Don's Wiki

– The more I think about the layout of the menu the more fuddled I seem to get. So I want to start over… First thing we probably need to do is decide on the 8 top menu items and build the subnavigation from there. This will also help us determine how many pages we would like and how many of them need to be blogs.

The “blog” link isn't one of the 8, and I can only come up with 7. We could actually separate the Contact and About Us if we thought we absolutely need all 8.

Ok… I changed the navigation and if you count the pages we have there are only 15 actual pages. Our limit is 25. I think we should leave a couple free for future use, but fill out the website as much as possible. Which would leave us another 6-8 sub-pages we could use. I also believe we could use the blog for events that aren't specifically associated with a “train”. Such as pancake feed, and games for the kids. (thoughts?)

Link to the current site is Rail Fest Site

• Home (no subpage needed with this navigation element)
• Sponsors {link to subpage Layout (LO) B} the text content box could then be used to add information about becoming a sponsor w/a link to a PDF document with sponsor information.
• Events (text box can be used for event information and link to printable event Calendar)
  • Locomotive Exhibits
  • Entertainment Cody Pavilion (Don Added 3/12)
  • Bailey Yard Tours
  • Operation Lifesaver Train Rides
  • Strongman Classic Competion
  • MPCC Railroad Center Tours
  • Ghosts of the Railroad
  • More Events (link to event calendar)
• Shop (Sub LO-B)
• Contact Us (Would include information “About us” We need to actively promote the Zero Waste part of the Railfest)
• Gallery (we could add an outside link to a gallery for User-submitted photos)
  • Photos
  • Video
• Community (Links to NPLC Convention and Visitors Site)

–I wonder if we need a page for each day since we will have the calendar function on the site.
–I'm adding some menus to the site Melody sent us. I'm not sure this is what I'm supposed to be doing.

– (Sponsors) I think a small button or link at the bottom of the page is a good idea. However, I would be carefull putting any sort of pricing on the page associated with the sponsorships. Maybe direct any inquiries to Dave, Connie, or Ken.
– I think if we change Fri, Sat and Sun to “Event Calendar” and direct them to the calendar and events. I also like the idea of a printable calendar. For those attendees who want to print it out prior to arriving.
– It would be nice to have a list of events so we can decide where the pages vs. the blogs will be on the site.

– DK I was excited about the outcome of the meeting tonight. Moving forward. I agree with your suggestions especially regarding the “Event Calendar” It will be nice to see exactly how that work. Having the option to print a calendar is a great idea.
–I added a post on the site about the band The Drivin' Dynamics. I need to learn how to use that site. I wanted a picture of the band but they didn't have a really good one I could use.