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TitleDoneDescription/SpecQuestions/OptionsNotesPriorityOGN Comments/QuestionsOGN Alternative SpecificationOGN Alternative CostCall Notes/Clift ResponseEst HoursUsed hoursSpecification
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E-Democracy.org Funded GroupServer Enhancements - Knight 2012Short link to this public spreadsheet: http://bit.ly/gsfeatures As estimated by OGN/Waid
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Note the offical GroupServer development list
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Some recent notes to integrate from Fall 11 - includes some uncompleted items - perhaps - not yet belowhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1B5ZH6WpxZIUsDkKboaQt_HjjgXM9tJFeP8Rkq-PKbNA/edit
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TOP PRIORITY
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MAJOR TASKS
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Google Analytics Conversion FunnelSetting up Goals - http://support.google.com/analytics/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1032415 Setting up Google Analytics to track visitors to beneighbors.org and where they go, someone pushing "join forum" button and what happens - what percent convert - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXO6Dp4kifs #2 People who go to beneighbors.org and join/attempt to join a group, #3 People coming from Google search, Facebook, Twitter and joining (we also need to understand what these types of visitors are doing)
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Site-wide info box below left site NavDisplay recent @edemo Tweets,X recent org blog posts, FB page - free form text option too - We will embed a third party widget or use the RSS display options developed long ago with GS but not used - let's start with a ZMI editable text chunk so we can embed javascript
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Stats Modules - Site Wide Join/Leave Log - Sitewide StatsMembers joined by time, groups joined, partial accounts, etc. for Site Admins - membership totals, number of accounts, forum members ... let's develop a site-wide dash board view on misc. stats and metrics - # accounts, # forum memberships, # accounts not in a forum, login trends, posting trends - via e-mail, via web - ALSO see Engagement Metrics item below
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Stats Modules - Engagement MetricsA way to see and sort forums *comparatively* on growth/life factors over last month/year - members, new members, leaving members, percent overall member growth last 30 days/90 days/last year, # of topic, # of posts, % posting at least once in last 30 days, three month, year, web views of group home page and topics index page, started registrations (by non-search engines)/verified accounts Add link to a Google Doc to prototype
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Stats Modules - Members as of Last Day of the Month, Percent posting at least once listedUpdate the by forum stats page with additional info
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Popular Topics - Site-wide, By GroupCreate page with most replied topics - All time, last 24 hours, last week, last month, last year - site wide, by group - Link to Topics page in group, Perhaps as block under Latest Topics
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Popular Topics/Posts - By WebviewsAdd webviews to Topic index and allow sorting of most viewed topics/post in last month, year, all time
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Links Tab WYSIWYG EditingMake it possible to edit related links via web admin.
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ADMIN Improvements
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Moderation Message Format ProblemsiPad/iPod - Can't see message to be approved, Android YahooMail Broken Link - Is solution going to HTML format message to approve?
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Notification RefinementsBring back detailed profile information into notices - See: http://onlinegroups.net/groups/e-dem_project/messages/topic/11mp3GClLTDtV6ewFg9FXySome groups are generating the new format and some the old
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Remove Embed Restriction on Pages Web EditorAllow us to use web editor to insert code for third-party social media services - Allow us to insert code for videos, etc. into informational pages
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QUICK FIXES
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Site-wide E-NewsletterNews@ Switched to Announcement Group
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Obscured E-mail to Request Contact/Profile
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Join Forum Button Below Topics/Posts - New TextAdd Join Forum button in more profile way at bottom of topics to entice joining to post - Change bottom text to: Login or sign-up to post. Learn more. [Join Forum]
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Search via GoogleTry your search for “search terms“ on e-democracy.org via Google. - On results page or time-out error results page restricted just to site:e-democracy.org not forums.e-democracy.org
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Member Number on Members PageListing number of members when it makes sense not just stats page - "A simple list of the XXX group members."
