The Road to Explorer V1.5

[undecidedpathways]

Our Web3Privacy Now Explorer is getting a facelift

We've begun a re-design on the explorer UI. Leading the re-design, @lucilapastore has begun mockups for the migration from Vue.js to Next.js. The rest of the tech stack will include Tailwind CSS and Framer Motion. The goal is to improve usability, aesthetics, and scalability while reusing the existing backend API. With the overhaul, we look to make data retrieval simpler for the user. The backend won't be modified. The public API remains open and GitHub-powered.

We'll introduce a new internal API route in Next.js that adds filtering, sorting, and pagination capabilities on top of the public JSON feed. This makes the frontend much lighter and faster. There won't be a need to load ALL projects at once.

GitHub Repo (Projects data)
   ↓  (on merge)
Public JSON API: https://explorer-data.web3privacy.info/
   ↓
Internal API Route in Next.js: /api/projects?filter=...&sort=...&page=...
   ↓
Optimized frontend with on-demand data

The redesign also includes:

• replacement of the table with a catalog layout
• implementation of the tag/label system with colors for different use cases
• optimizing logo sizes
• configuring open-graph image for enhanced visualization for social media
• create a responsive design for mobile browsing

What we've accomplished thus far

You can view mockups of the card based project system here [1][2]. The new design will better highlight key information but will continue to include a detail page with expanded information.

There has been work done on the current API to make a filtering and paging engine to render the UI on the selected filters. Here is an example

You can follow along the new explorer developments here.

What we've been doing in the meantime

While the explorer transformation is under way, we've continued to develop the scope and reach of projects included within the explorer.

Added:

• Sentinel
• Sarcophagus
• Rehide
• XMRChat
• Kuno
• Monerotopia
• Monfluo
• OrangeFren

Updated:

• Grin
• Cake Wallet
• Particl
• Samourai Wallet
• Status
• NymVPN
• Calimero Network
• KYCnotme

In closing

As we look to complete and ship the re-design, we'll add some more tools that'll sharpen the explorer experience for researchers, privacy advocates, and users trying to understand what's the best soltuion for them.

We've got much more coming to you from the explorer side, we'll keep you posted on our journey along the way!

[lucilapastore]

Last week, I worked heavily on the filtering infrastructure.
We enabled a new Next.js API endpoint that supports filtering, sorting, and pagination:
[(https://explorer-new-ui.vercel.app/api/projects)]

The explorer is now using its own endpoints for filtering:
2. https://explorer-new-ui.vercel.app/api/projects/{id}
3. https://explorer-new-ui.vercel.app/api/ecosystems

This new filtering and pagination engine also updates the UI based on the selected filters. I’ve finished connecting the UI with the engine through the search bar.
Additionally, project filtering is now handled server-side to optimize performance.

Try It Out!
I invite you to test the /api/projects endpoint. You can experiment with:

• Different page sizes

• Filter combinations

• Specific project searches
  Example with filters:
  https://explorer-new-ui.vercel.app/api/projects?categories=defi&ecosystems=Ethereum&page=1&pageSize=10

Next Steps
My next focus will be on the visual side of the explorer, starting with improving the UI/UX.

[undecidedpathways]

As the filtering and pagination has been getting worked out, the explorer has been quietly growing in project scope. Previous projects are also being updated to fit their updated materials.

newly added to the explorer

• Ginger
• Bisq
• Robosats
• Tari
• Unstoppable Swap
• Peach Bitcoin
• Vexl
• Intercambio
• CypherGoat
• Majestic Bank
• TradeOgre
• Atoma
• Cupcake
• BTCPay Server
• Monerica
• Monero Bounties
• CryptoCanal
• Privacy Guardians
• Sidekick
• Renegade
• id OS
• MoneroKon
• WizardSwap
• Azguard Wallet
• Bridge.human.tech
• Ryo Currency
• Silence Laboratories
• Stoffel
• Soda Labs
• XMR.BAR
• Aizel Network
• Seismic

updated entries

• Mina
• Enclave
• Primus Labs
• Privy
• The Farcaster Project
• Trocador App
• Privasea
• Privacy Pools
• Web3PrivacyNow
• Nomos
• FairMath
• Sunscreen
• iExec
• Ternoa

