Heratio Help Center article. Category: Public Access.
Recently Added User Guide
Overview
The Recently added page shows the newest published records in the collection, most recent first, so visitors and returning researchers can see what is new at a glance. There is no need to search or remember when you last visited - open /recent and the latest additions are right at the top. It is the public "what's new" view of the collection.
What it does
Recently added lists published archival descriptions in the order they were added to the catalogue, newest first. Each record appears as a card showing:
- a thumbnail, when the record has a digital image with one (otherwise a neutral document icon);
- the title of the record, which links straight to the full description;
- the date it was added;
- a short snippet from the record's scope and content, so you can tell what it is before clicking through.
Only published records appear here. Draft or unpublished records are never shown to the public.
Paging
The page shows the most recent records first. Use the Older button at the bottom to step further back through additions, and Newer to come forward again. Each page holds a fixed number of the most recent records.
Machine-readable formats
The same list is available for tools, harvesters, and feed readers:
- Atom feed - open /recent.atom (or use the "Atom feed" link at the top of the page) to subscribe in a feed reader and be notified as new records are published.
- JSON - open /recent.json for a structured list. Each item carries its id, slug, title, the date it was added, and a direct URL to the record. The JSON is cross-origin friendly, so a "what's new" widget on another site can read it.
How "newest" is decided
Records are ordered by when they were first created in the catalogue. If that exact creation date is not available on a particular installation, the page falls back to showing the most recently catalogued records and says so with a short honest note - it never shows a misleading date.
When the collection is new
If nothing has been published yet, the page shows a calm "Nothing published yet" message rather than an error. As records are described and published, the newest of them appear here automatically.
Where to find it
- Public page: /recent
- Atom feed: /recent.atom
- JSON: /recent.json
The page is public - no sign-in is required.