Notes: multiple notes per section with last-edited dates, delete, sort by recently edited; Word export now readable; shared note-format module + tests; v2.43.0

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "siteforge",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.42.2",
+  "version": "2.43.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",

server/routes/study-account.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { noteEntriesToText } from '../../shared/note-format.js'
 import { randomUUID, timingSafeEqual } from 'node:crypto'
 import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit'
 import { Document, Packer, Paragraph, HeadingLevel, TextRun } from 'docx'
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ export function register(app) {
       const sectionId = dashIndex >= 0 ? noteKey.slice(dashIndex + 2) : noteKey
       if (!studyEntries[studySlug]) studyEntries[studySlug] = {}
       studyEntries[studySlug][sectionId] = studyEntries[studySlug][sectionId] || {}
-      studyEntries[studySlug][sectionId].noteText = noteText.trim()
+      studyEntries[studySlug][sectionId].noteText = noteEntriesToText(noteText) || noteText.trim()
     }
 
     for (const [studySlug, studyProgress] of Object.entries(progress.byStudy)) {

shared/note-format.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+export type NoteAnchorId = 'scripture' | 'commentary' | 'questions' | 'general'
+export interface NoteEntry {
+  id: string
+  anchor: NoteAnchorId
+  html: string
+  updatedAt: string | null
+}
+export const NOTE_ANCHORS: NoteAnchorId[]
+export const NOTE_ANCHOR_LABELS: Record<NoteAnchorId, string>
+export function newNoteId(): string
+export function parseNoteEntries(raw: string): NoteEntry[]
+export function serializeNoteEntries(entries: NoteEntry[]): string
+export function noteHtmlToText(html: string): string
+export function noteEntriesToText(raw: string): string

shared/note-format.js

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Lesson note storage format, shared by the client and the server.
+//
+// Each lesson's notes are stored as one string. Current format (v2):
+//   {"v":2,"entries":[{"id","anchor","html","updatedAt"}]}
+// Legacy format (v1) was a JSON object of { anchor: html }, and older still was
+// plain text. Both are still read and are upgraded to v2 on the next save.
+
+export const NOTE_ANCHORS = ['scripture', 'commentary', 'questions', 'general']
+
+export const NOTE_ANCHOR_LABELS = {
+  scripture: 'Scripture Text',
+  commentary: 'Commentary',
+  questions: 'Reflection Questions',
+  general: 'General Notes',
+}
+
+export function newNoteId() {
+  return `n${Date.now().toString(36)}${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 7)}`
+}
+
+export function parseNoteEntries(raw) {
+  if (typeof raw !== 'string' || !raw.trim()) return []
+  let parsed = null
+  try {
+    parsed = JSON.parse(raw)
+  } catch {
+    // Legacy plain-text note.
+    return [{ id: newNoteId(), anchor: 'general', html: raw, updatedAt: null }]
+  }
+  if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== 'object' || Array.isArray(parsed)) {
+    return [{ id: newNoteId(), anchor: 'general', html: raw, updatedAt: null }]
+  }
+  if (parsed.v === 2 && Array.isArray(parsed.entries)) {
+    return parsed.entries
+      .filter(e => e && typeof e.html === 'string' && e.html.trim())
+      .map(e => ({
+        id: typeof e.id === 'string' && e.id ? e.id : newNoteId(),
+        anchor: NOTE_ANCHORS.includes(e.anchor) ? e.anchor : 'general',
+        html: e.html,
+        updatedAt: typeof e.updatedAt === 'string' ? e.updatedAt : null,
+      }))
+  }
+  return Object.entries(parsed)
+    .filter(([, html]) => typeof html === 'string' && html.trim())
+    .map(([anchor, html]) => ({
+      id: `legacy-${anchor}`,
+      anchor: NOTE_ANCHORS.includes(anchor) ? anchor : 'general',
+      html,
+      updatedAt: null,
+    }))
+}
+
+export function serializeNoteEntries(entries) {
+  const kept = entries.filter(e => e.html && e.html.trim())
+  if (kept.length === 0) return ''
+  return JSON.stringify({ v: 2, entries: kept })
+}
+
+export function noteHtmlToText(html) {
+  return String(html)
+    .replace(/<\/(p|li|h[1-6]|blockquote)>/gi, '\n')
+    .replace(/<br\s*\/?>/gi, '\n')
+    .replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '')
+    .replace(/&nbsp;/g, ' ')
+    .replace(/&lt;/g, '<')
+    .replace(/&gt;/g, '>')
+    .replace(/&quot;/g, '"')
+    .replace(/&#39;/g, "'")
+    .replace(/&amp;/g, '&')
+    .replace(/\n{3,}/g, '\n\n')
+    .trim()
+}
+
+// Plain-text rendering of a whole lesson's notes (used by the Word export).
+export function noteEntriesToText(raw) {
+  return parseNoteEntries(raw)
+    .map(e => `${NOTE_ANCHOR_LABELS[e.anchor]}\n${noteHtmlToText(e.html)}`)
+    .join('\n\n')
+}

