[okfn-help] Website, some more suggestions
Sam Smith
sam.smith at okfn.org
Wed Aug 22 08:35:48 UTC 2012
Hi Bobby
Could you look into the below issue please, I believe there is something we
need to do our end and you're probably the man for the job. Please liaise
with Stefan if necessary.
Thanks
Sam
On 21 August 2012 15:55, Stefan Dietze <dietze at l3s.de> wrote:
> Hi OKFN team,
>
> here is a follow-up to the redirection configuration issue. We have
> followed the guidelines at http://wiki.okfn.org/Sysadmin/**
> Wordpress_Service#..._as_**mydomain.org<http://wiki.okfn.org/Sysadmin/Wordpress_Service#..._as_mydomain.org>and created DNS records on our site (
> linkedup-project.eu). However, after adding the domain to the domain
> mapping (and setting it as primary one), we receive an error ("site is
> still provisioning...") when requesting http://linkedup-project.eu. Sam,
> OKFN team, could someone please look into that and get in touch with our IT
> admins (technik at l3s.de; already cc'ed) to solve that issue?
>
> Since we already had to distribute the .eu URL (with the original
> re-direct), it would be great if the issue could be resolved as soon as
> possible.
>
> Thanks a lot in advance.
>
> Best,
>
>
> Stefan
>
> On 14/08/2012 16:52, Sam Smith wrote:
>
>> Hi guys
>>
>> All the discussed changes have now been made (let me know if I've missed
>> anything).
>>
>> Regarding the domain issue, there is some documentation here
>> http://wiki.okfn.org/Sysadmin/**Wordpress_Service#..._as_**mydomain.org<http://wiki.okfn.org/Sysadmin/Wordpress_Service#..._as_mydomain.org>that
>> I believe should help you with that, if you have any problems, please
>> contact okfn-help at lists.okfn.org <mailto:okfn-help at lists.okfn.**org<okfn-help at lists.okfn.org>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> On 14 August 2012 14:04, Sam Smith <sam.smith at okfn.org
>> <mailto:sam.smith at okfn.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Skype = mintcanary
>>
>>
>> On 14 August 2012 14:02, Stefan Dietze <dietze at l3s.de
>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de>> wrote:
>>
>> HI Sam, can you send me your Skype ID?
>>
>> thanks!
>>
>> Stefan
>>
>>
>> On 14/08/2012 14:56, Sam Smith wrote:
>>
>> Hi Stefan
>>
>> That sounds fine about the partners.
>>
>> I haven't had any involvement in setting up the domains, so
>> I'm probably
>> not the best person to ask I'm afraid.
>>
>> 3 pm CET, is that 4pm BST? I should be available then.
>>
>> Sam
>>
>>
>> On 14 August 2012 12:46, Stefan Dietze <dietze at l3s.de
>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de>
>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de <mailto:dietze at l3s.de>>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Sam,
>>
>> thanks for the responses. My OKFN WP account seems to
>> work now
>> again, I suppose it was due to some general
>> downstimes/conflicts
>> with the configuration (until recently, it was
>> redirected often
>> after login to the main okfn site instead of the
>> WP-admin page).
>>
>> Regarding the associated partners: I'd be happy to
>> help, but didn't
>> meant to mess with your design. My suggestion: maybe
>> you could add 2
>> partners (name, country, logo, url) from the enclosed
>> document; and
>> I take care of the rest in the same style. Does that
>> make sense?
>>
>> One crucial item still pending though: the URL issue.
>> As mentioned
>> earlier, links shouldn't lead away from
>> http://linkedup-project.eu;
>> i.e. deep links should go to, for instance,
>> http://linkedup-project.eu/___**_about<http://linkedup-project.eu/____about>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**about<http://linkedup-project.eu/__about>
>> >
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**about<http://linkedup-project.eu/__about>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/**about<http://linkedup-project.eu/about>>>
>> instead of
>> http://linkedup-project.org/__**__about<http://linkedup-project.org/____about>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_about<http://linkedup-project.org/__about>
>> >
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_about<http://linkedup-project.org/__about>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/**about<http://linkedup-project.org/about>>>.
>> Can you please look
>> into that?
>>
>> I had a look at the settings but wasn't quite sure how
>> to handle
>> that most appropriately.
>>
>> Also there were a few more comments regarding diverting
>> attention
>> from the challenge on the start page (eg, not
>> mentioning it at all
>> but mainly refer to the *project*, as there will be a
>> dedicated page
>> for the challenge).
