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28 April – 1 May 2026: AnatoVerse Development Updates

- Refined the AnatoVerse homepage structure and visual design for a more professional, polished academic presentation.
- Updated index.php to load body system data from the anatomy_systems database table.
- Added course and lecturer information from the anatomy_course_info database table.
- Added a contributors section showing student name, assigned body system, bio, LinkedIn link, system viewer link, and personal project link.
- Created contributor_profile.php as a profile manager for both lecturer and student contributors.
- Added a single profile dropdown containing the lecturer and all student contributors.
- Added separate lecturer and student contributor forms that load automatically based on the selected profile.
- Added profile photo upload and square crop functionality using CropperJS.
- Added visual crop reminders, including a flashing green Apply Crop button and crop success message.
- Added a Personal Project URL field so contributors can link their own project page separately from the official AnatoVerse viewer.
- Protected system-level fields so contributors cannot edit accent colour, icon, page status, or official viewer link.
- Updated the homepage contributor cards so uploaded profile photos replace the default icon.
- Added cache-busting and fallback handling so new profile photos display correctly.
- Planned and structured the universal system_viewer.php workflow.
- Set the official viewer format as system_viewer.php?system=slug.
- Mapped each body system slug to a matching GLB file in the models folder, for example special_senses loads models/special_senses.glb.
- Added Upload 3D Model functionality to contributor_profile.php.
- Required uploaded 3D models to use .glb format.
- Added guidance that GLB files should be under 20 MB for better loading performance.
- Made uploaded GLB files automatically rename to the correct system slug filename.
- Made new GLB uploads replace the previous model for the same system.
- Updated index.php so Open System Viewer is active only when the matching GLB file exists.
- Updated the Anatomy Lab dropdown so systems without uploaded GLB files do not appear.
- Kept all system cards visible, but greyed out the Open System Viewer button when the GLB model is missing.
- Updated contributor viewer buttons so they are disabled when the matching GLB model has not yet been uploaded.

Update Type: Bug Prevention / System Logic

* Clarified that the system viewer must not depend on old individual pages such as:
nervous.php
musculoskeletal.php
cardiac.php

* The intended final structure is:

index.php
↓
system_viewer.php?system={slug}
↓
models/{slug}.glb

* Reduced architectural complexity by removing unnecessary routing assumptions.
* Confirmed that the project should stay simple and predictable:
* One homepage
* One universal viewer
* One model file per body system
* One profile manager

Update Type: Homepage / Link Logic Simplification

* Updated index.php so every system viewer button links to the universal viewer.
* Simplified the viewer link structure.
* Removed unnecessary extra link-handling logic.
* System viewer links now follow this simple pattern:
system_viewer.php?system=nervous
system_viewer.php?system=respiratory
system_viewer.php?system=musculoskeletal

Confirmed that when the user clicks Nervous System Viewer, the site should load:

system_viewer.php?system=nervous

and then display:

models/nervous.glb

* Confirmed that when the user clicks Musculoskeletal System Viewer, the site should load:

Update Type: Major Architecture Update / 3D Viewer Consolidation

* Created system_viewer.php as a universal 3D anatomy viewer.
* Replaced the need for 12 separate viewer PHP files.
* The viewer now reads the selected system from the URL:
system_viewer.php?system=nervous

* The system slug automatically determines the GLB model path:
models/nervous.glb
models/musculoskeletal.glb
models/cardiac.glb

* page_link is no longer used to decide which model loads.
* page_link is treated only as an official viewer link, not as the model source.
* Added fallback system data for all 12 anatomy systems.
* Added support for system-specific:
* Student name
* System name
* Slug
* Icon
* Accent colour
* Description
* Learning text
* Profile photo
* LinkedIn URL
* Personal project URL
* Bio
* Added slug cleaning for safer URL handling.
* Preserved the original high-quality nervous.php styling and viewer layout.
* Kept the existing Three.js setup:
* GLTFLoader
* DRACOLoader
* OrbitControls
* Auto-rotation
* Fullscreen mode
* Loading progress panel
* WebGL support check
* Model loading error display

Update Type: 3D Viewer / Contributor Display

* Updated nervous.php to match the newer contributor-link structure.
* Replaced the old More button with Personal Project.
* Added support for personal_project_url.
* LinkedIn button now remains grey and disabled if no LinkedIn URL exists.
* Personal Project button now remains grey and disabled if no personal project URL exists.
* Preserved the existing 3D viewer design, layout, dark theme, fullscreen button, loading screen, and contributor profile card.
* Confirmed that the existing nervous.php visual design should be the standard for the universal viewer.

Update Type: Homepage / Navigation / Contributor Cards

* Updated index.php to support personal project links for every anatomy learning section.
* Added a Personal Project button for each body system card.
* Added Personal Project support inside the interactive anatomy explorer panel.
* Added Personal Project support inside contributor profile cards.
* If a contributor has not added a personal project URL, the button now appears grey and unclickable.
* LinkedIn buttons now remain grey and unclickable when no LinkedIn URL is available.
* Removed the word “Soon” from unavailable LinkedIn buttons.
* Improved button naming for clarity:
* Official system page button: Open System Viewer
* Contributor’s own work button: Personal Project
* Ensured the homepage separates:
* Official shared AnatoVerse viewer pages
* Individual contributor project pages

Updated contributor_profile.php to support both lecturer and student contributor profiles in one unified profile manager.
* Lecturer and student contributors now appear in the same dropdown list.
* Added lecturer-specific editing fields.
* Added student contributor-specific editing fields.
* Added support for contributor profile photos.
* Added CropperJS-based square image cropping before saving profile photos.
* Added a visual crop reminder:
* Crop button flashes green after selecting a photo.
* Success message appears after crop is applied.
* Added validation so users must click Apply Crop before saving a selected image.
* Added support for storing and editing:
* Contributor name
* Profile photo
* LinkedIn URL
* Short bio
* Assigned anatomy system
* System description
* Learning text
* Personal project URL
* Separated contributor personal project links from official AnatoVerse system viewer links.
* Removed the page status editing option from the contributor profile form.
* Prevented contributors from editing system styling fields such as:
* Accent colour
* Bootstrap icon class
* Page status

* Confirmed that the selected system slug should control which .glb model is loaded.
* Established the model-loading rule:

Reviewed the original multi-page anatomy system structure.
* Identified that creating 12 separate PHP viewer files was unnecessary because each viewer page used the same design and logic.
* Decided to move toward a single reusable 3D viewer page.
* Planned the use of one universal system_viewer.php file that loads different anatomy systems using a URL parameter.
* Proposed the simplified viewer format:

Names of all contributors updated

Every update now saves automatically to GitHub Repository

Created Updates Registry to store system revisions

(Login, Log updates, logout) functionality.

Created website and purchased domain/URL