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September 2026

  • 30-day analytics gap posts (~10 min each): flare foods, Crohn’s diet overview, surgery peer support, adalimumab dosing, periods and IBD, Eating With IBD book guide; search aliases + About Analytics refresh
  • Reach refresh: header metrics updated to about 20K+ readers, 62K+ page views, and 41 countries (Vercel Web Analytics, Sep 2026)
  • Reader Q&A: published editorial answers on Ask (flare timing, bloodwork, diet, ER vs nurse line, biologics, insurance, vitamins, pediatric, pregnancy, GLP-1, EIMs) with searchable answered questions
  • Food image accuracy: corrected mismatched Part VI / nutrition blog photos (including zucchini and green plantain)
  • Library snapshot: 219 articles, 61 guides, 347 resource entries, 389 sitemap URLs

August 2026

  • Content analytics refresh: library counts updated to 213 articles, 58 guides, 335+ resource entries, and 375+ sitemap education pages (Aug 23, 2026)
  • Partners & Student Research: News Partners & programs tab with manufacturer support listings and media kit; new Student Research main tab featuring NHSJS stem-cell review; researcher accounts and admin review desk
  • Food & nutrition waves: large food-by-food article set (fruits, vegetables, proteins, grains, dairy alternatives, vitamins/minerals, cultural staples such as plantain, dal, chapati, congee, and miso) plus flare versus remission tips
  • Enteral nutrition series: EEN/PEN, hospital feeding, formula types, taste fatigue, post-surgery feeds, and food reintroduction after EEN
  • Flare safety cluster: dehydration, electrolytes, fever, vomiting/obstruction warnings, and after-ER follow-up guides
  • Stool & labs education: Bristol chart, stool-color articles, high calprotectin next steps, and CRP-with-symptoms explainers; stool labs decoder hub
  • Microbiome & biologics Q&A: microbiome lab testing, probiotics practical guide, Visbiome clinic questions, and patient questions for Remicade, Stelara, Humira, Rinvoq, and Skyrizi
  • Spanish hubs: expanded Spanish resources plus nutrition, Crohn’s, colitis, teens, flares, and ER guidance pages
  • Search engines: IndexNow key + Bing submit tooling; robots and sitemap refreshed for discovery
  • Traffic expansion wave 2: broader autoimmune articles and nutrition guides; Patient Library Research Publications tab; Articles Autoimmune/Associations filters; Sources includes Crohn's & Colitis Foundation hubs
  • Traffic expansion wave 1: autoimmune association articles and associations hub; nutrition guides for anti-inflammatory eating, iron, vitamin D, protein, and elimination diets; PubMed and society links on research
  • Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation: licensed-education homepage strip; expanded Foundation resources hub; attributed guides for Camp Oasis, prior authorization, and diet and nutrition; Foundation links in the resource library
  • Homepage UX: brighter high-contrast type, bold black menu labels, compact Foundation strip so search stays visible
  • Library counts: 213 articles, 58 guides, 335+ resource entries, 375+ sitemap education pages

July 2026

  • Analytics-gap articles: 13 new posts covering urgent care vs GI, chronic diarrhea, blood in stool, newly diagnosed first 30 days, vaccines on immunosuppressants, prior authorization, starting a biologic, Entyvio, nutrition, weight changes, care outside the U.S., work conversations, and dating/intimacy
  • Spanish: Cuándo ir a urgencias (EII) plus hub links on flare, newly diagnosed, and nutrition pages
  • Header reach metrics: live readers, page views, daily visitors, and countries counters aligned with site analytics growth
  • App download nudges: contextual CTAs on education pages (without changing main tab order)
  • Privacy split: separate Website Privacy Policy and App Privacy Policy so App Store and web visitors each get the right policy
  • July gap articles (short reads): constipation, steroid taper, swimming/beach, eye inflammation, humid weather, anemia, reading labs, skin flares (EN/PG)
  • Content library counts refreshed to 85 articles and 210+ education pages

June 2026

May 2026

April 2026

  • Lifestyle and treatment articles: travel, biologics, low-residue diet, workplace rights
  • Homepage refresh with start-here hub and magazine-style article cards
  • Resources search tuned for common patient terms (dairy, gluten, flare, school)

March 2026

February 2026

January 2026

  • Patient Library Articles tab launched with topic filters
  • First IBDPal introduction article and social sharing on blog posts
  • App Store QR code; homepage updated from “Coming Soon” to Available at App Store
  • Tab URL routing so sections open via direct links (e.g. /#articles)

December 2025

  • Age-inclusive language across site copy and blog content
  • Medical disclaimer blocks added to patient education articles

November 2025

  • How it Works tab: Track & Discover, Optimize & Reduce, Test & Verify, Sustain & Evolve
  • Phase imagery and tagline highlighting micronutrient tracking from daily foods

October 2025

  • Deployed to Vercel with clean URLs for all pages
  • Privacy, Support, and Terms pages with full legal content
  • Tab-based navigation, compact healthcare layout, and app screenshots gallery

September 2025

  • ibdpal.org launch as MediVue nonprofit patient education site
  • MediVue legal, trademark, and 501(c)(3) information in site footer
  • Website palette aligned with IBDPal iOS app and App Store branding

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