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Social Media Features
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Import Photo from Facebook when Registering via FacebookAdd this as an option
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Share Buttons ReviewBigger? We need to better know how they are being used. Consider adding Facebook Like, G+ (instead of Digg), track most shared content
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Tracking Facebook, Twitter Sharing from SiteTrying to figure out what is being share from our site on SM services - saw this once on FB, can't find now
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Facebook Sharing Tracking/DisplayThe ability to easily see what has been shared and to highlight to FB users what has been shared recently - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/facebook-share-statistics/https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/recommendations/How to go beyond random recommended in this block - we've installed at the bottom of our non-logged in home page
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Facebook Profile Post Options
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UNSORTED/TO PRIORITIZE
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Sorting Left Column Page ListLeft navigation on static pages sorted by date of creation via ZMI "position" - no way to change it that I can seeRequest from staff - note http://e-democracy.org/about
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Forums Page EditsAdd image, some text explaining
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Hide Messages - Given to UsersTurn-off
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Web Feed Discovery on Group HomeOrange icon in browser URL bar
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Terms of Service Links on Verification E-mail BrokenNo content here http://forums.e-democracy.org/policies/tos
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Post Year Labels on Website The posts often only have Month & Day. The year is needed.
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Sharing Admin Link RestoreWith change in admin page, the share the topic web feed info, or insert a remote e-mail subscribe box instructions is no longer accessible
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Short Forwarding URL to Update ProfileA URL we can point http://e-democracy.org/profile to that will prompt someone to login and take them directly to their personal update profile page. Also http://e-democracy.org/addpic to their upload a profile photo option - http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/bemmy-forum/admin_remote_request_register.html
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Simple URL for Posts/Topics/p#### /t####Discussion: A consistent simple URL for posts and topics would allow us to better track hits to pages and posts via Google Analytics
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Short URL Replacement in MessagesReplace URLs in messages with short URL for style and tracking off popular outlinks - Would make text posts more readable where long tracking urls by others make messages unreadable. Would allow us to understand the value our forums provide to others in the community - e.g. X post lead to Y traffic to a community event listing, etc.Would make text posts more readable where long tracking urls by others make messages unreadable. Would allow us to understand the value our forums provide to others in the community - e.g. X post lead to Y traffic to a community event listing, etc.
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KISS Metrics Tracking
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Multiple Group Admin AlertE-Alerts to Site Admins about people joining more than X groups (with X a site admin web variable)
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Remove Embed Restriction on Pages Web EditorAllow us to use web editor to insert code for third-party social media services Allow us to insert code for videos, etc. into informational pages
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THESE ARE NOT YET PRIORITIZED
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Sponsor/Donor SupportLeverage OGN "Shop" - Add public thanks/icon system
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Bit.ly or other link forwarding/tracking tools
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Change Settings LinkGeneric link that allows us to have people login and go right to their change settings page.We will display this in e-mail footers instead of e-mail instructions for unsubbing/digest
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Like Facebook, Google +1Add to Share collection ability to Like on FB and +1 on Google+ without leaving our site
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Default time zoneFix it!Also - retroactive - single group people put into default time zone if not set
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Landing Page Per Group - Template - Unique URL
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Dormant Account Cleaning
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Super ArchiveView Posts by Month from forum beingAllow users to click into a month and see topic index from when topics were STARTED = Note http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mn-politics-discuss/
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Search Results LimitersSet date range, view from
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Topic Navigation - Older - NewerMore intuitive - Or copy Gmail/FB/Twitter wording - I still get confused by Later/Earlier
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Registration - Groups Clustered by CategorySkippedCopy /groups/ over to reg form with group selected list up top with other options to join nested below
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New Accounts Web-AdminWeb-admin list of all new recent accounts by time listing groups joined (or info on incomplete/no forum accounts)
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Site Stats - PublicSite-wide stats, number members, total posts, total topics, emails sent in 24, week, month, logged in now - need to brainstorm
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Group Sponsor System - BasicSponsor block with images and use of bit.ly or other click tracking - Displayed on group home page, integration with e-mail footer setting from group sponsor admin tabPerhaps on left next to Join Forum?
