Tradr v0.12.1: A smoother onboarding, some Quality of Life fixes, and an in-app feedback tool
Tradr (opens in a new tab) moved from v0.11.3 to v0.12.1 today. If you're on the hosted app, you already have it. Self-hosters can pull the new release whenever; DB migrations run at API boot as usual.
(Tradr is the open-source stock and options trading journal with a free-forever tier. Try it at tradr.cloud (opens in a new tab) or run it yourself via GitHub (opens in a new tab))
5 days after launch, this release is focused on improving the onboarding experience and fixing bugs. I also implemented an in-app user feedback form built with PostHog. Look for the "feedback" tab on the right of the app.
Changes
New Features
- New users keep a focused welcome screen until their first trade is logged. Creating an account used to drop you onto 6 empty widgets.
- Admins: factory-reset a user from the admin portal. Option to retain or delete non-trade data (stored keys, preferences, etc.). I used this to quickly iterate on the onboarding fixes.
Fixed
- The guided tour stops dead-ending. When a step needs you to do something, Next greys out and says exactly what it's waiting for. Shoutout to Steven Polley (opens in a new tab) for the bug report.
- Password reset links no longer reach our PostHog (opens in a new tab) analytics.
- Default accounts. Your first account becomes the default and every picker in the app preselects it. You stop re-picking the same account 20 times a day.
- The sizing calculator now loads your broker's actual fee schedule when you pick an account. Your risk numbers include what the trade really costs.
- The ticker dropdown stops reopening after you pick a symbol.
Breaking changes
None.
Feedback
If anything in the setup flow still confuses you, I'd love to hear about it: use the in-app user feedback tab, open an issue (opens in a new tab), or reply if you're reading this in your inbox.
Thanks! -Matt