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Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2012 18:40:00 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: [CONF] Apache OpenOffice Community > Home Page update (for
 graduation and beyond?)
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Space: Apache OpenOffice Community (https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS)
Page: Home Page update (for graduation and beyond?) (https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=30737243)


Edited by Kay Schenk:
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h2. Summary of current home page: 09/27/2012

The current home page of the user portal (http:www.openoffice.org) consists of seven basic areas (see annotated attachment):

# Logo and title
# Additional annotation (currently Apache Incubator identification)
# Search box
# Main body navigation
# Current news items (with link to older News)
# Announcement area
# Tabbed navigation area

Of note is that the *Download* link in the body navigation is now the same as what is provided by the "Download" tab due to recent changes. In years past, current news items have been recycled to the top of the News link items. 

h2. Is it time for a update?

Some questions to be answered:

# What can we do to make our graduation as an Apache TLP more apparent when that occurs?
*A*: Consensus is to NOT change the logo now but wait for a complete rebranding opportunity at a major release. We may opt for just removing "(incubating)" from our site title, and changing the upper left Apache incubating box to a smaller Apache Software Foundation logo, maybe similar to:
[http://activemq.apache.org/].
# Can typical visitors find what they are looking for?
Google analytics can help answer this question. Most visitors are seeking to download OpenOffice, and can find it readily but what about others?
# Can potential developers find information they need? 
# Do we still like the functions of the main body navigation vs the top tabs?
What are the philosophical differences?
# Do some of the main navigation entries and tab navigation need to be changed? Should some be removed, should other items be added?
# Do we need style changes? And if so, what?
# Are we making good use of the Announcement area? Do we like the current styling? Can it be changed? (this is an Apache CMS element)
# Does at least the home page scale well for mobile devices? What about the whole site?
*A*: Style changes are being undertaken to at least fix the majority of the home page. After seeing how this goes, we'll likely make whole scale sitewide style changes.
# Are the home page news items serving a useful purpose? What other means are there other than page editing to do this? Do we want to continue to archive them to the "news" area -- http://www.openoffice.org/news?
*A*: We definitely want a change here. We have not yet determined exactly what or how to implement it. A large "include" type process would work better.
# Do you need to include a mechanism for translations on the fly, as pages are viewed? (one comment in regard to this. More investigation is needed.)


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