This Weeks Site Update Roundup WC 17th Feb Posted on Wednesday 17th of February 2016 • 2 minute read • Read 1306 times • 0 comments Every week I'm going to round up the latest site updates on the site developments blog :) So, lets crack...
Infinite Scroll Member Listings Posted on Saturday 13th of February 2016 • 0 minute read • Read 1222 times • 0 comments Our member listing pages have today been updated to utilise "infinite scroll". This means theres no annoying pagination, you can...
Our new homepage Posted on Sunday 7th of February 2016 • 0 minute read • Read 1152 times • 0 comments Check it out - our new home page is now live! Designed to maximize the exposure our starred images get,...
Casting Call Updates Posted on Tuesday 19th of January 2016 • 1 minute read • Read 1299 times • 0 comments Today, we've unveiled an all updated castings section!
Hiding your online status Posted on Sunday 16th of August 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1379 times • 0 comments You can now hide your online status, which includes the little green dot and the "last active" time on your...
Updated modelling levels page Posted on Sunday 10th of May 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1619 times • 0 comments For the past few years we've had a page dedicated to modelling levels, and decoding exactly what they mean. ...
AvsB goes mobile Posted on Wednesday 29th of April 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1297 times • 0 comments You can now play A-vs-B wherever you are, on your mobile.
Changing your username and forum post previews Posted on Monday 27th of April 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1294 times • 0 comments With several username change requests, its now been updated so that you can change your username by going to You...
Member stats and tattoo filters Posted on Sunday 26th of April 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1208 times • 0 comments By popular request, today a tattoo filter has been added to the member search engine, so you can quickly and...
MadcowModels Logo and Text link for your site Posted on Sunday 19th of April 2015 • 1 minute read • Read 1463 times • 0 comments You can now link back to your profile, or the site as a whole, using a smaller square MadcowModels logo...
The most liked images on MadcowModels Posted on Saturday 18th of April 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1328 times • 0 comments The images uploaded to MadcowModels receive hundreds of likes every single day, and now you can see which images have...
Add your twitter handle! Posted on Wednesday 15th of April 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1208 times • 0 comments You can now save your twitter handle to your profile by going to You > Options > Fill...
Chat panel update enter to send Posted on Saturday 11th of April 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1144 times • 0 comments The chat feature has been updated to make things a little easier. Clicking "Enter" on your keyboard will now instantly...
Member follow ups Posted on Saturday 11th of April 2015 • 1 minute read • Read 1269 times • 0 comments Need to keep tabs on when to chase a member up about a shoot? Or need to set a reminder...
Forum Thread Updates Posted on Thursday 9th of April 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1304 times • 0 comments Previously when submitting a post you would have to reload the page to add another post. Now the thread form...
Google Reverse Image Search Posted on Thursday 9th of April 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1321 times • 0 comments We've just introduced the ability to reverse image search your images straight from the gallery page, and photo manager. ...
Under the hood updates Posted on Monday 9th of March 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1185 times • 0 comments As well as the new database server, I've been working on a few updates over the past few days to...
Competition winners Posted on Sunday 8th of March 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1128 times • 0 comments From member feedback, I've decided to expand the competitions so that now if there is a tie both members will...
Image and casting nudity selectors Posted on Wednesday 4th of February 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1462 times • 0 comments The image nudity selector, and casting adult selectors have been changed to "on" by default. ...
Private browsing Posted on Friday 30th of January 2015 • 0 minute read • Read 1406 times • 0 comments Well.. its been a while since using the blog publisher!
Popup image viewer updates Posted on Thursday 29th of August 2013 • 1 minute read • Read 1558 times • 0 comments The popup image viewer has received a few updates, and fixes.
Unlimited photos for TopMembers Posted on Sunday 16th of June 2013 • 0 minute read • Read 1578 times • 0 comments Up from the previous limit of 1,000 images, TopMembers can now upload an unlimited amount of photos to their MadcowModels...
