This post also marks the launch of the Statistics page, where I will add more information about the network itself. Right now there is only one chart on the page, but I am adding more gradually.

The nice chart is created using pChart, which I can highly recommend for any PHP-developers out there who needs to create nice looking graphs.

I have added the graph for the growth of the network for the past 15 days below.

Sorry for the delays for the past weeks even months. The financial crisis has hit me as well as mostly everyone, forcing me to focus on other projects.

Today, however, has so far been purely allocated to LinkLaunder, where I have so far updated several things, among others a cron job that automatically cleans inactive posts, and also cleans any links to that page from other blogs in the LinkLaunder network.

Any blogpost on your site that has not been in contact with the core server in over a month (30 days) will be automatically cleansed from the system along with any links currently pointing to it.

This is just a minor version upgrade, hence I have moved away from the usual increments. However, the upgrade is relevant, as it clears errors that could show up if the Core Server was under a lot of stress. The version 0.92.1 ensures you will see no error messages on your blog, in those rare occasions they could show up.

You are now able to see each individual backlink in a list.

We are working hard on implementing the feature where you can decline a backlink. I could create a quick implementation, but I want to ensure it is tested properly and is as stable as possible. So, please hang tight.

Any comments about the new statistics page? Please don’t be shy, leave a comment or head on to the forum to discuss it further.

Sidenote: I just released version 0.92 with added stability.

I have added some code that automatically sends a welcome e-mail to users when their first blogpost is indexed. I added this since many users were unsure what was going on and this is the first step to help make it more clear.

The new release has several new features which makes it worth the download.

- Improved caching and speed
- CSS footprint has been removed
- Option to style the div layer
- Direct access to the settings from the plugin menu

I hope you enjoy the new plugin, and I look forward to hearing feedback from you all.

First of all, we now have over 40.000 indexed blog posts, 183 different users, and we’re growing quickly these days.

The forum has started to show some signs of life, and I have gotten a lot of interesting feedback for the LinkLaunder system, all of which have started to be implemented.

Here are a few things which I’m working on, in no particular order:

The plugin
- Removing the footprint
- Improving the speed of the plugin
- Improving functionality
- Making the interface much cooler and nicer (The WordPress 2.7 gives new options for design)
- A better uninstall system

The core server
- Optimizing for speed
- Optimizing the algorithm for finding better/more relevant links between users

The site
- A new forum is being tested (by request from a user)
- Better statistics for the users
- A way to give users the option to decline backlinks if they deem them irellevant (by user request)
- A new theme is being located, which better presents the information and feel

And a range of other small details/things which overall helps the speed and functionality of the system.

I’m very happy with all the feedback I’ve gotten, and I would like to send a greet to the users who actively participate with ideas and comments. Thank you again.

Comments, ideas, suggestions? Leave a note, fill out the contact form on the contact page, or participate in the forum.

Let me know if there are any problems for you users, and I will fix as soon as possible.