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 * '''Created''':
 * '''Contributors''':
 * '''Packages affected''':
 * '''Created''': 2009-05-29
 * '''Contributors''': JonathanRiddell, RyanKavanagh, AnthonyMercatante, RoderickGreening, RomanShtylman, YuriyKozlov
 * '''Affects''': Kubuntu Website
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The website hasn't seen a major change in roughly a year. Does our current layout still work? Anything to change?

 * Masthead, is it the most efficient use of space?
 * Download box on the side may be ignored out of "banner blindness"
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== Rationale ==

== User stories ==
The current website isn't the most user-friendly and is hard to navigate. We want to change this.
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This website should work in at least Arora, Konqueror, Firefox, Galeon and IE{6,7}
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This section should describe a plan of action (the "how") to implement the changes discussed. Could include subsections like: The changes will first be tested on our testservers (hosted by RyanKavanagh and RoderickGreening). They will then by pushed onto launchpad and applied onto the official websites by the Canonical sysadmins.
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Should cover changes required to the UI, or specific UI that is required to implement this  * Get rid of the latest news in the masthead, we'll adopt action items "Download", "Get Help", "Support", "Tour", similar to the Xubuntu website
   * Download icon from KGet and other Oxygen icons will be used
 * News should be moved to a block on the left showing only headlines and short sub-headline.
 * Download and Archive blocks on the left will disappear
 * Main page content should focus on describing with pictures what Kubuntu can do and who uses it
 * Screenshot module will be used.
 * The new Kubuntu wiki theme is currently stuck in RT, we will poke the sysadmins to make this available for testing then change it to default before release
 * The wiki theme should also be applied to help.ubuntu.com
 * Feature tour like the Ubuntu.com one http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/904features/
 * On the Community & Support page, we will split it into different languages, with a link (or dropdown box) to a page for each language
 * Smaller font size.
 * We should investigate more engaging content such as developer and user interviews.
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Code changes should include an overview of what needs to change, and in some cases even the specific details. Code in lp:~kubuntu-website/kubuntu-website/kubuntu-theme-v2 for appearance
Code in lp:~kubuntu-website/kubuntu-website/kubuntu-screenshot-viewer for screenshot module.
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=== Migration === === Wiki Page ===
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Include:
 * data migration, if any
 * redirects from old URLs to new ones, if any
 * how users will be pointed to the new way of doing things, if necessary.

== Test/Demo Plan ==

It's important that we are able to test new features, and demonstrate them to users. Use this section to describe a short plan that anybody can follow that demonstrates the feature is working. This can then be used during testing, and to show off after release. Please add an entry to http://testcases.qa.ubuntu.com/Coverage/NewFeatures for tracking test coverage.

This need not be added or completed until the specification is nearing beta.

== Unresolved issues ==

This should highlight any issues that should be addressed in further specifications, and not problems with the specification itself; since any specification with problems cannot be approved.

== BoF agenda and discussion ==

Use this section to take notes during the BoF; if you keep it in the approved spec, use it for summarising what was discussed and note any options that were rejected.
 * Text on wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu should be replaced with something interesting.
 * The dead links in the top bar should be removed
 * Fix the icons on the top bar and link to a page describing how to connect to IRC

Summary

The current website isn't the most user-friendly and is hard to navigate. We want to change this.

Assumptions

This website should work in at least Arora, Konqueror, Firefox, Galeon and IE{6,7}

Design

You can have subsections that better describe specific parts of the issue.

Implementation

The changes will first be tested on our testservers (hosted by RyanKavanagh and RoderickGreening). They will then by pushed onto launchpad and applied onto the official websites by the Canonical sysadmins.

UI Changes

  • Get rid of the latest news in the masthead, we'll adopt action items "Download", "Get Help", "Support", "Tour", similar to the Xubuntu website
    • Download icon from KGet and other Oxygen icons will be used
  • News should be moved to a block on the left showing only headlines and short sub-headline.
  • Download and Archive blocks on the left will disappear
  • Main page content should focus on describing with pictures what Kubuntu can do and who uses it
  • Screenshot module will be used.
  • The new Kubuntu wiki theme is currently stuck in RT, we will poke the sysadmins to make this available for testing then change it to default before release
  • The wiki theme should also be applied to help.ubuntu.com
  • Feature tour like the Ubuntu.com one http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/904features/

  • On the Community & Support page, we will split it into different languages, with a link (or dropdown box) to a page for each language

  • Smaller font size.
  • We should investigate more engaging content such as developer and user interviews.

Code Changes

Code in lp:~kubuntu-website/kubuntu-website/kubuntu-theme-v2 for appearance Code in lp:~kubuntu-website/kubuntu-website/kubuntu-screenshot-viewer for screenshot module.

Wiki Page

  • Text on wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu should be replaced with something interesting.
  • The dead links in the top bar should be removed
  • Fix the icons on the top bar and link to a page describing how to connect to IRC


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