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

r28734 2026-05-14 dhuby Typesense readme points to KB instead
Development q13660: [SPRINT] Typesense support for ultra fast search
Improve search performance. Easier scaling. Additional search features.
r28732 2026-05-14 tpiechowicz Hero banner replacing large slideshow.
Development q13488: Hero banner replacing large slideshow
  • Improved layout as part of RS 11.0 redesign.
r28730 2026-05-14 dhuby Typesense search plugin and hooks to support it
Development q13660: [SPRINT] Typesense support for ultra fast search
Improve search performance. Easier scaling. Additional search features.
r28675 2026-05-08 jbrooke Removing antivirus, feedback, flickr_theme_publish, image_text, meta_append and wordpress_sso plugins
Development q13641: Remove deprecated plugins
  • Removing unused plugins which can get in the way of new UI developments and may be broken/untested.
r28662 2026-05-07 abaxter Add alternative files by CSV upload and batch replace
Development q12911: Ability to add alternative files in bulk
  • Requested by four customers
  • Enhances existing CSV Upload plugin and batch replace feature
r28643 2026-05-05 jbrooke Display which user credentials will be shared via user_api_session.php
Development q13684: TagQuest integration
  • Enables ResourceSpace integration with TagQuest that gamifies the process of adding metadata. https://tagquest.io/
r28634 2026-05-01 jbrooke Adding TagQuest to API_ISSUE_VALID_DESTINATIONS
Development q13684: TagQuest integration
  • Enables ResourceSpace integration with TagQuest that gamifies the process of adding metadata. https://tagquest.io/
r28532 2026-04-10 cevans Allow AI curl request timeouts to be overridden by remote config
Development q13686: Local LLM to replace OpenAI GPT
  • Control over costs. The server isn't going to be cheap but it's finite, and our customers can use this functionality as much as they like.
  • Data does not leave the data centre. This should mean uptake is higher as we had some pushback.
  • We control the model selection and as better models become available we can drop those in. No price increase.
r28530 2026-04-10 cevans Alter curl timeout defaults for AI requests to allow more time to respond
Development q13686: Local LLM to replace OpenAI GPT
  • Control over costs. The server isn't going to be cheap but it's finite, and our customers can use this functionality as much as they like.
  • Data does not leave the data centre. This should mean uptake is higher as we had some pushback.
  • We control the model selection and as better models become available we can drop those in. No price increase.
r28525 2026-04-08 cevans Add Ollama support to OpenAI metadata processing plugin
Development q13686: Local LLM to replace OpenAI GPT
  • Control over costs. The server isn't going to be cheap but it's finite, and our customers can use this functionality as much as they like.
  • Data does not leave the data centre. This should mean uptake is higher as we had some pushback.
  • We control the model selection and as better models become available we can drop those in. No price increase.
r28507 2026-04-01 abaxter Email admins on extra actions in action dates plugin
Development q12905: Enhance Additional actions in Action Dates plugin
  • When using the "Additional actions" area of the Action Dates setup you can only move the resource to an archive state.
  • Adding more options such as notifying users X days before date is reached for these additional options would make the behaviour more consistent with the core plugin options.'
r28411 2026-03-19 cevans Search result cards UI improvements
Development q13558: Search result cards UI improvements
  • Better user interface for all users.
r28354 2026-03-04 acota Using Pnpm for dependency management on the front-end - https://www.resourcespace.com/knowledge-base/developers/manage_code_dependency_frontend
Development q13514: Use package manager for JavaScript libraries
  • Better management of the many JavaScript libraries used in ResourceSpace.
  • Easier to detect and fix CVEs identified in the libraries.
  • Easier to upgrade the libraries.
  • Remove external code from our Trunk SVN repository.
r28345 2026-03-03 tpiechowicz API bindings for comments and reports.
Development q13658: API bindings for comments and reports
Expand on the API so more can be accessed remotely - increasing potential for integration.
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.