Development Blog
The behind-the-scenes log of how FapIndex keeps changing, new features, redesigned blocks, restructured sections, scoring updates, fresh data signals. Each post explains what shipped, why it shipped, and what readers will notice. For the static reference on how reviews are scored, see How We Score.
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Catalog at a glance: seven charts that explain a paysite in two seconds
Every review now has a new section between Pros & Cons and Pricing Plans showing release cadence, year-over-year trend, top tags, performer age distribution, content classes, and cast recurrence. Built from the scenes we've actually indexed, pre-computed and stored as JSON, rendered as inline SVG. The block earns its keep on dormant sites where the prose still reads positive but the cadence chart shows 23 empty months.
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One colour, one job: tidying up our badge palette
We mapped every Tailwind colour on FapIndex to one and only one UX meaning. Purple now means AI section, rose means cams, indigo means VR, and capability tags like 4K and DL fall back to neutral gray. Eight places were wearing the wrong colour; they were fixed. A small audit script now guards the system so the next badge added doesn't quietly join the mess.
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VR sites moved to their own shelf
VR porn sites no longer appear in the general Top Sites or niche category pages. They now live on a dedicated shelf at /best-virtual-reality-sites/, same approach we already use for AI girlfriends and cam sites. The VR scoring methodology hasn't changed, just where the rankings get displayed.
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Scoring update: content originality and photo-archive detection
Why some networks moved up the rankings while others moved down. Two scoring changes shipped this week, an originality multiplier applied to the final score, and a photo-vs-video classifier so photo-archive sites stop being penalised as if they were video-only.
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