Changelog

What's New

All the latest updates, features, and improvements to Polaris AI Translation.

March 2026 — Week 4

Bulk Translation & Parallel Processing

  • Bulk translation queue — select resource types and languages, queue everything for translation at once
  • Job detail modal with per-resource status, error details, and retry for failed items
  • Live status dashboard with real-time progress updates via SSE
  • Save all languages back to Shopify in a single operation
  • Translate all target languages in parallel instead of sequentially
  • Refresh all locale data in parallel for faster status loading
  • Include summary/excerpt fields in all translation operations

March 2026 — Week 3

Performance & API Optimization

  • Cost-aware API throttling — reads Shopify's remaining budget and adjusts request pace in real time with a 100-point reserve
  • Retry with exponential backoff for transient API failures
  • Parallel resource fetching with up to 20 concurrent workers
  • Progressive rendering — resources appear on screen as they load instead of waiting for the full set
  • Reduced unnecessary API calls by skipping empty source fields in completion calculations

March 2026 — Week 2

Multi-Language Overview & Pages Redesign

  • All-languages overview grid showing translation status for every language in a single view
  • One-click "Translate All" across every language that needs updating
  • Locale switcher and all-languages mode in the Pages & Articles slide panel
  • Per-language refresh progress indicators
  • Re-fetch resource details from Shopify after saving translations
  • Redesigned Language Overview as a clickable table grid with field-level detail
  • Renamed "SEO & Translations" to "Pages & Articles" for clarity

March 2026 — Week 1

Public Pages & Landing Content

  • Blog section with first post: "Why We Built Polaris Translation"
  • Weglot Alternative comparison landing page
  • Quebec / Bill 96 compliance landing page for Canadian merchants
  • Terms of Service and Contact pages
  • Redesigned landing page with pricing, social proof, and Shopify focus

February 2026 — Late

Dashboard & Plan Management

  • Admin dashboard for store activity overview
  • FREE plan tier for limited usage
  • Subscription plan selection in settings page
  • SSE streaming progress for real-time translation status
  • Store reconnect banner for expired sessions

February 2026 — Mid

Onboarding & Billing

  • Onboarding flow with plan selection step and subscription gating
  • BYOK and Premium billing plans with Shopify app subscriptions
  • Development store detection and test billing support
  • Billing callback handling and API key management for Premium plan
  • Redirect to translations page after onboarding completion

February 2026 — Early

Initial Release

  • Core translation engine powered by Google Gemini AI
  • Shopify OAuth authentication and store connection
  • Product, collection, page, and article translation support
  • Context-aware translations — title, description, and metadata translated together
  • Per-language translation instructions and glossary rules
  • Outdated translation detection and re-translation