Weekly Status Update: 10/17-23
Most of what I’ve done this week was for the new landing page. A quick summary: it’s a three-step page: 1) A video introducing the user to Miro 2) A way to get some channels they may enjoy 3) some FAQs. Embedding the video was difficult, but I think I got it working on Windows and Mac. I don’t think it’ll work for GTK, so I’m not trying anymore.
The FAQ section is working perfectly, and I’ll be finishing up with the subscription section this week.
I also got two smaller features onto the Guide. First, there’s a new notification section at the top of pages. This will let us announce things in an unobtrusive way, and also remind users of things they’re supposed to do. Second, there’s a new queuing feature for the new channels. Instead of being dropped onto the front page and new channels pages all at once when moderators approve them, they’re added one per hour. This gives them more time on the front page and therefore more exposure.