Security updates and upgrades Posted on Sunday 16th of June 2013 • 0 minute read • Read 1419 times • 0 comments [subheader]Pass Phrase[/subheader] We've just introduced a Pass Phrase feature, to add another layer of security to...
Homepage more links Posted on Thursday 25th of April 2013 • 0 minute read • Read 1395 times • 0 comments The homepage has been updated, each section now has a "More" link under it. Clicking that link will slidedown some...
Comment Replies Posted on Wednesday 24th of April 2013 • 0 minute read • Read 1504 times • 0 comments Each and every comment now has a "Reply" link, near the +1 and comment time. Clicking this will add that...
Castings for you Posted on Tuesday 19th of March 2013 • 0 minute read • Read 1417 times • 0 comments Castings for you is a new section of the Castings area, which takes a look at several criteria - such...
Master Watermark Option and more Posted on Tuesday 19th of March 2013 • 1 minute read • Read 1338 times • 0 comments [subheader]Watermark[/subheader] You can now set a master watermark preference, which will be included in all your...
Weekly Update Posted on Tuesday 19th of March 2013 • 0 minute read • Read 1617 times • 0 comments | Posted by James Apologies, I've neglected updating the developments blog for a while.. I'll try and remind myself to fill it in more...
Message drafts Posted on Saturday 15th of September 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1437 times • 0 comments Its such a pain to write a really long message, click send, and oops - you've logged out.
Image watermarks Posted on Friday 31st of August 2012 • 1 minute read • Read 1626 times • 0 comments Your images security is very important to MadcowModels, and so we now offer the ability to quickly and easily overlay...
Similar castings Posted on Thursday 30th of August 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1609 times • 0 comments Casting Discovery is something I'm heavily focusing on at the moment, and the castings detail page has been updated to...
Message panel hover over Posted on Tuesday 21st of August 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1424 times • 0 comments The "Messages" link has been moved from the "You" sub-menu to the main menu of MadcowModels, and the Hover Over...
Automatic monthly subscription Posted on Monday 20th of August 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1505 times • 0 comments You can now upgrade to TopMembership with an automatic monthly subscription, so you'll never have to go through the upgrade...
A vs B arrow clicks Posted on Saturday 11th of August 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1418 times • 0 comments You can now vote for images on A-vs-B by using the arrow keys on your keyboard. ...
Landscape orientated images and AvsB info Posted on Saturday 11th of August 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1445 times • 0 comments Previously, wide images were scaled down to fit within the column that tall images fit in. Today this was updated,...
Photography and modelling news articles Posted on Thursday 26th of July 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1774 times • 0 comments On the right hand side of your control panel is a new news and articles panel, displaying the latest news...
Chat Posted on Tuesday 10th of July 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1423 times • 0 comments MadcowModels Chat enables you to keep your conversations going, without requiring you to be on the conversation page. So, you...
Group Messaging Posted on Wednesday 27th of June 2012 • 1 minute read • Read 1409 times • 0 comments Messaging on MadcowModels has just got even better, with the introduction of Group Messaging! ...
Performance and page load updates Posted on Thursday 21st of June 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1453 times • 0 comments Over the past few days, I've been working on page speed and other performance updates. ...
Members planner Posted on Saturday 16th of June 2012 • 1 minute read • Read 2005 times • 0 comments Keep track of all of your upcoming photoshoots with your very own feature packed planner ...
Spell checker Posted on Monday 30th of April 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 2110 times • 0 comments Although many modern browsers have a spell checker built in, quite a few people have this turned off by default....
Saved member lists Posted on Thursday 5th of April 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 2312 times • 0 comments You can now create lists and categorise your saved members into them, making it easier to keep track of each...
Rotate images Posted on Tuesday 3rd of April 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1454 times • 0 comments If you've uploaded any images and they are orientated incorrectly, you can now rotate them by going to Your control...
MadcowModels Shop! Posted on Wednesday 28th of March 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1472 times • 0 comments Today, we've pulled the wraps off our new shop!
