AcademicCrew

AcademicCrew turns a WordPress site into a complete web presence for an academic research group. It manages member profiles, an auto-generated team directory, a course catalogue, a project/collaboration showcase, and a publications archive — all unlimited and free to manage by hand. AcademicCrew Pro adds CSV/Web import, automatic publication sync from ORCID, Google Scholar, an IRIS/DSpace-CRIS repository, and CrossRef, full appearance and content customization, and native Avada/Fusion Builder and Elementor integrations. It works with any theme: Gutenberg blocks are provided for every feature, so the plugin renders correctly on any theme, with or without a page builder. Member profiles & team directory Each researcher gets a profile page — photo, role, contact details, research areas, and a live publication/citation count — automatically generated the moment a member is added. The team directory lists everyone, grouped by role, with search and filtering built in. No limit on the number of members. Courses A course catalogue with code, credits, teaching language, degree programme, and an academic-year-aware period system — semester, trimester, quarter, or a single annual period. No limit on the number of courses. Projects & collaborations A showcase for funded research and industrial collaborations, with a filterable archive (by class and status) and a dedicated page per project — team, partners, funding source, and outcomes. No limit on the number of projects. Publications Every publication gets a card with authors, venue, DOI, citation count, and one-click BibTeX export. The archive is searchable and filterable by year, type, and tag. Add and edit as many publications as you need by hand, plus a manual "merge duplicates" tool to keep your list clean. Works with any theme Gutenberg blocks are provided for every feature, so AcademicCrew renders correctly on any WordPress theme, page-builder or not. No institution lock-in Nothing is hardcoded to a specific university, department, or data source — every identifier (organization name, IRIS repository URL, and so on) is a Settings field. AcademicCrew Pro Pro is a separate product (academiccrew.io) that adds:

• CSV & Web import — bulk-import members, courses, and projects from a CSV file, or pull a publication straight from a URL (BibTeX/JSON).
• Automatic publication sync — from ORCID, Google Scholar, an IRIS/DSpace-CRIS repository (any institution, not locked to one provider), and CrossRef for metadata enrichment, with fuzzy deduplication and automatic author/course/project cross-linking.
• Full customization — Roles & Classes (rename/recolor/add/delete member roles and project classes), Appearance (colors and fonts), archive page text, and academic year period settings.
• Avada / Fusion Builder — a native element for every shortcode.
• Elementor — a matching widget for every shortcode.

1.0.0

• Initial release: unlimited member, course, project, and publication management by hand. AcademicCrew Pro (sold separately) adds import, automatic publication sync, full customization, and Avada/Elementor integrations.