Introduction

This is meant to be an idea pool for the redesign of the [:UbuntuMediaCenterTeam:Ubuntu Media Center] [http://www.ubuntumediacenter.org website]. This is primarily a task for the [:MediaCenter/MarketingStrikeForce:Marketing Strike Force], but all team input is very welcome.

Components

1. Wordpress

   • Used to post news.
   • Functions as a light CMS for serving static content (About, Downloads, Screenshots, etc.).

1. DokuWiki

   • Used to house documentation, howtos, user-generated content, and information for developers.

2. PunBB

   • Serves as the discussion forum.

Navigation

A top navigation shall be used. This will allow easier integration with the wiki and forum. A side navigation would limit the width of PunBB and DokuWiki and this is unacceptable.

Navigation Hierarchy

Home: brief description of UMC, widgets for recent news and releases

About: full description of UMC; its purpose, goals, history, etc.

• Members: List of members

News: main Wordpress blog page with news and announcements

• Archive: Wordpress Archives page Categories: Wordpress categorized archives page

Download: static page with links to releases

• Release: Each Release with ChangeLog

Development: static page with links to Launchpad team, source code repositories, how to get started contributing, etc.

• Coding Standards: describe the expected appearance and formatting of contributed code

Contact: Details about mailing lists, IRC, etc.

Forums: Link PunBB

Wiki: Link DokuWiki

Authentication

Each component mentioned above will have it's own authentication backend. Perhaps it can be unified in the future.

Appearance

Colors

We should follow the palette described at ["Media_Center_Artwork"]. This will likely involve a primarily green color scheme.

Logo

To be determined. See ["Media_Center_Artwork"].