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v1.1.0

17 Mar 23:56
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Add alert component, Docker support, accessibility fixes.

Changed

  • Fix Lighthouse accessibility issues.
  • De-href components when link isn't provided (no hand cursor icon on hover or nav on click).
  • In search script, limit highlights by total count instead of char length.
  • Grid and link style tweaks.
  • Take ORCID icon from Font Awesome.
  • Misc bug fixes in tags script, float component.

Added

  • Add Docker configuration and scripts for local previewing.
  • Add alert component and types.
  • Role icon in portrait component hoisted to top left.

v1.0.0

27 Feb 23:04
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First official release.

High-level comparison with pre-releases:

  • Simpler configuration.
  • More automation, less setup.
  • More customization and flexibility.
  • Redesigned components.
  • New docs.
  • Complete rewrite.
  • Culmination of years of feedback.

Changed

  • Template is no longer limited to GitHub Pages white-listed Jekyll plugins. Any plugins possible.
  • Pull request previews happen right within GitHub instead of needing Netlify.
  • Better versioning. CITATION.cff file now source of truth for version, and tags/releases enforced.
  • Citation-related files in /_data must now be named prefixed with the cite plugin they are to be run with, e.g. sources-2020.yaml or orcid-students.yaml.
  • Folder renames for clarity and for better separation of template and user content: /auto-cite/_cite, /css/_styles, /js/_scripts.
  • Rename "Tools" page to "Projects" to be more clear and general purpose.
  • Rename extra-links to buttons in sources.yaml files.
  • Rename theme.scss to -theme.scss.
  • Rename/repurpose components: link → button, two-col → cols, gallery → grid.
  • Combine "link" and "role" data lists into single types.yaml map.
  • Redesign components, change parameters and behavior.
  • Update Font Awesome icon names from v5 to v6.
  • Change placeholder text, images, and other images.
  • Use CSS variables instead of Sass variables.
  • Simplify caching method in cite process.
  • Simplify Liquid code by including custom Ruby plugins.
  • Simplify styles and scripts.

Added

  • New docs at greene-lab.gitbook.io/lab-website-template-docs.
  • Add automations for first time setup and URL change.
  • Write PubMed and Google Scholar automatic citation plugins.
  • Automatic citations through GitHub Actions should now work from (most) forks.
  • Add optional description and type params for citations.
  • Add periodic cite process run that opens a pull request.
  • List component filters can now accept arbitrary regex.
  • Add light/dark mode toggle.
  • Pre-install selection of useful Jekyll plugins, namely Jekyll Spaceship.
  • Add author portrait and updated date for blog posts.
  • Add richer metadata for SEO.
  • Google Fonts link determined automatically from theme file.

Removed

  • Remove options from _config.yaml to simplify configuration: baseurl, auto-cite, logo.
  • Remove /favicons folder, hardcode files for logo, icon, and share in /images.
  • Remove palettes.scss and mixins.scss.
  • Remove banner component (same thing can be achieved with full width section and figure components).
  • Remove role component. Combine with portrait component.