Welcome to GGMods! We’re so happy to finally have you here.
As some of you know, for the past several months, we’ve been working quietly behind the scenes on something we’ve been incredibly excited to share with you: The website you see today! This marks the beginning of a new chapter for GGMods, and we’re thrilled to finally open the doors and let you see what we’ve been working on.
At its heart, GGMods has always been about one thing: modding and the people who make it special. We believe in the creativity, passion, and sheer love for the craft that goes into every mod, and we want to build a place that celebrates that. From the authors who create these things, to the people who download, play, share, discover, and support them.
There are many exciting plans for GGMods in the weeks and months ahead. The plan is to keep growing alongside the community, listening to what you need, and creating a platform that genuinely feels like it was made for both authors and users. There’s a lot more to come, but what you’re seeing today is only the foundation we’ll be building on.
Below, we’ve put together a look at some of the biggest changes and improvements that have made their way into GGMods. There’s plenty more already in the works, too, and you’ll start seeing those changes roll out over the coming weeks. If you’d like to follow along as we build, join us on Discord! Where we share live patch notes and updates there as new features and improvements ship, one by one:
v1.0
Creating & uploading
- Deployed dependencies system featuring on-site, optional, and off-site requirements.
- Created unlisted mod pages, allowing for saving changes without instantly publishing, and editing while still under review.
- Created five file types: Main, Optional, Hotfixes, Patches, and Archived/Old Files based on community requests.
- Upgraded rich text editor: alignment, indentation, tables, headings, subheadings, small text, image resizing, and more.
- Added Host Requirements, an easy toggle explaining whether the mod works in multiplayer as a host, client side and global requirement.
- Added License, letting authors specify the license they're granting for their mod.
- Added a toggleable GGP opt-in on mod creation.
- Added a Permissions tab, with curated questions and a free-text option for anything else.
- Increased mod upload sizing to 20GB.
- Added proper dashboard pagination
- Made mod sorting filters persist as you move between pages.
- Enabled .webp and .avif image upload support.
- Enabled 7z file uploads on Windows, straight from browse files.
- Created short descriptions, sized to fit the card exactly.
- Ensured clickable mod names in the dashboard.
- Added clickable thumbnails on the main page.
Profiles & community
- Added profile bios
- Added categories on the card and mod page itself.
- Created a proper Adult Content system, with a visibility toggle in preferences.
- Improved and ensured account age-locking.
- Added an arrow-key and click-through scrolling on mod page images.
- Added the ability to hide mods, rendering them temporarily invisible to searches and profiles directly from the mod dashboard
- Added the ability to delete mods permanently directly from the mod dashboard.
- Added beta notifications for new comments and replies.
- Removed the Mod Author Application entirely, no more added friction to start modding on GGMods.
Discovery
- Added pagination, replacing infinite scroll.
- Visual primary colors added to mod pages.
Monetization
- Added community earning currencies: GGP (cashout-eligible) and RP (cosmetic, social participation).
A Whole Lot of Bug Fixes:
- Fixed video thumbnails distorting on the main and game landing pages.
- Fixed the "sort by game" filter not working properly.
- Clarified error messaging for missing required fields on mod uploads.
- Fixed the side panel serving broken links.
- Temporarily fixed mod submission failures caused by image uploads.
- Fixed uploads failing seemingly at random.
- Fixed Sims 4 mods disappearing on page refresh.
- Fixed comment sorting breaking comments.
- Fixed "be the first to comment" showing up after comments already existed.
- Fixed profile picture requests not syncing with the backend.
- Fixed comment replies not appearing.
- Fixed images uploading out of order or getting scrambled.
- Fixed UDL counts resetting on mod updates.
- Fixed file size display incorrectly capping at 2GB.
- Fixed four stat bugs: 0 files/downloads showing on author profiles, missing rejection reasons, rejected files inflating file totals, and UDL counts lost after updates.
- Fixed mods with dashes not appearing in search.
- Fixed empty "Posted on..." entries in the activity panel.
- Fixed mismatched mod counts between "My Mods" and profile stats.
- Fixed mods submitted to duplicate game entries not displaying correctly once corrected.
- Fixed squished image crops in search results.
- Fixed banners appearing out of bounds in profile settings.
- Fixed unclear availability status wording on rejected mods.
- Fixed file creation dates changing on every upload.
- Fixed Cyberpunk not appearing in supported games.
- Made the hidden adult content popup clearer and clickable to settings.
- Fixed a visual bug where inserting a link cut off the input box.
- Fixed the auto save message disappearing after a few seconds.
- Fixed categories with overlapping names grouping incorrectly.
- Fixed reset password not showing validation messages.
- Fixed old links not redirecting to new ones.
- Deployed a backend moderation system overhaul.
v1.1
Site-wide
- A full Y2K reskin across the site.
- Rebuilt header nav (About Us, Games, Mods, Creators, News, Support) and footer (Home, Buy Premium, Contact, Privacy).
- A redesigned search bar.
- A submit button in the header, opening straight into the reworked upload flow.
- A dropdown identity block showing your most relevant links
Discovery & mods
- Added mod bookmarking to all mod pages!
- Added Rotating Weekly Popular Mods: top downloads per game page. It now appears on games where there is enough content being uploaded to rotate.
- Added a GGMods Exclusive Carousel spotlighting Exclusive-tagged mods, for the first of our GGMods exclusive additions coming.
- Added a new rotating Creator Spotlight in the home page for our Founding Modders and early birds, criteria for being featured in the future coming out soon.
- Began reworking filters across All Mods and All Games. They will soon allow for addition and exclusion of tags and other toggles as well.
- Added a dedicated search bar for the games index.
- Redesigned the home page in its entirety, laying the ground work for all the new upcoming sections in it.
- Added a journey for coming users and authors alike for ease of navigation.
Creators & dashboard
- Redesigned My Mods dashboard.
- Re-imagined My Mods dashboard with functionality for both users and authors, working as the home space for currencies as well as bookmarks and downloads.
- Added filters for the Mods dashboard.
- Added a Download History tab under My Mods, as the community requested.
- Added a Bookmarks tab under My Mods, for community quality of life\
Moderation
- Expanded our Moderation Panel: No more stone age! With proper moderation actions, standardized consequences and registered actions tied to each moderator.
- Released a new comprehensive report system for users: Report mods, profiles and comments to arrive directly to moderators.
- Added a My Reports tab under settings for users to keep track of the status on their reports made.
- Added GGMods staff titles and a logo badge under moderator names to avoid impersonation.
- Improved on our ability to moderate comments through the moderation dashboard.
- Improved on our ability to review submitted mods.
- Rejected mods now come with a reason and a notification to users.
- Moderation actions are now properly reported to users through notifications.
News
- A full news infrastructure: article portal, news section, and rich text editor for the team. You’re reading on it right now!
- Migrated all our old article pages from static pages into the News section.