Doc Updates

• Shipped more descriptive docs for the blend fit parameter.
• Added documentation for the invert parameter.

imgix-core-js

• Added NodeJS v4.0.0 to the continuous integration build matrix, ensuring support for this latest version. See imgix-core-js on GitHub.

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New Framework Libraries

• We’ve created 3 new framework-level libraries for easier integration in your projects: one for Rails, one for Ember, and one for WordPress. Check out the new Frameworks Libraries section of the libraries page.

imgix.js

• Integrated a few low-hanging performance improvements to how imgix.js handles scroll events. See Pull Request #52 for more information.
• Released version 1.1.3.

imgix-wordpress

• Thanks to Wladston Viana Ferreira Filho for contributing a big Pull Request to fix several bugs within imgix-wordpress.
• Moved to a Docker-based setup for running tests for this repository. The result: an easy, repeatable way to run tests without affecting local database setups.
• As a result of these changes, we've incremented the version number to 1.1.0. Download on GitHub.

imgix-rails

• Thanks to Ryan LeFevre at Hodinkee for submitting a bugfix for the new imgix-rails gem.
• Thanks to Paul Straw for opening a Pull Request to introduce a new method for including imgix URLs in data attributes.

imgix-blueprint

• Special thanks to John Duffell for opening a Pull Request against imgix-blueprint to clarify the percent-encoding of characters outside the ASCII range.

StackShare Guest Post

• Our friends at StackShare asked us to write a guest post about the current imgix infrastracture. We detailed how imgix can serve 100,000 images per second with our current infrastructure.

Sandbox Updates

• Added a debounce to all input changes, which cuts down on the number of requests Sandbox makes leading to a snappier experience.

Documentation Updates

• Clarified the behavior of using w and h parameters without a fit parameter.

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srcset Blog Post

• Released a blog post discussing the ins and outs of using the srcset attribute with imgix to deliver responsive images.

dpi Parameter

• Introduced a new dpi parameter to control the DPI value in an image’s Exif header.

markfit Documentation

• Added more examples to clarify the use of the markfit parameter.

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Documentation Examples

• Added an example to the markpad documentation.
• Corrected examples in the balph documentation to correctly reflect example values.

More Libraries

• Added the community-contributed libraries to our Client Libraries page.
• Added Travis CI badges to report the build status of each of our client libraries.

We’re Hiring

• We are hiring for many positions. This week, we added a position for a marketing & growth manager. See our jobs page for a full list of available positions.

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Color Quantization

• Released the colorquant parameter which allows for fine-grained color palette control. It can be used to reduce file sizes drastically. Read the blog post.

Documentation

• Alphabetized the search results for the txtfont parameter, which makes searching for available typefaces a more pleasant experience. Check it out.
• Tracked down and fixed a few unclosed tags that were breaking the formatting on certain documentation pages.

Web App

• Fixed issue that prevented links to full Freshbooks invoices from showing up for recent periods.
• Added a counter of remaining account credits to each invoice, for easier tracking.
• Fixed a bug that prevented some newer API parameters from being set as default parameters on a source.