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=Raising the barn=
=Raising the barn=
Here's the list of current tasks needing immediate attention. The site's not really off the ground until these are done.
Here's the list of current tasks needing immediate attention. The site's not really safely in orbit until these are done.


==Open==
==Open==
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**Add and test email confirmation
**Add and test email confirmation
**Complete Anti-spam setup
**Complete Anti-spam setup
* Pages needed
**[[dekalbowiki:Community portal]]
==Ongoing actions==
*Compile invitation list
**See [[:Category:Diaspora]]
**Hunting addresses and contact info
**Sending invites as time and opportunity permit
* Pages needed
**Bands
***See [http://dekalborama.com/blog the blog pages]
***See also [[:Category:Bands]]
**People
***Individual page templates started. See [[:Category:Diaspora]]
**Projects
== Deferred big ticket items==
*Administration
*Administration
**Contact us (share with WordPress menu)
**Contact us (share with WordPress menu)
*Mechanics
*Mechanics
**Add menu links as needed
**Shared user DB
**Shared user DB
***Sign up from MediaWiki or WordPress
***Sign up from MediaWiki or WordPress
***Common sign-on and password
***Common sign-on and password
***Easiest done ASAP!
***Easiest done ASAP!
* Pages needed
**[[dekalbowiki:Community portal]]
*Actions
**Compile invitation list
**Hunt addresses and contact info
**Send invites


=Non-critical pending=
=Maintenance like dodging asteroids=
* Pages needed
...or wildfires. Oh, well. Life's like that. Five years on, there are more important things to do...
**Bands
 
**People
* Migrate to compatible LTS release(s)
**Projects
** See [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download MediaWiki's Download page]
*Mechanics
** Update PHP to current recommended version
**Link to ccHost?
** Re-skin wiki as needed to keep abreast of recommended supporting software
**Investigate ImageMagic
*** Discontinue use of TwentyTen and ENKten skins
*Administration
*** Update skinning methods per MediaWiki LTS 1.23 and 1.27
**Assign account admins
 
**Change registrar info
=Aborted=
*Install [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:PdfHandler Extension:PdfHandler]
**Woah! [http://godaddy.com GoDaddy] will not support needed commands!
**Aborted until future host move —[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-02-04
*Fix [[Special:ListFiles|File List]] table format
**All text readable in the frame
**Submit to [http://samwilson.id.au/2010/10/20/twentyten-for-mediawiki/ Sam Wilson] if interested
**Final disposition: TwentyTen theme superseded by MediaWiki maintenance ca. 2015, 2017
*Link to ccHost
** ccHost software not reliably maintained or easy to administer
**"Thousands of breaking fixes" to get to PHP 5.4
**Use of ccHost to be discontinued at sister site [https://wikigong.com/wikigong-sounds/ wikiGong.com] ca. 2018
*Assign account admins
** No takers as of 2018


=Done=
=Done=
*Extensions, so far
*Extensions, so far
**Akismet —[[User:Gongmaster|daa]] 2012-02-28
**reCAPTCHA —[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-07
**reCAPTCHA —[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-07
**Audio player —[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-05
**Audio player —[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-05
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*Tasks
*Tasks
**Add useful text and links to dekalborama front page&—[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-14
**Change registrar info: see [https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=dekalborama.com ICANN WhoIs]
**[http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php ImageMagic] <em>convert</em> available on hosting service &mdash;[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-02-04
**Added menu links to wiki and blog templates &mdash;[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] ca. 2012-01-21
**Added "Dimensions" to [[Template:Artifact]] (what was I thinking?) &mdash;[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-15
**Copyright policy: now see [[dekalbowiki:Copyrights]] &mdash;[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-14
**Privacy policy: now see [[dekalbowiki:Privacy_policy]] &mdash;[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-14
**About (share with WordPress menu): [[dekalbowiki:About|copied]] for now &mdash;[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-14
**Add useful text and links to dekalborama front page &mdash;[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-14
**Add skin customization
**Add skin customization
***Implement child theme "EKNten" including "album"&mdash;[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-12
***Implement child theme "EKNten" including "album" &mdash;[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-12
***Create css "album" rollover class &mdash;[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-11
***Create css "album" rollover class &mdash;[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-11
**Set up user privileges (basic) &mdash;[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-07
**Set up user privileges (basic) &mdash;[[User:Gongmaster|Gongmaster]] 2012-01-07

Latest revision as of 23:44, 31 July 2018

Raising the barn

Here's the list of current tasks needing immediate attention. The site's not really safely in orbit until these are done.

Open

Ongoing actions

Deferred big ticket items

  • Administration
    • Contact us (share with WordPress menu)
  • Mechanics
    • Shared user DB
      • Sign up from MediaWiki or WordPress
      • Common sign-on and password
      • Easiest done ASAP!

Maintenance like dodging asteroids

...or wildfires. Oh, well. Life's like that. Five years on, there are more important things to do...

  • Migrate to compatible LTS release(s)
    • See MediaWiki's Download page
    • Update PHP to current recommended version
    • Re-skin wiki as needed to keep abreast of recommended supporting software
      • Discontinue use of TwentyTen and ENKten skins
      • Update skinning methods per MediaWiki LTS 1.23 and 1.27

Aborted

  • Install Extension:PdfHandler
    • Woah! GoDaddy will not support needed commands!
    • Aborted until future host move —Gongmaster 2012-02-04
  • Fix File List table format
    • All text readable in the frame
    • Submit to Sam Wilson if interested
    • Final disposition: TwentyTen theme superseded by MediaWiki maintenance ca. 2015, 2017
  • Link to ccHost
    • ccHost software not reliably maintained or easy to administer
    • "Thousands of breaking fixes" to get to PHP 5.4
    • Use of ccHost to be discontinued at sister site wikiGong.com ca. 2018
  • Assign account admins
    • No takers as of 2018

Done