2019/homepage

 2019/homepage  is a project to update the IndieWeb community homepage in 2019, in particular with a three column layout designed for onboarding three common sets of visitors and new IndieWeb community members.

 see also https://indieweb.org/2021/homepage 

Goals

 * Make the onboarding flow a bit more direct and action oriented
 * Reduce the number of alternatives and the cognitive load that goes with them
 * "And even for me the getting started guide was kind of mind blowing. The reason is: along the reading I was overwhelmed with alternatives.&mdash;Amani Mena on 2020-02-01"

Steps
Start collecting various key / informative steps to design & implement a three column onboarding design:
 * Copy and expand from 2018/NYC/Organizers
 * list micro.blog as a get started now option

Three Main Options

 * All Users - turnkey setup, Get Started with micro.blog
 * Existing CMS users - WordPress, Drupal
 * Developers - SSG, setting up a new CMS (Known, Drupal, WordPress), DIY

Sample three column starting approach:

Three Column Examples
Other sites with three column based onboarding designs worth reviewing and understanding:

(NEED SCREENSHOTS OF THESE TO COMPARE AND USE FOR INSPIRATION)


 * https://www.bluehost.com/web-hosting/signup
 * https://coventry.domains/learn/
 * Example onboarding path for two different audiences: https://arduboy.com/quick-start/, quick tutorial on getting set up https://arduboy.com/download-and-learn-arduino/, at the bottom, three options: "How did it go"? "Not so great" "I’m ready to start coding!" "I’m ready to download some games!"
 * Example three column design for something still quite nerdy: https://choosealicense.com/
 * Another 3-ish column design of options to choose from, some aspects which overlap with IndieWeb choices: https://www.netlify.com/pricing/



Other Design Examples
Other sites with design that may seem applicable to aspects of the IndieWeb site, specifications, building blocks etc.
 * https://multiformats.io/
 * Example of a minimal 3 column layout from a stylistic perspective (more than a semantic one) that may have CSS that can be re-used but with IndieWeb colors: https://rebellion.earth/

Brainstorming

 * make the columns responsive, perhaps using something similar to HTML5+CSS3 templates from https://html5up.net/
 * consider https://html5up.net/dopetrope in particular
 * unlisted

Previously

 * 2016/homepage