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HistropediaJS 1.6.0 – millisecond timelines, clearer dates, and custom layouts

HistropediaJS 1.6.0 adds millisecond zoom, clearer date labels, more styling options, and improvements to custom card layouts.

July 14, 2026 · Product Updates

HistropediaJS 1.5.0 – charts, date bounds, and more predictable state changes

HistropediaJS 1.5.0 adds timeline charts, viewport date bounds, settled state-change events, readable option values, and visual guides for tuning article density.

April 29, 2026 · Product Updates

HistropediaJS v1.4.0: timeline lanes, viewport fitting APIs and smoother navigation

Previous release: HistropediaJS v1.3.0 · Next release: HistropediaJS v1.5.0 HistropediaJS 1.4.0 is centred around one major new capability: timeline lanes. You can now organise articles into separate horizontal lanes …

December 10, 2025 · Product Updates

HistropediaJS v1.3.0: Time Bands, Article layouts, event handlers and more

Previous release: HistropediaJS v1.2.0 · Next release: HistropediaJS v1.4.0 HistropediaJS 1.3.0 (4 Dec 2025) is a big quality-of-life release: no external dependencies, HiDPI-ready rendering, pluggable article card …

May 4, 2021 · Product Updates

Histropedia Sheets – Timelines from spreadsheets

Histropedia Sheets is a new free tool for creating interactive timelines from spreadsheets published online with Google Sheets. It allows you to create custom timelines for any purpose using simple spreadsheet knowledge …

October 13, 2020 · Product Updates

HistropediaJS v1.2.0 Released

Previous release: HistropediaJS v1.1.0 · Next release: HistropediaJS v1.3.0 HistropediaJS v1.2.0 is now available 😊 The latest instalment is ready for lift off, with some really cool new features and an equally exciting …

April 24, 2019 · Product Updates

HistropediaJS v1.1.0 Released

Next release: HistropediaJS v1.2.0 HistropediaJS v1.1.0 is now available! This is a major new release with significant improvements to the core library, including a massive boost to the available zoom levels, upgraded …

November 30, 2017 · Engineering

Importing data into Wikidata - Current challenges and ideas for future development

This post is a follow up to the session I hosted at WikidataCon 2017 along with Stuart Prior from WikimediaUK (standing in for John Cummings, Wikimedian in Residence at UNESCO) Data partnerships with reputable third …

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