src/App.css

@@ -14165,3 +14165,19 @@ a.sl-pager-link:hover { border-color: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.6); transform: transl
 
 .notes-other-matches { margin-top: 1rem; }
 .notes-export-btn { margin-top: 1rem; width: 100%; }
+
+.note-card-footer { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; }
+.note-card-delete { background: none; border: 0; padding: 0; color: #b5654f; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; }
+.note-card-delete:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
+.note-entry-list { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 0.75rem; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 0.4rem; }
+.note-entry { width: 100%; text-align: left; background: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.06); border: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.18); border-radius: 8px; padding: 0.45rem 0.65rem; cursor: pointer; color: inherit; font: inherit; display: grid; gap: 0.1rem; }
+.note-entry:hover, .note-entry--active { border-color: #c9a84c; background: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.14); }
+.note-entry-label { font-size: 0.72rem; color: #c9a84c; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }
+.note-entry-snippet { font-size: 0.85rem; color: #b8ad92; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
+.note-add-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem; margin-top: 0.75rem; font-size: 0.8rem; color: #7a7060; }
+.note-add-chip { background: none; border: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.35); border-radius: 999px; padding: 0.2rem 0.6rem; color: #c9a84c; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; font-size: 0.78rem; }
+.note-add-chip:hover { background: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.12); }
+.notes-sort { display: flex; gap: 0.4rem; margin: 0.6rem 0; }
+.notes-sort-btn { flex: 1; background: none; border: 1px solid rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.25); border-radius: 6px; padding: 0.3rem 0.4rem; color: #b8ad92; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; font-size: 0.78rem; }
+.notes-sort-btn--active { border-color: #c9a84c; color: #c9a84c; background: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.1); }
+.notes-block-date { font-weight: 400; color: #7a7060; font-size: 0.75rem; }

src/components/NoteCard.tsx

@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ import { useEffect } from 'react'
 interface NoteCardProps {
   anchorLabel: string
   html: string
+  updatedAt?: string | null
+  onDelete?: () => void
   autoSaveMsg?: string
   onChange: (html: string) => void
   onClose: () => void
 }
 
-export function NoteCard({ anchorLabel, html, autoSaveMsg, onChange, onClose }: NoteCardProps) {
+export function NoteCard({ anchorLabel, html, updatedAt, onDelete, autoSaveMsg, onChange, onClose }: NoteCardProps) {
   const editor = useEditor({
     extensions: [StarterKit],
     shouldRerenderOnTransaction: true,
@@ -115,7 +117,19 @@ export function NoteCard({ anchorLabel, html, autoSaveMsg, onChange, onClose }:
       </div>
 
       <EditorContent editor={editor} className="note-card-editor" />
-      <div className="note-card-footer">{wordCount.toLocaleString()} {wordCount === 1 ? 'word' : 'words'}</div>
+      <div className="note-card-footer">
+        {onDelete && (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className="note-card-delete"
+            onClick={() => { if (window.confirm('Delete this note?')) onDelete() }}
+          >Delete note</button>
+        )}
+        <span>
+          {updatedAt ? `Edited ${new Date(updatedAt).toLocaleString('en-US', { month: 'short', day: 'numeric', hour: 'numeric', minute: '2-digit' })} · ` : ''}
+          {wordCount.toLocaleString()} {wordCount === 1 ? 'word' : 'words'}
+        </span>
+      </div>
     </div>
   )
 }

