Website/2010 Redesign/Ideas

CSS

• We should endeavour to use a common CSS framework across all sites (which also implies a common HTML framework - in terms of layout). Right now, each site uses its own CSS adapted from the main website with different classes, etc. Creating a robust and reusable CSS framework would be one of the top priorities; it would serve as the base, and other websites could then build on it.

Header

Two-tier Navigation Proposal

We could have a two-level menu (CSS-only): the top level, consisting of 8 items, and a sub-menu for some of the items (triggered by rollover). The top level menu links would be clickable (therefore it would remain accessible) but the submenu could provide one-click access to specific areas of the website (e.g., 1 click access to the issue tracker from the developer menu item). The most commonly accessed sub-link would be directly under its parent link.

1. Home (Do we need it? Could the logo serve this purpose like on mozilla.org?)
2. News
   1. Press Releases
   2. Planet
3. Download(s)
   1. Latest Version
   2. Extensions
   3. Templates
   4. Clipart
   5. Developer Previews
4. Projects (or Community)
   1. How to Join (or Join Us)
   2. A few links to major projects
   3. More projects >>
5. Support
   1. Forums
   2. Tutorials
   3. Books
   4. Commercial Support
6. Wiki
7. Development
   1. Getting Started
   2. Source Code
   3. Issue Tracker
8. About

Footer

• A bigger footer with links, like Mozilla

Cleaning Up

• Removing/archiving old pages
• Simplifying content...

Resources

CSS

• 960 Grid System
• Blueprint CSS Framework

Information Architecture

Persuasive Navigation

• DigitalWeb: Persuasive Navigation

Usability

• Userfocus: 247 Web Usability Guidelines