Ignite Website: New Look

[dmagda]

Folks,

As many of you know, these days I mostly contribute by optimizing our
website, preparing different content including documentation/articles, and
presenting the project at various events. One of the continuous website
activities we undertake together with Mauricio and Ignacio is search engine
optimization (SEO). It helps our website to be ranked higher by search
engines for user searches falling in categories of in-memory caches, grids,
databases, etc. (check this simple guide [1] if you'd like to learn the
internals of SEO).

After checking the results of our recent user questionnaire [2] and
confirming key capabilities with use cases Ignite is selected for, we
decided to put more effort into the SEO. And, in addition to the keywords
optimizations, we invested some time into the structural and UI changes of
the website trying to make the experience better and, as a result, be
ranked higher.

So, today we'd like to share our first results and check your thoughts. In
particular, pay attention to:

   - The new UI - instead of a dark and bloody theme, we decided to
   experiment with a more lightweight and contemporary design.
   - A new main page structure with the following blocks - banner, use
   cases, features, quicks links + tweeter feed.
   - Updated navigation menu - kept essential or highly-ranked pages.


Do NOT pay attention to the following yet (we're ready to carry on with the
items below once hear your feedback):

   - Text on the front page will be massaged and tweaked going forward to
   get better SEO. Presently, something might sound off to you.
   - Secondary pages are broken from the UI and structure standpoint
   - Some of the pages of the navigation menu, such as Videos, are not
   created yet.


Alright, we deployed our branch to this test server. Go and check:
http://157.245.190.104 (user: ignite, pass: apache2020)



[1] https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo
[2]
http://apache-ignite-developers.2346864.n4.nabble.com/Ignite-Evolution-Direction-short-questionary-td44577.html

-
Denis

[nivanov]

Denis - looks very nice! I do indeed think we need to work on better
content (home page specifically).
Thanks!
--
Nikita Ivanov



On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 3:18 PM Denis Magda <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Folks,
>
> As many of you know, these days I mostly contribute by optimizing our
> website, preparing different content including documentation/articles, and
> presenting the project at various events. One of the continuous website
> activities we undertake together with Mauricio and Ignacio is search engine
> optimization (SEO). It helps our website to be ranked higher by search
> engines for user searches falling in categories of in-memory caches, grids,
> databases, etc. (check this simple guide [1] if you'd like to learn the
> internals of SEO).
>
> After checking the results of our recent user questionnaire [2] and
> confirming key capabilities with use cases Ignite is selected for, we
> decided to put more effort into the SEO. And, in addition to the keywords
> optimizations, we invested some time into the structural and UI changes of
> the website trying to make the experience better and, as a result, be
> ranked higher.
>
> So, today we'd like to share our first results and check your thoughts. In
> particular, pay attention to:
>
>    - The new UI - instead of a dark and bloody theme, we decided to
>    experiment with a more lightweight and contemporary design.
>    - A new main page structure with the following blocks - banner, use
>    cases, features, quicks links + tweeter feed.
>    - Updated navigation menu - kept essential or highly-ranked pages.
>
>
> Do NOT pay attention to the following yet (we're ready to carry on with the
> items below once hear your feedback):
>
>    - Text on the front page will be massaged and tweaked going forward to
>    get better SEO. Presently, something might sound off to you.
>    - Secondary pages are broken from the UI and structure standpoint
>    - Some of the pages of the navigation menu, such as Videos, are not
>    created yet.
>
>
> Alright, we deployed our branch to this test server. Go and check:
> http://157.245.190.104 (user: ignite, pass: apache2020)
>
>
>
> [1] https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo
> [2]
>
> http://apache-ignite-developers.2346864.n4.nabble.com/Ignite-Evolution-Direction-short-questionary-td44577.html
>
> -
> Denis
>

[Dmitry Pavlov]

Hi Igniters,

IMO, new design looks good, but please pay attention
- every mention of Apache Ignite is better to be followed by (R) mark since
it is registered trademark of the ASF in the US and other countries.
- download page is not available (as Denis mentioned it should not be an
issue).

