Hi Everyone,
(I'm posting this here because topics also affect community members who don't work on articles).
It’s been a while since we’ve cleaned up our topics. Since some features are going (or have gone) away, and since our topics will no longer be tied to the old Ask a Question system, we have the opportunity to revisit and optimize our topics.
Here’s what I’m proposing for Firefox and Firefox for Android:
https://docs.google.com/a/mozilla.com/spreadsheets/d/13ztWBbUtMQgGhEUK9PZBSJ9nMnLehdrMQzf_rRVRCjE/edit?usp=sharing
In short, here are the changes:
- Advanced and Experimental features - New (desktop only) - the intention here is to highlight high profile but experimental features like Test Pilot and Containers, as well as useful but little-known tips and tricks that show how customizable Firefox really is. I’m hoping this will encourage contributors to write articles about their favorite Firefox tricks. Caveat: we’ll need to make sure that users realize that this is experimental so they it wouldn’t work perfectly.
- Basics -changed from “Basic Browsing” - this doesn’t only cover browsing, but also essentials like bookmarks, search and tabs.
- Personalize Firefox - changed from Manage preferences - the task sounds clearer, simpler and perhaps more appealing to the user. “Manage preferences” sounds daunting and a bit of a chore.
But we won’t just take my word for it -- we’ll need to test this new navigation. When the new staging site is ready, we’ll have these topics and articles up for testing and we need your help. We’ll run some tests with users outside of the community, but we’d like your feedback too. Please click through these topics and give us your impressions. Let us know what’s confusing, awkward or just plain weird.
Excited? I am! Just keep an eye out on the forums and on the community meetings. We’ll let you know when the staging site is ready.
Joni
Hi Everyone,
(I'm posting this here because topics also affect community members who don't work on articles).
It’s been a while since we’ve cleaned up our topics. Since some features are going (or have gone) away, and since our topics will no longer be tied to the old Ask a Question system, we have the opportunity to revisit and optimize our topics.
Here’s what I’m proposing for Firefox and Firefox for Android:
https://docs.google.com/a/mozilla.com/spreadsheets/d/13ztWBbUtMQgGhEUK9PZBSJ9nMnLehdrMQzf_rRVRCjE/edit?usp=sharing
In short, here are the changes:
*Advanced and Experimental features - New (desktop only) - the intention here is to highlight high profile but experimental features like Test Pilot and Containers, as well as useful but little-known tips and tricks that show how customizable Firefox really is. I’m hoping this will encourage contributors to write articles about their favorite Firefox tricks. Caveat: we’ll need to make sure that users realize that this is experimental so they it wouldn’t work perfectly.
*Basics -changed from “Basic Browsing” - this doesn’t only cover browsing, but also essentials like bookmarks, search and tabs.
*Personalize Firefox - changed from Manage preferences - the task sounds clearer, simpler and perhaps more appealing to the user. “Manage preferences” sounds daunting and a bit of a chore.
But we won’t just take my word for it -- we’ll need to test this new navigation. When the new staging site is ready, we’ll have these topics and articles up for testing and we need your help. We’ll run some tests with users outside of the community, but we’d like your feedback too. Please click through these topics and give us your impressions. Let us know what’s confusing, awkward or just plain weird.
Excited? I am! Just keep an eye out on the forums and on the community meetings. We’ll let you know when the staging site is ready.
Joni
