v1.0.0

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.