And one more side note: since 1) it is a major change in the site look and
2) our site is  still stored in the SVN, could we consider migrating to Git
repository first?

Git benefits are more or less obvious:
- It will allow us to make a PRs for contributions to the site.
- Git repository is slightly more convenient. It works faster during clone,
commit, and update.
- It should help to recognize contributions from  Mauricio and Ignacio and
all other members, who updates and maintains the site (we don't have
contributors listing page and we use git for listing of the project's
developers).

Sincerely,
Dmitriy Pavlov

BTW, since this is important topic, I suggest every email with proposal is
marked with [DISCUSSION] to help it to be noticed.

пт, 6 мар. 2020 г. в 03:21, Nikita Ivanov <[hidden email]>:

> Denis - looks very nice! I do indeed think we need to work on better
> content (home page specifically).
> Thanks!
> --
> Nikita Ivanov
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 3:18 PM Denis Magda <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > As many of you know, these days I mostly contribute by optimizing our
> > website, preparing different content including documentation/articles,
> and
> > presenting the project at various events. One of the continuous website
> > activities we undertake together with Mauricio and Ignacio is search
> engine
> > optimization (SEO). It helps our website to be ranked higher by search
> > engines for user searches falling in categories of in-memory caches,
> grids,
> > databases, etc. (check this simple guide [1] if you'd like to learn the
> > internals of SEO).
> >
> > After checking the results of our recent user questionnaire [2] and
> > confirming key capabilities with use cases Ignite is selected for, we
> > decided to put more effort into the SEO. And, in addition to the keywords
> > optimizations, we invested some time into the structural and UI changes
> of
> > the website trying to make the experience better and, as a result, be
> > ranked higher.
> >
> > So, today we'd like to share our first results and check your thoughts.
> In
> > particular, pay attention to:
> >
> >    - The new UI - instead of a dark and bloody theme, we decided to
> >    experiment with a more lightweight and contemporary design.
> >    - A new main page structure with the following blocks - banner, use
> >    cases, features, quicks links + tweeter feed.
> >    - Updated navigation menu - kept essential or highly-ranked pages.
> >
> >
> > Do NOT pay attention to the following yet (we're ready to carry on with
> the
> > items below once hear your feedback):
> >
> >    - Text on the front page will be massaged and tweaked going forward to
> >    get better SEO. Presently, something might sound off to you.
> >    - Secondary pages are broken from the UI and structure standpoint
> >    - Some of the pages of the navigation menu, such as Videos, are not
> >    created yet.
> >
> >
> > Alright, we deployed our branch to this test server. Go and check:
> > http://157.245.190.104 (user: ignite, pass: apache2020)
> >
> >
> >
> > [1] https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo
> > [2]
> >
> >
> http://apache-ignite-developers.2346864.n4.nabble.com/Ignite-Evolution-Direction-short-questionary-td44577.html
> >
> > -
> > Denis
> >
>

[dmagda]

Dmitry,

Agree on the Github repository. Let me look into it. If you have any
pointers or came across any instructions earlier please let me know.

