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=Blogzilla=
=Blogzilla=
"Blogzilla" is Mozilla's universal blog theme available to all official Mozilla blogs. It will launch in Q1 2012 (March).
"Blogzilla" is Mozilla's universal blog theme available to all official Mozilla blogs. It will launch in Q1 2012 (March).


==Blogs Getting the Upgrade==
Goals:
*Mozilla Blog (blog.mozilla.com)
*Create consistent branding across the Mozilla blog universe to better help our users, journalists, and community.
*Privacy - [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=702455 Bug 702455]  
*Reduce the need for secreview by creating a pre-approved blogging package
*Security - [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=702457 Bug 702457]
*Reduce the need for maintaining multiple themes & designs, replacing it with just a single theme)
*Ensure all our blogs are responsive out of the box
*Ensure all our blogs are using standard social buttons [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=701759 Bug 701759]
 
==Blogs Getting the Upgrade in Q1 2012==
*Mozilla Blog - [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733154 Bug 733154]
*Privacy - [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733159 Bug 733159]
*Add-ons - [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733161 Bug 733161]
*Security - [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733157 Bug 733157]
*Identity - [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=702460 Bug 702460]
*Identity - [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=702460 Bug 702460]
*Channels - [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=702464 Bug 702464]
*Channels - [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733159 Bug 733159]
*Metrics
*Metrics - [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733166 Bug 733166]
*Beyond the Code (Tristan's blog)
*Beyond the Code (Tristan's blog) - [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733164 Bug 733164]
*Metrics
*Places [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=726076 Bug 726076]
*Places
*Market Insights (new!) [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733177 Bug 733177]
*Market Insights (new!)
*Apps (new!) [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733170 Bug 733170]
*Apps (new!)
*l10n (new!) [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733167 Bug 733167]
*UX (new!)
 
*l10n (new!)
Pending:
*UX (new!) [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=702464 Bug 702464]
*Gary's blog
*User Research
*User Research
*UX
==Plugins Included in the Upgrade==
*Sitepress Multilingual CMS - (this is the main plugin) [http://svn.mozilla.org/projects/blog.mozilla.com/trunk/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms/ link]
*WPML Translation Management - [http://svn.mozilla.org/projects/blog.mozilla.com/trunk/wp-content/plugins/wpml-translation-management/ link]
*WPML String Translation - [http://svn.mozilla.org/projects/blog.mozilla.com/trunk/wp-content/plugins/wpml-string-translation/ link]
*WPML Media - [http://svn.mozilla.org/projects/blog.mozilla.com/trunk/wp-content/plugins/wpml-media/ link]
*FeedWordPress to syndicate content from other Mozilla blogs via RSS - [http://svn.mozilla.org/projects/blog.mozilla.com/trunk/wp-content/plugins/feedwordpress/ link]
*CMS Tree Page View, which just provides a nice UI for managing Pages - [http://svn.mozilla.org/projects/blog.mozilla.com/trunk/wp-content/plugins/cms-tree-page-view/ link]


==Roadmap==
==Development & Design Roadmap==


'''Q1, 2012'''
'''Q1, 2012'''
*Launching theme
*Launching theme v1.


'''Q2, 2012'''
'''Q2, 2012'''
*Localization
*Localization
*Child theme (1 design)
*Featured Post
 
*Child theme (1 design for magazine-like entry point for PR blog.mozilla.com)
*Theme for community sites


'''Q3, 2012'''
'''Q3, 2012'''
*coming soon


'''Q4, 2012'''
'''Q4, 2012'''
*coming soon


==Using Blogzilla==
==Using Blogzilla==
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* Localizing the theme (different from translating content... l10n at the theme level handles UI strings like comment form labels, "Posted by", etc)
* Localizing the theme (different from translating content... l10n at the theme level handles UI strings like comment form labels, "Posted by", etc)


==Future features==
==Future Features (add your requests!)==
* Featured posts
* Featured posts
* More color schemes
* More color schemes
* Alternative layouts (left sidebars, single column, etc)
* Alternative layouts (left sidebars, single column, etc)
* Universal social sharing
* Custom favicon?
* Custom favicon?
* Tumblr-like post types? (photo, quote, link)
* Tumblr-like post types? (photo, quote, link)

Latest revision as of 19:43, 7 August 2012

(created by cbrodigan, Feb 2012)

Blogzilla

"Blogzilla" is Mozilla's universal blog theme available to all official Mozilla blogs. It will launch in Q1 2012 (March).

Goals:

  • Create consistent branding across the Mozilla blog universe to better help our users, journalists, and community.
  • Reduce the need for secreview by creating a pre-approved blogging package
  • Reduce the need for maintaining multiple themes & designs, replacing it with just a single theme)
  • Ensure all our blogs are responsive out of the box
  • Ensure all our blogs are using standard social buttons Bug 701759

Blogs Getting the Upgrade in Q1 2012

Pending:

Plugins Included in the Upgrade

  • Sitepress Multilingual CMS - (this is the main plugin) link
  • WPML Translation Management - link
  • WPML String Translation - link
  • WPML Media - link
  • FeedWordPress to syndicate content from other Mozilla blogs via RSS - link
  • CMS Tree Page View, which just provides a nice UI for managing Pages - link

Development & Design Roadmap

Q1, 2012

  • Launching theme v1.

Q2, 2012

  • Localization
  • Featured Post
  • Child theme (1 design for magazine-like entry point for PR blog.mozilla.com)
  • Theme for community sites

Q3, 2012

  • coming soon

Q4, 2012

  • coming soon

Using Blogzilla

  • Activating the theme
  • Title and tagline (leave tagline blank to remove it from the header)
  • Adding/changing a custom header image
  • Header image specs (size, transparency)
  • Choosing a color scheme
  • Showing/Hiding authors
  • Filling out your author profile
  • Adding/changing a navigation menu
  • Sidebar widgets (leave the secondary sidebar blank to remove it)
  • Making a child theme
  • Localizing the theme (different from translating content... l10n at the theme level handles UI strings like comment form labels, "Posted by", etc)

Future Features (add your requests!)

  • Featured posts
  • More color schemes
  • Alternative layouts (left sidebars, single column, etc)
  • Custom favicon?
  • Tumblr-like post types? (photo, quote, link)