Sitemap, font loading fix, and Get Started section.

NewTon DC Tournament Manager v4.2.7 — March 13, 2026

Overview

NewTon DC Tournament Manager Version 4.2.7 delivers SEO infrastructure (sitemap and robots.txt update), font loading improvements that eliminate the flash of unstyled text, and a new "Get Started" section on the landing page.

This release contains no changes to tournament functionality and is a drop-in replacement for v4.2.6.

SEO

sitemap.xml

A sitemap.xml has been added to the repo root, listing the three indexable URLs on the site:

https://darts.skrodahl.net/ — landing page
https://darts.skrodahl.net/?launch — Tournament Manager
https://darts.skrodahl.net/chalker — Chalker App

robots.txt

A Sitemap: directive has been added pointing to https://darts.skrodahl.net/sitemap.xml, allowing Google and other crawlers to discover the sitemap automatically.

Landing Page

Font Loading — No More Flicker

Two changes work together to eliminate the flash of unstyled text (FOUT) on page load:

<link rel="preload"> hints added to <head> for both custom fonts (Insignia and Manrope) — the browser fetches the fonts early, before it would otherwise discover them via the stylesheet
font-display: block replaces swap in landing.css — the browser holds a brief invisible slot for the font rather than rendering fallback text and swapping later

Combined with preloading, the invisible window is imperceptible on a normal connection, and the page renders with the correct branded fonts from the first paint.

Get Started Section

A new "Get Started" section has been added directly below the hero buttons, before Key Features. It presents two clear paths for new users:

Local Use: Download the latest release, unzip, double-click tournament.html — no installation required
Self-Hosted: Deploy with Docker using the quickstart guide

Both cards link to the relevant GitHub resources and include hover effects consistent with the rest of the page.

Meta Description

Shortened from 190 to 155 characters to fit within Google's search result display window. All key selling points are preserved.

App Buttons Open in New Tab

"Launch Tournament Manager" and "Open Chalker App" now open in a new tab (target="_blank"), keeping the landing page open. "View on GitHub" is unchanged.

Files Changed

sitemap.xml — new file
robots.txt — Sitemap: directive added
landing.html — font preload hints, meta description, app button targets, Get Started section
landing-page.php — same changes as landing.html
css/landing.css — font-display: block, Get Started section styles
CHANGELOG.md — v4.2.7 entry added

Migration from v4.2.6

No migration required. Fully compatible with all existing tournaments and saved configurations.

NewTon DC Tournament Manager v4.2.7 — sitemap, font loading fix, and Get Started section.

Download v4.2.7

Previous Releases

Latest release
v4.2.6 — March 12, 2026 — Undo system bug fix, Late Registration eligibility checker, and robots.txt.
v4.2.5 — March 11, 2026 — Landing page improvements and a Bracket Editor placeholder in the Developer Console.
v4.2.4 — March 10, 2026 — Proper Single Elimination match length configuration and colour-coded Chalker leg averages.
v4.2.3 — March 10, 2026 — Landing page redesign with retro comic theme by Nano Banana.
v4.2.2 — March 9, 2026 — Landing page fix, cleaner card layout.
v4.2.1 — March 8, 2026 — Cleaner cards, clearer brackets, better discoverability.
v4.2.0 — March 3, 2026 — Single Elimination: one shot, no second chances.

For older releases, see the GitHub releases page.