Bible SuperSearch 4.1.1 has been released.  This bugfix release fixes the Bible selectors to properly shrink on small screens.  They are supposed to become more narrow, and display the Bible abbreviation instead of it’s full name.  The abbreviation was working, but the drop down menu was not resizing. Affected: Stand Alone client WordPress plugin Not affected: API

Bible SuperSearch 4.1.0 has been released! This new version adds the ability to download Bibles via the API in multiple formats. With the ‘Enable Downloads Tab’ setting enabled, a tab is added to the API documentation that allows the user to download Bibles.  This downloads page can also be added to a WordPress website via a new shortcode in our WordPress plugin. Features of the downloader include: Ability to download multiple files at once, as a ZIP file. Ability to cache files for quick download later.  No need to render the files for every download. Easy control over how long files are cached and how much disk space is used. Formats include Compact PDF – ready to print, takes up minimal paper CSV Plain Text Machine Readable plain text More formats will be added in the next release Additional improvements include: Embedded API documentation has been made responsive and has been rearranged into nestled tabs Rearranging API configuration page into tabs Added Chinese Bibles Misc bug fixes Note: Since there was no changes to the user interface itself, so there is no need for a 4.1.0 version of the standalone client.  

Bible SuperSearch 4.0.1 has been released.  This bugfix release resolved issues searching for keywords containing certain Unicode characters. Also, the language used for Bible books now defaults to that of the first selected Bible (as it worked in the legacy code). This release affects all modern Bible SuperSearch products: Standalone Client WordPress Plugin API

We are pleased to announce the release of Bible SuperSearch 4.0.  This release finalizes the complete rebuild of the software that has been in progress since late 2015.   With this release, we are releasing the source code to our API. Bible SuperSearch was originally built to be ran completely independent of our website.  Now that this rebuild has been finished, we can offer this option once again.  Our client software allows anyone to install the Bible search engine easily on their website; adding the API allows for complete independence from our website.

We are pleased to announce the first 4.0.0 pre-release of our API code. The API, when combined with a user interface, will allow running Bible SuperSearch completely independent of our website. Please report any bugs to us immediately. The final release is on schedule for May 4, 2019. https://sourceforge.net/projects/biblesuper/files/API/ NOTE:  This code is not production ready and should not be used in a production environment.

There are a few different numbers floating around for the total number of verses in the Bible.  Most people, when looking for a count, will just find and quote one of these numbers. No one has time or patience to actually count the verses. And probably the easiest way to do this would be to add up the number of verses in each of the 1189 chapters. We know how many verses a chapter has by looking at the number of the last verse. But still, this would take time. However, building the Bible search engine (Bible SuperSearch) has enabled us to have computers do the counting for us. And the number of verses always came out to be 31,102. In order to build the Bible search engine, the Bible was imported into a (MySQL) database for easy querying. Each Bible has it’s own database table. For the KJV, the table is ‘bible_kjv’. In the table, each verse has it’s own row:   index book chapter verse text 1 1 1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 1 1 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 1 1 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4 1 1 4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and

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We are pleased to announce the first alpha release of our API code. The API, when combined with a user interface, will allow running Bible SuperSearch completely independent of our website. https://sourceforge.net/projects/biblesuper/files/API/ NOTE:  This code is not production ready and should not be used in a production environment.

Bible SuperSearch 2.7.5 has just been released.   Fixed some bugs in Internet Explorer Added a destination page option. This will allow displaying the form on one page, but viewing the results on another.  Note: Both pages must be on the same domain. Work on Bible SuperSearch 4.0 is progressing; it should be ready by Spring 2019, if not sooner.

Bible SuperSearch 2.7.0 has been released. Features added in this release: Strong’s numbers (King James Version) Displaying Searching Italicization of added words (KJV and Reina Valera Gómez) Words of Christ in Red (KJV and RVG) Strong’s number support has been included in the unreleased ‘Pro’ (3.0) version for years.  It is now released and available for everyone.  This includes inline Strong’s numbers in the text, indicating the root word from which the text was translated.  Hovering over a number will display it’s definition in a dialog.  Clicking on the number will search the Bible for it.  In addition, you can search for Strong’s numbers in any search query.  Example: Search for faith G3551.  The Strong’s numbers display can be toggled on and off. Italicization (also previously included in ‘Pro’), and Red Letter can also be toggled on and off.   You can now have all of these advanced Bible search features on your website.   Download Here  

This release adds several interfaces to the new client. Some have been migrated from the legacy software, but we have also added a set of minimal interfaces. This release also fixes several bugs and formatting issues.