stats (#1816)
  • Adding SoundCloud links works again (#1820)
  • SoundCloud thumbnails are now displayed properly again (#1815)
  • Old /Help links have been replaced with links to the new wiki (#1714)
  • New translations and web link matchers

22 January 2025

Improvements

  • Replaced “Rewind 2023” with “Rewind 2024” in the sidebar
  • Revived + redesigned the VocaDB blog + published a new blog post
  • Added “Rewind 2024” and the new blog post to the front page

8 February 2025

Improvements

  • Added a type label for abse voicebank and child voicebank lists
  • Many new translations and web link matchers

Fixes

  • Tooltips now show the correct info after backwards navigation (#1378)

25 March 2025

Improvements

  • An artist verification link is now available in the sidebar for eligible users (#1887)
  • The maximum length for entry reports has been increased (#1909)
  • The 1-hour time limit for editing reports has been removed for Trusted+ users (#1909)
  • Added Amdo Tibetan as a language option (#1901)
  • Weblink name changes and new translations (#1904)

28 April 2025

Improvements

  • New and updated web link matchers (#1924)
  • New translations added (#1920)

Fixes

  • Resolved a query issue related to release events (#1917)

2 July 2025

Improvements

  • Happy Pride Month! Added a new Pride theme.
  • Added a full Dutch translation (#1960)
  • New web link matcher for Vocaloid Lyrics Wiki (Miraheze) (#1963)
  • Added Sakha as a language option (#1957)

Fixes

  • Corrected an issue causing related album thumbnails to be blank (#1925)
  • Applied a special display fix for iOS devices

15 October 2025

Improvements

  • Added Bashkir and Tatar as language options (#1972)
  • New translations (#1973)

27 October 2025

Improvements

  • Performance improvements for faster image loading

9 November 2025

Improvements

  • Use new S3-based storage backend for static files (images and songs)
  • Added rate limiting on details pages (#1830)
  • New “Invalid tag usage” report type (#1831)

Fixes

  • Replaced outdated /Help links with new links to the wiki (#1822, #1814)
  • Correctly parse time cutoffs for statistics (#1824, #1816)
  • Fixed ongoing events not included in the “Happening now” section on the front page (#1839)

23 December 2025

Improvements

  • Upgrade to .NET 8 (#1999)
  • New translations (#1974)
  • Artist and album pictures are now served from the new storage backend

Fixes

  • Removed Amazon affiliate links
  • Fixed a scrolling issue in the main application container

27 December 2025

Improvements

  • New “Band/unit” artist type

5 January 2026

Improvements

  • Added image previews to all entry edit pages

Fixes

  • Corrected length metadata storage for Album and Event PVs (#1992)
  • Removed incorrect “Album needs a cover” warning after image upload (#1351)
  • Fixed application of Chinese interface translations (#1984)
  • Fixed image upload cache bug

7 January 2025

Improvements

  • Added support for WebP (#2013)
  • Added a new validation warning for duplicating song names
  • Added a new validation warning for tags without a category
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