Following up from an earlier Twitter thread [1], Google searches for "netbeans download" or "download netbeans" still point to download pages for old NetBeans version [2]. The latest Apache version does not show up until result number 8 (which nobody will see). This is a big problem.
I'd propose the following solution: * Have each of the download pages for the old versions [2] permanent redirect to https://netbeans.apache.org/download * Move each of the old pages to a new subdirectory called "old", e.g. move https://netbeans.org/downloads/8.0.2/ to https://netbeans.org/downloads/old/8.0.2/ * Put a small "Older Versions" link from https://netbeans.apache.org/download to https://netbeans.org/downloads/old (with links to the old pages in their new locations in the "old" subdirectory) -- Eirik [1] https://twitter.com/heribertoRiosO/status/1228541656330309632?s=20 [2] Current top 7 hits on Google for "netbeans download": https://netbeans.org/downloads/8.0.2/ https://netbeans.org/downloads/8.2/ https://netbeans.org/downloads/7.1.2/ https://netbeans.org/downloads/7.0/ https://netbeans.org/downloads/8.0.1 https://netbeans.org/downloads/7.0.1/ https://netbeans.org/downloads/6.8/ -----Original Message----- From: Geertjan Wielenga <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 4:15 AM To: dev <[email protected]> Subject: Last call: please review Features and Download pages Hi all, All the stars are aligning at the moment and the 11.3 release is tantalizingly nigh. Would be great if everyone would give a quick look at the below, which have not yet been linked into the main download page, but will be when we announce the release: Download page: https://netbeans.apache.org/download/nb113/nb113.html Features page: https://netbeans.apache.org/download/nb113/index.html Please check links and read texts to see if there are any glitches or omissions. Thanks, Gj
