I like the original layout too. A.
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Mika A Epstein <[email protected]> wrote: > I like that layout. :D > > > On Aug 24, 2011, at 11:24 PM, Lorelle on WordPress < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I am agreeing with the idea of reverting it back and having a solid > discussion on what needs to be there. > > <http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Lorelle/Front_Page_Project> > http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Lorelle/Front_Page_Project > > I've started a user page for us to work on this together. For many years, > I've wanted a simple, clean "What do you want to do with WordPress?" feel, > much like the Windows ad campaign years ago. We need to funnel people to the > areas of the Codex where they can find the help they need, so let's make it > really easy. > > I've been working on the answer to that question over the years and it > boils down to those few answers. Take a look and see what you think. Do you > feel the same way? Then let's start looking at how we can group the > subcontent together to keep this clean and simple. > > Thanks! > > Lorelle > > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Mika A Epstein < <[email protected]> > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Now that I'm not on my cell phone >> >> If anything, the layout is … terrible. It's too much information, not >> laid out in any helpful way. As with WikiPedia, most users start in the >> middle of the Codex. A search for 'WordPress how do I make a theme' comes >> up with <http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development> >> http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development first, which is as it should >> be ;) A Wiki's not a book (says my mentor over and over again). >> >> We should revert to what we had and THEN go forward and rebuild it. Except >> that I went back to the Before shot and it was this: >> <http://codex.wordpress.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=108003> >> http://codex.wordpress.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=108003 >> >> That too is way too much information and not enough organization. If it's >> more than a couple scrolls, no one's going to read it. I'd break it out so >> 'Getting Started' is the brunt of the page. We have a lot of links going to >> subsections of pages, which either means each link should be a page of it's >> own, or we trust they're going to read. The amount of duplicated >> information is adding to the length, and it's almost overwhelming for me, >> and I know what I'm doing most of the time ;) (And I lie well the rest of >> the time!) >> >> <http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Ipstenu/Main_Page> >> http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Ipstenu/Main_Page >> >> After I yanked out all the dupe info, there was a lot less going on. I >> left off the "Developer" stuff, as that really should be it's own page. >> Actually, most of that stuff should go on the FAQ pages, where a cursory >> skim shows most of the info, with links, actually is already. >> >> ---- >> Mika A Epstein (aka Ipstenu) >> <http://ipstenu.org>http://ipstenu.org >> >> On 24 Aug 2011, at 4:37:48PM, Andrea Rennick wrote: >> >> > I just tried to access mailing list archives and can't get to >> <http://lists.automattic.com/>http://lists.automattic.com/ in Chrome, tho >> it could be me as Firefox was fine. >> > >> > Anyway - I had been thinking about a multisite section on the front page >> as well. Just to toss that out there. >> > >> > A. >> > >> > On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Lorelle on WordPress >> > <<[email protected]> >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > Thanks, Otto. Which brings up the decision to leave it as it is and fix >> it or put it back to what it was. >> > >> > Has anyone talked to Spencer who made the edits? Is he on the mailing >> list? (Wishing for our own P2 still. :D ) >> > >> > Lorelle >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Otto < <[email protected]> >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Lorelle on WordPress >> > < <[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote: >> > > I'm also concerned as I don't recognize the person who edited all >> these >> > > changes. The front page of the Codex should have been locked down for >> > > editing only by those with the highest levels of administration as it >> has a >> > > long history of spam. It was locked down. >> > >> > Protections may have been removed a while back when the codex went >> > wacky. I reprotected it. If it needs to be reverted or unprotected let >> > me know. >> > >> > -Otto >> > _______________________________________________ >> > wp-docs mailing list >> > <[email protected]>[email protected] >> > <http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs> >> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > wp-docs mailing list >> > <[email protected]>[email protected] >> > <http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs> >> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > -- >> > Andrea Rennick, <http://wpebooks.com>http://wpebooks.com and >> <http://ronandandrea.com>http://ronandandrea.com >> > Co-author of WordPress All-In-One For Dummies <http://rml.me/aio> >> http://rml.me/aio >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > wp-docs mailing list >> > <[email protected]>[email protected] >> > <http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs> >> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs >> >> _______________________________________________ >> wp-docs mailing list >> <[email protected]>[email protected] >> <http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs> >> http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs >> > > _______________________________________________ > wp-docs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs > > > _______________________________________________ > wp-docs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-docs > > -- -- Andrea Rennick, http://wpebooks.com and http://ronandandrea.com Co-author of WordPress All-In-One For Dummies http://rml.me/aio
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