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Members Who PostAdd sub-page at bottom of "Members who Post the Most" from "Members" page to ranked list of all time frequent posters
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Site-Wide HTML Digest - WeeklyFor everyone including web-based users - highlighted activity across all their groups, sponsor credits integrated
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Daily Digest - HTML BasedSwitch daily digest to HTML, Sponsor credit options via web admin by forum
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Landing Page Per GroupUnlinked page used for online advertising
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Site Metrics ServicesAssist use of third party metric services - Use Knight Foundation and other recommended site analytic services - Sent one to Richard
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Stats - Facebook Joining StatsStats on Facebook joins versus regular e-mail, site-wide stats access - http://forums.e-democracy.org/stats.html - Adding stat line on members as of X day in month, and total group memberships across site overall would be very helpful
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Invite to Forum/Site by MembersInvite a Friend to Forum(s) - From Logged in Home Page - FB, Twitter, E-mail, etc.
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Profile - Connect with FacebookConnect GS account to Facebook, link from GS profile, icon on member directory, allow use of FB profile photo, announce when you join groups on FB Wall, option in settings to post on FB wall automatically on public groups, otherwise provide check box on public groups via web topic interface to share
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Setting - SharingCreate new section of settings
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Share Web PostCheck boxes to share notices about posts to other servicesFacebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon
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Share ContentReplace Digg with StumbleUpon, add + from third party service with many more options, add fully functional e-mail option
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Share Web LinkReplace globe icon with link icon
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Invite Others ServiceOptions for logged in members to send tracked invitations to other people to a specific forum or the site as a whole and receive credits for those they invite who have joined as well as note where credits should be assigned (we will be providing incentives for community groups to help recruit), invite should have a template that may be edited
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Invite Others From RegistrationAdd typical feature that allows people to select and invite from their contact lists including e-mail services and Facebook friends, posting to SM services that you've joined the site with customizable options
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Profile - Add Social Media LinksAdd ability to connect to and/or link to popular social media servicesFacebook page, Twitter profile, LinkedIn profile, other
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Share Posts - Via TwitterTweet automatically or with prompt the subject line of postsPosted to: XZY topic ... http://shorturl
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Follow Via Twitter - Direct WidgetOption to follow directly without leaving our site
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Group Directory Geographic InformationAdd maps outlining forum primary service area, allow placename nesting USA/Minnesota/Ramsey/St. Paul/Nhood scheme tooWe need a map-based option to select forums based on where people are coming from on the web and the ability to display various maps of service areas
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Automated Stats Review
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Measuring Conversions from Advertising
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HTML Notice - Manual By GroupOn our largest groups we are going to experiment with forum sponsorship - the idea is to generate a special HTML formatted message as needed to members for X group(s) - selectable
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ZMI Access to Block Users for E-DemocracyWe also need an official description of what blocking does and the versions of blocking
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HTML Light MessagesBold, Italics, Embedded Links, UL/OL, blockquote, attached images display thumbnails with borders
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User Profile Admin InformationAdd site/group join/leave log info - Group/Site admins have extra information on when someone created their account (including invited members and those without verified e-mail), and access to the members join/leave information under each group
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Request Contact - E-mail Form for Group AdminGroup Admins have ability to message any forum member from their profile and cc: an e-mail account registered to them on the GS site
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Intra Admin Tab NavigationOnce you complete an admin action you have to go back to the home page, then the admin tab to do the next thing
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Account Clean-upDetermining incomplete accounts, dormant accounts on no groups/never posted, etc.
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Donor Profile FieldDonation Date field to acknowledge members who donate - then add icon to their profile page, perhaps members list