the new oVirt website: live preview!

[Itamar Heim]

On 09/19/2012 10:56 AM, Garrett LeSage wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> Check out the new site here: http://mediawiki-garrett.rhcloud.com/
>
> I've turned the Inkscape mockups into a real, working website, powered
> by MediaWiki.
>
>
> ## Background ##
>
> During last week's IRC meeting, we talked about the possibility of using
> MediaWiki as community CMS. I spent this week making a custom skin that
> both works with some simple layout as well as standard MediaWiki pages.
>
> It's also worth noting that it works on all screen resolutions and
> browser widths — the whole design is “responsive” which means it's
> optimized for mobile phones too, which is perfect for looking up
> documentation or telling people about oVirt at conferences and while
> traveling.
>
>
> ## Discussion ##
>
> I would like to propose that we discuss the new website design &
> implementation during this week's IRC meeting, especially since there's
> now even more to see.
>
>
> ## Next steps ##
>
> The website theme (including the signed-in state) is nearly done and
> looks amazingly similar to the mockups[1]. We have some content for the
> first few pages. There's still a bit more to do before making it live,
> however.
>
> [1] mockups: http://people.redhat.com/glesage/oVirt/website/mockup-1/
>
> The next steps are:
>
> 1. Fix any bugs found with the MediaWiki skin / theme
> 2. Work on content for the remaining pages
> 3. Map links on the main pages to existing content
> 4. Write additional content where necessary (if there's no page yet)
> 5. Upgrade MediaWiki on oVirt
> 6. Make sure the new pages are on the current wiki
> 7. Install the skin and a few configuration settings
> 8. Flip the switch (immediately after step 7), and we have a new site!
>
>
> ## One more thing... ##
>
> It wouldn't be a great demo without letting you all testdrive the
> wiki-ness of the site, right? I've created a test user for everyone to
> quickly sign in and kick the tires on the wiki instance.
>
> User: test
> Pass: demodemo
>
> You can also create your own account, if you'd like to. Please note that
> this is a temporary site for development purposes, and is not intended
> as a production website for oVirt. That said, it's a good place to play
> around.
>
> You'll only see the wiki-ish stuff when you're signed in, and I worked
> hard to put them at the top of the page in an orderly fashion. Click on
> the items at the top to see menus with all the standard MediaWiki
> features, except grouped. Even the header is a dropdown (to see the
> different modes on the page). Since editing is key to any wiki, I made
> the edit action a stand-alone button at the top.
>
> Also, when you're logged in, you'll notice that "Home", "Download", and
> "Community" are locked down so that only those in the administrator
> group can edit. Feel free to edit other pages or make new ones.
>
> In addition, you might see some weirdness when using the site, as I'm
> not 100% done developing it. It's fairly stable, but it still is an
> alpha preview. I may alter things further or turn on some debugging
> output from time to time. Generally, though, I'll try to keep it in a
> working state. Just ping me on IRC if you have any concerns.
>
>
> ## In closing ##
>
> I'd like to thank the team for challenging me during last week's meeting
> about using MediaWiki in this wiki-as-a-website concept. It's been a fun
> and interesting week jumping back into PHP after so long. I like the
> results, and I hope you do too!
>
> = = =
>
> I'm looking forward to your feedback, both here on the list, and also in
> the IRC meeting!

very nice!

small question - would the twitter feed work with mediawiki?

Thanks,
    Itamar