Alumni Association of Western Pennsylvania

School the Deaf www.wpsdalumni.org

May 8, 2010

July 1, 2004 - May 2010

Old Website Facts

•How many registered login? 931

•How many user logged in? 16,633

•How many people forgot password? 1,394

•How many website hits?

•DATA LOST!!! Best guessing estimate: <100,000

*As of July 1, 2004 - May 5, 2010

July 1, 2004 - May 2010

Goal timeline: Launch before May Day 2010

Why do we need new Alumni

website?•evolution of web technologies, compare to 2004

•web publishing platform choice: WORDPRESS

•time saving for publish information web anytime, anywhere

•Login NOT REQUIRED! Open to public for everyone

WordPress

•state-of-the-art web publishing platform application with a focus on aesthetics, security, web standards and usability

Back-endFront-end

Google Analytics•A free service offered by Google

that generates detailed statistics about the visitors to Alumni website.

Media files stored

yearbook and documents

Gallery pictures

linked into

WPSD ALUMNI WEBSITElinked into

WPSD ALUMNI WEBSITE

Web Improvements•Increase size of galleryExample: Porterfield Gymnasium

60% Larger

New additions:

•Sign up the email subscribers for keep-up-date Alumni news and events

New additions:•Friendly

content page to send question/feedback without show email address in public

New Additions•Facebook ‘Like’ button