EPrints 3.5 - Revision history

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk at 13:08, 23 June 2025

2025-06-23T13:08:27Z

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk: /* New Features and Improvements */

2025-06-23T13:08:12Z

‎New Features and Improvements

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk: /* New Features and Improvements */

2025-06-23T13:05:39Z

‎New Features and Improvements

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk: /* New Features and Improvements */ Added point about HTTPS deployment script and YAML for initial configuration

2025-06-19T07:03:19Z

‎New Features and Improvements: Added point about HTTPS deployment script and YAML for initial configuration

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk: Added link to beta 1 release page

2025-06-19T06:52:29Z

Added link to beta 1 release page

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk: /* New Features and Improvements */

2025-06-19T06:50:09Z

‎New Features and Improvements

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk: Added features of 3.5

2025-06-19T06:48:22Z

Added features of 3.5

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk at 12:57, 14 June 2023

2023-06-14T12:57:58Z

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk at 12:41, 14 June 2023

2023-06-14T12:41:24Z

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk: Created page with "This page contains information about the planned features for development in EPrints 3.5. == Planned Features and Improvements == * '''To be Determined''' Category:Eprints..."

2023-06-14T12:40:24Z

Created page with "This page contains information about the planned features for development in EPrints 3.5. == Planned Features and Improvements == * '''To be Determined''' Category:Eprints..."

New page

This page contains information about the planned features for development in EPrints 3.5.

== Planned Features and Improvements ==
* '''To be Determined'''

[[Category:Eprints3.5]]
[[Category:Planned Releases]]

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 ; PDF-lead deposit : Rather than entering metadata about your publication and then uploading, let you uploaded PDF document provide the metadata and all you need do is check over it and fill in any gaps. Particularly useful if you have multiple separate publications you need to deposit. Save time by uploading them all at once and then review/amend the metadata at your leisure.
 ; Faceted search by default : Where previously a simple search using the search bar in EPrints default page template would just give set of results you could page through, faceted search allows you to refine results or facets such as publication year, subjects, divsions, etc.
-; Search results highlighting : Before you could not see how a result has matched your search criteria. Now these matches are highlighted within a context if they appear in the citation or within a specified set of fields (e.g. abstracts, notes, etc.).
+; Search results highlighting : Before you could not see how a result has matched your search criteria. Now these matches are highlighted within a context, if they appear in the citation or within a specified set of fields (e.g. abstracts, notes, etc.).
 ; Removal of Prototype JavaScript : Previously EPrints relied on the legacy JavaScript library - Prototype.  This makes EPrints dynamic page features easier to maintain and develop for your bespoke requirements.
 ; Rationalised Loading : One of the main features of EPrints is its layering of customisation. For core, to flavours, ingredients and then bespoke configuration/functionality for each archive.  It has previously been difficult to understand how these all inter-lock.  Therefore, EPrints 3.5 endeavours to provide a consistent load order across all types of functionality/configuration (e.g. core modules, screen/export/import plugins, JavaScript, CSS, citations, workflows, namedsets, configuration settings, etc.).

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 ; PDF-lead deposit : Rather than entering metadata about your publication and then uploading, let you uploaded PDF document provide the metadata and all you need do is check over it and fill in any gaps. Particularly useful if you have multiple separate publications you need to deposit. Save time by uploading them all at once and then review/amend the metadata at your leisure.
 ; Faceted search by default : Where previously a simple search using the search bar in EPrints default page template would just give set of results you could page through, faceted search allows you to refine results or facets such as publication year, subjects, divsions, etc.
-; Search results highlighting : Before you could not see how a result has matched your search criteria, now these matches are highlighted within a context for specified fields (e.g. abstracts, notes, etc.).
+; Search results highlighting : Before you could not see how a result has matched your search criteria. Now these matches are highlighted within a context if they appear in the citation or within a specified set of fields (e.g. abstracts, notes, etc.).
 ; Removal of Prototype JavaScript : Previously EPrints relied on the legacy JavaScript library - Prototype.  This makes EPrints dynamic page features easier to maintain and develop for your bespoke requirements.
 ; Rationalised Loading : One of the main features of EPrints is its layering of customisation. For core, to flavours, ingredients and then bespoke configuration/functionality for each archive.  It has previously been difficult to understand how these all inter-lock.  Therefore, EPrints 3.5 endeavours to provide a consistent load order across all types of functionality/configuration (e.g. core modules, screen/export/import plugins, JavaScript, CSS, citations, workflows, namedsets, configuration settings, etc.).

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 ; PDF-lead deposit : Rather than entering metadata about your publication and then uploading, let you uploaded PDF document provide the metadata and all you need do is check over it and fill in any gaps. Particularly useful if you have multiple separate publications you need to deposit. Save time by uploading them all at once and then review/amend the metadata at your leisure.
 ; Faceted search by default : Where previously a simple search using the search bar in EPrints default page template would just give set of results you could page through, faceted search allows you to refine results or facets such as publication year, subjects, divsions, etc.
-; Search results highlighting : Before you could not see how a result has matched your search criteria now these matches are highlighted within a context, even those matching the text within uploaded documents.
+; Search results highlighting : Before you could not see how a result has matched your search criteria, now these matches are highlighted within a context for specified fields (e.g. abstracts, notes, etc.).
 ; Removal of Prototype JavaScript : Previously EPrints relied on the legacy JavaScript library - Prototype.  This makes EPrints dynamic page features easier to maintain and develop for your bespoke requirements.
 ; Rationalised Loading : One of the main features of EPrints is its layering of customisation. For core, to flavours, ingredients and then bespoke configuration/functionality for each archive.  It has previously been difficult to understand how these all inter-lock.  Therefore, EPrints 3.5 endeavours to provide a consistent load order across all types of functionality/configuration (e.g. core modules, screen/export/import plugins, JavaScript, CSS, citations, workflows, namedsets, configuration settings, etc.).

