April 2025 Web Meeting
The Monthly Open Internal Web Meeting covered theme updates, technical improvements, upcoming projects, and future events, focusing on enhancing user experience and streamlining web operations across the university.
The meeting covered upcoming changes to the WordPress theme, including design system updates, new features, and improvements to various tools and plugins. Discussions focused on server performance, ongoing projects, and potential shifts in technology usage, such as moving away from certain plugins and exploring alternatives. The team also addressed user-related concerns, planned future events, and emphasized the importance of continuous improvement and user feedback.
- The meeting covered several key topics:
- Theme version 4.10 release, including design system updates and CSS changes
- VPN connection requirements and dashboard widget updates
- Cookie Monster script implementation for error handling
- Academic programs manual ordering functionality
- Page Links To plugin replacement with built-in theme features
- Code restructuring and React component updates
- Events Calendar plugin alternatives and potential migration to Localist
- Server performance improvements
- Upcoming projects:
- New brand elements incorporation
- News post features enhancement
- New menu and masthead development
- Future events:
- User survey in May
- Summer workshop series in June
- Annual NCSU theme users meeting in July
Next Steps
- Scott to send out email with details on theme version 4.10 release on Thursday.
- Scott to share draft of 4.10 release email with web team for review.
- Scott to work with OIT on exploring alternatives to the Events Calendar plugin.
- Luis and Scott to discuss offline about Localist flexibility and potential improvements.
- UComm and OIT to continue working on server performance improvements.
- Web team to begin incorporating new brand elements as they become available.
- Web team to resume work on news post improvements.
- Web team to start development of new mega menu option for the theme.
- Scott to send out annual user survey in May.
- Web team to prepare for summer Workshop series in June.
- Web team to prepare for annual NC State theme users meeting at the end of July.
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