# A calmer CommonYard

> A new home with your yards on the sky, calmer cards where a poll's result grows as you vote, a plainer post screen, notifications in plain words, and What you made in place of Your studio.

Published: 2026-10-02
URL: https://commonyard.app/news/a-calmer-commonyard/

CommonYard got a new look from top to bottom today. Everything works as before; it's easier to read.

## The home

Your yards float on a sky that follows the hour and the weather, with the one you're reading biggest. Under them sit **Find a yard** and **New yard**, then what moved on your own posts, then the newest posts. When a game is live, a strip says so, with **Join**. See [Get started](/guides/get-started/).

## The cards

Every kind of post has its own colour and a calmer card. Tap a poll's choice and the result grows in front of you. A petition shows a ring for how close it is to its goal, and you sign on a **SIGN HERE** bar.

## The post screen and the thread

The post screen matches the home. Under a post's replies, **MORE POSTS** carries on with the next ones, so you can keep reading without going back.

## What you made

**Your studio** is gone. **What you made** — under **YOU**, and behind the square button on the post screen — holds everything you've posted and every game you made, each with **Edit** and **Delete**. The **+** on every bar now opens the post screen. See [What you made](/guides/what-you-made/).

## Notifications, in plain words

The notifications page and its settings were rewritten. **What you hear about** has one switch for each kind — replies, yards, games, points, news — and **Quiet at night**. See [Turn on notifications](/guides/turn-on-notifications/).

## GAMES

The games page wears the same sky, with the hall of fame's leaders on it and the four doors underneath. See [Play games on CommonYard](/guides/play-games/).