Release notes - The Message

We’ve been working hard to make the site easier to use, faster, and more reliable.
Here’s what’s new:

🎨 New look and feel

  • Clean, simple, accessible design with clear text and easy navigation
  • Full-width header and footer for a consistent look across all pages
  • Mobile-friendly menus with an accessible menu button

📖 Sermons section

  • Sermons are now displayed in a card layout with clear titles, dates, and locations
  • You can expand each card to see more details
  • Sorting options let you quickly find the newest, oldest, or recently updated sermons

🔍 Better search

  • Redesigned the 404 page (Page Not Found) so you can still find sermons easily
  • Improved filters and sorting on the main search

⚙️ Behind the scenes

  • New installation process with automated checks and setup
  • Secure admin user creation and role-based access
  • Queue system set up to handle tasks smoothly on shared hosting
  • Automatic backups and housekeeping jobs scheduled through cron

🛠 Fixes and improvements

  • Fixed missing view errors in some themes
  • Unified fonts with Public Sans for clear reading and good language coverage
  • Improved error messages and flash banners so you always know what’s happening

👉 Next up: we’re focusing on more admin dashboard improvements and polishing the mobile experience.