Lattice Research lab website template
Lattice is built for a research lab, group or department. It introduces the principal investigator and the team, explains the research areas, lists publications in proper citation format and keeps news current.
Who Lattice is for
Built for these, and tested against them.
- University research labs
- Academic research groups
- Institutional departments
- Principal investigators and professors
- Research centers and institutes
What’s included
Everything below ships with the template, already filled in.
- Pages
- 2 pages, written and laid out
- Grows with you
- 8 publications entries at /publications/, 5 news entries at /news/, 8 people entries at /people/ — add one and its index and detail page both update
- Enquiries
- Email and phone links, no form to maintain
- Fonts
- Source Serif 4 and Source Sans 3 · light theme
- Everywhere
- Built and checked at phone, tablet and desktop widths
- Yours to change
- Every colour, word and photograph — in the editor or by asking an AI agent
Build Lattice by asking your AI agent
No editor required. The agent writes your copy, swaps the photos and publishes the site.
- 1Connect Sitelas to Claude, ChatGPT or another AI agent that supports MCP. How to connect
- 2Ask for it in plain words: “Build a website for a research lab homepage using the Lattice template.”
- 3Open the preview link it sends back, ask for changes, and publish when it reads right.
Then keep changing it from the same chat
- Rewrite the copy“Rewrite every page in a warmer, friendlier voice.”
- Change the design“Make the colours earthier and use a serif for headings.”
- Add or remove pages“Add a Pricing page and remove the Blog.”
- Rearrange sections“Move the testimonials higher and add an FAQ.”
- Swap the photos“Replace the photos with ones that fit my business.”
- Run the site“Show me this week's form messages, then publish.”
Everything here can also be done by hand in the visual editor.
About the Lattice template
Built for a research group
A lab site has several audiences at once: prospective students, collaborators, funders and the press. Lattice gives each of them what they look for first, from the principal investigator and the team to the research areas and the latest results.
What's on the site
- Home with the principal investigator, research areas and a join-us section
- Publications in proper citation format
- Team and News on the home page, with a profile page for each member and a page for each news post
Keeping it current
Publications, people and news are collections, so a new student or a new paper is one entry. The funding acknowledgements and the join-us section are plain text you edit directly.
Free to use · No credit card required
- 1Opens in the editor with the starter content in place
- 2Change the words and pictures to yours
- 3Publish to a sitelas.com address, or your own domain
Key Highlights
Questions about Lattice
Can each lab member have a profile?
Yes. People are a collection: add a member with a photo, role and bio and they appear in the team grid with their own page.
Can I post lab news and recruitment calls?
Yes. News is a collection for announcements and awards, and the home page has a section for open positions.
Who is Lattice for?
Lattice is built for a research lab homepage, an academic group page and an institutional department. Not built for solo academic — try Folio, Scholar, Lectora or Tenure instead.
What pages come with Lattice?
2 pages, already written and laid out: Home and Publications. Add, rename or remove pages whenever you like.
Can Claude or ChatGPT build my site from Lattice?
Yes. Connect Sitelas to your AI agent and ask for a site that uses Lattice. It fills in your details, sends you a preview link, and publishes when you approve. The same chat can keep running the site afterwards.
Can I change Lattice without code?
Yes. Click any text, photo or colour to change it in the visual editor, or ask your AI agent to make the change. Nothing is locked.
What does it cost?
Nothing to start, with no trial clock. A free site runs on a sitelas.com address; Pro is $16 a month per site ($160 a year) for your own domain, analytics and more room.
Can I use my own domain?
Yes, on Pro. Point your domain at the site and the SSL certificate is issued and renewed for you.
Make Lattice yours
It opens in the editor with every page already written. Change what you want, publish when it reads like you.
Free to use · No credit card required
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