2008-10-06 Web Design Status Meeting

Committee: 
Web Design
Date: 
Mon, 10/06/2008 - 13:30 to Mon, 10/06/2008 - 15:30
Agenda: 

Agenda for 2008-10-06 Web Design status meeting

 

Old Business:

  1. Subteam status reports
    1. Content (Georgette)
    2. Technology (Walt)
    3. Business model (Ed)
  2. Web design status
    1. Store and Join/Renew/Donate design
    2. Review testing comments
    3. What else we need to give Trellon and when
    4. What we need to decide
      1. Left and right column content (which blocks and in which order)
  1. Review open action items

New Business:

  1. Google ads

Subteam discussions (if time permits)

  1. Content:
    1. Regions discussion
    2. Data dictionary - does what Drupal provides suffice if we add adequate help text?
    3. Overview map implementation - what appears?

 

 

Attendees: 
Ed, Georgette, Walt, Ann, Doug (phone)
Minutes: 

This formatting is a mess even though I used the import from Word feechur ... see attached word file if you really want to read this.

Minutes for 2008-10-06 Web Design status meeting

 

Old Business:

 

  1. Subteam status reports
    1. Content (Georgette)

i. Phil reports that he still needs 2 new parks/view database fields with RTF formatting (from last meeting); Walt's workaround does not work; Phil is continuing to write in Word but can't post info online until new fields are ready; he sent an email about this shortly after the Sept 22 meeting (GW will resend it)

ii. Initial Drafts (Phil):

a. I have written initial drafts for all the regions in NJ, except The Jersey Shore and The Pinelands

b. As promised, I have also completed the Harriman-Bear Mt. region

c. All of the parks in the completed NJ regions are posted on-line [initial draft] except for about half of Central Jersey.

iii. Revisions (Phil):

a. I have revised four regions and the drafts are out for review and comment: The Palisades, The Ramapo Mountains, The Wyanokies, and Bearfort Ridge and Wawayanda

b. The names of the reviewers and status is on the top right-hand of the attached spread sheet - they are primarily Trail Chairs and Trail Supervisors

c. When I get the comments back I will send a revised copy for you and Ed to look over.

d. The Ramapo Mountains is now complete and ready for the next step - whatever that is.

iv. GW has edited/updated approximately 50 Hike descriptions and continues as time permits

    1. Technology (Walt)
    2. Business model (Ed)

i. Ed made contact with someone willing to consult with us on Google ad words (see discussion under New Business)

ii. We still do not have a Trellon contract with the language we agreed upon. Ed will follow up on how much of current Trellon invoice we should pay (approx. half of what we were billed).

  1. Web design status
    1. Store and Join/Renew/Donate design

i. Doug has produced and group reviewed designs for:

a. Start Shopping page (OK to release to Trellon); change ‘Guidebooks' to Books

b. Book Inventory page (OK to release to Trellon)

c. Maps page (Same as Books design and OK to release to Trellon)-TC needs to maintain design of square cropped blocks of map images

d. Brand Merchandise (Same as Books and OK to release to Trellon) -change title to Trail Conference Hats, Shirts, & Other Stuffx

e. Hot Off the Press -Doug to change to Product template, add buttons for Add to Cart and Continue Shopping; then OK to Release to Trellon

ii. Discussion re display of List, Member, and Registered Web user discounts:

a. Display List and Member prices only;

b. Registered User discounts (of perhaps 10%) might be applied as promotions, or later in the process as standard offer. Final decision on registered user discount pending.

iii. Review of Purchase process

a. Design should follow Drupal Ubercart process

b. In right hand column on Checkout page (3), add "Order Offline" option with a link to a PDF order form

c. Change "Delivery Information (in Drupal) to "Shipping Information"

d. Ask Trellon to see about labeling icon next to Saved Addresses: edit/add address

    1. What else we need to give Trellon and when

i. PDFs for store pages (five pages ready, Uberkart purchase sequence to be done)

    1. What we need to decide

i. Left and right column content (deferred)

ii. Review testing comments

  1. Review open action items (not done)

 

 

New Business:

 

  1. Google ad words: Discussion.
    1. Ed reported on opportunity to get a Google grant for ad word program ($300/month)
    2. Doug volunteered to help identify TC Google ad words and to subsequently monitor TC program

 

 

Subteam discussions (if time permits)

 

  1. Content:
    1. Regions discussion
    2. Data dictionary - does what Drupal provide suffice if we add adequate help text?
    3. Overview map implementation - what appears?