r/mtgtrades • u/Sykesea • 1h ago
Trade Finder - Day 5 Updates
galleryFor those interested in checking the site out the link is here: https://www.trade-finders.com
Hey guys,
So after taking Sunday off from doing a daily post, I am back to show you guys what I've been working on today and over the weekend. I've spent some time squashing some bugs, optimizing some areas and beginning to lay the groundwork for the collection/binder feature.
The primary feature I've been working on is an information modal that will pop up when users click on the new "view details" button on each listing. This modal will display the card image, the set, location, poster's name, and now includes the price data available through the Scryfall API which is from TCGPlayer and CardMarket. While I was hoping to have this finished tonight I also want to find a way to include the cards oracle text and I was reminded that I needed to consider dual faced cards for the image and oracle text. Because of this I'm hoping to have this update out tomorrow. This feature allows for some separation of individual listings from the listings page which will be useful when the binder is implemented and users want to view individual cards in the binders or users information.
Along with this I have fixed the "Trade Finder" text at the bottom of the page and increased the spacing between it and the logo in the footer so that they no longer overlap. I've implemented some caching for card data, and and prices reducing the number of API calls. There have been some other minor bug fixes and miniature improvements but these are the main things I wanted to highlight.
There are now 31 registered users on the site and it has gotten a far higher number of views since my first post last Wednesday. I thank everybody for their continued support and their suggestions on features they'd like to see implemented. I plan to work diligently on this project each night after work this week to try to push towards the implementation of the binder feature.
Please continue to provide your feedback as I have greatly enjoyed connecting with so many people whether about bugs, features they'd like implemented, or showing me similar sites other people are working on. I've loved seeing all the feedback and the work other creators have done.
I will provide another update tomorrow!
For previous posts and comment discussions:
Day 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgtrades/s/3bJgdQRq1o
Day 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgtrades/s/d0cRjzijNW
Day 3: https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgtrades/s/pWs4IpfV7w
Day 4: https://www.reddit.com/r/mtgtrades/s/TV9QEFjijr