>>
>> What about briefly touching base via Skype this
>> afternoon? I could
>> be available from 3 pm CET.
>>
>> Thanks a lot again.
>>
>> Stefan
>>
>>
>> On 14/08/2012 11:36, Sam Smith wrote:
>>
>> 1. Hard to know what to suggest without knowing
>> what the problem
>> is. If
>> it's that your password is not working, you may
>> need to reset it
>> due to
>> OKF changing server. If that's not the case, I
>> suggest you ask
>> someone
>> more technical, such as the sysadmin guys.
>>
>> 2. Fixed
>>
>> 4. I guess you mean the image with the blog post.
>> This needs to
>> be done
>> on a per post basis, I have done this one for you
>> now, so you
>> can see
>> how it's done for future reference.
>>
>> 7. Page added (this is done through WordPress
>> admin, so can be
>> done by
>> anyone). I'm not sure if me adding the content is
>> the quickest
>> route to
>> getting this done (or the best use of my time), as
>> I do have
>> some other
>> deadlines this month. Is there anybody else who
>> might be able to do
>> this? If not, I shall try to fit it in.
>>
>>
>> On 14 August 2012 09:43, Andreea B
>> <andreea.bonea at okfn.org <mailto:andreea.bonea at okfn.org**>
>> <mailto:andreea.bonea at okfn.org
>> <mailto:andreea.bonea at okfn.org**>__>
>> <mailto:andreea.bonea at okfn.org <mailto:andreea.bonea at okfn.org
>> **>
>>
>> <mailto:andreea.bonea at okfn.org
>> <mailto:andreea.bonea at okfn.org**>__>__>> wrote:
>>
>> Sam,
>>
>> Any chance you could create an 'Associated
>> Partners' tab
>> and include
>> all the associated partners listed under B.
>> 2.3.5. (please see
>> attachment for complete list of associated
>> partners.)
>>
>> We should also leave some room under each
>> partner for a
>> short bio +
>> pic for the professors that are representing
>> each entity.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Andreaa
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Stefan Dietze
>> <dietze at l3s.de <mailto:dietze at l3s.de> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de
>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de>>
>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de <mailto:dietze at l3s.de>
>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de <mailto:dietze at l3s.de>>>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Andreea, hi Sam,
>>
>> thanks for your feedback. Please find some
>> answers/comments below.
>>
>>
>> On 13/08/2012 13:53, Andreea B wrote:
>>
>> +Sam (to save us some time)
>>
>> Sam, could you possibly help with the
>> below asks:
>>
>>
>> 1. *Sam*, could you maybe look into
>> Stefan's wp access?
>>
>>
>> 2. Not sure why, but I can't see the
>> Linkedup Logo
>> any longer
>>
>> Same for me.
>>
>> 3. *Stefan*, when you say the landing
>> page is a bit
>> empty,
>> are you
>>
>> referring to the Homepage
>> (http://linkedup-project.org/)**______<http://linkedup-project.org/%29______>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/%**29____<http://linkedup-project.org/%29____>
>> >
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/%**__29__
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/%**29__<http://linkedup-project.org/%29__>
>> >>?
>>
>>
>> I think some
>> teaser content about the project
>> itself would be
>> helpful. I
>> think we
>> should def reserve some real estate
>> here for the future
>> challenge
>> announcement. *Marcus*, what are your
>> thoughts on
>> this one?
>>
>> Yep, I was referring to the home page. Not
>> sure if we
>> need space
>> for the challenge description here. As
>> mentioned on
>> Friday, the
>> idea would be that we keep
>> http://linkedup-project.eu
>> mainly for
>> a description of the overall project (as
>> some sort of
>> business
>> card). The challenge itself shoudl be
>> briefly mentioned
>> here on
>> a subpage, but we will have to create an
>> additional
>> page (at
>> http://www.linkedup-challenge.**______org
>> <http://www.linkedup-____**challenge.org<http://www.linkedup-____challenge.org>
>> <http://www.linkedup-__**challenge.org<http://www.linkedup-__challenge.org>
>> >
>>
>> <http://www.linkedup-__**challenge.org<http://www.linkedup-__challenge.org>
>> <http://www.linkedup-**challenge.org<http://www.linkedup-challenge.org>>>>,
>> which I purchased
>> already),
>>
>> as main site for everything related to the
>> challenge.
