Rule 34 XYZ

Announcements

Hallo world

1 hour agoby sieghard
Hey everyone. I'm Sieghard — the creator of this site. This is the first post in the new announcements section, so it makes sense to start from the beginning. About 8 years ago I couldn't shake the idea of building my own rule34 site. The kind of site I'd actually want to use myself — fast…
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Claude Code

April 3by sieghard
Originally posted in Discord on 2026-04-03 TL;DR: Started using Claude Code (AI with full access to the codebase). Rewrote the entire logging system in under a week instead of a month. Development speed is way up. TikTok mode app might drop late spring/mid summer instead of fall. Hey @everyone…
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rule34.xyz turns 8

March 12by sieghard
Originally posted in Discord on 2026-03-12 TL;DR rule34.xyz turns 8. Comments updated: GIFs, inline replies, expandable threads, and reporting. Angular 21 upgrade, better performance, refreshed UI. Light theme coming soon, app-next public test this fall Hey @everyone We've come a long way together…
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Bots, Linux, and a Fursona

February 21by sieghard
Originally posted in Discord on 2026-02-21 TL;DR: Got hit by a massive bot attack, dealt with it. Switched to Linux after years on Windows, no regrets. Finally made my fursona. Hey @everyone. No major site updates today, just one small thing, but I wanted to share a few things from my personal…
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2025

January 12by sieghard
Originally posted in Discord on 2026-01-12 TL;DR: No TL;DR this time. No shiny updates either — just reflections on 2025 and a look into 2026. Hey @everyone. I don’t even know where to start. I’d love to open this with something victorious — how great everything is, what an amazing year it was. But…
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Meta tags

December 20, 2025by sieghard
Originally posted in Discord on 2025-12-20 TL;DR: I’ve added computed meta tags to the site: best of the day / week / month / year. They are assigned automatically based on likes within fixed time windows and help highlight high-quality posts and authors. Currently available on rule34.xyz; coming…
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UK is done

December 7, 2025by sieghard
Originally posted in Discord on 2025-12-07 TL;DR: The UK wants full user verification — selfies, documents, card data, the whole 1984 package. I’m not turning into a Ministry of Truth, so the sites will be self-blocked in the UK. Sorry, gooners. Hey @everyone. So, the United Kingdom has sent me…
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Trends

November 14, 2025by sieghard
Originally posted in Discord on 2025-11-03 Behind the Scenes I spent a lot of time thinking about the best way to structure and collect the data. At first, I considered using user likes as the primary source, since they're an active form of engagement. But after further analysis, I decided to…
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404

April 3, 2025by sieghard
Originally posted in Discord on 2025-04-03 Hello everyone! Today's update is very important as many of you have requested these changes. In addition to the main features, I've implemented several quality-of-life improvements. Post Navigation. It's now available for rule34.xyz. This feature will be…
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