refactor: V2 Website

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/add_event.yaml

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ body:
 
         <em>Feeds <code>src/data/events.json</code> and <code>src/content/community/events/&lt;slug&gt;.md</code>.</em>
 
-        Events are grouped by year → month. Only `title`, `slug`, and `contributors` are stored in `events.json`; everything else (kind, dates, time, location, registration, description) goes into the markdown body.
+        Events are grouped by year → month. Event details (kind, dates, venue) are stored in `events.json` and displayed in the right-hand sidebar alongside contributors. The location field supplies the sidebar venue. The Markdown body holds time, registration, links, description, abstract, agenda, and media. Talks and posters belong here, not in the publication form.
 
-        See [`src/content/_templates/event.md`](https://github.com/simonprovost/medomicslab/blob/main/src/content/_templates/event.md) for the markdown skeleton.
+        See [`src/content/_templates/event.md`](https://github.com/MEDomicsLab/MEDomicsLab-website/blob/main/src/content/_templates/event.md) for the markdown skeleton.
   - type: checkboxes
     id: checks
     attributes:
@@ -45,22 +45,24 @@ body:
     id: slug
     attributes:
       label: "Suggested slug"
-      description: Lowercase, hyphenated. Often prefixed with the date.
+      description: Lowercase, hyphenated. Prefix with a date only when it is known.
       placeholder: "2024-08-20-msc-mall"
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: dropdown
     id: kind
     attributes:
       label: "Event kind"
+      description: Also decides the event's filter category on the Events page (talks and posters → Presentations, defenses → Thesis Defenses, and so on).
       options:
-        - "Thesis defense (Ph.D.)"
-        - "Thesis defense (M.Sc.)"
+        - "Thesis defense (PhD)"
+        - "Thesis defense (MSc)"
         - "Symposium"
         - "Workshop"
         - "Invited talk"
         - "Conference talk / poster"
         - "Lab meeting / seminar"
+        - "Lab life / social"
         - "Outreach"
         - "Other"
     validations:
@@ -69,15 +71,23 @@ body:
     id: start-date
     attributes:
       label: "Start date"
-      description: ISO `YYYY-MM-DD`. Determines year/month grouping.
+      description: Optional. ISO `YYYY-MM-DD`, only when explicitly stated in the source text, title, or images. Leave unknown dates blank and supply a listing month below.
       placeholder: "2024-08-20"
     validations:
-      required: true
+      required: false
+  - type: input
+    id: listing-month
+    attributes:
+      label: "Listing month"
+      description: Required when the start date is unknown. Use `YYYY-MM` to choose the timeline group; this does not create a sidebar date. If a start date is supplied, its month is used.
+      placeholder: "2024-08"
+    validations:
+      required: false
   - type: input
     id: end-date
     attributes:
       label: "End date"
-      description: Optional. ISO `YYYY-MM-DD`. Required for multi-day events.
+      description: Optional. ISO `YYYY-MM-DD`, only when explicitly known. Requires a start date and must be on or after it.
       placeholder: "2024-08-22"
     validations:
       required: false
@@ -92,15 +102,15 @@ body:
     id: location
     attributes:
       label: "Location"
-      description: Physical venue and/or virtual link.
-      placeholder: "Université de Sherbrooke, room D7-1010 — and on Zoom"
+      description: Optional. Only give a venue explicitly named in the source. Put meeting and registration links in the description below.
+      placeholder: "Université de Sherbrooke, room D7-1010 (hybrid)"
     validations:
-      required: true
+      required: false
   - type: input
     id: contributors
     attributes:
       label: "Contributors / speakers"
-      description: Comma-separated. Saved as a `contributors` array in `events.json`. Use `team.json` spelling for lab members so cross-links work.
+      description: Comma-separated. Saved as a `contributors` array in `events.json`. Use `team.json` spelling for lab members so cross-links work. These names appear in the Researchers sidebar; do not repeat them in an Authors section.
       placeholder: "Mahdi Loutfi"
     validations:
       required: true
@@ -109,17 +119,17 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: "Short blurb"
       description: Optional. The events listing shows the title only; if provided, this becomes the opening paragraph of the markdown file.
-      placeholder: "Mahdi Loutfi's M.Sc. thesis defense."
+      placeholder: "Mahdi Loutfi's MSc thesis defense."
     validations:
       required: false
   - type: textarea
     id: body
     attributes:
       label: "Full description (Markdown)"
       description: |
-        Saved to `src/content/community/events/<slug>.md`. Supports inline HTML and `<dome-gallery album="…" />`.
+        Saved to `src/content/community/events/<slug>.md`. Supports inline HTML and standard Markdown images. Put each photo in its own paragraph for full-width images with rounded corners.
         Markdown image links such as `![description](https://example.com/image.jpg)` remain externally hosted: use stable, public URLs only. They are not copied or optimized by this form.
-      placeholder: "Abstract, agenda, speaker bios, registration link, etc."
+      placeholder: "Abstract, agenda, speaker bios, etc. Available date, type, venue, and contributors appear automatically in the sidebar."
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: input
@@ -134,13 +144,14 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: "Images / attachments for maintainer review"
       description: |
-        Attach files a maintainer should review. They are not automatically copied to the repository or published; a maintainer will add approved assets to the PR. For a gallery, include the intended album name.
+        Attach files a maintainer should review. They are not automatically copied to the repository or published; a maintainer will add approved assets to the PR. Include descriptive alt text and the intended photo order.
     validations:
       required: false
   - type: dropdown
     id: related
     attributes:
       label: "Companion content to publish?"
+      description: For maintainer review. Submit a separate form for each companion entry; these selections do not create it automatically.
       multiple: true
       options:
         - "News post announcing the event"

