This page will be used to keep track of the progress of the site overhaul that was mentioned in the "Equivalent Error Explanations; Framework Fusion" post.

Updates

• March 16, 4:50 PM: Created this page to track progress of the site overhaul.
• April 2, 1:05 PM: This page is now open for comments. Feel free to post your suggestions, (constructive) criticism, etc. regarding the site overhaul.
• April 2, 1:12 PM: The page titles in the "Menu" section are now in bold for readability. The "Using a "files" folder outside of Drupal" roadblock description has been updated.

Content Management

Current

• Pages: Hand-coded
• Blog: WordPress
• Guestbook: Guest Gear (part of HTMLGear, externally hosted by Tripod)

Revised

• Drupal (version 6) will be used to manage all of the separate sections under one CMS
• Sections like the "Characters" pages, guestbook, etc. will have their own content types
• All files not required for the site to run (in this case, everything except Drupal and anything which must stay in the root directory) will be moved under a central "files" directory, subdivided by basic type ("Images", "Documents", etc.), then by a more specific type ("Pictures", "Photos", "Templates", etc.) and finally by which section of the site they are for (if a section of the site has enough of a certain type, such as "Characters")
• Will make the pages easier to maintain, as they will all use the same backend
• Will make site maintenance easier, as only a few files and folders will be in the root directory (CMS, site files, site icon, etc.) instead of having everything spread across many folders
• Will avoid the loss of guestbook signatures, since the current guestbook is not hosted on my site

Theme

• My pages, blog and guestbook all use slightly different versions of the same theme, due to their different frameworks; only their color schemes are the same
• The prototype template will be rebuilt to fit Drupal's framework, as well as take advantage of its theming system
• Since all of my content will be using the same framework (rather than three different ones), they will all be able to use just one version of the same theme; this will greatly simplify management (and troubleshooting when necessary), as well as make sure there is a consistent theme across the site

Menu

Current

• Home / Blog
• FAQ
• About Me
• Contact Me
• Whiteboard/Tagboard
• Funny Screenshots
• Pictures
• Photos
• Characters
• Miscellaneous
• Wishlist
• Links

Likely to be Dropped

• About Me: Was based on my "Characters" template, and some information is out of date; it will either be reduced to a few important fields (name, age, etc.) or removed entirely
• FAQ: The questions listed are not "frequently asked"; it will be removed for the time being, until I get questions that are asked frequently enough to justify restoring it

Will be Dropped

• Funny Screenshots: I have lost interest in creating them; I will hand over the rights to my own funny screenshots should anyone want to use them
• Miscellaneous: I have lost interest in creating fanfics, parody songs, etc.; the Bomberman 64 cursors and "The Adventures of Ragnarok and Excalibur" will be moved to other parts of the site - "Wolfey's Workshop" for the former (they can still be useful), and the "Characters" page for the latter (as it has historical significance in regard to the site)
• Site Counter: I have lost interest in keeping track of how many visitors I have; I would much rather read messages, blog comments or guestbook signings from my visitors than see how many have visited
• Tagboard: Has been overrun by spammers, and is no longer worth maintaining
• Whiteboard: Has had (relatively) low usage, and I have lost interest in moderating what is posted

Revised

• (Main)
• The Logical Lupus
• Wolfey's Workshop
• Resumé
• Portfolio
• Images
• Characters
• Wishlist
• Contact Form
• Links

Notes

• (Main): The unified update system, combining "Home" and "Blog" into one
• The Logical Lupus: Aka "Wolfey", my new SONA; he will take the place of Ragnarok, my previous SONA, and also be cross-listed under "Characters"
• Wolfey's Workshop: Supersedes the "Miscellaneous" page; will list templates, guides, etc. - anything which can be of use to people
• Images: The "Pictures" and "Photos" sections, combined into one to simplify management
• Contact Me: Will contain the current methods of contact (excluding those that I no longer use), but will now also have a contact form in the event you can't contact me by any of the methods listed on that page
• Links: New ones will be added, broken/no-longer-interesting ones will be deleted, and redirected/renamed ones will be updated; the links in my blog's sidebar will be moved to (and merged with) that page

Roadblocks

• Using a "files" folder outside of Drupal: This can be done, but Drupal requires the path to be preceded with "/..", which (slightly) bloats link length and causes issues with Internet Explorer 6; currently wondering if it is possible to do this without requiring "/.." at the beginning of the path