feat: minor redesign #21

mihai-sysbio · 2026-01-05T13:42:53Z

In this PR, I aimed to refresh/improve the website in preparation for wider usage, by:

including some calls to action on the landing page
making the Sources page more user friendly
streamlining the Documentation page
simplyfing the navigation bar, including the Publication page

Some further to-dos are suggested below, either as further commits in this PR or to report as separate issues:

updating the Gitter channel - the current one is for bio.tools
the mermaid snippet in Documentation fails to be rendered
the Applications page still used the old/tabular design

See some screenshots below:

Note: As soon as the other PR gets merged, this one will be only contain the redesign commit.

supernord · 2026-01-19T02:50:05Z

@mihai-sysbio - I can't modify this PR, so I'll add comments instead to review the changes

supernord · 2026-01-19T02:51:14Z

_config.yml

 gtag: G-CNXER21LC6
 # Google analytics tag

 remote_theme: ELIXIR-Belgium/[email protected]


This is an old version of the ETT.
Consider updating to v5.0.0.

supernord · 2026-01-19T02:53:59Z

docs.md

-   {% endmermaid %}
-   </div>
-  </p>
+  {% mermaid %}


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supernord · 2026-01-19T02:55:45Z

docs.md


 ## Contributing guidelines

 We welcome any contribution to the project. Please refer to the [governance document](https://github.com/research-software-ecosystem/content/blob/master/GOVERNANCE.md), and get in contact with us (see _Contact Information_).


Should this governance doc be moved to this website? @hmenager

supernord · 2026-01-19T02:57:55Z

contributors.md

 ---
 # Feel free to add content and custom Front Matter to this file.
 # To modify the layout, see https://jekyllrb.com/docs/themes/#overriding-theme-defaults
 title: Contributors


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title: Contributors

title: Credits

supernord · 2026-01-19T02:58:22Z

contributors.md

 ---

-
+The Research Software Ecosystem is built by a community across ELIXIR and collaborating organisations. The list below is generated from `_data/CONTRIBUTORS.yml`.


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The Research Software Ecosystem is built by a community across ELIXIR and collaborating organisations. The list below is generated from `_data/CONTRIBUTORS.yml`.

## Contributors

The Research Software Ecosystem is built by a community across ELIXIR and collaborating organisations. The list below is generated from `_data/CONTRIBUTORS.yml`.

supernord · 2026-01-19T02:58:51Z

contributors.md

+
+The ELIXIR Research Software Ecosystem is supported and coordinated by [ELIXIR Europe](https://elixir-europe.org/).
+
+## Credits


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## Credits

## Acknowledgements

supernord · 2026-01-19T03:00:17Z

_data/topnav.yml

  subitems:
    - title: Licence
      url: /licence
    - title: Contributors


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- title: Contributors

- title: Credits & Contributors

supernord · 2026-01-19T03:05:37Z

applications.md

 ---

+RSEc metadata supports a variety of downstream applications, from workflow catalogues to benchmarking dashboards. Browse the examples below to see how the ecosystem is reused and get inspiration for your own integrations.



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{% include callout.html type="important" content="Want to build on RSEc? Start with the [documentation](/docs), explore the [sample metadata folders](https://github.com/research-software-ecosystem/content/tree/master/data), and open an [issue](https://github.com/research-software-ecosystem/content/issues) if you need guidance." %}

supernord · 2026-01-19T03:06:16Z

applications.md


+RSEc metadata supports a variety of downstream applications, from workflow catalogues to benchmarking dashboards. Browse the examples below to see how the ecosystem is reused and get inspiration for your own integrations.

+<div class="alert alert-primary mt-3" role="alert">


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<div class="alert alert-primary mt-3" role="alert">

supernord · 2026-01-19T03:06:27Z

applications.md

+RSEc metadata supports a variety of downstream applications, from workflow catalogues to benchmarking dashboards. Browse the examples below to see how the ecosystem is reused and get inspiration for your own integrations.

+<div class="alert alert-primary mt-3" role="alert">
+  Want to build on RSEc? Start with the <a href="/docs">documentation</a>, explore the <a href="https://github.com/research-software-ecosystem/content/tree/master/data">sample metadata folders</a>, and open an <a href="https://github.com/research-software-ecosystem/content/issues">issue</a> if you need guidance.