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/add_news.yaml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ body:
 
         News items are grouped by year → month. The listing card shows the title only — all prose lives in the markdown file.
 
-        See [`src/content/_templates/news.md`](https://github.com/simonprovost/medomicslab/blob/main/src/content/_templates/news.md) for the markdown skeleton.
+        See [`src/content/_templates/news.md`](https://github.com/MEDomicsLab/MEDomicsLab-website/blob/main/src/content/_templates/news.md) for the markdown skeleton.
   - type: checkboxes
     id: checks
     attributes:
@@ -45,23 +45,68 @@ body:
     id: slug
     attributes:
       label: "Suggested slug"
-      description: Lowercase, hyphenated, prefixed by ISO date. Becomes `/community/news/<slug>`.
+      description: Lowercase, hyphenated. An ISO date prefix is optional. Becomes `/community/news/<slug>`.
       placeholder: "2025-03-04-post-longitudinal-oym-article"
     validations:
       required: true
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: category
+    attributes:
+      label: "Category"
+      description: Drives the filter on the News page. Saved as `category` in `news.json`.
+      options:
+        - "Publications"
+        - "Thesis Defenses"
+        - "Awards"
+        - "Milestones"
+        - "Conferences"
+        - "Other"
+    validations:
+      required: true
   - type: input
     id: date
     attributes:
       label: "Publish date"
-      description: ISO `YYYY-MM-DD`. Determines year/month grouping.
+      description: ISO `YYYY-MM-DD`. The planned website publish date determines the timeline group only; it is not displayed as the date of the reported news or event.
       placeholder: "2025-03-04"
     validations:
       required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: display-date
+    attributes:
+      label: "Date to display"
+      description: Optional. Exact publication, milestone, or event date in `YYYY-MM-DD`, only when explicitly stated in the source text, title, or images. Leave blank when unknown; do not infer it from a filename or DOI.
+      placeholder: "2026-08-27"
+    validations:
+      required: false
+  - type: input
+    id: event-end-date
+    attributes:
+      label: "Event end date"
+      description: Optional, for a multi-day event. ISO `YYYY-MM-DD`. Requires a date to display and must be on or after it.
+    validations:
+      required: false
+  - type: input
+    id: event-kind
+    attributes:
+      label: "Event kind"
+      description: Optional, for news about an event. Displayed as Type in the sidebar.
+      placeholder: "Thesis defense (MSc), Community of practice, Workshop"
+    validations:
+      required: false
+  - type: input
+    id: event-venue
+    attributes:
+      label: "Event venue"
+      description: Optional. Only give a venue explicitly named in the source. Keep event and slide-deck links in the Markdown body.
+      placeholder: "Mila, Montréal"
+    validations:
+      required: false
   - type: input
     id: contributors
     attributes:
       label: "Contributors / people involved"
-      description: Comma-separated. Saved as a `contributors` array in `news.json`. Use `team.json` spelling for lab members so cross-links work.
+      description: Comma-separated. Saved as a `contributors` array in `news.json`. Use `team.json` spelling for lab members so cross-links work. These names appear in the Researchers sidebar; do not repeat them in an Authors section.
       placeholder: "Hakima Laribi, Nicolas Raymond, Martin Vallières"
     validations:
       required: true
@@ -72,9 +117,9 @@ body:
       description: |
         Saved to `src/content/community/news/<slug>.md` and referenced from `news.json` via the `markdown` field. The listing card has no blurb anymore, so the opening paragraph here is what readers see first. Supports standard Markdown plus:
         - Inline HTML (rendered via `rehype-raw`)
-        - `<dome-gallery album="my-album-slug" />` to embed a 3D gallery (requires entries in `src/data/albums.js`)
+        - Standard Markdown images, one per paragraph, displayed at full width with rounded corners.
         - External image Markdown such as `![description](https://example.com/image.jpg)`. These images are hotlinked, so use stable, public URLs only; they are not copied or optimized by this form.
-      placeholder: "Long-form announcement, paragraphs, links, images, etc."
+      placeholder: "Announcement, paragraphs, links, images, etc. Available dates, event details, and contributors appear in the sidebar."
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea
@@ -88,6 +133,7 @@ body:
     id: related
     attributes:
       label: "Related content to publish alongside?"
+      description: For maintainer review. Submit a separate form for each companion entry; these selections do not create it automatically.
       multiple: true
       options:
         - "New publication entry"

