MDN/Archives/MDNv09x/v095

We need to have the Demo Studio Challenges page up by June 1, 2010, so this is going to be a quick release with a lot of new design work. Given the static nature of most of the new content, hopefully we will be able to get MDN 0.9.5 out on time.

• Bug list

Features

Mstone	Component	Feature	Rank	Owner	Status
0.9.5	Infrastructure	Code Repository Transition	P1	lcrouch	done
0.9.5	Infrastructure	MindTouch 2010 Upgrade	P2	lcrouch	pending IT push
0.9.5	Demo Studio	Demo Studio redesign + challenges page(s)	P1	lorchard	finishing designs
0.9.5	Home	MDN home page and header redesign	P1	lcrouch	finishing designs
0.9.5	Engagement	Simple MDN affiliate/button page	P2	lorchard	?

(P1) Code Repository Transition

Summary:

• We need to switch hudson, staging, and production from the mdn repository to the kuma repository on the mdn branch. Maintaining two repositories is too much overhead.

Goals:

• Live on a single django code-base

(P1) Demo Studio redesign and challenge page(s)

Summary:

• The Web o Wonder site is being shutdown at the end of June, so we need to make the Demo Studio section of MDN a bit more polished and press/media friendly. As a part of this redesign, we also need to get a couple of pages for the upcoming Demo Studio Challenges that we plan to do monthly to encourage more demo contributions.

Goals:

• Freshen up the Demo Studio homepage with more graphics and better layout
  • New Demo Studio title/graphic + space for Challenge promos
  • No new features/functional changes required
• Add a main Challenge page with basic info and challenge details
• Create supporting Challenge pages template (for terms, faq, judges, etc)
• Creative assets for promoting the Challenge

(P1) MDN Home page and header redesign

Summary:

• Based on feedback from various sources, we want to rethink the experience on the MDN homepage. We want to add more messaging about what Mozilla and MDN are all about and add clear promos for major features of the site and some CTAs.

Goals:

• Clean up huge promo box from home page, replace with:
  • Rethink the home page header (to compliment new simple header for the rest of the site)
  • Welcome note and messaging about what Mozilla and MDN are.
  • CTAs for major sections of MDN (Demos, Learning, Docs)
  • Focus on Web developer docs and resources
• Create a new MDN website header to use throughout the rest of the site (except for home page)
  • Improve upon the simple banner/bar header we use for Demo Studio

(P2) Simple MDN affiliates/button page

Summary:

• As part of our SEO strategy, we want to create affiliate buttons that will allow others to promote MDN on their websites and blogs. We have the creative assets ready, but need to convert them to Web-friendly buttons and setup a way to make the button/snippet creation as easy as possible.

Goals:

• Create affiliate button selector based on:
  • Topic: Web, Demos, HTML, CSS, or JavaScript
  • Color: Red, Orange, Gray
  • Style: Toolbox, Hotrod, etc
• Generate tracking snippet that users can put on their blogs/sites

(P2) Member/developer profile system

Summary:

• As we focus on building out a stronger community of developers, we need to create a space for them to share more about themselves and help them find each other. With active docs contributors and demo authors joining MDN, it is important to build out more robust developer profile dashboards for them. This is the first step towards that goal.

Goals:

• Create a django based profile dashboard to members
  • Personal info they wish to share with the community
  • Docs feed (docs watched, edited, etc)
  • Demos feed (submitted, liked, shared, etc)
• Link to new profile page from Demo Studio (and any other places that make sense)