The comment window composer has been improved: there is now a small button indicating that you can use the Markdown format. A delete/rewrite feature on comments with no replies, that we already know from other software in the fediverse like Mastodon, has also been implemented.
The disappearance of the "most liked" category, in the left menu, is the most visible change. In return, <strong>we added to the "trending" category 3 options for sorting videos</strong>:
The last feature we have to implement is the videos redundancy between instances, which will further increase resilience on instance overload. If all goes well, we should finish it in about two weeks (end of september).
The most important of these new features is <strong>the playlist system</strong>. This feature allows any user to create a playlist in which it's possible to add videos and reorder them. Videos added to a playlist can be viewed entirely or partially: the creator of the playlist can decide when the video playback starts and/or ends (timecode system). This system is really useful to create all kinds of zappings or educational contents by selecting extracts from videos which interest you. In addition, a "Watch Later" playlist is created by default for each user. Thus, you can save videos in this playlist when you don't have time to watch them immediately.
The sidebar menu has been completely reworked, thanks to the UX design work we did with Marie Cécile Paccard. It is now way easyier to interact with you profile or to distinguish pages displaying what's in your Library from what's on your instance federation bubble.
The work in progress on the PeerTube experience is going well: several interviews have been conducted, and our designer will soon be sending us summaries with her recommendations. In addition, we are planning to work together on the menus organization, but don't be impatient! This is an in-depth work and the results may only be visible in a few months 😉.
There is also a new plugin that allows to silence or block a list of predefined instances: our thanks to those who have started to create, publish and share their blocking lists, we hope that this kind of initiatives will multiply!
There is still a lot to tell about this v3, and people who contributed to make it happen. That's a good thing, because we will talk about it in January, for the v3 release post.
You can <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues">create an issue</a>, contribute to it, or even start contributing by choosing the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue+%3Abeginner%3A%22"> easy problems for those who begin </a>. See <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.joinpeertube.org/#/contribute-getting-started">contributing guide</a> for more information.
These four features are all implemented, and can already be used on instances updated to version <em>v1.0.0-beta.10</em> (for example <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://framatube.org">https://framatube.org</a>). Regarding the subtitles support, you can test them on the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://framatube.org/videos/watch/217eefeb-883d-45be-b7fc-a788ad8507d3"> the "What is PeerTube"</a> video.
These improvements are the result of the many contributions of the members of the PeerTube community (thank you!), but also of a year of work that we have financed through <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://soutenir.framasoft.org">donations that support all of our association's projects</a>, currently in a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://contributopia.org/journal">donation campaign</a>.