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/add_publication.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: "Add a new publication"
-description: Request that a publication (paper, preprint, talk, poster…) be added to the lab's publications list.
+description: Request that a publication (journal paper, conference paper, or preprint) be added to the lab's publications list.
 title: "[PUB] - <publication title>"
 labels:
   - "content"
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ body:
         </div>
 
 
-        Publications are grouped by year. The maintainer derives the slug from the title and adds it explicitly to `publications.json` — you do not need to provide one.
+        Publications are grouped by year. The automation derives the slug from the title and display year and saves it in `publications.json` — you do not need to provide one.
 
-        See [`src/content/_templates/publication.md`](https://github.com/simonprovost/medomicslab/blob/main/src/content/_templates/publication.md) for the markdown skeleton.
+        See [`src/content/_templates/publication.md`](https://github.com/MEDomicsLab/MEDomicsLab-website/blob/main/src/content/_templates/publication.md) for the markdown skeleton.
   - type: checkboxes
     id: checks
     attributes:
@@ -62,12 +62,11 @@ body:
     id: type
     attributes:
       label: "Type"
-      description: Must be one of the four values supported by `publications.schema.json`.
+      description: Must be one of the three values supported by `publications.schema.json`. Talks and posters are events now; file them with the "Add an event" form instead.
       options:
         - "Journal Papers"
         - "Conference Papers"
         - "Preprints"
-        - "Presentations"
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: input
@@ -97,23 +96,23 @@ body:
     id: redirect
     attributes:
       label: "Direct redirect?"
-      description: If checked by the maintainer, the publication card links straight to the primary link instead of opening a detail page on the site. Leave blank for the default behaviour.
+      description: Enter yes to link the publication card directly to the primary link. Leave blank or enter no to open its detail page.
       placeholder: "yes / no — optional"
     validations:
       required: false
   - type: textarea
     id: abstract
     attributes:
       label: "Abstract / summary (Markdown)"
-      description: Will be saved to `src/content/publications/<slug>.md` and referenced from `publications.json` via the `markdown` field. Follow the structure in [`src/content/_templates/publication.md`](https://github.com/simonprovost/medomicslab/blob/main/src/content/_templates/publication.md). Markdown image links remain externally hosted, so use stable, public URLs only; they are not copied or optimized by this form.
+      description: Will be saved to `src/content/publications/<slug>.md` and referenced from `publications.json` via the `markdown` field. Follow the structure in [`src/content/_templates/publication.md`](https://github.com/MEDomicsLab/MEDomicsLab-website/blob/main/src/content/_templates/publication.md). Markdown image links remain externally hosted, so use stable, public URLs only; they are not copied or optimized by this form.
       placeholder: "Paste the abstract or a short summary."
     validations:
       required: false
   - type: textarea
     id: bibtex
     attributes:
       label: "BibTeX (optional)"
-      description: For maintainers who want to enrich the markdown page later.
+      description: Optional. Saved as a BibTeX section in the publication detail page.
       render: bibtex
     validations:
       required: false