-
Denis


On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 8:03 AM Dmitriy Pavlov <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi Igniters,
>
> IMO, new design looks good, but please pay attention
> - every mention of Apache Ignite is better to be followed by (R) mark since
> it is registered trademark of the ASF in the US and other countries.
> - download page is not available (as Denis mentioned it should not be an
> issue).
>
> And one more side note: since 1) it is a major change in the site look and
> 2) our site is  still stored in the SVN, could we consider migrating to Git
> repository first?
>
> Git benefits are more or less obvious:
> - It will allow us to make a PRs for contributions to the site.
> - Git repository is slightly more convenient. It works faster during clone,
> commit, and update.
> - It should help to recognize contributions from  Mauricio and Ignacio and
> all other members, who updates and maintains the site (we don't have
> contributors listing page and we use git for listing of the project's
> developers).
>
> Sincerely,
> Dmitriy Pavlov
>
> BTW, since this is important topic, I suggest every email with proposal is
> marked with [DISCUSSION] to help it to be noticed.
>
> пт, 6 мар. 2020 г. в 03:21, Nikita Ivanov <[hidden email]>:
>
> > Denis - looks very nice! I do indeed think we need to work on better
> > content (home page specifically).
> > Thanks!
> > --
> > Nikita Ivanov
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 3:18 PM Denis Magda <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > > As many of you know, these days I mostly contribute by optimizing our
> > > website, preparing different content including documentation/articles,
> > and
> > > presenting the project at various events. One of the continuous website
> > > activities we undertake together with Mauricio and Ignacio is search
> > engine
> > > optimization (SEO). It helps our website to be ranked higher by search
> > > engines for user searches falling in categories of in-memory caches,
> > grids,
> > > databases, etc. (check this simple guide [1] if you'd like to learn the
> > > internals of SEO).
> > >
> > > After checking the results of our recent user questionnaire [2] and
> > > confirming key capabilities with use cases Ignite is selected for, we
> > > decided to put more effort into the SEO. And, in addition to the
> keywords
> > > optimizations, we invested some time into the structural and UI changes
> > of
> > > the website trying to make the experience better and, as a result, be
> > > ranked higher.
> > >
> > > So, today we'd like to share our first results and check your thoughts.
> > In
> > > particular, pay attention to:
> > >
> > >    - The new UI - instead of a dark and bloody theme, we decided to
> > >    experiment with a more lightweight and contemporary design.
> > >    - A new main page structure with the following blocks - banner, use
> > >    cases, features, quicks links + tweeter feed.
> > >    - Updated navigation menu - kept essential or highly-ranked pages.
> > >
> > >
> > > Do NOT pay attention to the following yet (we're ready to carry on with
> > the
> > > items below once hear your feedback):
> > >
> > >    - Text on the front page will be massaged and tweaked going forward
> to
> > >    get better SEO. Presently, something might sound off to you.
> > >    - Secondary pages are broken from the UI and structure standpoint
> > >    - Some of the pages of the navigation menu, such as Videos, are not
> > >    created yet.
> > >
> > >
> > > Alright, we deployed our branch to this test server. Go and check:
> > > http://157.245.190.104 (user: ignite, pass: apache2020)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [1] https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo
> > > [2]
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://apache-ignite-developers.2346864.n4.nabble.com/Ignite-Evolution-Direction-short-questionary-td44577.html
> > >
> > > -
> > > Denis
> > >
> >
>

[Dmitry Pavlov]

Hi Denis,

Unfortunately, I don't know details on how to set it up.

One thing I've noticed in Apache Training (incubating) and in Apache DLab
(incubating) that both projects
1. added site sources to Git repository and
2. created an INFRA ticket for setting up the site.

Let's try it too, and let's hope INFRA will guide us on the required steps.

Sincerely,
Dmitriy Pavlov

сб, 7 мар. 2020 г. в 01:08, Denis Magda <[hidden email]>:

