Site Improvements November

We did several site improvements over the last month with the main goal of allowing you to improve and search the heart of 8a - the routes and crags database.

1) Edit crag information: You can now edit the coordinates, description and access information on every crag's info page. In the access information field, you can inform the community about possible access regulations and parking rules in your local crags, and provide details on how to get to the crag. In the description, you can add historical context, route recommendations, and other info such as where to stay and when to visit. Please provide information only for crags that you are well familiar with - locals should stay in charge of their crags.

2) Fix route names: On every route info page, we placed a "report spelling" button in the top right corner where you can submit a spelling suggestion that will be reviewed and then go live within 2-3 weeks. This is also an easy way to merge routes, if they have a similar grade and the same spelling after the suggestion and are in the same crag. See the Improving the database post in the forum for more details. Today, we made 400 suggestions go live, thanks to everyone who contributed!

3) New improved search: We have improved the 8a search to facilitate finding crags, routes and users. You can also combine route and crag names to improve the precision of your search. Recent searches are now also saved.

4) Bug fixes: Among smaller improvements and fixes, we caught a big one thanks to a report through the forum: In the trend graphs and ranking, we fixed a bug that sometimes made ascents enter the ranking even though they were excluded from rankings.