Re: [libreoffice-website] Proposal to Enhance LibreOffice.org's Website Navigation

On 2.11.2023 1.24, Gorjan Lakaliski wrote:
> Short Name:   Proposal to Enhance LibreOffice.org's Website Navigation
>
> Location:    Overall site
>
> Proposal / Issue Description:
>
> As an enthusiastic advocate for website user experience enhancement, I am
> reaching out with a comprehensive proposal aimed at improving the
> navigation of LibreOffice.org.
>
>     1.
>
>     Introduction: The proposal addresses issues based on statistical
>     insights and user feedback. From July to September 2023, SimilarWeb
>     analytics reported a substantial number of visitors to the site. However,
>     our user survey revealed a consistent challenge with site navigation,
>     impacting users' ability to access critical information like downloads and
>     release notes.
>     2.
>
>     Problem Statement: The survey reported that the most significant issue
>     users face is the difficulty in navigating the website, particularly in
>     finding download links and release notes. Participants highlighted
>     cumbersome dropdown menus, challenges in finding localized versions, and
>     confusion arising from the existence of two download options.
>     3.
>
>     Importance of Effective Navigation: Effective navigation is pivotal for
>     user satisfaction and brand credibility. It influences site credibility,
>     user completion of goals, and impacts support costs.

Hello,

it would have been good to reach out before conducting the survey. There 
is already a redesigned website that has not yet been released. The 
information architecture of the site was rethought and made simpler. 
Cumbersome dropdown menus are no longer used for navigation.

A volunteer team worked on the redesign, which involved user 
research/testing: 
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/07/20/libreoffices-new-website-meet-the-design-team/

We decided to launch the foundation site with the design first as it is 
simpler: https://www.documentfoundation.org/

The foundation site repository is 
https://git.libreoffice.org/infra/documentfoundationorg/

The software site has many times more complexity, especially as it has 
to be multilingual. With the generous help of Phu Nguyen, we now have a 
pipeline for translations. The biggest remaining job now is to copy over 
at least some of the translated content from the existing site (it is 
99% the same) and upload everything to our Weblate translation platform.

The software site repository is 
https://git.libreoffice.org/infra/libreofficeorg/

Currently there is no preview due to recent changes in link generation, 
but we are looking into fixing this in Hugo static site generator.

Ilmari

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