On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 10:45 PM Branko Čibej <br...@apache.org> wrote:
> On 13.09.2019 04:18, Nathan Hartman wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 3:12 AM Branko Čibej <br...@apache.org > > <mailto:br...@apache.org>> wrote: > > > > On 12.09.2019 05:00, Nathan Hartman wrote: > > > I've been studying the site and there is a site-ng branch created > > > 2015. I remember a discussion about it around that time but I can't > > > find it in the archives now. > > > > > > Since there are no commits on site-ng beyond branch creation / > > readme, > > > would it be agreeable if I catch it up to the present and use it? > > > > site-ng was a misguided attempt at changing how our site > > implementation > > works (from server-side includes to generated static pages). If we > > ever > > do that overhaul, we'll probably use the new templating automation > > that > > Infra is working on. > > > > I'd prefer to *delete* the site-ng branch. The staging branch is > there > > for preparing content changes. > > > > -- Brane > > > > > > I know about staging and it's convenient that it's served. But I'd > > like to experiment without worrying about breaking things. I hope to > > achieve three things: > > > > * Reorganize the information so visitors find what they want with > > minimal reading and searching > > > > * A more modern look > > > > * Improve display on mobile phones > > > > I'd like to emphasize that I am *not* thinking about changing the > > implementation (SSI vs something else) at this time. Nor am I thinking > > about removing or rewriting the text. The information we have on the > > site is good and thorough. I just want to reorganize it and make a > > good first impression on visitors with an attractive home page -- and > > make sure we're all happy with it before it moves to staging. > > Oh, then sure, either use site-ng or create another branch, whatever > suits you best. The only (minor) issue is that you'll have to cook up a > local server for testing. Or of course we could ask Infra nicely to > publish yet another branch of our site. > > -- Brane That's the easy part. I have a virtual machine with a LAMP stack. :-) Once there's actually something to show we can cross the bridge of either asking Infra (nicely of course) or moving it to a subdirectory of staging, with a link to coming soon, preview the new site. But let's not get ahead of ourselves.
