MinKwon Website revamp! (NYC community org)

[qrhi]

What problem are we trying to solve?

The current set up over the MinKwon website is done through Expression Engine, and put together by a contractor. Internally, the appropriate communications people are not comfortable enough navigating the slightly more technical parts of editing a website and want to move the website to a host that is more layman friendly, that will allow non-technical people / people with zero HTML background to navigate the website and make "bigger changes" if necessary (not just appending information onto existing pages). So, the thought it to move the site onto Wordpress... or... something.

Who will benefit (directly and indirectly) from this project?

If navigating the adding and taking away of info is easier, our communications team would greatly benefit (as well as all of those who browse our website for info, in extension!)

Where can we find any research/data available/articles?

minkwon.org is the website as it currently stands. Please contact [email protected] for additional information.

What help is needed at this time?

Figuring out where would be an appropriate place to move the website onto and then subsequently moving the website onto this host (which would be multi-step but... yes!)

What are the next steps (validation, research, coding, design)?

Current step would be to find an appropriate place to move the website onto. So, research / input.

How can we contact you outside of Github(list social media or places you're present)?

Please contact [email protected].

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Project management

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• Create this idea issue
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• Start the conversation about this new idea on Slack (this project uses #general )
• Respond with at least one update on this issue within the next month

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  • Doing this early on can help your team stay organized and to onboard new contributors who wouldn't have access to files you all have shared over email.

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[ibrand]

Hey @qrhi ! What's the status of this project? Have you made any progress since posting the issue? Will you be attending the 3/27 HackNight?