src/studyPages.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { Breadcrumbs } from './components/Breadcrumbs'
 import { StudyCertificate } from './components/StudyCertificate'
 import { EpisodeAudioPlayer } from './components/EpisodeAudioPlayer'
 import { NoteCard } from './components/NoteCard'
+import { NOTE_ANCHORS, NOTE_ANCHOR_LABELS, newNoteId, parseNoteEntries, serializeNoteEntries, noteHtmlToText } from '../shared/note-format.js'
+import type { NoteAnchorId, NoteEntry } from '../shared/note-format.js'
 import { StudySectionComments } from './components/StudySectionComments'
 
 type Props = { content: SiteContent }
@@ -248,27 +250,8 @@ function getNoteId(studySlug: string, sectionId: string) {
   return `${studySlug}--${sectionId}`
 }
 
-type NoteAnchorId = 'scripture' | 'commentary' | 'questions' | 'general'
+const ANCHOR_LABELS: Record<string, string> = NOTE_ANCHOR_LABELS
 
-const ANCHOR_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
-  scripture: 'Scripture Text',
-  commentary: 'Commentary',
-  questions: 'Reflection Questions',
-  general: 'General Notes',
-}
-
-function parseNoteMap(raw: string): Record<string, string> {
-  if (!raw?.trim()) return {}
-  try {
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw)
-    if (parsed && typeof parsed === 'object' && !Array.isArray(parsed)) {
-      return parsed as Record<string, string>
-    }
-  } catch {
-    // Not valid JSON — treat the raw string as legacy plain-text notes.
-  }
-  return { general: raw }
-}
 
 function getDisplayName(auth: StudyAuthState) {
   return auth.displayName?.trim() || auth.username.split('@')[0] || 'student'
@@ -1866,8 +1849,8 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
   const [enrollBusy, setEnrollBusy] = useState(false)
   const [enrollMessage, setEnrollMessage] = useState('')
 
-  const [noteMap, setNoteMap] = useState<Record<string, string>>({})
+  const [noteEntries, setNoteEntries] = useState<NoteEntry[]>([])
-  const [openAnchor, setOpenAnchor] = useState<NoteAnchorId | null>(null)
+  const [activeNoteId, setActiveNoteId] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [noteLoading, setNoteLoading] = useState(false)
   const [noteMessage, setNoteMessage] = useState('')
   const noteMapDirtyRef = useRef(false)
@@ -1886,7 +1869,11 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
   const [bsbPassage, setBsbPassage] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [bsbPassageLoading, setBsbPassageLoading] = useState(false)
 
-  const savedNoteCount = Object.values(noteMap).filter(v => v?.trim()).length
+  const activeEntry = noteEntries.find(e => e.id === activeNoteId) ?? null
+  const openAnchor: NoteAnchorId | null = activeEntry?.anchor ?? null
+  const savedEntries = noteEntries.filter(e => e.html.trim())
+  const savedNoteCount = savedEntries.length
+  const hasNoteOn = (anchor: NoteAnchorId) => savedEntries.some(e => e.anchor === anchor)
   const audioEmbedTrimmed = section?.audioEmbedUrl?.trim() ?? ''
   const lessonAudioEmbedUrl = /^https?:\/\//i.test(audioEmbedTrimmed) ? audioEmbedTrimmed : ''
 
@@ -1969,7 +1956,8 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!auth.authenticated || !noteId || !isEnrolled) {
-      setNoteMap({})
+      setNoteEntries([])
+      setActiveNoteId(null)
       noteMapDirtyRef.current = false
       return
     }
@@ -1981,7 +1969,8 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
     readJson<{ note: string }>(`/api/study-notes/${encodeURIComponent(noteId)}`)
       .then(data => {
         if (cancelled) return
-        setNoteMap(parseNoteMap(data.note ?? ''))
+        setNoteEntries(parseNoteEntries(data.note ?? ''))
+        setActiveNoteId(null)
         noteMapDirtyRef.current = false
       })
       .catch(err => {
@@ -2025,16 +2014,39 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
     }
   }
 
