Version 5.1.0 - 25th July 2026

New Features

• Added new What's On, Venues, and DJs index pages.

• Improved content discovery and navigation across key clubbing sections.

Version 5.0.6 / 5.0.7 - 13th May 2025

Improvements

• Theme and user interface improvements.

• General functionality enhancements.

• Various bug fixes.

Version 5.0.5 - 5th April 2025

Fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing emails from being sent, which was also affecting registration validation.

• Various bug fixes and stability improvements.

Version 5.0.4 - 28th March 2025

Improvements

• User interface improvements and refinements.

Version 5.0.3 - 27th March 2025

Improvements

• Improved error handling throughout the platform.

Version 5.0.2 - 22nd March 2025

Improvements

• Editor improvements and enhancements.

Version 5.0.1 - 20th March 2025

Improvements

• Improved customisation options.

Version 5.0.0 - 16th March 2025

Major Platform Upgrade

A major upgrade introducing a completely refreshed experience.

New Features & Improvements

• Brand-new user experience.

• Faster, modern interface optimised for desktop and mobile devices.

• Added topic summaries.

• Improved content discovery with followable tag pages bringing related content together.

• Brand-new editing experience.

• Easier creation and management of articles and comments.

• Upgraded database platform from MariaDB v5 to MariaDB v10.

• Migrated to newer, larger, and more powerful Linux servers.

Version 4.2.0 - March 2025

New Features

• Created a new Event Brands section.

• Added event organiser album descriptions (including brands such as Frantic and Tidy), with links to:

  • Official websites

  • Facebook

  • Instagram

  • SoundCloud

  • Beatport

Improvements

• Converted various lists into structured tables, including DJ profile event histories.

• Created new light and dark table styling.

• Improved search filters by correctly identifying content types (e.g. DJ Profiles, Interviews, Reviews, Venues instead of generic "records").

• Cleaned up article sections and added sub-categories for easier navigation.

• Added featured articles.

• Updated permissions allowing members to edit their own articles.

Content Updates

Added and improved sections for:

• DJ Profiles

• Interviews

• Reviews

• Venues

Community Improvements

• Added new achievement badges and assigned them to relevant members.

• Rewarded members for historical forum contributions and content.

• Added tags across more content, including:

  • DJs

  • Venues

  • Events

  • DJ competitions

• Removed corrupted characters from older calendar events and forum posts.

Version 4.1.0 - February 2025

New Features

• Added SoundCloud player widgets for:

  • Trance

  • Techno

  • Hard Dance

Available across forum indexes and ticket sections.

Improvements

• Added albums for flyers and graphics to improve organisation and navigation.

• Enabled members to create articles within:

  • Blogs

  • DJ Profiles

  • Interviews

  • Reviews

  • Venues

Version 4.0.0 - January 2025

New Features

Added new ticket sections for:

• Hard Dance DJs

• Techno DJs

• Trance DJs

Version 3.7.0 - June 2024

Improvements

• Added new themes and colour schemes.

• Added tagging across the platform:

  • Forum posts

  • Events

  • Photos

• Cleaned up DJ profiles and restored missing profiles from the original 2002 CTW website.

• Added missing interviews from the original CTW website.

• Added missing reviews from the original CTW website.

• Added new achievement badges and rewards.

• Improved profile fields.

• Added a new links menu.

• Started removing duplicate posts.

Version 3.6.1 - July 2023

New Features

• Created a new Venues section covering bars and clubs.

Version 3.6.0 - 20th June 2023

Platform Upgrade

• Upgraded PHP to version 8.

• Upgraded forum software to v4.7.11 to improve security and unlock new features.

• Recreated all theme templates and customisations:

  • Blue theme

  • Pink theme

  • Black theme

Version 3.5.1 - 17th June 2023

New Features

• Created the new CTW Pink Theme.

• Uploaded all historic clubbing event flyers from:

  • Articles

  • Reviews

  • Forum posts

  • Calendar entries

Version 3.5.0 - 13th June 2023

Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed emoji rendering issues where duplicate/broken icons appeared.

• Switched from Twitter-style emojis to native emojis.

• Fixed Google Maps integration:

  • Calendar events now display venue maps.

• Renewed billing account.

• Fixed email notifications affecting:

  • New registrations

  • Email verification

Infrastructure

• Switched email delivery to SendGrid instead of local PHP SMTP.

• Blocked Singapore-based scraping bots causing inflated online user counts.

• Added Plesk firewall rule:

  • Deny 114.119.0.0/16 on ports 80 and 443.

Version 3.4.1 - 27th January 2020

Improvements

• Updated Chatbox features:

  • Security updates

  • Donation updates

  • DJ set interaction features (currently disabled)

• Consolidated content into fewer posts.

• Removed spam content.

Version 3.4.0 - 19th January 2020

New Features

• Improved Chatbox with:

  • Rich text support

  • Peer-to-peer interactions

Improvements

• Removed Forums and Gallery headers from mobile homepage.

• Removed "Past Events & Members Reviews" forum.

• Moved topics back into regional forums.

• Created new United Kingdom - Wales forum.

Version 3.3.3 - 18th January 2020

Improvements

• Restricted photo galleries to logged-in members.

• Guests can view categories but not photos.

• Added Google Maps integration:

  • Calendar events show venue maps.

  • Addresses can auto-fill.

  • Photo locations can display maps.

• Added original member profile pictures where available.

Version 3.3.2 - 16th January 2020

Improvements

• Optimised forum layout.

• Fixed various bugs.

• Added testing for live sections.

Version 3.3.1 - 14th January 2020

Improvements

• Optimised forum colours and layouts.

• Added serious forum functionality.

• Optimised calendar and galleries.

Version 3.2.2 - 12th January 2020

Improvements

• Optimised forums and layouts.

• Updated blogs.

Version 3.2.1 - 10th January 2020

Improvements

• Improved viewing experience.

• Reduced loading times.

• Optimised tile layouts.

• Reduced event listings to show one month ahead.

Version 3.2.0 - 10th January 2020

New Features

• Released Blog version two.

• Removed spam and irrelevant content.

Version 3.1.2 - 8th January 2020

Improvements

• Added background picker functionality.

• Continued development of new Blog section.

• Completed first working version of blogs.

• Removed spam content.

Version 3.1.1 - 7th January 2020

New Features

• Added RSVP functionality to calendar events.

• Members can now:

  • Confirm attendance.

  • See who else is attending.

Version 3.1.0 - 6th January 2020

New Features

• Re-enabled post and user signatures.

• Added new Chatbox feature.

Version 3.0.2 - 5th January 2020

Maintenance

• Removed large amounts of spam.

• Fixed broken links and images.

Version 3.0.1 - 4th January 2020

Improvements

• Increased photo upload limits to support larger, higher-quality images.

Earlier Versions

• Version 2.0.0 - 1st January 2004

• Version 1.1.0 - 1st January 2003

• Version 1.0.0 - 1st January 2002

• Version 0.0.1 - 1st January 2001