May 19 — Home Page Redesign & Community News
The portal got a full layout overhaul — four community cards in a row, a live stream schedule widget, a new Community News section, and some long-overdue navigation fixes.
Kyle
@Trarn · May 19, 2026
We're aiming for weekly Tuesday updates going forward. This week's batch is mostly front-end — a rethought home page layout, a new place for community-facing news, and a handful of smaller fixes that have been on the list.
Home Page Redesign
The home page has been rebuilt from scratch. The old 2x2 hub grid is gone. In its place: a row of four community cards (Undead Legion, Prestige Encounters, LichCraft, and LSG Competitive) that link directly to their respective pages. Below that, Community News and the Stream Schedule sit side by side. Staff and Developer Updates anchor the bottom.
Stream Schedule Widget
The schedule panel on the home page is a live widget — it highlights today's stream, lists the rest of the week in a compact format, and shows a Live badge when we're actively streaming on Twitch. Clicking anywhere on it goes to the full schedule page.
Community News
Developer Updates covers the site itself — this post you're reading now. Community News is a separate feed at /news for clan milestones, event recaps, and announcements. The home page shows the three most recent entries. The first post is already up covering the Undead Legion May highlights.
Navigation Fixes
- All community pages (RS3, D&D, Minecraft, Competitive) now have a Back to Portal button that returns you home instead of to the communities hub.
- The Minecraft stats widget and Twitch live banner now fetch immediately on page load instead of waiting for the first poll interval.
- The Minecraft stats section shows a loading skeleton while the server status is being fetched.
Next Tuesday we will see what else has shipped. As always, feedback and bug reports go to Trarn or Michael in Discord.