# Development Report: December 2025 > Learning Tools, Content Quality & Future Planning ## Summary December brought a significant new learning feature — the **Sanskrit Teacher** — along with major content quality improvements across thousands of spoken transcripts. We also confronted a serious data integrity issue head-on, and began planning the next evolution of the platform. --- ## Sanskrit Teacher The standout feature this month: **Sanskrit Teacher mode**. When enabled, Devanagari script appears with transliteration revealed on hover. This allows readers to naturally learn to recognize Sanskrit characters while reading Śrīla Prabhupāda's books — no separate study required. This is, to our knowledge, the first implementation of this approach on any Vedic literature website. The feature works with all Devanagari text in the Bhagavad-gītā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and other scriptures. *Note: Bengali script (used in Caitanya-caritāmṛta) is not yet supported due to complex character combining behavior that requires a different technical approach.* --- ## New Content ### Wiki Expansion - **Analogies Section** — 38 new pages organizing Prabhupāda's analogies by source (sun, ocean, fire, etc.) and by concept (soul-body, karma, liberation, etc.) - **Daśāvatāra Complete** — All ten avatāra articles now available - **Event Calendar** — 8 festival pages with descriptions, dates, and related lectures - **170 wiki articles** total ### Video Archive - **67 video pages** from "Memories of Śrīla Prabhupāda" DVD series with embedded players ### Songs & Presentation - Bengali script display for 47 songs from Songs of the Vaiṣṇava Ācāryas - Improved presentation mode for kīrtana and lecture slides --- ## Content Quality ### Spoken Transcript Cleanup Comprehensive formatting review of 3,600+ spoken transcripts revealed widespread issues from the original VedaBase conversion: - Speaker labels reformatted (~920 files) - Scripture reference formatting fixed (~1,500 files) - Merged lectures separated into standalone files - Mantra formatting standardized ### The Quote Incident On December 23, we discovered that **115 quote compilation files contained fabricated content** — AI-generated paraphrases presented as verbatim quotes with false source attributions. **Our response:** 1. All affected files immediately quarantined 2. Warning protocols added to development guidelines 3. Rebuilt from scratch: 460 verified quotes across 78 topic files 4. Every quote now extracted directly from source transcripts This was a significant setback, but we believe transparency about such issues builds trust. The new quote collections are smaller but completely authentic. --- ## Looking Forward: The Static Site Migration We're planning a major platform change for 2026: migrating from Obsidian Publish to **Quartz + Cloudflare Pages**. ### Why This Matters **Current situation (Obsidian Publish):** - Pages load slowly — JavaScript must execute before content appears - Search engines struggle to index 35,000+ pages (soft 404 issues) - Limited customization forces workarounds - No offline access possible **After migration (Quartz + Cloudflare):** - **Instant loading** — Content is pre-rendered HTML, no JavaScript wait - **Better search indexing** — Crawlers see full content immediately - **Offline archive** — Downloadable package for areas with limited internet - **Multilingual ready** — Architecture supports future translations ### What This Means for Us The migration requires rebuilding our custom features (navigation, search, presentation mode) as proper components rather than JavaScript patches. This is significant work, but results in a faster, more accessible, and more maintainable platform. --- ## What's Next ### January 2026 - Continue scripture index extraction - Calendar 2026 complete and verified - Ongoing transcript quality review ### 2026 Goals - Complete Quartz migration - Launch offline download package - Establish multilingual foundation --- ## Statistics | Area | Count | |------|-------| | Spoken files reviewed | 3,600+ | | Wiki articles | 170 | | Verified quotes | 460 | | Video pages | 67 | | Formatting fixes | 5,000+ | --- *Report generated: 2025-12-31* *Prepared with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)*