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Layout and Design

We started with a few fast, low-cost paper prototypes. Then

we moved on to a Photoshop mockup.

Development Schedule

An at-a-glance development schedule allowed stakeholders

to follow along with development regardless of technical

expertise, and to offer relevant input and feedback.

What’s All This Then Pre-Alpha Alpha Beta Release Candidate RTM General Availability V.2 V.3

Completed:

Registration and Hosting

Install MT

Create Front Page

Individual Pages

Commenting

Category Pages

Connections

Outreach

Author Pages

Mon, Aug 24, 2009 Wed, Aug 26, 2009 Fri, Aug 28, 2009 Mon, Aug 31, 2009 Thu, Sep 3, 2009 Sat, Sep 5, 2009 Mon, Sep 7, 2009 Wed, Sep 9, 2009 Fri, Sep 11, 2009

•Buy domain - ok•Buy hosting - ok

•Set up email accounts - ok•Add admin email to phone - ok

•Custom 404 with search box - ok•Favicon - ok

•Analytics - ok•Extremetracking - ok

•Adwords

•Install MT - ok •Create blog - ok•Create categories - ok

•Add authors: Norman, Louise, Michael, Paul - ok•Set author perms - ok

•Do up layout in DW - ok•Add MT code - ok

•Make sidebar into MT module - ok•Add photos for categories - ok

•Tweak front page layout - ok•Create layout for comments -ok•Add MT code - ok•Add sidebar module - ok

•Make it so that you can add an optional image to an entry - ok

•Social news sharing widgets

•Nested commenting •Email notification for new comments•Add recent comments to sidebar

•Tweak front page layout - ok•Add MT code - ok•Add sidebar module - ok

•Feedburner setup - ok•Feedburner troubleshoot - ok•Create Twitter account - ok•Create RSS feed for Twitter - ok

•Feedburner optimize - ok•Feedburner daily email setup - ok•Add daily email widget to sidebar - ok•Link to our own Twitter - ok•Link to official Twitter - ok•Link to official Facebook - ok

•Link RSS to Twitter with Twitterfeed - ok

•Add option for emailing post

•Internal testing - ok •External testing - ok •Populate with “back catalog” content - ok•Make tutorial for users - ok

•Publicize to relevant blogs •Notify relevant blogs of update

•Notify relevant blogs of update

•Tweak front page layout•Add MT code•Remind authors to add their data

The site is built on Movable Type, an industry-leading platform.

Well-labelled high-res Photoshop versions of every image are

readily available, in case the site ever needs visual revisions.

Images and Backend

Using the site is easy -- just fill in four form fields. In case users need help,

there’s a written guide (with revision control) as well as a video tutorial.

Documentation