Dmitry, Agree on the Github repository. Let me look into it. If you have any pointers or came across any instructions earlier please let me know.
- Denis On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 8:03 AM Dmitriy Pavlov <dpav...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi Igniters, > > IMO, new design looks good, but please pay attention > - every mention of Apache Ignite is better to be followed by (R) mark since > it is registered trademark of the ASF in the US and other countries. > - download page is not available (as Denis mentioned it should not be an > issue). > > And one more side note: since 1) it is a major change in the site look and > 2) our site is still stored in the SVN, could we consider migrating to Git > repository first? > > Git benefits are more or less obvious: > - It will allow us to make a PRs for contributions to the site. > - Git repository is slightly more convenient. It works faster during clone, > commit, and update. > - It should help to recognize contributions from Mauricio and Ignacio and > all other members, who updates and maintains the site (we don't have > contributors listing page and we use git for listing of the project's > developers). > > Sincerely, > Dmitriy Pavlov > > BTW, since this is important topic, I suggest every email with proposal is > marked with [DISCUSSION] to help it to be noticed. > > пт, 6 мар. 2020 г. в 03:21, Nikita Ivanov <nivano...@gmail.com>: > > > Denis - looks very nice! I do indeed think we need to work on better > > content (home page specifically). > > Thanks! > > -- > > Nikita Ivanov > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 3:18 PM Denis Magda <dma...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > Folks, > > > > > > As many of you know, these days I mostly contribute by optimizing our > > > website, preparing different content including documentation/articles, > > and > > > presenting the project at various events. One of the continuous website > > > activities we undertake together with Mauricio and Ignacio is search > > engine > > > optimization (SEO). It helps our website to be ranked higher by search > > > engines for user searches falling in categories of in-memory caches, > > grids, > > > databases, etc. (check this simple guide [1] if you'd like to learn the > > > internals of SEO). > > > > > > After checking the results of our recent user questionnaire [2] and > > > confirming key capabilities with use cases Ignite is selected for, we > > > decided to put more effort into the SEO. And, in addition to the > keywords > > > optimizations, we invested some time into the structural and UI changes > > of > > > the website trying to make the experience better and, as a result, be > > > ranked higher. > > > > > > So, today we'd like to share our first results and check your thoughts. > > In > > > particular, pay attention to: > > > > > > - The new UI - instead of a dark and bloody theme, we decided to > > > experiment with a more lightweight and contemporary design. > > > - A new main page structure with the following blocks - banner, use > > > cases, features, quicks links + tweeter feed. > > > - Updated navigation menu - kept essential or highly-ranked pages. > > > > > > > > > Do NOT pay attention to the following yet (we're ready to carry on with > > the > > > items below once hear your feedback): > > > > > > - Text on the front page will be massaged and tweaked going forward > to > > > get better SEO. Presently, something might sound off to you. > > > - Secondary pages are broken from the UI and structure standpoint > > > - Some of the pages of the navigation menu, such as Videos, are not > > > created yet. > > > > > > > > > Alright, we deployed our branch to this test server. Go and check: > > > http://157.245.190.104 (user: ignite, pass: apache2020) > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo > > > [2] > > > > > > > > > http://apache-ignite-developers.2346864.n4.nabble.com/Ignite-Evolution-Direction-short-questionary-td44577.html > > > > > > - > > > Denis > > > > > >