>> Highest
>> priority for the moment is
>> http://linkedup-project.eu,
>> since we
>> need some sort of business card when
>> getting in touch
>> with any
>> interested partners.
>>
>> One more and quite important comment: the
>> main URL to
>> communicate shall be
>> http://linkedup-project.eu (as
>> opposed to
>> .org). It already points to the .org
>> address, but the
>> links on
>> the .org site still lead away from the .eu
>> domain. Thus,
>> internal links should be changed, eg
>> http://linkedup-project.eu/___**___about<http://linkedup-project.eu/______about>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**__about<http://linkedup-project.eu/____about>
>> >
>>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**__about<http://linkedup-project.eu/____about>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**about<http://linkedup-project.eu/__about>
>> >>
>>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**__about<http://linkedup-project.eu/____about>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**about<http://linkedup-project.eu/__about>
>> >
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**about<http://linkedup-project.eu/__about>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/**about<http://linkedup-project.eu/about>>>>
>> instead of
>> http://linkedup-project.org/__**____about<http://linkedup-project.org/______about>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**___about<http://linkedup-project.org/____about>
>> >
>>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**___about<http://linkedup-project.org/____about>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_about<http://linkedup-project.org/__about>
>> >>
>>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**___about<http://linkedup-project.org/____about>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_about<http://linkedup-project.org/__about>
>> >
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_about<http://linkedup-project.org/__about>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/**about<http://linkedup-project.org/about>
>> >>>.
>>
>>
>> 4. *Sam*, could you possibly replace
>> the OKFN
>> favicon on the
>> Homepage
>>
>> (to be launched soon....) with the
>> Linkedup one?
>>
>> 5." /Consortium page should have the
>> partner logos
>> (and in
>> the longer
>>
>> term we should also show some pictures
>> of the involved
>> individuals to
>> make it more personal...)/" -
>> *Stefan*, isn't this
>> the case
>> already? The
>>
>> consortium page
>>
>>
>> (http://linkedup-project.org/_**_____consortium-partners/<http://linkedup-project.org/______consortium-partners/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**___consortium-partners/<http://linkedup-project.org/____consortium-partners/>
>> >
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**___consortium-partners/<http://linkedup-project.org/____consortium-partners/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_consortium-partners/<http://linkedup-project.org/__consortium-partners/>
>> >>
>>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**___consortium-partners/<http://linkedup-project.org/____consortium-partners/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_consortium-partners/<http://linkedup-project.org/__consortium-partners/>
>> >
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_consortium-partners/<http://linkedup-project.org/__consortium-partners/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/**consortium-partners/<http://linkedup-project.org/consortium-partners/>>>>)
>> has
>>
>> the logos as a side banner.
>>
>> Yep, right. Indeed, that might be
>> sufficient. (Mathieu,
>> just
>> shout if you prefer the banners somewhere
>> else).
>>
>> 6. Agreed on utilizing the Challenge
>> Page for challenge
>> related info
>>
>> 7. *Sam*, can you please create a tab/
>> page for -
>> "Associated partners";
>> *Stefan*, do you have a tentative list
>> of who these
>> are?
>>
>> Yep, associated partners are all listed in
>> the latest DoW
>> (LINKEDUP
>> Dropbox/Negotiations/LinkedUp-**
>> ______SA-PartB-v13.doc,
>>
>>
>>
>> Section B2.3.5). Listing them with name,
>> logo, and link
>> to their
>> Website should do the job.
>>
>> On a separate note, Stefan please let
>> us know what your
>> preferred
>> timeline is as far as website
>> readiness is concerned.
>>
>> Regarding timeline, the sooner the better.
>> ;-) We were
>> planning
>> to get in touch with some associated
>> partners and
>> interested
>> third parties towards end of this week. Do
>> you think it
>> would be
>> feasible to include the above changes by
>> then (eg
>> Friday EoB)?
>> That would be brilliant.
>>
>> Thanks a lot in advance!
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Stefan
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Andreea
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 6:15 PM,
>> Stefan Dietze
>> <dietze at l3s.de <mailto:dietze at l3s.de> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de
>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de
>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de>
>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de <mailto:dietze at l3s.de>>>
>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de <mailto:dietze at l3s.de>
>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de <mailto:dietze at l3s.de>>
>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de <mailto:dietze at l3s.de>
>> <mailto:dietze at l3s.de <mailto:dietze at l3s.de>>>>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Andreea,
>>
>> I've just discussed with Mathieu
>> on the
>> Website and we
>> came up with
>> a few more suggestions. Some of
>> them could be
>> taken
>> care of by us,
>> but as mentioned, my account is
>> not working
>> since a few
>> days (any
>> news?).
