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LabPress v1.0.0

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@GuiHui-huimy GuiHui-huimy released this 11 Aug 10:44
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First Official Release

LabPress v1.0.0 is now available. This is the initial stable release of the open‑source academic CMS designed for research laboratories.

Core Features

  • Dynamic content management – Edit "About Us", research directions, stats, navigation menus directly from the backend
  • Built‑in academic modules – Publications, projects, research news, tools, and version management
  • Hook‑driven plugin system – Fully extendable via WordPress‑like Action/Filter hooks
  • Comprehensive i18n – Front‑end and back‑end locales are decoupled; dynamic multi‑language support for all user‑generated content
  • Markdown editor – Integrated EasyMDE with live preview and split‑screen editing
  • Lightweight & zero‑dependency – Pure PHP + MySQL, no frameworks or Composer required
  • Plugin ecosystem – Install, activate, update, and uninstall plugins directly from the admin panel

Installation

  1. Clone or download the repository
  2. Copy includes/config-sample.php to includes/config.php and fill in your database credentials
  3. Import labpressexample.sql into your MySQL database
  4. Grant write permissions to the uploads/ and plugins/ directories
  5. Access your site → Frontend at /, Backend at /admin

Important

  • The default administrator account included in the example database must be changed immediately after login
  • This release uses GPL v3 license

Thank you for using LabPress! Contributions and feedback are warmly welcomed.