New Site Progress Report
Main Focus Areas
- Ready to Launch 15%
| Layout | Content | Messaging |
Pages Created
Layout
The Mission of the new site Layout is to create an updated look and feel that will increase Memberships and Participation, Increase Volunteer Help, Increase Donations.
Our Collections Page
One Central Location for Site Visitors to Find Library Content that is most interesting for them. Our Goal is to keep this to no more than 9 Options
Document Library
One page with access to all the Library Documents
Contact Made Easy
The main form will be linked to the membership’s email. The emails at the bottom page will open the visitor’s email client to mail directly for Memberships, Donations, and Volunteers.
Site Search
Search Results are clear visual in nature. There is still some additional coding on this page needed to do in-depth tag searches
Brand Home Page
One page that will list all Manufactured Automotive Brands Represented on the site. This is a visually Appealing page where visitors can discover new brands and see the depth of the Brands represented on the site. Later will link to tuner types like Hurst on another page.
Specific Brand Pages
This Research Page gives a comprehensive view of what is known about the brand including Related Brands, All the Models Built, Brand History, Important Partnerships, and fun Cultural References.
This also links to the Document Library where you can research documents with
6 Documents Categories
Brand Year Pages
These pages can be accessed from the brand home page, Our Collections Page, and other blog pages. They also link to documents and an image gallery.
Models Pages
This Page gives update-to-date Information on recent uploads, a Model Image Gallery, a tabbed library of models specific Documents. Above the Documents section, we remind visitors that they can help
If you don’t find what you are looking for don’t be discouraged. We are working through a backlog of over 500,000 pages of donated material and are uploading more documents weekly.
We need your Help . . . Find out how you can Volunteer or Donate and You can become part of Automotive History Today!!
Magazine Archive Home
The central location to view all Available Publications with links to the most recent Library additions from this page you will be able to click through to the Publications’ entire collections or go direct to the most recently uploaded issue.
Publication Pages
This Page will showcase the recent additions to the library as well as trending issues. It will give a brief history of the Publication and links to Specific Years.
Publication Year Pages
List all available Table of Contents pages for that year
Table of Contents Pages
Allow the users to search by Article Type, Brands, and Tags.
Membership Sign-Up
We are almost done automating the process where members can sign up for Free, Annual and Lifetime Memberships
Account Dashboard
This dashboard will be easy to use and manage we may add profiles and cover images down the road.
Society Store
Visitors will now be able to add multiple items to a cart including membership and donations before checking out. The will also be able to store products by Brands and Types.
Messaging Pages
Coming Soon
Content
The Mission of uploading and creating content for the New site is to ensure every document, page, article, and other information is easy to find search.
This includes tagging each uploaded document or other info with the Following
Document Type, Year, Brand, Model, Category, Page Count, and Other Descriptor Tags (ie “Print Ad” )
Uploaded Documents
Old Site
New Site
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Percent Transfered
Documents Breakdown
The Below numbers do not equal the Uploaded Documents number because some Documents are uploaded to more than one Category.
Brand Marketing
Factory Documents
Features and Articles
Road Tests
Service Manuals
Technical Info
Library Content Representation
Brands Represented
Span of Years
Models Uploaded
Magazine Publications
Library Content Created
Brand Home Pages
Brand Document Pages
Models Page Redirected
Magazine TOC Pages
Brand Home Pages Needed
Brand Document Pages Needed
Models Page Redirected Needed
Magazine TOC Pages
Brand Year Pages
What's Happening Articles
No Limits Atricles
Products for Sale
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