Site Structure
Created | Updated Mar 17, 2011
This is again an Entry which I started to keep track of what has been said. The main source is the conversation h2g2 usability - where should be what?.
Additionally you can find thoughts about this topic on my fotki page some ideas about design are here.
General
The user should be able to choose his favorite layout and skin
Navigation buttons: either at one side of the page or at the top (brunel/goo or alabaster-like)
Where possible the buttons should be fixed on the browser window, so they are always in reach
Customizeable buttons
Optional 'recent conversations' button (most recent 'public' conversations)
default buttons: my space, my conversations, who's online, write an Entry, Front Page (?), The Post, Community Central, (Peer) Review, Announcements, Feedback
Conversations about an Entry/PS optional at the bottom of the page or at one side of the Entry
Categories buttons and help on every page
Search thing on every page > improve search function
Printer friendly view for every page (especially Entries, print without sidebars etc)
No drop down menus!
Front Page
featured Entries
text about h2g2
categories
links to The Post and the Community Central
most recent conversations in Ask and SEx
most recent comments on Entries
talking point (if they still exist)
Improbability Drive (shiny button)
Community Central Page
Announcements
Surveys
links to all forums
busiest/most popular conversations
links to help pages
featured campaigns
active clubs and societies
The Post
New Post front page?
Other people's PS
Show only latest Journal Entry ('see more' button)
Extra showcase for approved Entries
'befriend user' or 'subscribe' or 'bookmark' or what?
Own PS
let people move stuff on their own PS to wherever they want
customizable PS background picture?
Entry
Show referenced sites/Entries (unlike Barlesque) it makes checking links easier
Bookmark option
a suitably big edit window for Entries with a suitable size of letters
Conversations
link forum pages to the Community Central page
Add 'chicken foot'
optional number of posts per page (20-100)
optional list of other conversations in this forum and short list of posts on this page (like Alabaster)
Reply window
list of all smileys next to the reply text field
My conversations
basically like brunel 'my conversations' window
unsubscribe button next to every conversation
Special buttons for special people
ACEs: button to 'ungreeted newbies' window
Who needs what?
