Weekly Recap

Weekly Recap¶

The following changes were introduced this week and mentioned in #updates:etke.cc. This summary ensures no one missed them.

Component Updates¶

Version Changes¶

• Cinny: v4.6.0 ⇾ v4.7.1
• Element: v1.11.100 ⇾ v1.11.101
• Gmessages: v0.6.1 ⇾ v0.6.2
• Hookshot: 6.0.3 ⇾ 7.0.0
• Linkding: 1.39.1 ⇾ 1.40.0
• Prometheus: v3.3.1 ⇾ v3.4.0
• Radicale: 3.5.2.0 ⇾ 3.5.3.1
• Signal: v0.8.2 ⇾ v0.8.3
• Synapse: v1.129.0 ⇾ v1.130.0
• Synapse Admin: v0.10.4-etke40 ⇾ v0.10.4-etke41
• Twitter: v0.4.0 ⇾ v0.4.1
• Whatsapp: v0.12.0 ⇾ v0.12.1

🔦 Component Spotlight: MatrixRooms.info - Smarter Room Discovery¶

MatrixRooms.info is the demo instance of our MRS (Matrix Rooms Search) project, a backend service that powers advanced Matrix room discovery and sharing features across Federation. It helps users explore the Matrix ecosystem more efficiently - and now it’s better than ever!

🆕 What’s new this week?

• 🔍 MSC1929 checker: Instantly validate MSC1929 UI support for your homeserver via a visual test page.
• 🔗 Search results you can share: Copy links like matrixrooms.info/search/coffee and share filtered results directly.
• 🏠 Enhanced room pages: Rich previews (OpenGraph), improved avatars, and 1-click joining via MSC2312.
• 🎯 Search filters: Find rooms by language, server, and more language:EN server:etke.cc.
• 🖼️ Avatar fallbacks & caching: Fast and beautiful, even when the room lacks an image.

💡 Why care?

MatrixRooms.info is more than a search engine - it’s a discoverability layer for the federated Matrix world. These updates help communities surface relevant spaces, and make room sharing seamless across platforms.

🛠 Explore the MRS source code and say hi in the #mrs:etke.cc room!

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