Updates

Update 2.4 June 12, 2025

• Transparent glassmorphic backgrounds have been applied to image boxes, the footer section, navigation bar, homepage buttons, page titles, update cards, acknowledgment cards, progress bars, arrow bars, and figure captions on checklist pages, and year buttons on the travel page.
• Top navigation bar now highlights the active page.
• Page titles centered.
• Total Pageviews section moved to the footer section.
• Minor bugs fixed.

Update 2.3 May 26, 2025

• Butterfly Collector Adventure game added to the website in the Games page.
• Butterflies of Florida page updated.
• Florida Museum of Natural History added in the Supporters section.
• Minor bugs fixed.

Update 2.2 May 11-17, 2025

• Mini Game section added to the website.
• Butterfly Match Challenge added where players have to match the butterflies with their larval host plants.
• Website wallpaper updated to midnight starry version.
• Explore page layout and design updated.
• Updates page layout and design updated.
• Acknowledgements page layout and design updated.
• Research Articles page layout and design updated.
• FAQ page layout and design updated.
• Header size decreased.
• Minor bugs fixed.

Update 2.0.1 October, 2024

• Identification of various species updated.
• Disclaimer added to avoid confusion: "Some species images on this site are taken from other locations (given in captions) and may not accurately reflect the appearance or characteristics of species in the specific location featured. Please click on the images and read the captions carefully before drawing any conclusions."

Update 2.0 May, 2024

• Homepage slider animation changed.
• Random image generator added to "Featured Species" section which changes every time user reloads a page.
• "Projects" page added which features all the projects we are working on with brief descriptions on them.
• FAQ section remodeled.
• Minor bugs fixed.

Update 1.9 April 16-21, 2024

• Slider showing different activities added to the homepage.
• "Explore" button now leads to the page with all the locations we have explored.
• "Beyond Nepal" button changed to "Explore" in the navigation section.
• Hover effect of images changed.
• Minor bugs fixed.

Update 1.8 April 11, 2024

• "Best and Rarest" section added into the homepage.
• "Featured Video" section added into the homepage.
• Width of the sections changed to fit the website more properly.
• Minor bugs fixed.

Update 1.7 March 27-April 6, 2024

• Travel page updated. Images are sorted chronologically now.
• Footer design modified.
• "Species of the Week" section changed into "Featured Species".
• Minor bugs fixed.

Update 1.6 March 16, 2024

• Third party lightbox added with customizable features including captions.
• Recently added images in the homepage will appear in lightboxes along with captions.
• Cellphone viewers can now click on the images to get a full-size view.
• Minor bugs fixed.

Update 1.5 January 20, 2024

• Width of the slideshow bar increased to fit the screen.
• Acknowledgements section removed from the footer section and kept only as a link.
• Species of the Week section created on footer.
• Minor bugs fixed.

Update 1.4 January 11, 2024

• Width of the website increased to remove blank spaces on larger devices.
• Text-sizes adjusted on phones, ipads, and desktops.
• Ipad users can now click on the images to get a full-size view.
• The position of the toggle bar of butterfly families is now absolute.

Update 1.3 January 10, 2024

• All images are distributed under the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC 4.0.
• Butterfies of Panama page updated.
• Butterflies of Florida page created.
• Geographical co-ordiantes given along with the locations.
• CVs added to the authors' profiles.
• Dates of each updates added.

Update 1.2 September 24, 2023

• Copyright watermark removed from photos while maintaining copyrights.
• Separate pages and progress bars for Sajan and Anisha merged into one.
• Individual pages for several butterfly species created.
• Acknowledgement footer modified.
• Home and Updates button added in the footer.
• Some minor bugs fixed.

Update 1.1 January 23, 2023

• Premium domain "www.butterflyexplorers.com" registered.
• Beyond Nepal section added for butterflies photgraphed out of Nepal.
• Blog and FAQ sections added.
• Recently Added section added in the Home page.
• Individual pages for New Mexico and Texas butterflies added.

Update 1.0 August 7, 2020

• Website created as "www.butterflyworldnepal.blogspot.com".
• All photographed butterfly species with details added.
• Two pages each for Sajan and Anisha created with toggle between them.
• Toggle buttons for butterfly families created.

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