Tech Updates: Freshening Up the Front Page
We're excited to announce that enhancements to the front page are now live! We've freshened things up a bit and rearranged some things but no major functionality has changed. The enhancements were mentioned recently in CEO Maria Thomas's article. What's new? Categories are now higher up on the left side of …
Dolls and Miniatures Category Showcase!
We are happy to announce we are starting to roll out the Dolls and Miniatures Category Showcase today! If you missed it, we announced the launch of the new Dolls and Miniatures Category earlier this month. Shoppers on the prowl for items with artistic inventiveness should definitely check out the new …
Tech Update: Dolls and Miniatures Category Coming Soon!
UPDATE: Sellers, please start adding your items to the new category at 6pm ET! For your reference, we have made a PDF with all the sub-categories and sub-sub-categories. You can download the PDF file here.[the following was originally posted on 9/30/08]We're happy to announce that on Monday, October 6, 2008, at 6 …
Tech Update: More Info on Search & Categories
Last week Etsy's new CTO, Chad Dickerson wrote an honest account of some of the technical challenges Etsy.com is currently facing, specifically in reference to the search function. In that article, Chad mentioned some new hardware and "other tweaks" to improve things. Many of you may be curious about what we …
The Art Category: Community Chatt Roundup, June 6, 2008
Hi there artists! Last Friday's Virtual Labs' Community Chatt was about the Art Category. We had a wonderful discussion — here's what we talked about (and you can read the minutes here): - Dividing the Art Category: I (Michelle) like the idea of keeping the Art Category whole. Of the three ideas mentioned in the …
Community Chatt, May 30, 2008 Recap/ What's in Store This Week
In last Friday's Virtual Labs' Community Chatt I shared some of my best tips and strategies for reaching the press. Judging by the responses of those Etsy sellers who were able to be there, this is a topic of great interest. With that in mind, I will be holding the talk again twice next week, in addition to our …
Collectibles category: We've Reconsidered
Hi there everyone, here's an update:We have decided to put the creation of a Collectibles category on hold. We want to make sure that we find the best long-term solution for the items that would belong in such a category, as well as all of the items on Etsy. We are so sorry for the inconvenience, as we know some of …
Vintage and Supplies, deux: Community Chatt, May 23, 2008
Hi there Sellers! Last Friday's Virtual Labs' Community Chatt with Matt was about Vintage and Supplies. The first half was answering questions left over from last week's Chatt, and the second half was getting your suggestions about the future direction for these marketplaces. Please see the minutes of …
Tech Update: Changes to Search and Categories are Live!
Today, we launched some exciting changes to Etsy's search engine. These changes were requested by the community and we think they help improve the shopping experience on Etsy. We've separated item search into three new searches: Handmade, Vintage, and Supplies. The default is Handmade, with Vintage and …
