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Website Prototype Proposal: Django

This thread collects opinions and discussion on using Django as a backend for the Developer Center website. Specifically this proposal is about re-using the previous Ubuntu Developer Portal by @mhall119 and @kenvandine.

Test Instance

@mhall119 is working on a test instance which can be found at:

https://developerportal.gnome.org/

Notable Features

  • Based on a software stack used previously for the Ubuntu Phone developer portal (An example can be seen from the Wayback Machine).
  • Dynamic CMS with minimal Bootstrap CSS with possibility to extend its functionality using plug-ins.
  • Users registered in the Django instance can edit documentation using the built-in WYSIWYG editor.
  • Documentation can be searched in all programming languages through a unified search.
  • Support for multiple human languages.

Challenges

  • For GObject documentation, an importer would be needed to be written to import API documentation into Django's Database (HotDoc?).
  • A dynamic website creates a heavier load, although it offers some extra HTML possibilities like comments and code snippets.
  • Existing Mallard documentation would need to be ported to the Django database.
Edited by Bastian Ilsø Hougaard
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