Jekyll2026-07-22T19:32:15+02:00https://catask.org/feed.xmlCatAskAnswer questions easily with CatAsk - a simple & easy to use Q&A software that makes answering questions easier.CatAsk v2.6 released2025-11-21T00:00:00+01:002025-11-21T00:00:00+01:00https://catask.org/2025/11/21/release-2-6CatAsk v2.6 released today with quite a few improvements. Here are some of the most notable ones:

  • Comments now differentiate between normal users and the instance admin (only applies to comments added after this update)
  • CatAsk will automatically fill in the comment username if you’re logged in
  • You can now change the interface font to Inter under Admin -> Accessibility
  • Fixed compact comment layout causing comments to not load
  • Fixed not being able to edit your comments under any conditions
  • Default dark theme colors now have better contrast (only affects new installations)
  • Theme & language options were added to the top of the page so it’s no longer necessary to scroll to the bottom to change them
  • CatAsk no longer stores duplicate copies of favicon images
  • Donation link was removed from the footer

Here’s how a comment from an admin looks like:

Screenshot of comments under a question with one of them having a gray "Admin" badge after the name
Screenshot of comments under a question with one of them having a gray "Admin" badge after the name

Full changelog: https://codeberg.org/catask-org/catask/compare/v2.5.3...v2.6.0

Updating

See update instructions here: https://docs.catask.org/getting-started/updating/#25x-26x

]]>CatAsk is changing domain to catask.org2025-10-26T00:00:00+02:002025-10-26T00:00:00+02:00https://catask.org/2025/10/26/domain-change-to-catask-orgCatAsk is changing its domain from catask.mystie.dev to catask.org.

Users are encouraged to update to the latest version (2.5.3 at the time of writing), as versions older than 2.5.3 may have broken components (theme store for example) due to old URLs being broken.

To update, run the git pull command (if you’re using Docker, then also run docker compose down && docker compose up -d).

]]>CatAsk v2.5 released: OAuth support!2025-09-27T00:00:00+02:002025-09-27T00:00:00+02:00https://catask.org/2025/09/27/release-2-5CatAsk v2.5 released today with OAuth support for 7 services, those being:

  • Google
  • Discord
  • Mastodon (and compatible software)
  • GitHub
  • Gitea
  • Forgejo
  • GitLab

Here’s how the login page looks like with all of them configured:

Login page showing various "Login with ..." buttons
Login page showing various "Login with ..." buttons

You can learn how to set the services up here: OAuth - CatAsk Documentation

In other changes, the default color theme now better reflects the branding colors (which you can find here).

See update instructions here: https://docs.catask.org/getting-started/updating/#24x-25x

Changelog

Added

  • oauth support

Fixed

  • fix emoji pack expanded view (again)
  • visual fix

Miscellaneous

  • updated bootstrap to v5.3.8
  • improved emoji picker code
  • use a better icon for information page
  • add a fallback to sentry getRelease() function
  • use a special user-agent for user-initiated external requests
  • use new brand colors (this will only affect the default theme)

Full changelog: https://codeberg.org/catask-org/catask/compare/v2.4.3...v2.5.0

]]>Improved website design & a new branding page2025-09-17T00:00:00+02:002025-09-17T00:00:00+02:00https://catask.org/2025/09/17/improved-design-and-brandingThis website has received some design improvements!

Those include better conformity to the logo colors (the previous colors were off), less noticeable improvements like a prettier listing of posts on the blog page and automatic code highlighting in posts.

There’s also a brand new (ha!) branding page which you can find right here: Branding

You can see the full list of changes here: Codeberg

]]>CatAsk turns 1!2025-08-25T00:00:00+02:002025-08-25T00:00:00+02:00https://catask.org/2025/08/25/catask-turns-1Ever since its first commit on Aug 25, 2024 and first release on Aug 27, 2024, CatAsk has been constantly evolving in features and getting better. Let’s do a recap.

Features implemented since v0.1.0

  • basic features like adding questions/answers, etc - v0.1.0
  • word blacklist - v0.1.0
  • markdown support - v1.0.0
  • confirmation when deleting questions - v1.0.0
  • instance title and description - v1.0.0
  • managing configuration through admin panel - v1.1.0
  • ability to lock inbox - v1.1.0
  • option to allow anonymous questions or not - v1.1.0
  • ability to configure name of anonymous users - v1.1.0
  • ability to pin questions - v1.2.0
  • option to show question count on homepage - v1.2.0
  • page compression - v1.3.0
  • ability to easily share questions on social media - v1.3.0
  • ability to set rules - v1.4.0
  • remaining character count under the question input box - v1.4.0
  • ctrl-enter shortcut to answer question/save changes in admin panel - v1.4.0
  • instance description now supports markdown - v1.4.0
  • unicode emoji support - v1.4.0
  • customization of accent colors - v1.5.0
  • ability to change navbar link style (either underline or pills) - v1.5.0
  • add buttons using markdown - v1.5.0
  • ability to change the icon to your own - v1.5.0
  • ability to toggle preview in admin panel - v1.5.0
  • customization of accent colors - v1.5.0
  • first version of install script - v1.5.0
  • custom emojis & emoji packs - v1.6.0
  • optional retrospring layout for people migrating from it - v1.6.0
  • content warnings - v1.6.0
  • import/export of catask data - v1.7.0
  • captcha support for spam prevention: recaptcha v2, cloudflare turnstile, and friendly captcha - v1.7.0
  • initial PWA support - v1.7.0
  • ability to see all emojis in a pack from the admin panel - v1.7.0
  • support for Atkinson Hyperlegible font - v1.7.0
  • UserWay support - v1.7.0
  • unread questions indicator - v1.7.0
  • ntfy support - v1.7.1
  • switch to postgresql - v2.0.0
  • custom theme support (theme store, css editor, theme import/export) - v2.0.0
  • translation support - v2.0.0
  • language settings in admin panel - v2.0.0
  • emoji picker - v2.0.0
  • new compact question card layout as an option - v2.0.0
  • option to add a username before date in the question box - v2.0.0
  • support for gif emojis - v2.0.0
  • crosspost to fediverse - v2.1.0
  • support for new Atkinson Hyperlegible Next and Atkinson Hyperlegible Mono fonts - v2.1.0
  • crosspost to bluesky - v2.2.0
  • save settings on ctrl-s - v2.2.0
  • comments for questions - v2.3.0
  • first-launch setup page - v2.3.0
  • database migrations support - v2.3.0
  • opt-in analytics - v2.3.0
  • misskey crosspost - v2.3.0
  • lua plugin support (beta) - v2.3.0
  • notifications for comments via ntfy - v2.3.5
  • opt-in anonymous error reporting - v2.4.0

That’s 56 features implemented in 1 year!

Statistics

Now, for some statistics:

  • over 300 questions asked across all installations1
  • over 10 total installations2
  • over 10 stars on Codeberg

Credits

And finally, for some credits:

  • maxeepy - this person made the icon for CatAsk and currently provides hosting for this website
  • true1ann - this person currently provides hosting for the demo instance and the theme store
  • Max Lunaris - this person contributed Docker support to CatAsk and is currently a member of the team
  • Anonymous - this person tested CatAsk in its early stages
  • Everyone who is running a CatAsk instance
  • Everyone who contributed to CatAsk in any way, shape, or form

Thanks to everyone who helped shape CatAsk into what it is today 💜

Footnotes

  1. via public analytics on August 23rd, 2025 ↩

  2. via social media & public analytics on August 23rd, 2025 ↩

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