Foley Lab

Foley Lab Website Content Guide

Foley Lab Website Content Guide

Most updates now happen by adding or editing small Markdown files.

Add a person

  1. Create a new file in _people/.
  2. Copy one of the existing files and update:
    • name
    • role
    • status as current or alumni
    • image
    • email
    • research_focus
    • education
  3. Add a short paragraph below the front matter.

Add a publication

  1. Create a new file in _publications/.
  2. Include:
    • title
    • date
    • journal
    • authors
    • external_url
    • toc_figure
    • abstract
  3. Optionally add extra notes or highlights below the front matter.

Add a news item

  1. Create a new file in _news/.
  2. Include:
    • title
    • date
    • image
  3. Write the news item body below the front matter.

Add images

  • Put images in images/.
  • Reference them as /images/filename.png in front matter.

Research tools

  • The tools page lives at tools.md.
  • Front-end behavior for widgets lives in assets/js/research-tools.js.
  • Styling for the redesign lives in assets/css/foleylab.css.
  • Future calculation logic can be dropped into the existing widget handlers without changing the page structure.