> Dmitry,
>
> Agree on the Github repository. Let me look into it. If you have any
> pointers or came across any instructions earlier please let me know.
>
> -
> Denis
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 8:03 AM Dmitriy Pavlov <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > Hi Igniters,
> >
> > IMO, new design looks good, but please pay attention
> > - every mention of Apache Ignite is better to be followed by (R) mark
> since
> > it is registered trademark of the ASF in the US and other countries.
> > - download page is not available (as Denis mentioned it should not be an
> > issue).
> >
> > And one more side note: since 1) it is a major change in the site look
> and
> > 2) our site is  still stored in the SVN, could we consider migrating to
> Git
> > repository first?
> >
> > Git benefits are more or less obvious:
> > - It will allow us to make a PRs for contributions to the site.
> > - Git repository is slightly more convenient. It works faster during
> clone,
> > commit, and update.
> > - It should help to recognize contributions from  Mauricio and Ignacio
> and
> > all other members, who updates and maintains the site (we don't have
> > contributors listing page and we use git for listing of the project's
> > developers).
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Dmitriy Pavlov
> >
> > BTW, since this is important topic, I suggest every email with proposal
> is
> > marked with [DISCUSSION] to help it to be noticed.
> >
> > пт, 6 мар. 2020 г. в 03:21, Nikita Ivanov <[hidden email]>:
> >
> > > Denis - looks very nice! I do indeed think we need to work on better
> > > content (home page specifically).
> > > Thanks!
> > > --
> > > Nikita Ivanov
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 3:18 PM Denis Magda <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Folks,
> > > >
> > > > As many of you know, these days I mostly contribute by optimizing our
> > > > website, preparing different content including
> documentation/articles,
> > > and
> > > > presenting the project at various events. One of the continuous
> website
> > > > activities we undertake together with Mauricio and Ignacio is search
> > > engine
> > > > optimization (SEO). It helps our website to be ranked higher by
> search
> > > > engines for user searches falling in categories of in-memory caches,
> > > grids,
> > > > databases, etc. (check this simple guide [1] if you'd like to learn
> the
> > > > internals of SEO).
> > > >
> > > > After checking the results of our recent user questionnaire [2] and
> > > > confirming key capabilities with use cases Ignite is selected for, we
> > > > decided to put more effort into the SEO. And, in addition to the
> > keywords
> > > > optimizations, we invested some time into the structural and UI
> changes
> > > of
> > > > the website trying to make the experience better and, as a result, be
> > > > ranked higher.
> > > >
> > > > So, today we'd like to share our first results and check your
> thoughts.
> > > In
> > > > particular, pay attention to:
> > > >
> > > >    - The new UI - instead of a dark and bloody theme, we decided to
> > > >    experiment with a more lightweight and contemporary design.
> > > >    - A new main page structure with the following blocks - banner,
> use
> > > >    cases, features, quicks links + tweeter feed.
> > > >    - Updated navigation menu - kept essential or highly-ranked pages.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Do NOT pay attention to the following yet (we're ready to carry on
> with
> > > the
> > > > items below once hear your feedback):
> > > >
> > > >    - Text on the front page will be massaged and tweaked going
> forward
> > to
> > > >    get better SEO. Presently, something might sound off to you.
> > > >    - Secondary pages are broken from the UI and structure standpoint
> > > >    - Some of the pages of the navigation menu, such as Videos, are
> not
> > > >    created yet.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Alright, we deployed our branch to this test server. Go and check:
> > > > http://157.245.190.104 (user: ignite, pass: apache2020)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > [1] https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo
> > > > [2]
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://apache-ignite-developers.2346864.n4.nabble.com/Ignite-Evolution-Direction-short-questionary-td44577.html
> > > >
> > > > -
> > > > Denis
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

[dmagda]

Hi Dmitry,

Thanks for the guidance. I've created the repository and will keep things
moving.

