Data Commons Code Sprint

This is an organizing page for code sprints related to the Data Commons Project/Cooperative.

General call for participation: http://datacommons.find.coop/content/code-commons
Getting a local install of directory software: see Data Commons Directory
Learn more about the project: see Data Commons Project
Next sprint: Saturday, June 16, 2012
Previous sprints: Saturday, April 21, 2012; Saturday, February 25, 2012
Regular hangout link: https://plus.google.com/hangouts/extras/talk.google.com/datacommons

April 21st, 2012 Sprint

Sprint document:

Stuff committed:

Other stuff done:

(source: Benjamin's email on directorytech)

(source: Joe's email on directorytech).

Page template

Place search field on every page, including entries; let users search again without returning to the home page
(Search field is now on entries page; not yet everywhere)
Place "add an organization" link on all pages, including entries
(Link is now on entries page - to far right of search field - could be made more prominent)
Place a "donate" button on every page - donate to tech development, like those "buy me coffee" buttons
(Donate button is on front page; not yet everywhere)
Create a region where organizational advertising could later be located, if it is pursued, perhaps a sidebar

Organizational entries

Search interface

Advanced search options need to include Canadian province options
put map at the top of the search results page, rather than having people go to a separate page
allow for resorting of results, alpha by name, by city, (by most popular?)
Create an additive/subtractive checkbox search interface, so that people may check or uncheck groups of categories as if they were layers (for instance, uncheck "credit unions" if they are dominating and clouding results)

Front page

Feature selected search results on the front page, rather than query examples For instance 3 maps that show very interesting or robust results, that can be replaced once in a while with others. Ask users to suggest searches to feature on the front page.
Demote "recent activity" in favor of something that really promotes the strength of tool. Recent activity is interesting, but it does not showcase or Illustrate the use cases we are hoping users to engage in: geography-, sector- and industry-specific networking, for instance.

(source: Joe's email on directorytech).

Put a donation button on all pages of find.coop. Paypal code can be gleaned from here.
Offer advertising space. Even if we do not have the specifics down, if the site redesign could include a region (maybe a sidebar) for locating ad space in the future, that would be helpful.