The following details the website work we would like to have in place for the uPortal 4 marketing. Please use the current site (http://www.jasig.org/uportal) for reference to existing pages. The notes below mainly highlight the changes we would like to see. Other improvement suggestions are welcome.
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Pages
Notes:
- Staging area: http://www.jasig.webchuckhosting.com/
- I think we will only have the top level pages in the menu (e.g., Overview, See It, Get It, ...). The child pages will be referenced via links in the other pages.
- While the new 'project' content type did get created, it is missing a few fields: logo link, icon link, project type (project/portlet/community of practice/component), parent project(list of projects that are not components)
- We need an Incubator page (see below) that sits alongside high level project pages with a list of all project nodes with status of "incubation". We will also need an Incubator logo that would sit in the header.
- We need an admin page that will consist of quick links and tips for our web site admins. A couple pieces will be how to create a news item (restricted to News Editors and Project Authors), how to create an event (restricted to News Editors and Project Authors) and how to create a project item/node (restricted to Project Authors).
Information Architecture
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uPortal
Overview
uPortal is the leading open source enterprise portal framework built by and for the higher education community. uPortal continues to evolve through contributions from its global community and is supported by resources, grants, donations, and memberships fees from academic institutions, commercial affiliates, and non-profit foundations.
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For content, see uPortal Final Benefits
User Stories
We might have to hold of on this until we get some stories authored.(This page will need to wait until we have stories authored)
- How schools have solved problems
- Links to youtube videos
- Screen shots of portals, portlets
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Interested in adding your own screencast to the mix? Send an email to the uPortal Steering Committee for more information.
<list of uplaoded uploaded screencasts>
<youtube widget>
<gallery>
<add link to demo once it is available>
Videos
list (with thumbnails?) of all videos
Gallery
gallery of all images
Get It
Forever Free!
(two column format with list of downloads and link to previous releases on right)
All uPortal releases are freely available for download (see <license link> for details).
You may download uPortal and use it on your site at no cost. Unlike our competitors, uPortal is 100% free open source software managed by Jasig. Our community has access to all releases of the uPortal software with absolutely no costs. We welcome contributions from our community of all types and sizes. For more information see, <link to open source page>. uPortal is released under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See <link to license page> for more information.
<two column format (remove date column) with list of downloads>
<Link to all/previous releases>
(Maybe the release table could be on the right with the following text on the left)
Quick-start Release
Users wanting to quickly setup and demonstrate a uPortal site may download the development quick-start distribution of uPortal. This distribution provides a "drop it in and go" configuration of uPortal. The intent is to make it easier for potential uPortal adopters to quickly get uPortal up and running and allow them to begin trying out uPortal and integrating interesting portlets. The builds include a working configuration of the Tomcat Servlet Engine and HSQLDB database.
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Use http://www.jasig.org/uportal/about/license
Support
Combine information from http://www.jasig.webchuckhosting.com/uportal/documentation and http://www.jasig.webchuckhosting.com/uportal/support/solutions-providers.
FAQ
Use http://www.jasig.webchuckhosting.com/uportal/documentation/faq
Community
Use http://www.jasig.webchuckhosting.com/uportal/community.
(We'll have to add a paragraph on the Steering Committee that links to the steering committee page)
Mailing lists
Use http://www.jasig.webchuckhosting.com/uportal/mailing-lists
Steering Committee
Use http://www.jasig.webchuckhosting.com/uportal/steering-committee
Community Call Recordings
(to be completed later)
Portlets
(This content will be developed separately)
- Highlight 11-12 key portlets (accepted or in incubation)
- Highlight the reusable types
- Similar in layout to the features and benefits pages
- Perhaps with screen shots for each
- Link to complete list of portlets (portlet wiki page)
uMobile
Use http://www.jasig.org/umobile for now but will flesh out child pages later.
Incubation
The Jasig Incubator is a defined process and accompanying support infrastructure that can be used by software developers and others to facilitate and collaborate on software projects and practices. The goal of Jasig Incubation is to generate and support sustainable community source products or communities of practice. Projects that emerge from incubation have demonstrated or developed active community support, appropriate governance, as well as synergy and alignment with other Jasig products. They are considered sponsored projects of the Jasig organization.
<list of all project nodes with status of "incubation">
Why Open Source
(Can this be a child of all the project pages?)
While other projects may claim to be open, uPortal is Jasig projects are 100% Real Open Source. What does it mean to be truly open? That means open in all aspects, including the following:
- Everyone can download all versions are freely available at no cost
- Everyone can fully participate in the community discussion
- Everyone can take advantage of webinars, documentation, screencasts and conferences
- Everyone is invited to submit contributions which will readily be considered for adoption
Open
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- extend
- fix your bugs
- cooperate and collaborate with others
- no licensing fees
- choice of support options, multiple vendors
Support
Documentation
- This has some overlap with the Community page. How do we reconcile that?
Solution Providers page
Community
Mailing lists
Steering Committee description
Community Call Recordings
wiki
Portlets
- Highlight 11-12 key portlets (accepted or in incubation)
- Highlight the reusable types
- Similar in layout to the features and benefits pages
- Perhaps with screen shots for each
- Link to complete list of portlets (portlet wiki page)
uMobile
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Access
The Jasig community is committed to increasing openness in higher education and beyond. In addition to having free and open access to all versions of our software, you have access to the entire community surrounding the software. You can participate on the discussion lists, watch the IRC channels, access the wiki, participate in free webinars and attend conferences.
Open Collaboration
This open and inviting environment creates great opportunities for collaboration with peers. Instead of waiting for a vendor to implement an enhancement or having to take on all the development yourself, you can cooperate with other individuals and organizations to implement innovative solutions.
Open Contribution
The projects readily invite contributions from community members which are then considered for adoption into the main project. The whole community benefits as members contribute back and the contributors benefit as the community can help with maintenance and further development.
Open Choice
If you want assistance with implementation that goes beyond the free assistance provided from the community, you are not locked into one vendor. There are a variety of support options from multiple solution providers. See <solution providers link> for more information.
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Examples of other portal sites: