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ÜberBots 2010-2011Website Proposal
ÜberBots Website Team
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Goals•2011 FIRST Website Award
•Effective Communication
•Easy to update
•Easy to access
•That this will be the last website we need to make for a long time
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Focuses1.Modular
2.Integrated
3.Compliant
4.Handicap Accessible
5.Transparent / Simple
6.Sexy
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Modular• Current website, each page is individually
coded, code scattered all over
• Individually coded › Programmer needed to make new pages
• Basically, current system doesn’t work
• If pages made from modules (building blocks), “it will be easier to fix bugs, keep compliance, keep uniformity, prevent errors, make editing easier, make coding simpler, and enhance the browsing experience.” - Matt Howard, ÜberBots Forums
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Integrated• Integration in
forums
• One set of credentials
• Simplify code, increase efficiency
• Force people to use forums
• Link calendar events
• Integration with different websites and technologies
• Help people stay connected with us
• Make videos faster by using YouTube servers
• YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, RSS, iCal
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Compliant• W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)
defines web standards
• FIRST Website Judges want compliance to standards
• 1 + 2 = We need a compliant website
• Website needs to look same and function same in IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari
• RSS and iCal of website need to work
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Handicap Accessible•Handicap Accessibility focus of
Web 2.0, W3C, and FIRST Judges
•Blind, vision-impaired, deaf
•Specific things we must do
•Text size, captions in video, plain text vs images or Flash
•Requires time & effort
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Transparent/Simple•Well organized site structure and
hierarchy
•Site map - helps users and Google
•Breadcrumbs - Shows where page is relative to home“Home > Robots > Striker”
•Layout should be intuitive and simple
•Simple URLs “http://www.uberbots.org/o/robots/striker”Figure 1-1: Simple
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Russian Airline Ad
QuickTime™ and a decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Sexy•Not literally (skimpy clothing,
suggestive images)•Website needs to be ascetically
pleasing and attractive to user•Help for website award and keep
users drawn in•Requires assistance of an “artist”
(Matt & other)•Achievable through use of skins
CMS & Maintenance
Re: Management Team(That’s You)
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
What is CMS?
•CMS - content management system
•means a way of editing content on website
•current system is very limited and hard to use
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Intro to OmniPage™ System
•Way of obtaining modularity “building blocks”
•Will separate code & scripting from content
•Anyone (even Ameya) will be able to edit almost any part of the page
• Includes text, calendar, uploading images, Tweets, creating new pages, making users admins, sending out emails, page titles
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
How do we use it?•If logged in as administrator, just
click the edit button in the corner of window, everything becomes editable
•To rearrange parts of page (modules), drag and drop
•95% of website will be editable by people with no coding experience
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Different Modules•Website will have dozens of types
of modules to create interactive, rich content
•Simple BBCode module that people are familiar with
•Calendar module, picture module, news feed module, html module, php module, etc.
Closings
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Other Things We Need to Win
•Documentation - a page or section about how the website was made
•Basic things - team number, link to FIRST website, sponsors, etc.
•Use of newer technologies (html5, twitter, etc.)
•Resources for other teams (labVIEW tutorials, other resources)
•Uniformity ...
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Uniformity•Current website lacks uniformity
•Need to create design for main site, forums, and wiki that’s consistent
•Will help people while they navigate between parts of website
•Makes overall design look better, builds “team identity”
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
What Else We Need to Include in Website for Team Gain
•PayPal donations
•User file uploads
•“Propaganda” for enlisting new students
•SMS meeting updates
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Plans for “Construction Zone”
•New website will be built parallel to old website
•I.E. old website will be 100% functional until the Website Team receives approval for new site from Management
•New website will be hidden from public during build season.
ÜberBots Website TeamWebsite Proposal - 7/1/2010
Expectations
•Little to no budget
•Completion by September 2010
•Regional Website Award 2011
Lastly, we would like to thank
Ameya for being a good sport.