A new release was deployed to Steemit.com today! There are lots of exciting new features, and a few glitches to talk about.

"Welcome to Steemit" Page Updates

Several updates were made to the Welcome to Steemit page, including the new banner created by @son-of-satire! This is the first page that new users will see right after signing up for a new account. The page is jammed full of useful information to help them get started and be successful on the platform!

Added a Table of Contents to the FAQ Page

There is now a table of contents at the top of the FAQ page to make it easier for users to navigate.

Use Twilio to Verify Phone Numbers

Steemit switched the service that they use to verify phone numbers, which should hopefully help with a few of the sign-up issues they have been having with blocked phone numbers.

Added Order Operations to the Wallet Page

The wallet now shows the transaction history from buy/sell orders placed through the blockchain market.

The upvote icons got a facelift!

• Up vote circle chevron has now colored chevron (easier to distinguish it's a click action)
• Filled in path on up vote circle chevron when hovering
• Pulse hover on vote circle chevron (only on up vote list view)
• Replace faces on votes indicator/count with chevron (easier to distinguish representing votes)

Busy.org was added to the list of external links

If you click on the "share" icon at the bottom of posts, a list of external blockchain sites show up. Busy.org was added to this list, so you can view the post via that interface.

New Text for Guest Users

The text that is shown at the bottom of posts when non-logged-in users are viewing the content was updated:

Update Wallet Savings Balance to Show APR

The wallet was updated to show the APR rate in the savings balance:

New Glitches

• Users have reported issues with the posting interface when in "Editor" mode. If you have any examples or details, please add info to GitHub issue 1272.
• When clicking the upvote button on an iPhone, you may need to click the upvote button twice for the vote slider to show up. Details are in GitHub issue 1273.

Here are the full release notes:

New features

• use twilio to verify phone numbers #1232
• show order ops in wallet #1144
• switch to invisible recaptcha #1244
• votes icon refresh #1110
• add busy to external links #1117
• simplified/refreshed post hero #1207
• add post json routes #1122
• markdown headings in sans #1184

Bug fixes

• replace usage of mode prop #1260
• fix account recovery issue #1257
• update login dialog titles, copy #1251
• handle double-encoded json bug #1249
• disable spellcheck on transfer #1248
• use blue circle stroke on upvote #1242
• show follow mute button for guests #1217
• prevent anchor tags breaking #1218
• support ctrl clicking on authors #1220
• show apr in saving balance #1228
• update README.md #1208
• add TOC to FAQ Page #1106
• conv tracking for banner signup #1183
• no signup link authenticate #1176
• post quote update #1198
• add Banner & TOC to Welcome page #1130
• fix depth check on Comments #1204
• add commas to view count #1199
• update CONTRIBUTING.md #1193
• critical telesign bugfix #1191
• add fb and ga config env #1185
• update readme for tarantool #1142

Great job to the Steemit dev team for all their hard work!!