[lucilapastore]

Hi there! How are you?
Sharing my weekly report on what I worked on last week:

• Added pagination links to the ProjectsList component (Previous and Next buttons)

• Implemented horizontally scrollable filters on mobile

• Added UsecaseFilter endpoint for enhanced project filtering: usecases API

• Added new logos and updated header navigation; included Telegram and Twitter links in the SocialIcons component

• Restructured the Header component to include an "Add Project" button

• Updated the Footer component with improved navigation links

• Updated MainNav menu items to include external links for About, Scoring, and Contribute

• Implemented the project detail page with metadata generation and ecosystem display

Next steps for this week:

• Add a search bar that updates the project list automatically

• Fix the category name in project cards (currently showing the category ID instead of the name)

• Improve the ProjectCard UI

• Figure out how to fetch each project's data for the detail page through the existing API

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• Main section:

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• Footer updated:

[undecidedpathways]

While @lucilapastore has been working on the above, we've also been wokring on sharpening the current explorer.

We've updated the About page to be unified in design.

While we push for the fresh UI upgrade, we've continued to reach out to more teams for inclusion into the explorer. We also push for previously listed projects to update their own profiles as there are new developments. We're pushing for 700+ projects before our UI overhaul is ready.

Newly added entries for this week

• ANyONe
• Aztecscan
• Aztec Explorer
• Obsidion Wallet
• Raven House
• SomethingHappened
• Nemi
• Neptune
• Psy Protocol
• Umbra Wallet
• Gnosis VPN
• Noir
• Cairo
• Garaga
• Serai
• Midnight

Updated entries this week

• Sunscreen
• FairMath
• unstoppable wallet
• zk-email
• terminal wallet
• dappnode
• DarkFi
• Silent Protocol
• Houdini Swap
• Private Finance Syndicate

[undecidedpathways]

An updated landing page to intro users to the explorer is live now, and highlights a few projects that perform well in W3PN metrics across the ecosystems.

Newly Added entries this week

• Miden Wallet
• Token Shielder
• Fermah
• Succint
• Self Protocol
• ZKP2P
• zkID
• Exolix
• Anon.world
• DarkSafe
• zkMe
• 0xBOW
• Comfy

Updated entries this week

• Skiff
• Miden
• Venice
• Nemi
• Privacy & Scaling Explorations

[undecidedpathways]

We've been working towards getting 1.5 up and running while adding and overhauling many of the current internals. We've added some minor updates to the current explorer as you can see in the picture below. A landing page that highlights projects that stand out as well as describing what the explorer's goal is. This is now live here.

We've also just hit 700 projects!

The privacy communtiy is actively adding, removing, updating privacy projects to help create a better view of the privacy ecosystem.

Next, we're continuing the push for the new explorer UI, we're in the process of moving towards a visual scoring process that utilizes circle graphs to highlight a broad scoring system. This includes tooltips for users that want to dig deeper into the scoring. Also, users will be able to understand a more detailed score by clicking on a specific project page.

This is live here

[undecidedpathways]

A new week is upon us, our individual project pages are shaping up to better display project info.

Aztec project page

There are still some optimizations and UI tweaks to update but we're getting closer to release of explorer 1.5!

A few influential databases for us are L2BEAT, Ethproofs and Getting started with ETH. These resources were a helpful guide on deciding what new path we should consider when moving forward on the explorer designs.

Over the past two weeks we've updated ecosystems for ~350 projects on the explorer.

Newly Added entries this week

• Zisk
• Ashigaru Terminal
• Modulus
• Optalsys
• Coinceal Cash
• Stealthnote
• Reclaim Protocol
• Silensio
• Tezac
• Olas Protocol
• Tisura
• Comet
• zk V e r i f y
• Banza
• Monadic DNA
• Rainfall
• BattleshipX
• Yoru Labs
• HealthBlocks
• Nubila Network
• Herond Browser

Hope you're enjoying this journey alongside Web3Privacy ☺️

[undecidedpathways]

Over this past week, we've made UI edits including sizing of icons, shapes of buttons, addition of logos, scale of boxes.

