Banner ads & updated roadmap

We’ve recently introduced banner ads to help sustain our work on Patina Project. While ads aren’t our primary long-term revenue strategy, they will help cover our ongoing costs and allow us to afford more help.

Go ad-free

For only $4.99 a month, you can enjoy an ad-free experience and directly support the ongoing development of Patina Project. Every subscription means you’re not just hiding ads—you’re fueling our mission to organize and share footwear knowledge with the world.

Thank you for being part of this journey!

We moved some things around

The Thunderdome schedule is now under the Contests tab.

Regular photo/review tasks can now be found in the Post (+) tab.

The roadmap

Over the next few months, we’ll be working on a major content platform upgrade. The new content platform will feature an admin dashboard that will allow us (and contributors) to grow Patina Project's database and support more use cases with zero additional code. This tool will make it easier to:

Grow our database of brands, models, leathers, lasts, and more.
Support new filter categories such as tannery, style, color, and origin.
Further support specific interests, such as vintage and raw denim.

The new content platform will power these upcoming features:

Improved

Redesigned the Home tabs to look nicer.
Added a prompt to make it easier to share after posting.

Fixed

Android: Fixed sharing links.
Version update alert is no longer stuck on the screen.
Theme now has the correct colors again.
Web: Searching no longer crashes the page.
Web: Link previews should now appear again.

Conclusion

We’d love to hear your thoughts, so don’t hesitate to reach out or drop feedback in the Patina Project Discord.-Ted