Changelog

All notable changes to this template will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Unreleased

Quarto-based documentation and GitHub Pages publishing for FAIR and open research data projects.
Zenodo integration guidance, .zenodo.json metadata support, and release-preparation commands that commit a rendered site archive into tagged snapshots.
GitHub Codespaces/devcontainer setup, issue templates, citation metadata, and a curated showcase gallery spanning research, teaching, and living publications.
Add a CHANGELOG.template.md scaffold so downstream projects can rename it consistently, just like README.template.md.
Split citation and governance metadata into live repo files plus .template companions so the template can publish real DOI metadata without losing downstream placeholders.

Tooling around Prettier, Ruff, ty, styler, lintr, and Prek to make repository maintenance easier for both humans and agents.
GitHub Actions workflows for changelog generation, link checking, site publication, and release packaging.
Setup and governance documentation so coding agents can safely customize placeholders, update metadata, and prepare releases.
Trim back template/project split notes in agent-facing docs so the repository stays easier to understand.

Broken external links, 404s, project-renaming follow-ups, and assorted documentation inconsistencies discovered during template maintenance.
Various template maintenance fixes across documentation and repository scaffolding.

Guidance for security alerts, branch protection, and responsible disclosure as part of repository setup.