The hero section is currently getting a facelift with the addition of a search bar. We've also added external link verification, as a warning when users are going to an external site.

You can see the most recent updates here.

We're also working on a one pager for the explorer's privacy scoring here. Follow along in Ddocs! Projects should be able to understand how the scoring works and what affects their privacy score. It should convery to projects that openness and transparency are important indicators to the public.

Newly Added Entries this week:

• Dawnswap Haveno Network
• Payjoin
• Privote
• MOCA Chain
• PRACC
• Eigen Network
• Authena
• Sain Network
• Cloak Network
• Oxai Network
• Canton Network

Updated entries this week:

• Eigenwallet (formerly unstoppableswap)
• Taceo

[undecidedpathways]

It's been an exciting week, and we're very close to 1.5! We're in the process of making a few more additions before we can this live. You can view our progress on the explorer here.

In the meantime we've completed a succint one-pager that shows how the Explorer scoring is calculated. You can find the document here.

Newly Added Entries this week:

• Dojo Bay
• Telos
• Nautilus Wallet
• Tenzro
• lnproxy
• Spout
• Zerobase
• Kiiro
• Fiber
• Lavita AI

Updated entries this week:

• NymVPN
• Edge
• LibertAI
• Keycard Shell
• rolod0x
• Firn Protocol
• Enclave
• Namada

We should have some exciting news for you next week, stay tuned 👀

[undecidedpathways]

As we near 1.5 going live, we're continuing to add more UI tweaks to the explorer including brand continuity throughout the explorer. This includes altering fonts, button effects, and updating about/scoring pages. Check explorer-new-ui.vercel.app to see the latest changes.

Newly Added Entries this week:

• Macadamia Wallet
• Minibits
• Best Wallet
• Blanksquare
• Cypherflow AI
• BringID

Updated entries this week:

• LibertAI
• Nym
• Enclave
• Majestic Bank
• Payy

[undecidedpathways]

We've been quiet the past few weeks, but everything's looking good on our end for public reveal👀 🚀

Newly Added Entries since week of 24/8:

• Hyli
• Silhouette Exchange
• Darklake
• Privacy Cash

Updated entries since week of 24/8:

• Intmax
• Confidential Layer

[undecidedpathways]

We're not ready just yet, we're having data submission issues

The fork we made of the old explorer

Which is currently live here

The reason we did this is because we want to connect the input form of the explorer (https://old-explorer-app.vercel.app/project/create ) to this database

The new front end lives here

And when you select 'add project' in the top right, you see it takes you to https://old-explorer-app.vercel.app/project/create , which is what we want, but when you go to publish a new project, we get an error, and the data doesnt submit

We believe the issue is the new front end isnt properly connected to the explorer-data repo

You can see how the original explorer flow works here:

This works properly: https://explorer.web3privacy.info/project/create

It might be helpful to compare old working repo( https://github.com/web3privacy/explorer-app ) with the new repo ( https://github.com/web3privacy/explorer-new-ui )

As an aside, our forum.web3privacy.info lives again, come visit here for more general discussion around the explorer

Newly Added Entries since week of 03/09:

• GuaridOS
• Sentri OS

Updated entries since week of 03/09:

• fluidkey
• Frame
• adamantfi
• blanksquare

[undecidedpathways]

We are finally live 🎉🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳

Visit https://explorer.web3privacy.info/ to see the refreshed explorer including new features including pie charts, simpler data representation, and the ever-expanding repository of projects. Currently, we have 744 projects across multiple ecosystems.

Visit https://forum.web3privacy.info/t/privacy-dashboard-aka-explorer/9 for a deeper discussion and a succinct summary of the discussion that took place here since May

We're just getting started 🚀🚀🚀

Newly Added Entries since week of 13/10:

• Openbands
• Solident
• Onflow
• Loyal
• ZKLSOL
• SolChat
• Stealf
• Gone.wtf
• Tornado Swap
• WhirlWind Privacy

Updated entries since week of 13/10:

• Fairmath
• Aztec
• Tornado Cash
• Sunscreeen
• Renegade
• Encifher
• Hinkal
• Coti
• Flock
• Common