Proclaim 10.1.0

The biggest release in the project's history — a ground-up modernization for Joomla 5/6 and PHP 8.3 with dozens of new features for churches of every size.

Key Highlights

Visual Layout Editor

Drag-and-drop template editor with 6 configurable rows. Separate layout tabs for Messages, Details, Teachers, and Series views. Schema-driven settings modal with per-element configuration. Works within the mod_proclaim module.

Scripture Entry Redesign

Replaced legacy 10-field input with natural-text autocomplete. Supports unlimited references per message via new junction table, per-reference Bible versions, and drag-to-reorder functionality.

Multi-Campus Location System

Single installation can serve multiple campuses with content isolation. Location records map to Joomla user groups. All 11 admin list models filter by location. Non-super-admin users see only their campus's content.

Analytics Dashboard & Campus Reports

GDPR-aware event tracking (page views, plays, downloads) with Chart.js dashboard, four-level drill-down capability, date presets, campus filtering, CSV export, and printable pastor-ready reports.

CSV Bulk Import

Import messages in bulk from CSV or spreadsheet files. Client-side parsing with auto-detected delimiters, 15-field column mapping, preview table, auto-creation of teachers/series/locations, AJAX batch processing.

Bible API Provider Architecture

Three providers: GetBible (free), API.Bible (2,500+ translations), Local (offline/GDPR-safe). Two-level configuration with local translation management and frontend AJAX version switcher.

Image Optimization Pipeline

WebP generation, elements with JPEG fallback, lazy loading. Admin Image Tools include batch migration, WebP conversion, orphan cleanup, and broken-reference relinking.

9.x to 10.x Migration Wizard

In-place upgrade wizard for Proclaim 9.x to 10.x migration. Automatic legacy schema detection, 6-step AJAX wizard with per-step retry, comprehensive data fixes, and verification.

Content & Worship Features

• Archived messages display with badge options
• Multiple teachers per sermon with drag-to-reorder
• Full message body available in Layout Editor
• Series linking from detail pages
• Scripture verse tooltips with session caching
• Per-element scripture display settings
• Modal series picker with inline create/edit

Media & Players

• Video platform support: Vimeo, Wistia, Resi.io, Dailymotion, Rumble, SoundCloud addons
• Facebook video embeds (page videos, watch URLs, reels, events)
• URL normalization on save across all 8 platform addons
• Fancybox media player updated to v6
• Play count tracking across all player types
• YouTube module with countdown timer, notify button, and mini-player

Frontend Experience

• AJAX sermon filtering with URL state management
• Three pagination styles: standard, load more, infinite scroll
• Enhanced related studies with weighted multi-dimension scoring
• Dual-mode social sharing: Hide, AddToAny, or Local/Privacy
• Schema.org structured data (JSON-LD) for rich results
• Modernized div-based CSS Grid listings
• Multi-platform podcast subscribe links via Podcast Index API

Administration

• Improved control panel with dark mode support
• Color picker with 140+ named CSS colors
• Simple Mode streamlined interface (default for fresh installs)
• Record locking (check-in/checkout) across 12 entity types
• Batch operations across all entity types
• Reset Hits confirmation dialog
• Persistent caching: 15 minutes for dashboard, 1 hour for dropdowns

Platform & Compatibility

• Minimum PHP: 8.3.0
• Minimum Joomla: 5.1.0 (runs natively on Joomla 6)
• Complete PSR-12 compliance
• jQuery removal with Web Asset Manager migration
• Joomla 5/6 forward-compatible APIs
• 523 PHPUnit tests + 186 Jest tests

📖 Full details: What's New in 10.1