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3.8.2
Current Version
11
Platform Apps
40
Releases
152
Total Changes
63
Major Updates
460
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11 applications — economies, history, maps, AI, crypto, sports, music, movies, religion, food & more

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3.8.2
Content Enrichment Across Apps
Added 166 new Wikipedia-sourced articles across World History (+30), Sports (+22), Music (+20), Food (+10 articles + 80 data), Religion (+24).
Data Minor Mar 15, 2026
World Economies Data Expansion
Added 780 new records + updated 243: GDP, inflation, unemployment, trade, reserves, external debt, FDI, Gini index from World Bank and REST Countries.
Data Minor Mar 15, 2026
World Meters Data Expansion
Added 395 new records: population density, birth/death/fertility rates, life expectancy, urban population %, infant mortality, and more from World Bank.
Data Minor Mar 15, 2026
Comprehensive App Data Scraper
New deploy_update/scrape_all_apps.php enriches all 11 affiliate apps with data from REST Countries, World Bank (21 indicators), and Wikipedia (country-specific articles).
Data Major Mar 15, 2026
3.8.0
World AI countries data updated from World Bank API
Updated worldai affiliate_data with 1,394 records from World Bank API covering internet users, mobile subscriptions, patent applications, high-tech exports, and secure internet servers.
Data Minor Mar 14, 2026
3.6.0
Expanded World Bank Military Indicators
Expanded World Bank military indicators from 1 to 5 in EditionBuilder.
Data Minor Mar 14, 2026
Military Data Population System
New standalone import script (populate_military_data.php) fetches military data from World Bank API (5 indicators) and GlobalFirepower (60+ data points per country). Inserts 796+ World Bank records across 169 countries.
Data Major Mar 14, 2026
3.4.6
Rankings Updated to 2024
World rankings now use the 2024 CIA World Factbook edition as the default data source.
Data Minor Feb 14, 2026
3.4.0
10 New HathiTrust Text Archive Files
Cleaned text files for 1981, 1983-1989, 1998, and 1999 editions copied to /data/archives/hathitrust/. Automatically available in the HathiTrust Reader, Download Center, and Resource Library. SQL backup files generated for each year in /data/import/.
Data Minor Feb 14, 2026
Country Name Aliasing for Historical Editions
Comprehensive alias map resolving 50+ historical country names to current database entries. Covers Cold War-era names (USSR, East/West Germany, Yugoslavia), colonial names (Zaire, Rhodesia, Burma), and format-specific variants (comma-inverted names like "Korea, North").
Data Minor Feb 14, 2026
Import 10 Historical Text Editions (1981-1989, 1998-1999)
New import script process_other_archives.php parses CIA World Factbook text editions from Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg. Supports three parser modes: OCR (1981, 1983-1989), Gutenberg98 with @Country:Section markers (1998), and Gutenberg with ====== separators (1999). Imported 124,630 records across 1,754 country-editions.
Data Major Feb 14, 2026
3.0.0
Learning Platform Database Schema
Added 9 new database tables for Learning Paths and Classroom features: learning_paths, learning_lessons, user_path_enrollment, user_lesson_progress, classrooms, classroom_students, classroom_assignments, assignment_submissions, classroom_discussions. Seeded 8 learning paths with 36 lessons containing rich educational content.
Data Major Feb 8, 2026
1.2.0
Historical Editions Import
33 editions imported (1990-2024) with 1,400,719 total records. Timeline viewer for historical data comparison.
Data Major Feb 1, 2025

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