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	; Replacement of the Bazaar with Ingredients : EPrints 3.4 first provided "Ingredients" as a new way to add functionality to your repository. Although the Bazaar made it easy to initially install new functionality, its initial simplicity created greater complexity when reconfiguring, maintaining and upgrading plugins installed through the Bazaar. Therefore, the Bazaar will ultimately no longer be available in EPrints 3.5. Many popular plugins have already been ported to ingredients and more will follow.		; Replacement of the Bazaar with Ingredients : EPrints 3.4 first provided "Ingredients" as a new way to add functionality to your repository. Although the Bazaar made it easy to initially install new functionality, its initial simplicity created greater complexity when reconfiguring, maintaining and upgrading plugins installed through the Bazaar. Therefore, the Bazaar will ultimately no longer be available in EPrints 3.5. Many popular plugins have already been ported to ingredients and more will follow.
	; Wider support of operating systems : Current instructions require many specific Operating System (OS) packages that may not exist on the OS you use. EPrints 3.5 only requires you to install a minimal number of OS packages with the rest (specifically Perl modules) being installable by a script provided. This has the added benefit of installing Perl modules versions that have been thororoughly tested against associated release of EPrints.		; Wider support of operating systems : Current instructions require many specific Operating System (OS) packages that may not exist on the OS you use. EPrints 3.5 only requires you to install a minimal number of OS packages with the rest (specifically Perl modules) being installable by a script provided. This has the added benefit of installing Perl modules versions that have been thororoughly tested against associated release of EPrints.
		+	; Securing repository access : A script is provided to make it quick and easy to deploy a certificate for HTTPS (from Let's Encrypt) to secure access to your repository.
		+	; Quicker archive creation : EPrints has always provided an interactive interface for initially configuring your new archive. This can be quite tedious, so now you can alternative provide this configuration in a YAML file.

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:52, 19 June 2025
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	This page contains information about the new version series of EPrints - 3.5.x.		This page contains information about the new version series of EPrints - 3.5.x.
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		+	== Beta Releases ==
		+	* [[EPrints 3.5.0 Beta 1]]

	== New Features and Improvements==		== New Features and Improvements==

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 ; Search results highlighting : Before you could not see how a result has matched your search criteria now these matches are highlighted within a context, even those matching the text within uploaded documents.
 ; Removal of Prototype JavaScript : Previously EPrints relied on the legacy JavaScript library - Prototype.  This makes EPrints dynamic page features easier to maintain and develop for your bespoke requirements.
-; Relationalised Loading : One of the main features of EPrints is its layering of customisation. For core, to flavours, ingredients and then bespoke configuration/functionality for each archive.  It has previously been difficult to understand how these all inter-lock.  Therefore, EPrints 3.5 endeavours to provide a consistent load order across all types of functionality/configuration (e.g. core modules, screen/export/import plugins, JavaScript, CSS, citations, workflows, namedsets, configuration settings, etc.).
+; Rationalised Loading : One of the main features of EPrints is its layering of customisation. For core, to flavours, ingredients and then bespoke configuration/functionality for each archive.  It has previously been difficult to understand how these all inter-lock.  Therefore, EPrints 3.5 endeavours to provide a consistent load order across all types of functionality/configuration (e.g. core modules, screen/export/import plugins, JavaScript, CSS, citations, workflows, namedsets, configuration settings, etc.).
 ; Replacement of the Bazaar with Ingredients : EPrints 3.4 first provided "Ingredients" as a new way to add functionality to your repository.  Although the Bazaar made it easy to initially install new functionality, its initial simplicity created greater complexity when reconfiguring, maintaining and upgrading plugins installed through the Bazaar.  Therefore, the Bazaar will ultimately no longer be available in EPrints 3.5.  Many popular plugins have already been ported to ingredients and more will follow.
 ; Wider support of operating systems : Current instructions require many specific Operating System (OS) packages that may not exist on the OS you use. EPrints 3.5 only requires you to install a minimal number of OS packages with the rest (specifically Perl modules) being installable by a script provided.  This has the added benefit of installing Perl modules versions that have been thororoughly tested against associated release of EPrints.

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-This page contains information about the planned features for development in EPrints 3.5.
+This page contains information about the new version series of EPrints - 3.5.x.
-== Planned Features and Improvements ==
+== New Features and Improvements==
-[[Category:Eprints3.5]]
+; Bootstrap styling by default : EPrints default appearance was looking quite outdated and using its own styling framework made it difficult to adapt to the requirements of modern website, such as dynamic sizing for use across a spectrum of devices.
-[[Category:Planned Releases]]
+; XML templating : Previously many of the pages across EPrints were structured within the codebase making them difficult if not impossible to adapt.  XML templating means that if you don't like the structure of the page, you can more easily modify this without affecting its functionality.