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Want to build on RSEc? Start with the <a href="/docs">documentation</a>, explore the <a href="https://github.com/research-software-ecosystem/content/tree/master/data">sample metadata folders</a>, and open an <a href="https://github.com/research-software-ecosystem/content/issues">issue</a> if you need guidance.

supernord · 2026-01-19T03:06:37Z

applications.md


+<div class="alert alert-primary mt-3" role="alert">
+  Want to build on RSEc? Start with the <a href="/docs">documentation</a>, explore the <a href="https://github.com/research-software-ecosystem/content/tree/master/data">sample metadata folders</a>, and open an <a href="https://github.com/research-software-ecosystem/content/issues">issue</a> if you need guidance.
+</div>


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</div>

supernord · 2026-01-19T03:07:53Z

contacts.md

+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+


{% include callout.html type="important" content="Prefer a direct contact? Reach out via the Gitter channel and we will connect you with the right person on the team." %}

supernord · 2026-01-19T03:08:01Z

contacts.md

+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="alert alert-info mt-3" role="alert">


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<div class="alert alert-info mt-3" role="alert">

supernord · 2026-01-19T03:08:10Z

contacts.md

+</div>
+
+<div class="alert alert-info mt-3" role="alert">
+  Prefer a direct contact? Reach out via the Gitter channel and we will connect you with the right person on the team.


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Prefer a direct contact? Reach out via the Gitter channel and we will connect you with the right person on the team.

supernord · 2026-01-19T03:08:18Z

contacts.md

+
+<div class="alert alert-info mt-3" role="alert">
+  Prefer a direct contact? Reach out via the Gitter channel and we will connect you with the right person on the team.
+</div>


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</div>

supernord · 2026-01-19T03:17:19Z

@mihai-sysbio / @hmenager

Overall I like the new structure.

Comments below:

Using v3.0.0 of ETT -> consider moving to 5.0.0
Copyright statement is missing from the footer
Consider adding more links to the footer
We can update the tiles on all pages to be more interactive -> as an example here is a link to the tiles used for the Australian structural bio community: https://australian-structural-biology-computing.github.io/activities
Title on index page should be Research Software Ecosystem
- Another option would be to completely remove this heading, and modify the blue text

I suggest the following change to the development process for the website (or something similar to this).

Merge the changes here (if others approve)
Create a release branch
Modify main branch during development
When ready, merge main branch with release branch

mihai-sysbio added 11 commits January 5, 2026 11:07

fix: merge exclude fields in config

a255b41

feat: more accurate submenu

bd61833

style: text edits

859433c

feat: improved 404 page

b839531

chore: cleanup unused files

80752d6

feat: improve consistency by versioning gemfile lock

f926085

feat: improved landing page

a1cd851

docs: added some sections

ff9e592

chore: add myself as contributor

2baa396

fix: update gemfile lock

b14abc5

feat: minor redesign of home and sources pages

4ff856e

mihai-sysbio force-pushed the feat/minor-redesign branch from d257241 to 4ff856e Compare January 5, 2026 14:07

mihai-sysbio marked this pull request as ready for review January 9, 2026 09:18

supernord reviewed Jan 19, 2026

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		## Contributing guidelines

		We welcome any contribution to the project. Please refer to the [governance document](https://github.com/research-software-ecosystem/content/blob/master/GOVERNANCE.md), and get in contact with us (see _Contact Information_).

		---


		The Research Software Ecosystem is built by a community across ELIXIR and collaborating organisations. The list below is generated from `_data/CONTRIBUTORS.yml`.


		The ELIXIR Research Software Ecosystem is supported and coordinated by [ELIXIR Europe](https://elixir-europe.org/).

		## Credits

		---

		RSEc metadata supports a variety of downstream applications, from workflow catalogues to benchmarking dashboards. Browse the examples below to see how the ecosystem is reused and get inspiration for your own integrations.


		RSEc metadata supports a variety of downstream applications, from workflow catalogues to benchmarking dashboards. Browse the examples below to see how the ecosystem is reused and get inspiration for your own integrations.

		<div class="alert alert-primary mt-3" role="alert">

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