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Data & Editorial Changelog

Dated record of material changes to PlainAlcohol data presentation, methodology, and editorial framing. Verified entries only; we do not invent history to fill the page.

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We add an entry when a material correction, presentation change, or methodology revision reaches the public site and we can point at a corroborating commit. We do not backfill entries without that evidence. To report a possible error, include the page URL, the field in question, and the TTB source via our data-corrections contact channel. Policy detail lives on the editorial & corrections page and in methodology § Corrections. For TTB release-over-release permit diffs (when both extracts are loaded), see /changes/.

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  1. Tools hub gained WebApplication schema; RankTable ItemList order declared

    The /tools/ hub now emits WebApplication JSON-LD, and RankTable lists declare ItemListOrderDescending so crawlers see a single coherent ranked list. Presentation of existing boards; permit counts were not re-authored.

    Corroborating commit: 6d16620

    Open tools hub →

  2. City slug hyphenation variants collapsed with 301 aliases

    Duplicate city paths that differed only by hyphenation now 301 to one canonical slug, and the city sitemapTier minCount was refreshed after the collapse (6,852 city URLs). Registry rows unchanged.

    Corroborating commit: a2eaa2d

    Methodology →

  3. Stable id= attributes on every rendered h2

    Heading anchors are now deterministic across page types so deep links and table-of-contents targets do not drift between builds.

    Corroborating commit: d70b542

    Homepage →

  4. Permit-type state ranks cached on producer detail

    Producer pages now read permit-type state ranks from an additive cache table so detail renders stay query-cost-bound. Public figures were not re-authored.

    Corroborating commit: ca88a7c

    Processing notes →

  5. Reverted TakeawaysBand on entity templates after similarity regression

    A TakeawaysBand addition on producer/entity pages raised rendered-sibling similarity (+1.28pp). The band was removed from those templates while guide TakeawaysBands remain.

    Corroborating commit: 13a68ce

    Guides →

  6. City records enriched with ACS population

    City pages gained Census ACS population joins so per-capita and density context can be shown beside TTB permit counts. Vintage stamped on the page trust footer.

    Corroborating commit: 82df91c

    Methodology →

  7. Publisher accountability disclosure linked from policy surfaces

    About, privacy, terms, and contact pages now carry an explicit publisher accountability disclosure for who operates PlainAlcohol, without cross-linking sibling brands.

    Corroborating commit: 3ee5556

    About →

Download the 52-jurisdiction TTB permit landscape cited on this page: ttb-state-landscape.csv (CC0). Method notes live on /statistics and /methodology.