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📋 Changelog

Everything that's new, improved, and fixed in Emojigo.

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v2.3

AI & Locale Improvements

March 4, 2026

Smarter AI content generation with per-language cultural context, locale-aware emoji suggestions, polished theme page UI, and improved content transparency with publisher and freshness information.

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New Features

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    Locale-Based Emoji Suggestions — Emoji suggestions are now language-specific. Each suggestion is tied to the locale it was submitted from, with bot pattern detection and slug validation on display.
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    Cultural Context in AI Prompts — AI theme content generation now includes per-language cultural context, producing more relevant related topics and examples for each locale.
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Improvements

2
  • UX
    Theme Content UI Polish — Shortened long descriptions with expand/collapse, fixed tips section grid layout, and cleaned up AI disclosure inline styles and hardcoded text.
  • SEO
    Publisher & Content Freshness Info — Added publisher and author details to theme pages. AI-generated content now displays a calculated last-updated date for improved transparency.
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Bug Fixes

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    Uzbek Date Translation — Fixed Carbon date translations using Latin Uzbek (uz_Latn) instead of Cyrillic, matching the site's Latin-script Uzbek interface.
2 New Features
2 Improvements
1 Bug Fixed
v2.2

The Worldwide Expansion

February 28, 2026

Emojigo goes truly worldwide with 11 new languages, bringing the total to 23. From Hausa to Telugu, Bengali to Kurdish — each language with native emoji names, localized slugs, AI content generation, and full Unicode support. A new modal language selector, OG image font support for 5 new scripts, and slug regeneration tools round out this massive internationalization update.

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New Languages

11
  • Language
    Hausa (Hausa) — Full translation, CLDR emoji names, localized URLs, AI content generation.
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    Amharic (አማርኛ) — Full translation with Ethiopic script support, native emoji names, OG image font.
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    Swahili (Kiswahili) — Full translation, CLDR emoji names, localized URLs, AI content generation.
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    Bengali (বাংলা) — Full translation with Bengali script support, native emoji names, OG image font.
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    Burmese (မြန်မာ) — Full translation with Myanmar script support, native emoji names, OG image font.
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    Uzbek (Oʻzbekcha) — Full translation, CLDR emoji names, localized URLs, AI content generation.
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    Marathi (मराठी) — Full translation with Devanagari script support, native emoji names, OG image font.
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    Telugu (తెలుగు) — Full translation with Telugu script support, native emoji names, OG image font.
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    Javanese (Basa Jawa) — Full translation, CLDR emoji names, localized URLs, AI content generation.
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    Kurdish Kurmanji (Kurdî) — Full translation, AI-translated emoji names (1,596 via Gemini), Latin script slugs.
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    Filipino (Filipino) — Full translation, CLDR emoji names, localized URLs, AI content generation.
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New Features

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    Language Selector Modal — New modal-based language picker replacing the old dropdown. Supports 23 languages with flag icons, native names, and smooth animations.
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    AI Emoji Name Translation — New emoji:translate-names command for batch-translating emoji names via Gemini AI. Used for Kurdish where CLDR coverage was limited.
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    Slug Regeneration Tool — New emoji:regenerate-slugs command to rebuild slugs from current names with automatic redirect preservation.
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    OG Image Multi-Script Support — Open Graph images now render correctly in Ethiopic, Bengali, Myanmar, Telugu, and Devanagari scripts with dedicated Noto Sans fonts.
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    Smart Cache Control — Theme pages with incomplete or fallback content are no longer cached, ensuring visitors always see fully generated content.
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Improvements

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  • Performance
    Separate OG Image Cache — OG image clearing is now independent from full cache clear, preventing unnecessary regeneration of all cached pages.
  • UX
    User Search Bypass — User-initiated theme searches now bypass the daily AI generation limit, ensuring search always works regardless of automated content quotas.
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    Native Script Slugs — All emoji URLs now use native language slugs instead of English. Old English slugs automatically redirect via slug_redirects table.
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    Dynamic Locale Configuration — Removed all hardcoded locale arrays from seeders and controllers. Everything now reads from config('app.supported_locales').
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Bug Fixes

4
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    Gemini JSON Parsing — Fixed AI content generation failing on malformed JSON responses with improved extraction and fallback logic.
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    Community Suggestions in Themes — Fixed approved community emoji suggestions not appearing in theme quick-copy grids.
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    Turkish Character Slugs — Fixed unicode_slug() handling of Turkish-specific characters (ı, İ, ş, ç, ğ, ö, ü) for proper ASCII transliteration.
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    Language Modal Stacking Context — Moved language selector modal to body level to escape header's backdrop-filter stacking context issue.
+11 New Languages
23 Total Languages
5 New Features
4 Bugs Fixed
v2.1

Community Contributions

February 25, 2026

Emojigo becomes truly community-driven! Users can now suggest missing emojis and symbols for any theme. A beautiful modal interface, smart duplicate detection, and full multilingual support across all 12 languages.

