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  • Releases 0.9.453 - 0.9.456: Change Log

    Published: Mon 16 Mar 2026 05:13PM UTC Comments: 4

    We started the year with some major improvements to our bookmark search, making it possible to sort and filter bookmarks by word count, and deployed several batches of fixes to strengthen site security and improve performance. These release notes collect all changes made to AO3 in January.

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  • AO3 Celebrates 17 Million Fanworks

    Published: Fri 06 Mar 2026 05:19PM UTC Comments: 147

    A lot has been going on at the Archive of Our Own (AO3) lately! In January, we celebrated 10 million registered users on AO3. February was all about International Fanworks Day, which we celebrated with several events, culminating in our 30-hour chat and games party over on Discord. And now, we've hit another milestone: 17 million fanworks on AO3!

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