Hey everyone, If you look at the HubPages homepage while you’re signed in, you’ll notice quite a change: we’ve moved to a Feed-centric layout (you’ll also notice that the Feed is no longer visible in the header), and made some simplifications to the interface. Kudos to Fawntia who built this great new feature, and James…
Read MoreKontera phased out on Monday, June 6
This is just a reminder that we will be phasing out Kontera in-text ads on Monday, June 6th. After that date, no Kontera ads will be displayed on Hubs. This follows an announcement made by Simone a couple of months ago. To check the status of your Kontera account, earnings balance, and payout thresholds, please…
Read MoreAddressing Panda
It’s been a bit since I posted an update on addressing Panda, so I wanted to let all of you know that we are still working aggressively on it; we are as concerned about this issue as you are, and are committed to finding a solution. Since the Panda update, we’ve been working around the…
Read MoreThe Great Commenter Accolade
Earlier this week, we updated one of the HubPages Accolades – perhaps you have noticed! The Great Commenter Accolade now has levels. Shown in Roman numerals, these levels, ranging from one to eight, will help you see just how great a commenter a Hubber is. The key to leveling up is to leave insightful comments…
Read MoreUpdated Hub Layout
We are in the process of implementing an update that will remove the questions and forums boxes from Hubs to give them a cleaner, less cluttered interface. The Q&A and Forums sections of the site will, of course, remain unchanged. One of the most interesting things about design is that the elements that are left…
Read MoreNew Feature: The Tips Box
Happy Tuesday! We decided to celebrate this beautiful second day of the working week by rolling out a new feature. When you create and edit Hubs, you will now see the occasional tip to the right of your screen – right below the Add a Capsule box and right above the box where you reorder…
Read MoreAn Overview of New Publishing Standards
To ensure that HubPages continues to be the best place to write online, we have introduced new publishing standards over the past several weeks. These new policies are designed to ultimately provide benefits across our entire community of writers. While these changes in our publishing standards are designed to improve the overall quality of HubPages’…
Read MoreThe Updated Text Capsule
Late last week, Paul Deeds pointed out in the forums that we’re introducing and testing some updates to the HubTool’s text capsule- and if you would like to have a look at it, you’re free to try it out! In case you didn’t see the forum thread, here’s a full description of the Text Capsule…
Read MoreUpcoming Policy Changes
As we’ve mentioned in earlier blog posts, we are continuing to identify ways to improve overall Hub quality and present the most useful, interesting and informative content to readers on the Web. Enhancing readers’ experience on the site will improve our visibility with searchers, and reward those Hubbers who spend the time and energy to…
Read MoreHubPages Ad Program: now open to everyone!
We are pleased to announce that the HubPages Ad Program, first announced in late February, is now available to all Hubbers, ahead of schedule. Now all Hubbers with active Google AdSense accounts can participate in the HubPages Ad Program and tap into an additional income stream from their Hub traffic. . What is the HubPages…
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