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/add_team_member.yaml

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ body:
         </div>
 
 
-        Please fill **every required** field. Optional fields can be left blank — we'll skip them in the JSON. The maintainer will create the entry, generate avatar variants, and open the PR.
+        Please fill **every required** field. Optional fields can be left blank — we'll skip them in the JSON. The automation creates the entry, generates avatar variants, and opens a draft PR for maintainer review.
 
-        Only `name`, `position`, `slug`, and `image` are required by the schema; everything else is optional.
+        This form also requires a cohort, biography, expertise, and portrait so the new profile is ready to review. Leave optional fields blank.
   - type: checkboxes
     id: checks
     attributes:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: "Position"
       description: Short title shown under the name on listing and detail pages. Stored as the `position` field in `team.json`.
-      placeholder: 'e.g. "Ph. D. Computer science" or "Associate Professor, Department of Oncology"'
+      placeholder: 'e.g. "PhD Computer science" or "Associate Professor, Department of Oncology"'
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: input
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ body:
       description: |
         One per line, in the format `course | institution | year`. Most recent first.
       placeholder: |
-        Ph.D. Computer Science | Université de Sherbrooke | 2024
-        M.Sc. Medical Physics | McGill University | 2020
+        PhD Computer Science | Université de Sherbrooke | 2024
+        MSc Medical Physics | McGill University | 2020
     validations:
       required: false
   - type: input
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ body:
       placeholder: "Optional"
     validations:
       required: false
+  - type: textarea
+    id: affiliations
+    attributes:
+      label: "Affiliations"
+      description: Optional. One per line in the format `role | organization | official URL` (URL is optional). These appear on the member's profile.
+      placeholder: |
+        Associate Member | Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University | https://www.mcgill.ca/bme/
+    validations:
+      required: false
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
       value: "### Social / academic links (all optional)"
@@ -156,7 +165,7 @@ body:
     id: photo
     attributes:
       label: "Portrait photo"
-      description: Attach a square JPG, PNG, WebP, or AVIF image under 10 MB and at least 512×512px. Direct URLs must be stable and public. Responsive variants (80/128/160/256 × avif/webp/jpg) will be generated automatically.
+      description: Attach a square JPG, PNG, WebP, or AVIF image under 10 MB and at least 512×512px. Direct URLs must be stable and public. Responsive variants (80/128/160/256 × AVIF/WebP with JPG or PNG fallback) will be generated automatically.
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: "Affected page / URL"
       description: Which page is broken? Paste the full URL or the route (e.g. `/publications/leveraging-patients-...-2025`).
-      placeholder: "https://medomics.app/team/martin-vallieres"
+      placeholder: "https://medomicslab.com/team/martin-vallieres"
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: "Where did this happen?"
       options:
-        - "Production (medomics.app)"
+        - "Production (medomicslab.com)"
         - "Local dev (`npm run dev`)"
         - "Local preview (`npm run preview`)"
         - "PR preview deployment"

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 blank_issues_enabled: false
 contact_links:
   - name: 💬 Lab website
-    url: https://medomics.app/
+    url: https://medomicslab.com/
     about: Browse the live MEDomicsLab site before opening an issue.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: "Proposed solution"
       description: Describe the feature. Include user flow, UI ideas, accessibility considerations, and which files/components you think it touches.
-      placeholder: "Add a sticky year filter at the top of `/publications` using `MotionHighlight`. Affects `PublicationsPage.jsx`."
+      placeholder: "Add a sticky year filter at the top of `/publications` that stays accessible on mobile."
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ body:
         - "Community — News"
         - "Community — Events"
         - "Community — Courses"
-        - "Visions"
         - "Layout / navigation / footer"
         - "Theme / design tokens"
         - "Performance / accessibility / SEO"