Etsy Alert: Scheduled Site Maintenance - Sunday November 30 at 4am EST
UPDATE: Success! All fixed. [the following was originally published on November 28, 2008] During our last site maintenance window, we discovered an unanticipated network issue that prevented us from completing the network maintenance successfully. To correct this issue, we will be doing network …
Etsy Alert: Site Maintenance November 21, 2008 from 4-5 am EST
Tomorrow morning from 4-5 am EST (Friday, November 21, 2008), we will be performing emergency network maintenance that should not interrupt service to the web site; however, we wanted to let you know in case you experience any issues during that time. We will be posting updates to fix.etsy.com during this …
Tech Updates: New Tools for Flagging
Today we released an update which will make it easier to flag an item on Etsy. If you notice an item listing that violates Etsy's site policies, you can "flag" it to notify the Etsy Support admin who work on Content. Previously, the "Report this item to Etsy" link would lead you to contact Support by email; now the …
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 …
Tech Updates: Tell a Friend
Now it's easier than ever to spread the word about cool items you find on Etsy. When you find an item that you can't resist sharing with friends, make sure you're signed in to Etsy and then click the 'Tell a friend' link under 'page tools' on the right of any listing page. You'll be taken to a form that looks like this …
Tech Updates: Favorites in Your Shopping Cart
Attention shoppers! We heart hearts, so as mentioned in CEO Maria Thomas's article last week, we've decided to share the love in a very important corner of the site: checkout. Now, as you begin the checkout process, you can dip into your Favorites and add them to your Cart. After signing in, look right below your …
Tech Updates: Bringing Favorites to the Forefront
You may have noticed some small changes to Etsy's header (also known as the global navigation) at the top of every page. As mentioned in CEO Maria Thomas's article yesterday, we've been making some adjustments: The link for Alchemy, the space on Etsy where buyers can post requests for custom items, has been …
A Fresh Face for the Gift Guides
The holiday shopping season is upon us, and with that in mind, you may have noticed the Etsy Gift Guides just got a makeover! Finding great gift ideas this season just got that much easier, so dive in and take a peek at what we've done! We've revamped the face page of the Gift Guide directory with a new design …
Etsy News Alert: Scheduled Site Maintenances
UPDATE: Migration is now complete and we're excited to say we even finished up a bit early. If you do notice any bugs, please post in this thread in the Bugs forums. [The following was originally published on Oct 17, 2008] I'm just completing my seventh week as CTO here at Etsy, and the Engineering Team here is …
