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Higgins home page project plan
Problems to Address
Even after the work that went into improving the Higgins website/wiki prior to the feb release of 1.0, we continue to get feedback that the site is:
- Lack of "integrity". It is confusingly mixed in with the rest of the Eclipse site. Most folks think Eclipse site is about IDE enhancements/plugins. We get comments like "that purple stuff isn't helping the Higgins cause". In reality that "purple stuff" helps Higgins enormously in various ways. But the Higgins website isn't one of them. Folks think that a project of the size and importance of Higgins should have its own site. Should be perceived of as standing on its own. They hear about Higgins, come to the site and then think "oh I must be mistaken, this looks like an IDE plugin. I wasn't looking for an IDE plugin".
- The http://eclipse.org/higgins home page is not professionally designed. It is critical that AT LEAST the home page be well designed and communicate well
- Part of the problem is the highly constraining Eclipse "phoenix" look and feel
- Part of the problem is our lack of concise, clear text and imagery
The Plan
- Develop new homepage text & imagery. Implement immediately while we wait for #2 below.
- Develop a new Higgins look & feel (hire outside design firm) and apply to the new content from #1
Done
The following problems have already been addressed:
- Develop a consistent approach to managing the wiki pages for different Higgins version (e.g. 1.0 vs. 1.1 content)