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I've spent the last few months building out VeganHub, and a large update is now live. The idea hasn't changed: one place for vegan news, recipes, podcasts, books, stores, and events, so you're not jumping between a dozen tabs every time you want to find something.
Smart search
Search now tries to understand what you're asking, not just match keywords. It surfaces articles, recipes, collections, and curators, and gives you a short summary with links back to the sources. If you prefer the old approach, keyword search is still available.
Search now tries to understand what you're asking, not just match keywords. It surfaces articles, recipes, collections, and curators, and gives you a short summary with links back to the sources. If you prefer the old approach, keyword search is still available.
The thumbs up/down on summaries are there so I can see which answers are actually useful. Try a few queries and let me know what lands.
Topic pages
We have pages for things like vegan meal prep and plant-based nutrition that stay current over time. Admins pin the best material; the rest refreshes on a schedule. There's also a community picks section built from what people have bookmarked or collected around each topic.
We have pages for things like vegan meal prep and plant-based nutrition that stay current over time. Admins pin the best material; the rest refreshes on a schedule. There's also a community picks section built from what people have bookmarked or collected around each topic.
Collections
You can build lists and share them publicly. Fork someone else's collection and adapt it. Add private notes on individual items. Other people can bookmark your lists too.
You can build lists and share them publicly. Fork someone else's collection and adapt it. Add private notes on individual items. Other people can bookmark your lists too.
Curators and reviews
Curator profiles are live, and you can follow people to see when they update their lists. You can also leave short reviews on recipes, books, and documentaries. Helpful votes push the better ones up.
Curator profiles are live, and you can follow people to see when they update their lists. You can also leave short reviews on recipes, books, and documentaries. Helpful votes push the better ones up.
Discussion threads
Discussion threads on resource pages are new as of this week. Useful for tips, questions, or notes on something you've tried.
Discussion threads on resource pages are new as of this week. Useful for tips, questions, or notes on something you've tried.
Read later, home feed, and filters
There's a read-later queue for bookmarking things and marking them done when you've finished. Signup includes a short interest onboarding step so your home page reflects what you care about. Once you're logged in, the home feed is personalized. Recipes and news both have filters for category, source, and month.
There's a read-later queue for bookmarking things and marking them done when you've finished. Signup includes a short interest onboarding step so your home page reflects what you care about. Once you're logged in, the home feed is personalized. Recipes and news both have filters for category, source, and month.
Events and the digest
Events include iCal export and add-to-calendar links. Newsletter subscribers get a weekly digest.
Events include iCal export and add-to-calendar links. Newsletter subscribers get a weekly digest.
I'm still iterating, especially on search, collections, and reviews. If you try any of it and something feels off or missing, I'd genuinely like to hear about it.
