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Source dates must be visible before a chart export leaves review

2026-07-20

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Charts without a visible source date become soft stories the moment the underlying sheet refreshes. Starting 2026-07-20, DataVizForge news and blog cadence treats the source date as part of the same release checklist as claim text and axis scale.

Before you export PNG or SVG, confirm three items in one pass: what claim the chart supports, whether the axis scale makes that claim fair, and whether the dataset refresh date is readable without opening another tab.

This is an editorial gate for existing bar, line, and scatter workflows—not a new chart type. Feedback: sapsap@qq.com.