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New Features

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    Emoji Suggestions System — Users can suggest missing emojis or Unicode symbols for any theme. Beautiful modal with emoji picker, search, and paste support.
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    Smart Duplicate Detection — Real-time checking prevents duplicate suggestions. Binary collation ensures exact emoji matching (no false positives).
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    Rate Limiting — 5 suggestions per hour per IP to prevent spam. Clear error messages with countdown timer.
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    Community Statistics — Live counters showing approved and pending suggestions for each theme. Grid layout with hover effects.
  • Language
    Full Multilingual Support — All suggestion UI, messages, and modal content translated into 12 languages with proper RTL support.
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Improvements

4
  • Design
    Modern Modal Design — Backdrop blur, smooth animations, better spacing, and professional button styling matching site design.
  • Design
    Community Card Redesign — Grid layout for statistics, centered button, hover effects, and better dark mode support.
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    Mobile Responsive — Full mobile support with touch-friendly emoji picker and stacked button layout on small screens.
  • Performance
    Optimized Queries — Efficient duplicate checking with indexed database queries and binary collation for exact matching.
v2.0

The Global Update

February 24, 2026

A massive update bringing Emojigo to a truly global audience. Eight new languages including full RTL support for Arabic, Urdu, and Persian. Three brand-new interactive pages, deep SEO optimizations, and dozens of bug fixes. This release expands Emojigo from 4 languages to 12 and adds powerful new ways to explore emojis.

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New Pages

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    Emoji Kitchen — Mix two emojis to create unique mashups. 100,000+ combinations powered by Google's CDN. Search, random, swap, download, and popular combinations showcase.
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    Emoji Keyboard — Full-page emoji browser with all 3,600+ emojis grouped by category. Sticky category tabs, instant search/filter, one-click copy.
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    Trending Emojis — Live stats page with 3 tabs: Most Copied, Most Viewed, Recently Added. Gold/silver/bronze badges for top 3. Category stats sidebar.
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    Changelog — You're looking at it. Full version history with timeline design.
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New Features

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    Hindi (हिन्दी) Support — Full translation, localized URLs, dedicated database tables, AI content generation in Hindi.
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    Arabic (العربية) Support — Full translation with complete RTL layout, Arabic web fonts, localized URLs, and AI content generation.
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    Russian (Русский) Support — Full translation with Cyrillic font support, unicode slugs, localized URLs, and AI content generation.
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    Urdu (اردو) Support — Full translation with RTL layout, Arabic script fonts, localized URLs, and AI content generation.
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    Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) Support — Full translation, localized URLs, dedicated database tables, and AI content generation.
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    Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) Support — Full translation, localized URLs, dedicated database tables, and AI content generation.
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    Thai (ไทย) Support — Full translation with Thai font support, unicode slugs, localized URLs, and AI content generation.
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    Persian (فارسی) Support — Full translation with RTL layout, Arabic script fonts, localized URLs, and AI content generation.
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    RTL Layout Support — Complete right-to-left layout for Arabic, Urdu, and Persian, including mirrored navigation, text alignment, and component layouts.
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    Platform Images on Theme Pages — Theme pages now show how emojis look across Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp.
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    Localized URL Slugs — Every page has SEO-friendly URLs in each language (e.g. /emoji-klavyesi, /emoji-tastatur, /clavier-emoji, /emoji-klaviatura).
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    Centralized Locale Configuration — All supported locales managed from a single config file instead of hardcoded arrays across the codebase.
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    AI-Powered Localized Names — Emoji names and slugs are now generated in each language's native script instead of staying in English.
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SEO & Performance

