This page collects suggestions for improving the python.org web site.

intro

improving means enhancing site user's experience to find information faster and easier using the way they've used to. Major things that need improvement are usually obvious for everybody, but they seem Epic (Single Sign On, OpenID, online docs editor). Minor features are on the surface for each of us in particular, but they are not obvious for everyone else (wiki page subscription on edit, boring design).

improving is a process. Key to make any process effective is to provide a feedback that should be easy to reach and visible to others (see PHP online manual comments).

A lot of information causes frustration. That's why twitter takes over blogger. Too much inventory in the room makes it hard to navigate and hard to notice needed things. cleanup should throw unused stuff from standing in the way. It's especially true for wiki, but various python.org pages are accounted as well. Big amount of information reduces fun factor. Separate status page will help people see what's going on and have more fun by focusing their work and working together.

misc

Update standard copyright notice to include 2010 (per issue7929)

Fix webmaster@python.org response bug (per issue7929)

Add website repository to http://svn.python.org/view/

www

• add release timer and calendar to Core Development page

• report bug or suggest a change link leading to corresponding bug tracker (PythonWebsiteCreatingNewTickets wiki link)

• http://www.python.org/Jobs.html should be moved to a database with a secure and user-friendly front-end. (Wikis won't do it for many people we're targeting.)

wiki

• Clean up Community/Python Writers page, above all: remove dead links

• Upgrade the Python theme to the one used by the EuroPython Wiki site.

• Shorten URLs - remove /moin/ prefix from http://wiki.python.org/moin/SiteImprovements#Wiki

• Add "automatically subscribe to pages I edit" plugin from http://moinmo.in/MoinMoinPatch/AutomaticSubscriptionOnEditPreference to increase people awareness about changes going on on the wiki.

• Fix bug can't rename the page (A page with the name 'xxx' already exists. Try a different name.)

• Fix bug with PythonAroundTheWorld not appearing in CategoryAroundTheWorld (may have something to do with http://moinmo.in/HelpOnCategories).

• Fix bug Admin/Wiki doesn't appear in CategoryPythonWebsite list

• Update wiki SystemInfo to latest version.

• Update oldschool page icons to a more hardcore/pop version. (Fixed in an upgraded theme.)

• Remove rarely used links in Wiki menu in the left.

• Add improved event calendar support such as that provided by EventAggregator or another similar extension.

• Enable the OpenID support.
• Rationalise the natural language coverage (merging the "new" language pages with the old ones).

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