Editing Sagamore online goals 2014

[[Sagamore Hills online]] presence is getting some much needed attention in 2014.  A core group of volunteers ([[David Klein]], [[Dave Barker]], [[John Lenz]], [[Nancy Shober]], [[Monica Ellingson]]) and anyone else too, are discussing in the {{discussion list|name=Sagamore online group|id=sagamore.online}} and making notes here (anyone can use the "edit" links).

==Near term goals==

===Domain name===

'''Is <code>sagamorehillspta.org</code> the right domain?'''  See [[Sagamore online#Domain]] for what we're currently working with. '''No?  Which one then?'''

Dave, 2014-05-07: John's <code>sagamorehillselementary.com</code> might be good, if not a little long.  It could work like Jen pointed out http://fernbankelementary.com/ does.

===Website platform===

'''Wordpress?'''

* The pulse seems to be for [https://wordpress.org/ Wordpress]
* Any reason not to stick with the [[Sagamore Hills PTA Dreamhost account]] hosting it?
* The http://test-wordpress.sagamorehillspta.org/ is available for testing.  Login credentials the same as the PTA site (check the password file in the Google Drive).

===Wordpress mechanics===

Dave, 2014-05-07: Decide how we're going to use Wordpress's organizational conventions: menus, categories, tags.  As I understand Wordpress, "themes" are often far more than just "skins"; in addition to changing the look of the site, they can shape how content is organized and provide additional site features.  I think it's important that we keep our content easily portable to future changes, and that means using lowest common denominator Wordpress ideums and not leaning hard on features of a particular theme.  Being new to Wordpress, I'm trying learn what that means.  Checkout the [[Sagamore PTA Wordpress notes]].

===Styling===

What will the website look like…?  Who has the Wordpress theming chops?

JRL: Yes, I can do this.

===URL redirects===

Use on the new Wordpress database,
<pre>ALTER wp_posts AUTO_INCREMENT = 1000 ;</pre>
to avoid collisions with old content.

* '''See: [[Sagamore .htaccess]]''' for implementation

Right now, all valid <code>'''''www.'''''sagamorehillspta.org</code> permanantly redirect to their ''(non-www.)''<code>sagamorehillspta.org</code> coutnerparts via some Wordpress mechinism.  I wonder if we should to the opposite—forward non-www to www—to accomodate other future hosting options?

Because the old site exposed post IDs (<code><nowiki>http://</nowiki>sagamorehillspta.org/?p=58</code> (or "<code>?page_id=</code>"s)) (didn't use [[Sagamore PTA Wordpress notes#Address_beautification|address beautification]]), it may make sense to try to put those posts in the same place on the new site so the redirect happens for free (without Apache rewrites).  '''Leaning towards not necessary'''

* [[Sagamore PTA Wordpress notes#Assigning_post_IDs|Assigning post IDs]] is possible
* This is different than assigning slugs (pretty URLs) for [[Sagamore PTA Wordpress notes#Address_beautification|address beautification]]

JRL: Yes, Wordpress has "pretty" URLs that can be used, and content can be assigned to those "pretty" urls if the .htaccess file is writable. If not writeable, we can manually add in some directives to the .htaccess file and we'll be good to go.

===Relaunch existing PTA site===

Let's start out by providing a refreshed version (new domain, new look) of the '''existing PTA site contnet only'''.

==Next term goals==

===Incorporate test-google-sites content===

Bring in content from http://test-google-sites.sagamorehillspta.org

===New content===

Go, David!

All the reference material we wish was online.

Some bits:

* Treasures hiding in Constant Contact
* Things like old handbooks that might be hiding in the PTA Google Drive
* [[Sagamore reference]]
* [[Sagamore information inventory 2013]]
* [[Sagamore communication]]


==Long term goals==

===Reengage social media===

Sagamore's [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sagamore-Hills-Elementary-School/147475945284146 Books of Faces] and [https://twitter.com/SagamorePTA Twitterings] and whatnot…

Monica Ellingson: major work needed here. Other schools push notifications and parent volunteer beat using existing social media channels. Push relevant content where people already are. Maybe less emphasis on web site (passive) and more on social presence (active) for parent engagement.

: 2014-05-09: ''[http://list.9.0ne.org/archive/sagamore.online/2014-May/000206.html Discussion started elsewhere]'', conclusions to be copied here

===District school site role===

Talk to [[Ms. Brown]] about how the [[Sagamore Hills district site]] should relate to ours.

===Workspaces===

Have ''workspaces'' on the site where project work process is shared with collaborators and the curious (future volunteers!)

===New Newsletter mechanics===

It might be best Newsletter (and other push channels) content is the produced on the website first and then automagically republished on other channels.

Dave, 2014-05-07: [http://list.9.0ne.org/archive/sagamore.online/2013-September/000104.html I mentioned one possible method last September].

===Media management===

Can we do better than mailto:sagamorephotos@gmail.com ?  Should the PTA online storage play a part?  How about sharing via social media (designating a unique Sagamore hashtag)?  Regularly updated highlights on the website?

===Support parent-to-parent communication===

Like with [[Sagamore PTA discussion groups]]



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