[kwlug-disc] Website Wishlist

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 5:25 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:

> About the only thing I go to http://kwlug.org for is the info on upcoming
> meetings (sometimes, past meetings)


That is about all I do on the site as well.

If there is a log analysis tool, and the web server logs are kept long
enough, then Paul et. al. can verify whether other sections of the site are
popular enough.

I would love to see the meeting schedule done with a native Drupal calendar
> module, with, of course, an iCal (.ics) feed.
>

Given that many use Android, perhaps a public Google Calendar is good too.
By being public, it would not require those who are Google-averse to
register to be able to view it.


> But taking a step back -- what on kwlug.org requires Drupal? Is the site
> perhaps light enough that it could be run on a flat-file content management
> system like Dokuwiki, Jekyll, Pelican, or Nikola?
>

Static web site generators have a lot going for them. The most appealing
are speed (everything is static files, no database, no dynamic code), and
security (nothing dynamic exposed to the scary internet). The software
becomes a compiler of sorts.

But they also impose some restrictions. First, there are no comments. Not a
big deal for KWLUG. Also, if more than a person or two are updating the
KWLUG web site, then these static web site generators are indeed appealing.
If more people need write access, then giving them ssh or sftp access is
fraught with problems.

Paul, start by log analysis (if you keep logs), then an inventory of the
modules you are using, and how popular are the sections/pages using them.
Then start crossing out features that are rarely used. In the end a static
web site generator may be a good fit, but only after you do the above and
can reach an informed conclusion.
-- 
Khalid M. Baheyeldin
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