Website Progress Tracking

Hi there, test user! This is a temporary log of to-do development items for the Detroit Public Library website. If you notice something that's not already on this list, feel free to email me at ejackson2@detroitpubliclibrary.org or add it to my feedback form. Bolded items are currently in-progress or on the list for this week.

Development Tasks

• Events
  • Event updates (dates & content)
  • Event status changes (cancellations
  • Send email to registrants / sign ups
  • Test / request Eventbrite tokens (beyond single token limits)
  • Allow creation of online events 
  • Prevent Webp images (non jpeg/png images) from getting populated in suggested images 
• General
  • Create mobile views
  • Make sure all existing pages have homes
  • Add feedback reporting system
  • Add sitemap
  • Add "ask a librarian"
  • Table pagination
  • Move current print feature to website
  • Add alerts
  • Add cancellations
  • Add caching logic
  • Set up cloudfront for image caching
• Location pages
  • Add custom mobile library page
  • Add list 
  • Add features
• Deployment
  • Configure deployment flow
  • Write automated tests
• Review & Polish
  • Accessibility review
  • Dark mode review

Content Population Tasks

For more variable items (jobs, articles, etc.) can wait till closer to publication date. 

• Move databases / online resources
• Populate all services
• Populate collections
• Populate all pages
• Populate stock images for events
• Populate bids
• Populate/confirm branch information (parking, “about”, features)
• Populate AA Booklist
• Populate careers
• Populate articles

For sanity and motivation, a short overview of things that have been done

• Researched and selected tech stack and hosting platforms, configured development and staging environments.
• Initial event creation flow, including Eventbrite integration
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Have feedback on this test website? 

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