-  function updateNote(anchor: NoteAnchorId, html: string) {
+  function updateNoteEntry(id: string, html: string) {
     noteMapDirtyRef.current = true
-    setNoteMap(prev => ({ ...prev, [anchor]: html }))
+    setNoteEntries(prev => prev.map(e => e.id === id ? { ...e, html, updatedAt: new Date().toISOString() } : e))
+  }
+
+  function addNoteEntry(anchor: NoteAnchorId, html = '') {
+    const entry: NoteEntry = { id: newNoteId(), anchor, html, updatedAt: html ? new Date().toISOString() : null }
+    if (html) noteMapDirtyRef.current = true
+    setNoteEntries(prev => [...prev, entry])
+    setActiveNoteId(entry.id)
+  }
+
+  function deleteNoteEntry(id: string) {
+    noteMapDirtyRef.current = true
+    setNoteEntries(prev => prev.filter(e => e.id !== id))
+    setActiveNoteId(null)
+  }
+
+  function toggleAnchorNote(anchor: NoteAnchorId) {
+    if (openAnchor === anchor) {
+      setActiveNoteId(null)
+      return
+    }
+    const existing = [...noteEntries].reverse().find(e => e.anchor === anchor)
+    if (existing) setActiveNoteId(existing.id)
+    else addNoteEntry(anchor)
   }
 
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!openAnchor) return
     function onKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
-      if (e.key === 'Escape') setOpenAnchor(null)
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') setActiveNoteId(null)
     }
     document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
     return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
@@ -2050,7 +2062,7 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
         await readJson<{ ok: boolean }>(`/api/study-notes/${encodeURIComponent(noteId)}`, {
           method: 'PUT',
           headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-          body: JSON.stringify({ note: JSON.stringify(noteMap) }),
+          body: JSON.stringify({ note: serializeNoteEntries(noteEntries) }),
         })
         setNoteMessage('')
         setAutoSaveMsg('Auto-saved.')
@@ -2061,7 +2073,7 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
       }
     }, 2000)
     return () => clearTimeout(timer)
-  }, [noteMap, noteId, auth.authenticated, noteLoading])
+  }, [noteEntries, noteId, auth.authenticated, noteLoading])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!auth.authenticated || !isEnrolled || !study || !section?.id) {
@@ -2112,12 +2124,14 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
 
   function appendSelectedTextToNotes(selectedText: string, anchor: NoteAnchorId = 'general') {
     if (!selectedText.trim()) return
-    const existing = noteMap[anchor] ?? ''
+    const safe = selectedText.trim().replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
-    const appended = existing
+    const latest = [...noteEntries].reverse().find(e => e.anchor === anchor)
-      ? `${existing}<p>${selectedText.trim()}</p>`
+    if (latest) {
-      : `<p>${selectedText.trim()}</p>`
+      updateNoteEntry(latest.id, `${latest.html}<p>${safe}</p>`)
-    updateNote(anchor, appended)
+      setActiveNoteId(latest.id)
-    setOpenAnchor(anchor)
+    } else {
+      addNoteEntry(anchor, `<p>${safe}</p>`)
+    }
   }
 