Updated advert system Posted on Monday 5th of March 2012 • 1 minute read • Read 2122 times • 0 comments Whether you have your own business to advertise, a blog, or even just want to advertise your own portfolio, you...
Rebuilt dialog boxes and image statistics Posted on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 2029 times • 0 comments There were several underlying bugs in the previous dialog/popup boxes. I've rebuilt the dialog boxes to remove the bugs, and...
Control panel updates filter Posted on Saturday 4th of February 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1600 times • 0 comments You can now filter the updates you see on your control panel, by going to "Your control panel" - "Your...
Photos uploaded on a specific date Posted on Tuesday 31st of January 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1939 times • 0 comments | Posted by James So you've clicked a link that says "Joe Bloggs has uploaded x photos today", which is great, except if they...
Photo albums and message emails Posted on Friday 6th of January 2012 • 1 minute read • Read 2364 times • 0 comments [subheader]Create your own photo albums[/subheader] Albums are the new way to save and organise photos on...
Go mobile with MadcowModels Posted on Tuesday 3rd of January 2012 • 1 minute read • Read 3420 times • 0 comments Looking to use MadcowModels on your phone?
Non modelling photo category Posted on Tuesday 3rd of January 2012 • 0 minute read • Read 1937 times • 0 comments For new photographers, who haven't yet photographed a model, we allow them to upload a maximum of 2 non-modelling photos...
Messaging updates Posted on Thursday 29th of December 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 2156 times • 0 comments The message/conversation page has recently been updated, to a neater version which also provides a lot more information about the...
Plus one Posted on Sunday 18th of December 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 1924 times • 0 comments | Posted by James +1, or Plus one. The new link above all forum posts, and on all comments around the site allows you...
Your messages dropdown and hovercard redesign Posted on Tuesday 13th of December 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1748 times • 0 comments [subheader]Message Dropdown[/subheader] Tried hovering over the "Your Messages" link at the top of the page? Hovering...
Members choice photo Posted on Friday 9th of December 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 2110 times • 0 comments | Posted by James We've had the Editors Choice on the home page for about 18 months now, and now we have Members Choice....
Education centre youtube and photo nudity Posted on Sunday 4th of December 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 2166 times • 0 comments [subheader]Education Centre[/subheader] For many months I've mentioned in the forums that I'm interested in building an...
Christmas header and home page snow Posted on Thursday 1st of December 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 1709 times • 0 comments December is here, and there's no denying that Christmas is rapidly approaching. Each year we do...
Photo policy updates Posted on Friday 18th of November 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1738 times • 0 comments We've always been fairly relaxed with the photos uploaded to MadcowModels, both in quality and content. ...
Your work styles and rates Posted on Tuesday 8th of November 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 2450 times • 0 comments "What are your rates?" is most commonly the first message between a photographer and model. Often you may just want...
Response Rate Update Posted on Thursday 3rd of November 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 1512 times • 0 comments The thread in the forums about the response rate provided a lot of good feedback. ...
Comment system rollout Posted on Tuesday 25th of October 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 1646 times • 0 comments | Posted by james Today, the comment system has been rolled out to another area of the site, and merged with another system. ...
Changes to the visibility of adult rated images Posted on Wednesday 19th of October 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1575 times • 0 comments We currently have a work safe mode feature which if switched on, doesn't allow you to view adult rated images....
Instant email notifications for new castings Posted on Friday 16th of September 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1946 times • 0 comments Members can now receive instant email notifications for new casting calls added to MadcowModels! ...
Updated statistics section Posted on Wednesday 7th of September 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 2137 times • 0 comments The statistics page for your profile and photos has been updated.
Request feedback from non members Posted on Wednesday 24th of August 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 1551 times • 0 comments You can now get feedback from people you've worked with who are not members of MadcowModels! ...
