Hey everyone! We're back with the second PluralSpace changelog, and this one's a big one. If the first release was about building a home, this one is about making that home livelier. Let's dig in.

💬 System Chat

Your system can now talk to each other — right inside PluralSpace.

Chat gives your system a space to communicate through named channels. Think of it like having a tiny group chat for your headspace. Create channels for whatever you need — a general hangout, an announcements board, a vent space, whatever works for your system.

• Named channels — create as many as you need, organized however makes sense.

• Member attribution — every message is tagged with who sent it, so you always know who's talking.

• PluralKit-style prefixes — if your system uses message prefixes to identify who's speaking, PluralSpace recognizes them automatically.

• Soft-delete messages — said something you didn't mean to? Messages can be removed without disappearing forever.

📊 Polls

Sometimes you need to make decisions together. Polls make that easy.

Create a poll, add your options, and let your system vote. It's a simple, low-pressure way to make collective decisions — from "what should we have for dinner" to "should we go to that event this weekend."

• Single or multiple choice — choose whether members can pick one option or several.

• Vote as any member — each member gets their own vote, so everyone's opinion counts.

• Toggle votes — changed your mind? Just tap the same option again to undo your vote.

• Optional close dates — set a deadline, or leave it open-ended.

• Member attribution — polls show who created them.

• Dashboard integration — the latest open poll shows up right on your dashboard, so you can vote without even leaving the main screen.

Shared Polls

Here's where it gets fun: you can share polls with your friend systems.

Mark a poll as "open to friends" and any system you're friends with can see it, vote on it, and participate. It's a great way to get outside perspectives or just have fun across systems.

🔐 Configurable Permissions

This is a big one for systems that share access with others.

Previously, roles (Owner, Trusted Friend, Friend) came with fixed permissions. Now, owners can customize exactly what each role can do — per system.

Head to System → Permissions to see all of the permissions. Toggle individual permissions on or off for each role. It's your system, your rules.

Here's what you can now control:

• View front status — can they see who's fronting?

• Update front — can they start or end a front?

• View journal — can they read journal entries?

• Write journal — can they create new entries?

• View members — can they see the member list?

• Manage members — can they edit member profiles?

• View custom fields — can they see custom field data?

• Use chat — can they participate in system chat?

• View polls — can they see and vote on polls?

• Manage polls — can they create and edit polls?

• Manage system — can they access system settings?

Some permissions have dependencies (for example, you can't write journal entries without being able to view them), and PluralSpace handles that automatically — enabling a permission will also enable anything it requires. More permissions will be added, with more fine control, over time.

New Role: Partner

We've added a new role tier: Partner. This sits between Owner and Trusted Friend, and it's designed for someone who's deeply involved with your system. Whether that be a partner, a close caretaker, or anyone who needs more access than a trusted friend but isn't an owner.

The full role hierarchy is now: Owner → Partner → Trusted Friend → Friend

Saying goodbye to SimplyPlural’s Privacy Tier System

Yes, we had to say goodbye to it. We were originally trying to build with their system in mind. Sadly with some of the features we have planned and the setup we started with it was not going to be possible at the scale we are growing to accomplish. We have simplified them a bit, and will investigate custom names and roles in the future.

❓ FAQ Page

We've added a public FAQ page!

If you have questions about PluralSpace, the developer(s) behind it, how it works, anything… this is a good starting point. We'll keep adding questions as they come up, and if you have a question you think should be there, let us know on our feedback site.

🎨 Dashboard Refresh

The dashboard got some love too:

• Current Poll card — replaces the old Vitality section. The latest open poll now lives front and center on your dashboard with inline voting, so you can participate without navigating away.

• Permission-aware layout — dashboard sections now respect your system's permission settings. If a role can't see fronting data, that section simply doesn't appear. No locked icons, no "you can't see this" messages — just a clean view of what's relevant to you.

• Better avatar rendering — member avatars throughout the dashboard now display properly with uploaded images, falling back to the colored initial if none is set.

🔔 Notification Improvements

• Read states — notifications now update in real-time when you mark them as read on another device or tab. No more stale unread badges.

• Mobile header notifications — the notification bell is now accessible from the mobile header, so you don't need to open the sidebar to check for updates.

🔮 What's Next?

We're listening! Head over to to our roadmap to vote on what you want to see next, report bugs, or suggest features. Your feedback is shaping every release.

Keep in mind, as a solo dev right now, I do have a weekday job. I will be online and fixing things when I have the time during the week (which I should in the evening) but I am much more active on weekends!

A Reminder About the Alpha

PluralSpace is still in alpha. Bugs exist, features are still landing, and things may shift as we iterate. But your data is safe — encrypted journals, reversible deletes, and privacy controls are all working today.

If you run into anything weird, tell us. If something made your day, tell us that too. 💜

Thanks for being part of this. Every changelog gets to be a little bigger because you're here.

— The PluralSpace Team