   function handleLessonContentContextMenu(e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
@@ -2354,10 +2368,10 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
               {isEnrolled && (
                 <button
                   type="button"
-                  className={`note-anchor-btn${noteMap['scripture']?.trim() ? ' note-anchor-btn--has-note' : ''}${openAnchor === 'scripture' ? ' note-anchor-btn--open' : ''}`}
+                  className={`note-anchor-btn${hasNoteOn('scripture') ? ' note-anchor-btn--has-note' : ''}${openAnchor === 'scripture' ? ' note-anchor-btn--open' : ''}`}
-                  onClick={() => setOpenAnchor(curr => curr === 'scripture' ? null : 'scripture')}
+                  onClick={() => toggleAnchorNote('scripture')}
                   aria-pressed={openAnchor === 'scripture'}
-                >{noteMap['scripture']?.trim() ? '✎ Note' : '+ Note'}</button>
+                >{hasNoteOn('scripture') ? '✎ Note' : '+ Note'}</button>
               )}
               <h2>Scripture Text</h2>
               {bsbPassageLoading
@@ -2377,10 +2391,10 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
               {isEnrolled && (
                 <button
                   type="button"
-                  className={`note-anchor-btn${noteMap['commentary']?.trim() ? ' note-anchor-btn--has-note' : ''}${openAnchor === 'commentary' ? ' note-anchor-btn--open' : ''}`}
+                  className={`note-anchor-btn${hasNoteOn('commentary') ? ' note-anchor-btn--has-note' : ''}${openAnchor === 'commentary' ? ' note-anchor-btn--open' : ''}`}
-                  onClick={() => setOpenAnchor(curr => curr === 'commentary' ? null : 'commentary')}
+                  onClick={() => toggleAnchorNote('commentary')}
                   aria-pressed={openAnchor === 'commentary'}
-                >{noteMap['commentary']?.trim() ? '✎ Note' : '+ Note'}</button>
+                >{hasNoteOn('commentary') ? '✎ Note' : '+ Note'}</button>
               )}
               <h2>Instructor Commentary</h2>
               {section.commentary.split(/\n{2,}/).map((para, i) => (
@@ -2396,10 +2410,10 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
               {isEnrolled && (
                 <button
                   type="button"
-                  className={`note-anchor-btn${noteMap['questions']?.trim() ? ' note-anchor-btn--has-note' : ''}${openAnchor === 'questions' ? ' note-anchor-btn--open' : ''}`}
+                  className={`note-anchor-btn${hasNoteOn('questions') ? ' note-anchor-btn--has-note' : ''}${openAnchor === 'questions' ? ' note-anchor-btn--open' : ''}`}
-                  onClick={() => setOpenAnchor(curr => curr === 'questions' ? null : 'questions')}
+                  onClick={() => toggleAnchorNote('questions')}
                   aria-pressed={openAnchor === 'questions'}
-                >{noteMap['questions']?.trim() ? '✎ Note' : '+ Note'}</button>
+                >{hasNoteOn('questions') ? '✎ Note' : '+ Note'}</button>
               )}
               <h2>Reflection Questions</h2>
               <ol className="study-detail-list study-detail-list--questions">
@@ -2621,20 +2635,52 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
                 <>
                   {noteLoading ? (
                     <p style={{ color: '#7a7060', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>Loading notes…</p>
-                  ) : openAnchor ? (
-                    <NoteCard
-                      anchorLabel={ANCHOR_LABELS[openAnchor] ?? 'Notes'}
-                      html={noteMap[openAnchor] ?? ''}
-                      autoSaveMsg={autoSaveMsg}
-                      onChange={html => updateNote(openAnchor as NoteAnchorId, html)}
-                      onClose={() => setOpenAnchor(null)}
-                    />
                   ) : (
-                    <p style={{ fontSize: '0.85rem', color: '#5a5040', lineHeight: 1.55 }}>
+                    <>
-                      {savedNoteCount > 0
+                      {savedEntries.length > 0 && (
-                        ? `${savedNoteCount} note${savedNoteCount !== 1 ? 's' : ''} saved. Click a section's Note button to edit.`
+                        <ul className="note-entry-list" aria-label="Notes on this lesson">
-                        : 'Click the Note button on Scripture, Commentary, or Reflection Questions to write notes here.'}
+                          {savedEntries.map(entry => (
-                    </p>
+                            <li key={entry.id}>
+                              <button
+                                type="button"
+                                className={`note-entry${entry.id === activeNoteId ? ' note-entry--active' : ''}`}
+                                onClick={() => setActiveNoteId(entry.id === activeNoteId ? null : entry.id)}
+                              >
+                                <span className="note-entry-label">{ANCHOR_LABELS[entry.anchor]}{entry.updatedAt ? ` · ${formatRelativeTime(entry.updatedAt)}` : ''}</span>
+                                <span className="note-entry-snippet">{noteHtmlToText(entry.html).slice(0, 70)}</span>
+                              </button>
+                            </li>
+                          ))}
+                        </ul>
+                      )}
+                      {activeEntry && (
+                        <NoteCard
+                          key={activeEntry.id}
+                          anchorLabel={ANCHOR_LABELS[activeEntry.anchor] ?? 'Notes'}
+                          html={activeEntry.html}
+                          updatedAt={activeEntry.updatedAt}
+                          autoSaveMsg={autoSaveMsg}
+                          onChange={html => updateNoteEntry(activeEntry.id, html)}
+                          onDelete={() => deleteNoteEntry(activeEntry.id)}
+                          onClose={() => setActiveNoteId(null)}
+                        />
+                      )}
+                      {isEnrolled && (
+                        <div className="note-add-row">
+                          <span>Add a note on:</span>
+                          {NOTE_ANCHORS.map(anchor => (
+                            <button key={anchor} type="button" className="note-add-chip" onClick={() => addNoteEntry(anchor)}>
+                              + {ANCHOR_LABELS[anchor]}
+                            </button>
+                          ))}
+                        </div>
+                      )}
+                      {!activeEntry && savedEntries.length === 0 && (
+                        <p style={{ fontSize: '0.85rem', color: '#5a5040', lineHeight: 1.55 }}>
+                          Click the Note button on Scripture, Commentary, or Reflection Questions, or use the buttons above, to write notes here.
+                        </p>
+                      )}
+                    </>
                   )}
                   {autoSaveMsg && <p style={{ fontSize: '0.82rem', color: '#7a9c6a', marginTop: '0.35rem' }}>{autoSaveMsg}</p>}
                   {noteMessage && <p className="study-note-status" style={{ marginTop: '0.35rem' }}>{noteMessage}</p>}
@@ -2730,6 +2776,7 @@ export function ColossiansStudyNotesPage({ content }: Props) {
   const [message, setMessage] = useState('')
   const [activeNoteTab, setActiveNoteTab] = useState('')
   const [noteQuery, setNoteQuery] = useState('')
+  const [noteSort, setNoteSort] = useState<'lesson' | 'recent'>('lesson')
 
