Changelog
Development progress and feature updates for Selah.
Global Reach
Based on L1+L2 speaker estimates. Bible text available in 226+ languages; UI and devotional content in 13 languages.
Next languages to add (by global impact)
Translation Coverage
Coverage across UI strings, devotional themes, and devotional entries (reflections & prayers).
Timeline
Mar 4, 2026
v0.1Project Launch
Initial release with Bible promise browser, multi-version reader, advanced search, and verse-selection toolbar across 226+ languages and 262+ translations.
Mar 6, 2026
v0.2Mobile, Tests & Tutorial
Tap and long-press verse selection, Jest test suite (24 suites), interactive guided tutorial, and improved mobile responsiveness.
Mar 12, 2026
v0.3Pray His Promises
Devotional meditation feature launches: 15 guided promise-based entries weaving Scripture, reflection, and prayer.
Mar 13, 2026
v0.4Scalability & PWA
Dynamic imports, server-side caching, rate limiting, PWA shell with installable app icon, and performance audit.
Mar 16, 2026
v0.5870+ Devotionals
25 new devotional themes added — promises for anxiety, grief, courage, finances, marriage, and dozens more pastoral seasons.
Mar 18, 2026
v0.613 UI Languages
Full UI translation for Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swahili (plus English).
Mar 20, 2026
v0.7Locale-Prefixed Routes
i18n routing rolls out: every page now lives at /en/, /es/, /fr/, /ar/ etc., with locale-aware sitemaps, breadcrumbs, and metadata.
Mar 23, 2026
v0.8Devotional Translations
Bulk translation of 870+ devotionals across 12 non-English languages — over 18,000 translated reflections and prayers shipped.
Mar 31, 2026
v0.9Audits & Refactor
87 miscategorized promises reclassified, page components refactored to separate client logic from route handlers, hardcoded English strings eliminated.
May 6, 2026
v1.0Quality Pass
Rewrote 600+ templated reflections with verse-specific exegesis, restored lost verseText fields, corrected coverage statistics on the changelog page.
By the Numbers
2,355
Promises
226+
Languages
2,900
Devotionals
13
UI Languages