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  • SEO
    Schema.org JSON-LD — Structured data on home (WebSite, Organization, FAQPage), category (CollectionPage, BreadcrumbList), emoji, and theme pages.
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    Hreflang Tags — Automatic alternate language tags on all pages for proper international SEO across 12 languages.
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    Optimized Meta Tags — Unique, keyword-rich title, description, and keywords for every page across all 12 languages.
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    Sitemap Improvements — Per-locale sitemaps with all static pages, chunked emoji/theme generation for memory efficiency.
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    Database Performance Indexes — Composite indexes on translation tables for faster locale-based queries.
  • Performance
    Emoji Column Collation Fix — Fixed emoji character collation to utf8mb4_bin for proper Unicode matching in MariaDB.
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Bug Fixes

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    Unicode Slug Transliteration — Slugs for non-Latin languages (Hindi, Arabic, Russian, Thai, Urdu, Persian) now preserve original script characters instead of broken transliteration.
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    Theme Search for Non-Latin — Search queries in Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Thai, Urdu, and Persian now correctly match themes without requiring Latin transliteration.
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    RTL Header Layout — Fixed header appearing cut off on RTL pages (Arabic, Urdu, Persian) by removing conflicting CSS direction rules.
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    Hardcoded "Emojis" in Theme Titles — Theme pages in non-English languages no longer show English "Emojis" suffix. Each language uses its own native format.
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    Category Page Emoji Count — Removed pagination, showing all emojis on a single page for better user experience.
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    Translation Key Parity — All 12 locales now have complete 454/454 translation keys with no missing entries.
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    Cyrillic & Thai Font Loading — Added proper web font loading for Cyrillic (Russian) and Thai scripts to prevent fallback font rendering.
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    SyncEmojis Command — Fixed missing parent constructor call that caused errors during emoji synchronization.
+8 New Languages
4 New Pages
17 New Features
8 Bugs Fixed
v1.0

Initial Release

January 13, 2026

The first public release of Emojigo — a comprehensive emoji guide with AI-powered content, theme collections, and multi-language support from day one. Built with Laravel 12, PHP 8.2, and MariaDB. Launched with 4 languages: Turkish, English, German, and French.

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Core Features

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    3,600+ Emojis — Complete emoji database synced from Unicode standards with detailed meanings, usage examples, and ready-to-use messages.
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    AI-Powered Content — Google Gemini integration for generating emoji meanings, usage contexts, tips, and ready messages in multiple languages.
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    Theme Collections — Curated and search-generated emoji collections for special occasions, moods, and topics. Each theme with its own page and AI content.
  • Language
    4 Languages — Turkish (TR), English (EN), German (DE), and French (FR) with full translations and localized content from launch.
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    One-Click Copy — Click any emoji to instantly copy it to clipboard. Works across all pages with visual feedback toast notifications.
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    Smart Search — Search emojis by name, keyword, or meaning. Supports fuzzy matching and auto-creates theme pages from search queries.
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    Favorites System — Save your favorite emojis with localStorage. Quick access from the header dropdown with clear all option.
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    Dark/Light Theme — Toggle between dark and light modes. Preference saved in localStorage and cookie for flicker-free server-side rendering.
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    Platform Images — See how each emoji looks on Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp with WebP support.
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    Trending Emojis — Homepage section showing most copied emojis with IP-based rate limiting and real-time copy count tracking.
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Pages

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    Home — Hero section with search, categories, popular themes, trending emojis, features showcase, FAQ.
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    Emoji Detail — Full emoji page with meanings, usage contexts, messages, tips, developer codes, platform images, related emojis.
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    Theme Detail — Theme collection page with quick copy, content sections, related themes, sidebar trending.
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    Category — All emojis in a category with translations and breadcrumbs.
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    Search Results — Dynamic search with automatic theme creation from queries.
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    About, Contact, Help Center — Support and information pages with contact form.
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    Privacy Policy & Terms — Legal pages with full GDPR compliance content.
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    Games — Placeholder page for upcoming emoji games.
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Technical

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    Laravel 12 + PHP 8.2 — Modern PHP framework with latest features and MariaDB.
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    Vanilla CSS Design System — No Tailwind, no Bootstrap. Pure CSS with CSS variables for theming.
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    File-Based Page Cache — HTML page caching with toggle control and selective clearing.
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    Cloudflare CDN — Global content delivery with automatic compression.
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    Google Analytics — Traffic tracking with GDPR-compliant cookie consent banner.
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    SEO Foundations — Open Graph, Twitter Cards, canonical URLs, robots.txt, XML sitemaps.
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    Mobile Responsive — Fully responsive design with mobile search modal, touch-friendly interactions.
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    Share & Engagement — Social share buttons, feedback widget, copy tracking with rate limiting.
4 Languages
3,600+ Emojis
8 Pages
10 Core Features