May 2020 Summaries

PostHog's latest update introduces several new features and improvements aimed at enhancing user experience and product functionality, such as React Native integration, comparison charts for trends, clearer user data access from graphs, and automatic domain detection. The platform now supports Android, iOS, and React Native, offering non-blocking, fast calls with asynchronous request batching. Additionally, PostHog for Startups offers a more generous free hosting tier for eligible startups, promoting accessibility and growth for younger companies. The update also includes bug fixes, performance improvements, and increased frontend testing, aiming to streamline development processes and improve user interface elements. Moreover, PostHog has seen a significant influx of new users from Y Combinator S20 companies, prompting the introduction of 15-minute onboarding sessions to better acquaint new users with the platform's capabilities. Feedback is encouraged, with incentives such as PostHog merchandise offered for user engagement.

PostHog has introduced a range of updates and improvements, including resizable and touch-enabled dashboards optimized for mobile devices, Microsoft Teams integration, and enhanced event visualization capabilities. The update allows users to rearrange dashboards, adjust colors, and view them in full-screen presentation mode, with pinned dashboards now accessible via the sidebar. Users can set alerts for actions in their apps through Microsoft Teams, complementing the existing Slack integration. Performance enhancements include the addition of the django-debug-toolbar for diagnosing performance issues, JavaScript linting with ES Lint, optimized funnel rendering, and event partitioning for better trend and path page speeds. Several bugs have been fixed, such as issues with property filters, session conditions, and cohort input searches. PostHog is also working on improving its website and documentation design and has hired a new DevOps expert, James G, to enhance platform scalability. The company encourages user feedback and offers incentives for involvement, aiming to continuously refine its product and address any load time issues experienced by users.

PostHog is making strides towards achieving feature parity with other analytics tools by introducing several updates and improvements, including multiple dashboards, a redesigned website, and the ability to break down data by cohorts. The new website, built on Gatsby, offers a modern design with integrated documentation for ease of use and community collaboration. Enhancements such as a sleeker dark sidebar, improved routing for smoother navigation, and more accurate data metrics have been implemented, alongside bug fixes and performance improvements. PostHog highlights its ongoing development efforts and invites community engagement through feedback, contributions, and recruitment opportunities, with open positions for a DevOps engineer and a designer/UX specialist. Additionally, PostHog shares industry insights, mentioning Amazon writing tips and Lidl's launch of a cloud service rivaling Amazon Web Services.

Array 1.4.0 introduces several enhancements to PostHog's core functionality, focusing on user engagement metrics and usability improvements. Users can now apply filters to individual events in trends and funnels, visualize property breakdowns in graphs, and track session times to monitor changes in average app usage over time. The update also includes the ability to export user cohorts as CSV files, edit frontend selectors within PostHog, and restrict instance access by IP for enhanced security. The setup page has been redesigned using Antd for a better user experience. Additional improvements include bug fixes, performance enhancements, and more accurate timestamps. The PostHog team encourages user feedback and offers opportunities for community involvement, as well as announcing the company's expansion and a search for a new devops engineer.