>>
>> - the landing page looks still a
>> bit empty (space
>> bottom right); we
>> thought it would be good to fill
>> it for
>> instance with a
>> twitter feed
>> (i just created account
>> @linkedupproject) or
>> to include
>> a teaser to
>> the about page there with some
>> "read more"
>> link to the
>> actual about page
>>
>> - The favicon should be a
>> LinkedUp logo (not
>> the OKFN
>> one...)
>>
>> - Consortium page should have the
>> partner
>> logos (and in
>> the longer
>> term we should also show some
>> pictures of the
>> involved
>> individuals
>> to make it more personal...)
>>
>> - Landing page: we might not want
>> to mention the
>> challenge here too
>> prominently (eg maybe not in the
>> main
>> graphics...). The
>> idea is that
>> the LinkedUp project site mainly
>> acts as our
>> business
>> card for the
>> project, while we will have to
>> setup a
>> dedicated page
>> for the
>> challenge (we just purchased
>> http://www.linkedup-challenge.**________org
>> <http://www.linkedup-______**challenge.org<http://www.linkedup-______challenge.org>
>> <http://www.linkedup-____**challenge.org<http://www.linkedup-____challenge.org>
>> >
>> <http://www.linkedup-____**challenge.org<http://www.linkedup-____challenge.org>
>> <http://www.linkedup-__**challenge.org<http://www.linkedup-__challenge.org>
>> >>
>>
>>
>> <http://www.linkedup-____**challenge.org<http://www.linkedup-____challenge.org>
>> <http://www.linkedup-__**challenge.org<http://www.linkedup-__challenge.org>
>> >
>> <http://www.linkedup-__**challenge.org<http://www.linkedup-__challenge.org>
>> <http://www.linkedup-**challenge.org<http://www.linkedup-challenge.org>
>> >>>>).
>>
>>
>> - "Associated partners": we
>> should have a page
>> to list our
>> associated partners (urgent)
>>
>> - Links: we have created a frame
>> redirect from
>> http://linkedup-project.eu, since this will be our main URL.
>> In
>> order to maintain that, all deep
>> links should
>> use the
>> http://linkedup-project.eu/ domain (eg
>> http://linkedup-project.eu/___**_____about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/________about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**____about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/______about/>
>> >
>>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**____about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/______about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**__about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/____about/>
>> >>
>>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**____about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/______about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**__about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/____about/>
>> >
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**__about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/____about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/__about/>
>> >>>
>>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**____about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/______about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**__about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/____about/>
>> >
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**__about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/____about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/__about/>
>> >>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**__about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/____about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/__about/>
>> >
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/__**about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/__about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.eu/**about/<http://linkedup-project.eu/about/>>>>>
>> instead of
>> http://linkedup-project.org/__**______about/<http://linkedup-project.org/________about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_____about/<http://linkedup-project.org/______about/>
>> >
>>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_____about/<http://linkedup-project.org/______about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**___about/<http://linkedup-project.org/____about/>
>> >>
>>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_____about/<http://linkedup-project.org/______about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**___about/<http://linkedup-project.org/____about/>
>> >
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**___about/<http://linkedup-project.org/____about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_about/<http://linkedup-project.org/__about/>
>> >>>
>>
>>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_____about/<http://linkedup-project.org/______about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**___about/<http://linkedup-project.org/____about/>
>> >
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**___about/<http://linkedup-project.org/____about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_about/<http://linkedup-project.org/__about/>
>> >>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**___about/<http://linkedup-project.org/____about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_about/<http://linkedup-project.org/__about/>
>> >
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/_**_about/<http://linkedup-project.org/__about/>
>> <http://linkedup-project.org/**about/<http://linkedup-project.org/about/>>>>>
>> etc)
>>
>> As mentioned, I'd have dealt with
>> some of
>> those myself,
>> but my
>> account seems not working for
>> some reason. Let
>> me know
>> if there are
>> any questions.
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>>
>> Stefan
>>
>> --
>> Dr. Stefan Dietze
>> Senior Researcher
>> L3S Research Center
>> 30167 Hanover, Germany
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
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