[xwiki-devs] [Proposal] Simplified Home Page

Hi devs, As you know I started working on a Home Page Application, see: - JIRA with screenshots: http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-10586 - Discussion thread: http://markmail.org/message/ghelufamwucog46x I have it all done locally but I refrained from committing it because on the email thread some expressed their doubts. I started thinking about it and I expressed some idea in the thread started by Caty about "Wiki - Space - Page concepts pitch": http://markmail.org/message/jefze7nvprz36pkw I’m pasting it here again for discussion (with some edits): " BTW concerning the home page, I’m more and more leaning towards removing the dashboard from it (it’s accessible from the App panel anyway) and instead have it contain: - explanation about how the wiki is organized (wikis, spaces, pages) - explanation about base concepts (editing, saving, etc) - encourage the user to edit this home page to make it his own and put the content he wishes instead I think this would solve the following issues: - users always want to customize the home page and this makes it easy (it’s a standard page, no dashboard). This is also a way for them to take ownership of the wiki as theirs. - explains the main concepts of wiki, space, page Of course, we also need to provide a navigation panel for easy navigation in the wiki/spaces/pages. “ If we agree about the idea of removing the dashboard and instead have a simple page then we’ll need to discuss the exact content and for that I’m proposing to discuss with Caty/GuillaumeD and make a proposal for further discussion. Of course any idea in reply to this email would also be much appreciated. But first things first! We first need to decide if this is a good idea or not. WDYT? Thanks -Vincent