ResourceSpace Labs is our innovation programme, giving customers early access to the latest features and improvements before they're officially released, on a dedicated test system completely separate from their production system.

All our customers have access to their own dedicated Labs testing installation, available via their extranet - just click the "labs" tab. Your labs installation tracks our development trunk, enabling customers to:

The Latest Features from our Development Team

r28286 2026-02-20 cevans Token usage and limiting for OpenAI GPT plugin
Development q13610: OpenAI cap on token usage
  • Cutting down on excessive use of OpenAI tokens which costs us money.
r28280 2026-02-19 jbrooke Login page design changes
Development q13664: Login page redesign
Updating design of login page for 11.0 redesign
r28275 2026-02-19 tpiechowicz Add more configuration options into the System Configuration page.
Development q12562: Add more configuration options into the System Configuration page
  • The config options in config.default.php far outnumber the options available in the system setup area in the UI.
  • Adding more options to the UI will enable CS team members (and customers) to be able to manage their systems easier.
r28169 2026-02-02 rcarpenter Add Toast notification when reordering isnt allowed
Development q13115: Drag and drop reordering alert
  • Better, more consistent UX when reordering resources.
r28144 2026-01-27 rcarpenter Always display help text
Development q13626: Always show help text
  • Requested by 5 customers.
  • Better UX
r28142 2026-01-27 tpiechowicz Updates for PHP 8.5 compliance.
Development q13556: PHP 8.5 compliance
  • Ensuring we support the latest version of PHP.
r28124 2026-01-22 jbrooke Removing jQuery Layout library and responsive code
Development q10859: Remove jQuery Layout library
  • The original jQuery Layout library has been long abandoned.
  • CSS styles injected via the library cause issues when trying to fix layout issues.
  • Easier to develop future large UI changes and responsive design improvements.
r28087 2026-01-16 cevans Front end script execution with offline jobs
Development q13357: Front end script execution with offline jobs
  • Cutting down on a large number of Support tickets regularly raised for data processing (regenerating previews, updating checksums, updating EXIF/AI data, purging duplicates etc).
  • Allowing Admin users or CS team members to run data processing scripts from the front-end.
  • Allow users to fully manage their system - e.g. make a change to the preview sizes and then immediately fire off a process to recreate previews.
r28068 2026-01-15 jbrooke Replace Font Awesome icons with Lucide icons
Development q13602: Replace Font Awesome with Lucide
More modern look. Matching website. Smaller, single font file vs. FontAwesome - better performance.
r27736 2025-11-06 acota Using Composer for dependency management
Development q13360: Manage PHP dependencies via Composer
  • Using a proper dependency manager for the project, allow vulnerabilities in libraries to be easily identified and the libraries to be easily updated to prevent using out of date software.
  • Clearly separates ResourceSpace code from third-party code.
r27684 2025-10-30 cevans Begin adding logging to standard offline jobs
Development q13357: Front end script execution with offline jobs
  • Cutting down on a large number of Support tickets regularly raised for data processing (regenerating previews, updating checksums, updating EXIF/AI data, purging duplicates etc).
  • Allowing Admin users or CS team members to run data processing scripts from the front-end.
  • Allow users to fully manage their system - e.g. make a change to the preview sizes and then immediately fire off a process to recreate previews.
r27440 2025-09-16 acota Address some old mistakes
Development q12910: Add actions menu to featured collections breadcrumbs and tiles
  • Easier method for selecting and uploading to a featured collection you have just created.
  • Better layout for responsive mode (no longer relying on hovering).
  • Addresses a usability issue flagged in a BlueFrontier report.
r27385 2025-09-08 abaxter Moved plugin page titles to plugin language files
Development q13449: Accessibility improvements
  • Improving accessibility for users.
  • Moving towards achieving compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA
r27375 2025-09-05 acota Featured collections UX
Development q12910: Add actions menu to featured collections breadcrumbs and tiles
  • Easier method for selecting and uploading to a featured collection you have just created.
  • Better layout for responsive mode (no longer relying on hovering).
  • Addresses a usability issue flagged in a BlueFrontier report.
r27373 2025-09-05 abaxter Accessibility improvements
Development q13449: Accessibility improvements
  • Improving accessibility for users.
  • Moving towards achieving compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA
r27372 2025-09-05 cevans Quick messsaging modal
Development q12023: Envelope icon in header for messages
  • Better and easier access for messages, in line with many other systems.
  • Encouraging users to use the messaging system more.
r27347 2025-09-02 cevans Fix remaining issues from SVN review for r27261
Development q12909: Consent and License plugin improvements
  • Improving offering of features in consent and license manager plugins to make them more useful.
r27345 2025-09-02 tpiechowicz Better logging and progress tracking.
Development q12927: Better logging and progress tracking
  • For larger tasks in the UI that can take a while, provide more information on how far along things have processed.
r27341 2025-09-02 tpiechowicz Toast style notifications.
Development q13354: Toast style notifications
  • Minimising clutter on the screen by showing temporary notifications that quickly disappear.
  • Modernising the interface by relying less on large pop-up alerts.
r27337 2025-09-01 cevans Address svn review items from r27261
Development q12909: Consent and License plugin improvements
  • Improving offering of features in consent and license manager plugins to make them more useful.