https://github.com/apache/ignite-website

-
Denis


On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 3:08 AM Dmitriy Pavlov <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi Denis,
>
> Unfortunately, I don't know details on how to set it up.
>
> One thing I've noticed in Apache Training (incubating) and in Apache DLab
> (incubating) that both projects
> 1. added site sources to Git repository and
> 2. created an INFRA ticket for setting up the site.
>
> Let's try it too, and let's hope INFRA will guide us on the required steps.
>
> Sincerely,
> Dmitriy Pavlov
>
> сб, 7 мар. 2020 г. в 01:08, Denis Magda <[hidden email]>:
>
> > Dmitry,
> >
> > Agree on the Github repository. Let me look into it. If you have any
> > pointers or came across any instructions earlier please let me know.
> >
> > -
> > Denis
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 8:03 AM Dmitriy Pavlov <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Igniters,
> > >
> > > IMO, new design looks good, but please pay attention
> > > - every mention of Apache Ignite is better to be followed by (R) mark
> > since
> > > it is registered trademark of the ASF in the US and other countries.
> > > - download page is not available (as Denis mentioned it should not be
> an
> > > issue).
> > >
> > > And one more side note: since 1) it is a major change in the site look
> > and
> > > 2) our site is  still stored in the SVN, could we consider migrating to
> > Git
> > > repository first?
> > >
> > > Git benefits are more or less obvious:
> > > - It will allow us to make a PRs for contributions to the site.
> > > - Git repository is slightly more convenient. It works faster during
> > clone,
> > > commit, and update.
> > > - It should help to recognize contributions from  Mauricio and Ignacio
> > and
> > > all other members, who updates and maintains the site (we don't have
> > > contributors listing page and we use git for listing of the project's
> > > developers).
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Dmitriy Pavlov
> > >
> > > BTW, since this is important topic, I suggest every email with proposal
> > is
> > > marked with [DISCUSSION] to help it to be noticed.
> > >
> > > пт, 6 мар. 2020 г. в 03:21, Nikita Ivanov <[hidden email]>:
> > >
> > > > Denis - looks very nice! I do indeed think we need to work on better
> > > > content (home page specifically).
> > > > Thanks!
> > > > --
> > > > Nikita Ivanov
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 3:18 PM Denis Magda <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Folks,
> > > > >
> > > > > As many of you know, these days I mostly contribute by optimizing
> our
> > > > > website, preparing different content including
> > documentation/articles,
> > > > and
> > > > > presenting the project at various events. One of the continuous
> > website
> > > > > activities we undertake together with Mauricio and Ignacio is
> search
> > > > engine
> > > > > optimization (SEO). It helps our website to be ranked higher by
> > search
> > > > > engines for user searches falling in categories of in-memory
> caches,
> > > > grids,
> > > > > databases, etc. (check this simple guide [1] if you'd like to learn
> > the
> > > > > internals of SEO).
> > > > >
> > > > > After checking the results of our recent user questionnaire [2] and
> > > > > confirming key capabilities with use cases Ignite is selected for,
> we
> > > > > decided to put more effort into the SEO. And, in addition to the
> > > keywords
> > > > > optimizations, we invested some time into the structural and UI
> > changes
> > > > of
> > > > > the website trying to make the experience better and, as a result,
> be
> > > > > ranked higher.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, today we'd like to share our first results and check your
> > thoughts.
> > > > In
> > > > > particular, pay attention to:
> > > > >
> > > > >    - The new UI - instead of a dark and bloody theme, we decided to
> > > > >    experiment with a more lightweight and contemporary design.
> > > > >    - A new main page structure with the following blocks - banner,
> > use
> > > > >    cases, features, quicks links + tweeter feed.
> > > > >    - Updated navigation menu - kept essential or highly-ranked
> pages.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Do NOT pay attention to the following yet (we're ready to carry on
> > with
> > > > the
> > > > > items below once hear your feedback):
> > > > >
> > > > >    - Text on the front page will be massaged and tweaked going
> > forward
> > > to
> > > > >    get better SEO. Presently, something might sound off to you.
> > > > >    - Secondary pages are broken from the UI and structure
> standpoint
> > > > >    - Some of the pages of the navigation menu, such as Videos, are
> > not
> > > > >    created yet.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Alright, we deployed our branch to this test server. Go and check:
> > > > > http://157.245.190.104 (user: ignite, pass: apache2020)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > [1] https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo
> > > > > [2]
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://apache-ignite-developers.2346864.n4.nabble.com/Ignite-Evolution-Direction-short-questionary-td44577.html
> > > > >
> > > > > -
> > > > > Denis
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>