   usePageMeta(
     study ? `My Notes | ${study.title}` : 'My Study Notes',
@@ -2811,8 +2858,10 @@ export function ColossiansStudyNotesPage({ content }: Props) {
     : []
 
   const stripHtml = (html: string) => DOMPurify.sanitize(html, { ALLOWED_TAGS: [] }).replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim()
-  const noteText = (raw: string) => Object.values(parseNoteMap(raw)).map(value => stripHtml(value ?? '')).filter(Boolean).join(' · ')
+  const noteText = (raw: string) => parseNoteEntries(raw).map(e => stripHtml(e.html)).filter(Boolean).join(' · ')
+  const lastEdited = (raw: string) => parseNoteEntries(raw).reduce((max, e) => (e.updatedAt && e.updatedAt > max ? e.updatedAt : max), '')
   const sorted = [...entries].sort((a, b) => {
+    if (noteSort === 'recent') return lastEdited(b.note).localeCompare(lastEdited(a.note))
     const aNum = a.section ? getLessonNumber(study.sections, a.section.id) : 0
     const bNum = b.section ? getLessonNumber(study.sections, b.section.id) : 0
     return aNum - bNum
@@ -2837,9 +2886,8 @@ export function ColossiansStudyNotesPage({ content }: Props) {
 
