2024 was a great year for ethereum.org, and as we already have our hands full with projects and initiatives for 2025, it's important to take a moment to celebrate the achievements made possible by the community this past year.

With that in mind, we've put together a recap of our top highlights from 2024—we hope you enjoy reading it!

2024 highlights

Blobs everywhere: launching the Dencun FAQ

In 2023, we built a comprehensive hub for Ethereum's protocol roadmap on ethereum.org. A few months later, in March 2024, the Cancun-Deneb (aka Dencun) network upgrade was deployed. As questions started coming in, it was time for us to create a FAQ-style page to explain what the latest upgrade was all about.

Scaling Ethereum, one word at a time: ethereum.org Translatathon

The second edition of ethereum.org's Translatathon, the annual translation contest to increase the amount of non-English Ethereum content, exceeded all expectations: over the course of two weeks, 327 participants translated 2.53M words, helping make Ethereum-related content accessible in 70 languages. With the support of our global community, we also facilitated 12 in-person translation hubs across four continents.

The next edition of the Translatathon will be announced in the coming weeks—in the meantime, you can find the recap of the 2024 edition here.

Better, faster and stronger: migrating our UI library to ShadCN

After extensive work on improving website performance in 2023, we realized that our previous UI library was holding us back from delivering the best performance and user experience. Since ethereum.org receives visits from people all over the world, using a variety of devices and sometimes slower internet connections, we needed our UI to work seamlessly for everyone.

That’s why, together with the community, we decided to switch our UI library to ShadCN, which is based on Tailwind CSS—a well-known, performance-focused library widely used by developers.

While the migration is nearly complete, you can follow the progress in our GitHub repository.

Getting together: Devcon SEA

At Devcon SEA, ethereum.org made a great impression by exhibiting at the Impact Forum during the first two days of the event - we welcomed over 400 visitors and got to share the ethereum.org mission, while fostering connections within the community. Around 200 merch items (including t-shirts, colouring books and postcards) were distributed to contributors, adding a fun and memorable touch.

Recognizing stellar contributions: C**ontributor acknowledgment program

The Contributor Acknowledgement Program is a year-long initiative within the ethereum.org community designed to recognize and reward members for their helpful contributions to the ethereum.org portal. In 2024, over 800 ‘proof of contribution’ badges were distributed across four categories (GitHub, content, design, and translations) on platforms such as POAP, GitPOAP, and Galxe.

More L2s? More L2 content!

In 2024, we released significant updates on the Layer 2 (L2) content available on ethereum.org, reflecting the importance of scaling solutions in the Ethereum ecosystem. The website introduced a more comprehensive and beginner-friendly L2 section, featuring interactive guides, visuals, and comparisons of popular L2 solutions.

A fresh look: revamping the ethereum.org homepage

Over the past decade, ethereum.org has undergone many transformations, eventually settling on the purple-blue pastel design you've come to recognize since 2020. A homepage revamp was long overdue, and our goal was to continue showcasing what Ethereum is all about, and highlighting how anyone can get involved.

Open source at heart: participating at Hacktoberfest 2024

In October, we joined forces with Hacktoberfest, a global initiative to foster contributions to open source projects. With over 40 PRs submitted, we cannot thank enough the 20 contributors who joined ethereum.org in this month-long endeavor, contributing across all fronts: content, design, migrations, and tons of bug fixes!

Ethereum jargon, translated: introducing ETHGlossary

As part of the Translatathon, we created ETHGlossary—a platform that gamifies the process of translating Ethereum terms. Users can vote on the best translations for key concepts and discuss why certain translations work (or don’t). So far, we’ve received nearly 7,000 translations across more than 40 languages, confirming that ETHGlossary plays an important role in building a comprehensive glossary of Ethereum terminology across languages.

Connecting with the community: Community Calls, QA sessions and Office Hours

In 2024, we hosted 38 events on ethereum.org's Discord server. These ranged from Office Hours, where we simplified complex Ethereum topics for beginners, to monthly Community Calls, where we provided updates on the portal and ecosystem. We also held biweekly Q&A sessions, where contributors got hands-on testing new releases on ethereum.org—it’s safe to say we spent plenty of time online last year!

Want to stay in the loop about upcoming events? Check out our calendar on ethereum.org.

A new home on the web: Next Billion and ETHproofs.org

Alongside maintaining ethereum.org, our core team also supports web development for various initiatives within the Ethereum Foundation. Over the past year, we’ve collaborated on designing and launching new websites for the Next Billion Fellowship and ETHproofs—these collaborations reflect our commitment to support impactful initiatives across the community.

What is next?

In 2025, we're evolving how we build ethereum.org. Starting from January, we're adopting Shape Up methodology - which consists on a 8-week terms (’cycles’) focused on shipping features and initiatives. More on this will be shared soon!

While we'll keep on doing annual product roadmaps, from now on, we'll be releasing ‘cycle roadmaps’ on our GitHub repository—you can find what we'll work on in this first cycle here.

Our community remains a essential part on building ethereum.org — you can check how you can start contributing (e.g. writing or reviewing content, creating new designs, translating the website, developing new features or fixing bugs, and many more possibilities) in our contributors pages.

Thank you again to every person involved in making ethereum.org possible. Here’s to a great 2025!