2013/11/5 Samer Mansour <[email protected]>: > Our SourceForge landing page was updated earlier today on my lunch break. > Yay! New logo finally and same new screen shots as on oo.o site. > > I will update the description from our site and features (some of the > feature bullets sound more like a change log items). I'll do that on my > lunch break tomorrow as I'm about to go play dodgeball! Later!
Good job Samer! Let me know if you need further help from me or SourceForge team. Roberto > > Samer Mansour > > > On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 5:01 PM, Roberto Galoppini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> 2013/11/1 Samer Mansour <[email protected]>: >> > Hello Roberto, >> > >> > I see it under "my projects" but I don't see an admin button on the >> project >> > page after I click it. >> >> https://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/ Tools tab, "Admin" >> >> >> > >> > I'm trying to get to this step >> > >> https://sourceforge.net/p/forge/documentation/Create%20a%20New%20Project/#to-configure-your-project >> >> You do not need to Create a new project, just edit the existing one. >> >> Roberto >> >> > I have an updated icon to upload. Can you double check my privileges? >> > >> > Samer Mansour >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Roberto Galoppini < >> > [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> You're an admin by now. >> >> >> >> Roberto >> >> >> >> 2013/11/1 Samer Mansour <[email protected]>: >> >> > Awesome, >> >> > >> >> > My userid is smansour. >> >> > >> >> > The plan is to update the screen shots to the ones I have uploaded to >> >> > openofice.org's product page. If the Page's background is >> customizable >> >> like >> >> > facebook's pages, I would export a properly sized/resolution >> background >> >> for >> >> > that page as well. Each release/season I want to give the >> backgrounds of >> >> > our profiles/sites a refresh. >> >> > >> >> > Samer Mansour >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Roberto Galoppini < >> >> > [email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> 2013/11/1 Samer Mansour <[email protected]>: >> >> >> > I'm asking for access to edit >> >> >> > http://sourceforge.net/projects/openofficeorg.mirror/ >> >> >> > >> >> >> > That might mean access via a username and password to log into a >> >> >> dashboard >> >> >> > I would imagine. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > There is confusion even in the reviews on that page doubting how >> >> official >> >> >> > that page is and that spamware is packaged with the download. >> >> >> > Some of the reviews are even spam themselves. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Just to be able to go in to update the screen shots, have a nicer >> >> >> marketing >> >> >> > message there and maybe remove/report the spam. >> >> >> > If no one knows in the marketing list I can ask the dev list. >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Samer, >> >> >> >> >> >> Glad to hear you want to help with that. Please create an account on >> >> >> SourceForge and send me an email with your account, I'll provide you >> >> >> with Admin privileges right away. I'll be happy to connect you with >> >> >> our Support if you need help. >> >> >> >> >> >> Roberto >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Samer Mansour >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Roberto Galoppini < >> >> >> > [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Hi Samer, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I'm not sure I understand what you need, can you elaborate? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Roberto >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 2013/10/28 Samer Mansour <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >> > Related note, can I get the SourceForge log in info so I can >> update >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > screen shots and logo used there? >> >> >> >> > When there is inconsistencies like that make it look >> unofficial. I >> >> >> can >> >> >> >> > also update it so it makes our social profiles' background for >> even >> >> >> more >> >> >> >> > consistency. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Please anyone who has it, private message me it to my gmail. >> >> samer519 >> >> >> at >> >> >> >> > gmail dcom >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Samer Mansour >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Samer Mansour < >> >> [email protected]> >> >> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> > I started with some of the images. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> https://cms.apache.org/ooo-site/wc/browse/smansour-kIuikt/trunk/content/product/pix/writer-big.png >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> https://cms.apache.org/ooo-site/wc/browse/smansour-kIuikt/trunk/content/images/action-info.png >> >> >> >> >> > etc. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > I did a quick commit because I logged into the CMS with my >> >> Apache >> >> >> ID. >> >> >> >> >> > Not used to commiting yet so if I did something wrong let me >> >> know. >> >> >> >> >> > Do I need to click publish as well? >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> With the CMS web interface you make the change, then commit, >> then >> >> >> view >> >> >> >> >> staging build to see if the website built without errors, then >> >> view >> >> >> >> >> the staged copy, then publish. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -Rob >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Index: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> cgi-bin===================================================================--- >> >> >> >> >> > cgi-bin (.../production/ooo-site) (revision 883154)+++ >> cgi-bin >> >> >> >> >> > (.../staging/ooo-site/trunk) (revision 883154) >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > Property changes on: cgi-bin >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> > Modified: cms:source-revision >> >> >> >> >> > ## -1 +1 ##-1533334+1533505 >> >> >> >> >> > \ No newline at end of propertyIndex: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> content/images/aoo-logo-100x100.png=================================================================== >> >> >> >> >> > Cannot display: file marked as a binary type. >> >> >> >> >> > svn:mime-type = image/pngIndex: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> content/images/AOO_logos/orb.jpg=================================================================== >> >> >> >> >> > Cannot display: file marked as a binary type. >> >> >> >> >> > svn:mime-type = image/jpegIndex: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> content/images/action-info.png=================================================================== >> >> >> >> >> > Cannot display: file marked as a binary type. >> >> >> >> >> > svn:mime-type = application/octet-streamIndex: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> content/product/pix/writer.png=================================================================== >> >> >> >> >> > Cannot display: file marked as a binary type. >> >> >> >> >> > svn:mime-type = application/octet-streamIndex: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> content/product/pix/calc-big.png=================================================================== >> >> >> >> >> > Cannot display: file marked as a binary type. >> >> >> >> >> > svn:mime-type = application/octet-streamIndex: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> content/product/pix/impress-big.png=================================================================== >> >> >> >> >> > Cannot display: file marked as a binary type. >> >> >> >> >> > svn:mime-type = application/octet-streamIndex: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> content/product/pix/calc.png=================================================================== >> >> >> >> >> > Cannot display: file marked as a binary type. >> >> >> >> >> > svn:mime-type = application/octet-streamIndex: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> content/product/pix/impress.png=================================================================== >> >> >> >> >> > Cannot display: file marked as a binary type. >> >> >> >> >> > svn:mime-type = application/octet-streamIndex: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> content/product/pix/writer-big.png=================================================================== >> >> >> >> >> > Cannot display: file marked as a binary type. >> >> >> >> >> > svn:mime-type = application/octet-streamIndex: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> content===================================================================--- >> >> >> >> >> > content (.../production/ooo-site) (revision 883154)+++ >> content >> >> >> >> >> > (.../staging/ooo-site/trunk) (revision 883154) >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > Property changes on: content >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> > Modified: cms:source-revision >> >> >> >> >> > ## -1 +1 ##-1533334+1533505 >> >> >> >> >> > \ No newline at end of propertyIndex: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> .===================================================================--- >> >> >> >> >> > . (.../production/ooo-site) (revision 883154)+++ . >> >> >> >> >> > (.../staging/ooo-site/trunk) (revision 883154) >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > Property changes on: . >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> > Modified: cms:source-revision >> >> >> >> >> > ## -1 +1 ##-1292552+1294858 >> >> >> >> >> > \ No newline at end of property >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > Samer >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Rob Weir < >> [email protected]> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> I was looking at usage data for the website, specifically >> the >> >> >> >> >> >> conversion rate for new visitors by landing pages that >> received >> >> >> more >> >> >> >> >> >> than 10,000 visits in the past month. Let me explain: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- New visitors, as visitors coming to the >> openoffice.orgwebsite >> >> >> >> for >> >> >> >> >> >> the first time >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- Conversion rate is the % of visitors to the website that >> >> >> actually >> >> >> >> >> >> download OpenOffice. The overall conversion rate for all >> new >> >> >> >> visitors >> >> >> >> >> >> is 30.81% for past 30 days. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The landing page is the URL of the first page they visit >> on >> >> our >> >> >> >> >> >> website. Only 18% of website visitors go to the home page >> >> first. >> >> >> The >> >> >> >> >> >> rest either end up with a native language page, or at a >> deeper >> >> >> page, >> >> >> >> >> >> often referred to them by another website or by a Google >> >> search. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> What I've seen in the past is that a well-written and good >> >> looking >> >> >> >> >> >> landing page will have a high conversion rate. For example, >> >> the >> >> >> >> >> >> French and Japanese native language home pages have a >> >> conversion >> >> >> rate >> >> >> >> >> >> of over 50%: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.openoffice.org/fr/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.openoffice.org/ja/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Note that neither of these are particularly fancy. Half the >> >> >> battle >> >> >> >> is >> >> >> >> >> >> not giving any negative signals to the user, like outdated >> >> text, >> >> >> bad >> >> >> >> >> >> links, poor formatting, anything that suggests they are at >> some >> >> >> rogue >> >> >> >> >> >> website run by hackers. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> So the poorly performing pages are: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.openoffice.org/pl/index.html (6.42% conversion >> >> rate) >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.openoffice.org/pl/product.download.html (2.75% >> >> >> conversion >> >> >> >> >> rate) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Here the design looks off, with outdated logos, a download >> >> button >> >> >> >> >> >> takes visitor to a page with misaligned folder, pointing to >> old >> >> >> 3.4.1 >> >> >> >> >> >> release. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.openoffice.org/legacy/thankyou.html (0.81% >> >> conversion >> >> >> >> rate) >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.openoffice.org/welcome/registration20.html(0.93% >> >> >> >> conversion >> >> >> >> >> >> rate) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> These two pages are loaded by old versions of OpenOffice.org >> >> after >> >> >> >> >> >> installing the product. Combined we get nearly 60,000 >> visitors >> >> >> per >> >> >> >> >> >> month to these pages. But the conversion rate is horrible. >> I >> >> >> just >> >> >> >> >> >> did a quick update today to update the version numbers. >> (They >> >> >> were >> >> >> >> >> >> referring to 3.4.1 as the most recent). >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> But I wonder if we might want to rethink the approach here. >> >> The >> >> >> user >> >> >> >> >> >> just downloaded and installed an older version of >> OpenOffice. >> >> >> What >> >> >> >> >> >> would motivate them to update? Asking them immediately to >> >> >> download >> >> >> >> >> >> again? Or should we take a softer approach and focus on >> >> getting >> >> >> them >> >> >> >> >> >> introduced to the support forum, or to sign up for our >> >> Facebook or >> >> >> >> >> >> Twitter accounts? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> For any of these pages we have the ability to do A/B testing >> >> with >> >> >> >> >> >> content experiments in Google Analytics. 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