   function downloadStudyNotesMarkdown() {
     const body = sorted.map(({ section, sectionId, note }) => {
-      const blocks = Object.entries(parseNoteMap(note))
+      const blocks = parseNoteEntries(note)
-        .filter(([, html]) => html?.trim())
+        .map(e => `### ${ANCHOR_LABELS[e.anchor]}${e.updatedAt ? ` (${new Date(e.updatedAt).toLocaleDateString('en-US')})` : ''}\n\n${stripHtml(e.html)}`)
-        .map(([key, html]) => `### ${ANCHOR_LABELS[key] ?? key}\n\n${stripHtml(html)}`)
         .join('\n\n')
       return `## ${section?.title ?? sectionId}${section?.reference ? ` (${section.reference})` : ''}\n\n${blocks}`
     }).join('\n\n---\n\n')
@@ -2925,6 +2973,10 @@ export function ColossiansStudyNotesPage({ content }: Props) {
                 value={noteQuery}
                 onChange={e => setNoteQuery(e.target.value)}
               />
+              <div className="notes-sort" role="group" aria-label="Sort notes">
+                <button type="button" className={noteSort === 'lesson' ? 'notes-sort-btn notes-sort-btn--active' : 'notes-sort-btn'} onClick={() => setNoteSort('lesson')}>Lesson order</button>
+                <button type="button" className={noteSort === 'recent' ? 'notes-sort-btn notes-sort-btn--active' : 'notes-sort-btn'} onClick={() => setNoteSort('recent')}>Recently edited</button>
+              </div>
               {visible.length === 0 ? (
                 <p className="notes-empty-text">No notes match “{noteQuery.trim()}” in this study.</p>
               ) : (
@@ -2944,7 +2996,7 @@ export function ColossiansStudyNotesPage({ content }: Props) {
                           <span className="notes-item-number" aria-hidden="true">{lessonNumber || '•'}</span>
                           <span className="notes-item-body">
                             <strong>{section?.title ?? 'Saved note'}</strong>
-                            <small>{section?.reference ?? ''}</small>
+                            <small>{section?.reference ?? ''}{lastEdited(note) ? ` · edited ${formatRelativeTime(lastEdited(note))}` : ''}</small>
                             <span className="notes-item-snippet">{noteText(note).slice(0, 110)}</span>
                           </span>
                         </button>
@@ -2985,22 +3037,23 @@ export function ColossiansStudyNotesPage({ content }: Props) {
                     type="button"
                     className="notes-copy-btn"
                     onClick={() => {
-                      const text = Object.entries(parseNoteMap(active.note))
+                      const text = parseNoteEntries(active.note)
-                        .filter(([, html]) => html?.trim())
+                        .map(e => `${ANCHOR_LABELS[e.anchor]}\n${stripHtml(e.html)}`)
-                        .map(([key, html]) => `${ANCHOR_LABELS[key] ?? key}\n${stripHtml(html)}`)
                         .join('\n\n')
                       navigator.clipboard?.writeText(text).then(() => setMessage('Note copied to clipboard.'), () => setMessage('Unable to copy this note.'))
                     }}
                   >Copy note</button>
                 </p>
                 {(() => {
-                  const anchorMap = parseNoteMap(active.note)
+                  const blocks = parseNoteEntries(active.note)
-                  const blocks = Object.entries(anchorMap).filter(([, html]) => html?.trim())
                   if (blocks.length === 0) return <p className="notes-empty-text">No notes saved for this lesson yet.</p>
-                  return blocks.map(([key, html]) => (
+                  return blocks.map(entry => (
-                    <section className="notes-block" key={key}>
+                    <section className="notes-block" key={entry.id}>
-                      <h3>{ANCHOR_LABELS[key] ?? key}</h3>
+                      <h3>
-                      <div className="study-note-rich-content" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: DOMPurify.sanitize(html) }} />
+                        {ANCHOR_LABELS[entry.anchor]}
+                        {entry.updatedAt && <small className="notes-block-date"> · edited {new Date(entry.updatedAt).toLocaleDateString('en-US', { month: 'short', day: 'numeric', year: 'numeric' })}</small>}
+                      </h3>
+                      <div className="study-note-rich-content" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: DOMPurify.sanitize(entry.html) }} />
                     </section>
                   ))
                 })()}

test/note-format.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import test from 'node:test'
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+import { parseNoteEntries, serializeNoteEntries, noteEntriesToText } from '../shared/note-format.js'
+
+test('legacy anchor map upgrades to entries and round-trips as v2', () => {
+  const entries = parseNoteEntries(JSON.stringify({ scripture: '<p>a</p>', general: '', commentary: '<p>b</p>' }))
+  assert.deepEqual(entries.map(e => e.anchor), ['scripture', 'commentary'])
+  const again = parseNoteEntries(serializeNoteEntries(entries))
+  assert.equal(again.length, 2)
+  assert.equal(JSON.parse(serializeNoteEntries(entries)).v, 2)
+})
+
+test('plain-text legacy notes become a general entry', () => {
+  const entries = parseNoteEntries('just some text')
+  assert.equal(entries.length, 1)
+  assert.equal(entries[0].anchor, 'general')
+})
+
+test('multiple entries per anchor are kept and empty ones dropped', () => {
+  const raw = serializeNoteEntries([
+    { id: '1', anchor: 'general', html: '<p>one</p>', updatedAt: '2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z' },
+    { id: '2', anchor: 'general', html: '<p>two</p>', updatedAt: null },
+    { id: '3', anchor: 'general', html: '  ', updatedAt: null },
+  ])
+  assert.equal(parseNoteEntries(raw).length, 2)
+  assert.equal(serializeNoteEntries([]), '')
+})
+
+test('plain-text export strips markup', () => {
+  const text = noteEntriesToText(serializeNoteEntries([{ id: '1', anchor: 'scripture', html: '<p>Hi &amp; bye</p>', updatedAt: null }]))
+  assert.equal(text, 'Scripture Text\nHi & bye')
+})