Article and blog comments Posted on Monday 22nd of August 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 2165 times • 0 comments We've introduced the ability to comment of articles and blogs, enabling you to give us feedback on the blogs, and...
New work styles Posted on Wednesday 3rd of August 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 1546 times • 0 comments We've just added several new work styles, they are:
Gift a Membership Posted on Wednesday 3rd of August 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1488 times • 0 comments So, you've just worked with a member and now they can't display those brilliant photos on their profile, simply because...
Front Page Updates Posted on Monday 11th of July 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1582 times • 0 comments As you may well have noticed, we have updated the front page of MadcowModels. ...
Photo organising editor Posted on Saturday 2nd of July 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 2003 times • 0 comments | Posted by James One of the most requested features is the ability to order/organise your photos, and today we've just launched the ability...
Profile Preapproval Check List Posted on Saturday 25th of June 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1575 times • 0 comments When a new member signs up, and logs into their control panel, they will now see a checklist of things...
The DarkRoom Posted on Saturday 11th of June 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 1560 times • 0 comments Bigger images = bigger impact, which is why we would like to introduce to you.. ...
Members message response rate Posted on Wednesday 8th of June 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 1599 times • 0 comments All members profiles on MadcowModels now display the members message response rate.
Suggest new photo categories and modeling work styles Posted on Thursday 2nd of June 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1607 times • 0 comments | Posted by James With more and more photos being uploaded, and many more members signing up every day, we're hoping to add more...
Messages emails and urls Posted on Tuesday 31st of May 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1506 times • 0 comments | Posted by James We have recently changed our policy regarding email addresses and website urls in messages between members. ...
Link to us and Profile card Posted on Sunday 29th of May 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 5772 times • 0 comments | Posted by James We've just introduced several new ways to link to us, as well as a few profile sharing updates..
New Search Engine Posted on Sunday 22nd of May 2011 • 2 minute read • Read 1630 times • 0 comments | Posted by James We understand that no one likes sudden change, no one likes to log on and find a website has been...
Subscribe for your weekly email update Posted on Sunday 15th of May 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1548 times • 0 comments | Posted by James As some may already know, we have a daily email update - mainly for those looking to respond quickly to...
Show More Alerts Posted on Friday 13th of May 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 1405 times • 0 comments | Posted by james Probably not the most exciting update for non-members, but now when you're logged in you can view more of your...
Members Recently Online Posted on Thursday 12th of May 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 1524 times • 0 comments | Posted by James At the bottom of the home page is a new feature showing which members were recently online. ...
Website modeling and photography glossary Posted on Thursday 5th of May 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 1465 times • 0 comments | Posted by James We've compiled a small glossary of terms used within the modeling and photographic industry. We understand that becoming a part...
Work Safe Mode Posted on Wednesday 27th of April 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 6896 times • 0 comments | Posted by James We've just introduced a work safe mode on MadcowModels.
Tagged Photos Gallery Posted on Sunday 24th of April 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1572 times • 0 comments | Posted by James If you have been tagged in any photos by other members on MadcowModels, these will now appear in your "Tagged...
New About Us page Posted on Tuesday 12th of April 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 1885 times • 0 comments A new "About us" page has been written and published on the footer of the website, detailing some information about...
Photo tag alerts Posted on Sunday 10th of April 2011 • 0 minute read • Read 1569 times • 0 comments Now when a member tags you in a photo, you will be alerted on your Control Panel. ...
Advertise your business Posted on Friday 8th of April 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1632 times • 0 comments Do you own a business, or have a service to offer?
The updated messaging system Posted on Tuesday 5th of April 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1543 times • 0 comments | Posted by James The messaging system has recently been updated.. so whats new?
New Profiles Posted on Monday 4th of April 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1773 times • 0 comments | Posted by James The new MadcowModels profile has arrived! So whats new?
Daily email updates Posted on Friday 18th of March 2011 • 1 minute read • Read 1611 times • 0 comments Now you can get a daily email which updates you with the latest goings on, on MadcowModels. ...