Website Upgrade Project Plan

Iteration 1

Scope

• Upgrade to Joomla 1.6
• Optimise menu structure
• Migrate existing content while 'scrubbing' it
• Add high priority missing content
• SEO

Tasks

Priority	Task	Owner	Status
High	Define and agree requirements.	All	Complete
High	Create and agree wireframes.	All	90%
High	Install new site and provide access for all team members.	Marc	Complete
Medium	Make sure that pages have SEO friendly URLs and document SEO guidelines.	Danielle	Not started
Medium	Select and configure sitemap Joomla! extension.	Danielle	Not started
High	Configure Joomla! categories.	Marc	Not started
Medium	Document how to create a new menu item here: Guidelines for Adding New Menu Items	Danielle/Marc	Not started
Low	Find extension for article templates.	Danielle/Marc	Not started
Low	Create article template for use in Joomla! editor.	Danielle/Marc	Not started
High	Create initial Joomla! templates for each page layouts.	Danielle/Marc	Not started
High	Create Joomla! templates for each page layouts based on design. (Requires design to be mostly completed)	Danielle/Marc	Not started
High	Create menu structure on new Joomla! site	Danielle/Marc	Not started
High	Select calendar Joomla! extension.	Danielle/Marc	Not started
High	Install and configure calendar Joomla! extension.	Danielle/Marc	Not started
Low	Select banner rotator Joomla! extension.	Danielle/Marc	Not started
Low	Install and configure banner rotator Joomla! extension.	Danielle/Marc	Not started
High	Configure Joomla! to display upcoming events for each activity and document it here: Guidelines_for_Configuring_Activites	Danielle/Marc	Not started
High	Agree general content guidelines and document them here: General_Content_Guildelines	Christopher/Pauline	Not started
High	Agree specific authoring guidelines for each article group and for events and document them here: Specific Authoring Guidelines	Christopher/Pauline	Not started
High	Move content to new site. Make sure that content meets general content guidelines and specific authoring guidelines. This may require getting additional information so that content is consistent.	Christopher/Pauline	Not started
High	Move calendar events to new site. Make sure that events meet authoring guidelines. This may require getting additional information so that content is consistent.	Christopher/Pauline	Not started
Medium	Create contacts to referenced in activities, events and other pages. This may require getting additional information so that content is consistent.	Christopher/Pauline	Not started
High	Provide designs for each page layout.	Kirsty	Not started
High	Update banner to fit with new design.	Kirsty	Not started
High	Test new site.	?	Not started
High	Train users.	?	Not started
High	Promote site.	?	Not started

Iteration 2

Scope

• Add social integration, in particular with Facebook and Twitter