The document outlines the development process for a website called TruthAbout1.org. It includes a development schedule showing milestones like creating mockups, setting up hosting, installing content management software, developing individual pages and commenting features, and conducting testing. It also notes that high-quality image files and documentation are available to support any needed visual or technical revisions in the future.
2. Layout and Design
We started with a few fast, low-cost paper prototypes. Then
we moved on to a Photoshop mockup.
3. Development Schedule
What’s All This Then Pre-Alpha Alpha Beta Release Candidate RTM General Availability V.2 V.3
Completed: Mon, Aug 24, 2009 Wed, Aug 26, 2009 Fri, Aug 28, 2009 Mon, Aug 31, 2009 Thu, Sep 3, 2009 Sat, Sep 5, 2009 Mon, Sep 7, 2009 Wed, Sep 9, 2009 Fri, Sep 11, 2009
•Buy domain - ok •Set up email accounts - •Custom 404 with search •Analytics - ok •Adwords
Registration and •Buy hosting - ok ok box - ok •Extremetracking - ok
Hosting •Add admin email to phone •Favicon - ok
- ok
•Install MT - ok •Create blog - ok •Add authors: Norman,
Install MT •Create categories - ok Louise, Michael, Paul - ok
•Set author perms - ok
•Do up layout in DW - ok •Make sidebar into MT
•Add MT code - ok module - ok
Create Front Page
•Add photos for categories
- ok
•Tweak front page layout - •Make it so that you can •Social news sharing
ok add an optional image to widgets
•Create layout for an entry - ok
Individual Pages
comments -ok
•Add MT code - ok
•Add sidebar module - ok
•Nested commenting •Email notification for new
comments
Commenting •Add recent comments to
sidebar
•Tweak front page layout -
ok
Category Pages
•Add MT code - ok
•Add sidebar module - ok
•Feedburner setup - ok •Feedburner optimize - ok •Link RSS to Twitter with •Add option for emailing
•Feedburner troubleshoot - •Feedburner daily email Twitterfeed - ok post
ok setup - ok
•Create Twitter account - •Add daily email widget to
ok sidebar - ok
•Create RSS feed for •Link to our own Twitter -
Twitter - ok ok
Connections
•Link to official Twitter - ok
•Link to official Facebook -
ok
•Internal testing - ok •External testing - ok •Populate with “back •Publicize to relevant blogs •Notify relevant blogs of •Notify relevant blogs of
catalog” content - ok update update
Outreach •Make tutorial for users -
ok
•Tweak front page layout
•Add MT code
Author Pages
•Remind authors to add
their data
An at-a-glance development schedule allowed stakeholders
to follow along with development regardless of technical
expertise, and to offer relevant input and feedback.
4. Images and Backend
The site is built on Movable Type, an industry-leading platform.
Well-labelled high-res Photoshop versions of every image are
readily available, in case the site ever needs visual revisions.
5. Documentation
Using the site is easy -- just fill in four form fields. In case users need help,
there’s a written guide (with revision control) as well as a video tutorial.