Hello All, D, A
On Thu, 22 Oct 2026 at 12:44, Korbinian Bachl via dev <[email protected]> wrote: > > My picks: D, A, C > > ----- Ursprüngliche Mail ----- > > Von: "Martijn Dashorst" <[email protected]> > > An: "dev" <[email protected]> > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 21. Oktober 2026 12:51:58 > > Betreff: Vote: new website styling for Wicket 11 and beyond > > > TL;DR: there's a vote at the end of this message. > > > > I have done considerable work on what I think is a significant improvement > > over the old site. This restructure is now live on > > https://wicket.apache.org, > > but I want the site to go further. > > > > First what is already achieved, I have restructured the site to: > > - have fewer top level menu items > > - give the blog more prominence > > - have community capture both support and contribute > > - give ASF and a link to our Github repo prominence (not that we value GH > > over > > ASF, but we don't want people /have/ to look for the link) > > - have documentation according to Diataxis (How-to's, Tutorials, Explainers > > and References) > > - have search to our documentation, including a glossary, index, and more > > - give each release line (wicket-10.x, wicket-9.x, wicket-8.x, etc) their > > own page > > - update the blog to be categorized with each release line, and also > > featured posts > > - give every release line page the facts you look for: its status, the date > > support ends, the Maven dependency with a copy button, requirements, > > downloads and how to upgrade to the next line > > - use one vocabulary for release status everywhere: LTS, Current and end of > > life, instead of "for production" and "for new features" > > - put the newest release in the menu, leading to its line's page > > - bring back the quick start wizard, under Releases > > - link the reference guide (one page and PDF) and the Javadoc of every > > release line from the documentation > > - write the guide as about 140 pages by topic and kind, each marked with the > > Wicket version it applies to > > - teach the search the release vocabulary, so "LTS" or "10" finds the right > > page > > - put questions, bug reports, reporting a vulnerability and the mailing > > lists > > on one Community page > > - sort the contributor documentation by kind under /contribute/ > > - give long pages an "On this page" rail beside the text > > - give the homepage a Get started button, the release lines in the hero, the > > featured blog posts right below it, a page shown as its Java and its HTML, > > and the newest Built with Wicket showcases > > - make the release tables and the homepage work on phones > > - add a site footer, a 404 page that helps you on your way, and an llms.txt > > for AI assistants > > > > What's next: > > > > On top of the new structure I made three new designs, to make the site > > fresher and more modern. Each has an introduction on the homepage that shows > > how Wicket works; Ribbon also has a separate page that builds one page in > > seven steps, which I intend to extend to explain more concepts visually: > > https://dashorst.github.io/wicket-site/ribbon-site/start/overview.html > > > > The previews show the content as it will be on release day (11.0.0 and > > 10.12.0 out), so some dates are in the future. > > > > These are the choices: > > A - Current: https://dashorst.github.io/wicket-site/structure/ > > B - Departure board: https://dashorst.github.io/wicket-site/departure-board/ > > C - Reveal: https://dashorst.github.io/wicket-site/reveal-site/ > > D - Ribbon: https://dashorst.github.io/wicket-site/ribbon-site/ > > E - Other, ... > > > > Please rank the choices in order of preference, most preferred first, for > > example "D, B, A". You don't have to rank every choice. If you choose E, say > > what you have in mind. > > > > Everyone is welcome to vote, and in the case of a split decision, the PMC > > votes > > will be binding. The vote runs for at least 72 hours. I'll count it as an > > instant > > runoff: the choice with the fewest first preferences drops out and its > > votes go to > > their next choice, until one choice has a majority. > > > > Onwards to Wicket 11 and beyond! Check the proposals and give us your > > preference(s)! > > > > Martijn -- Best regards, Maxim
