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Ryan Kinnett
Website management update (unofficial)
Domain Name Registration:
-Automatically updated in early Feb
-Good for 5 years (~April 2027)
-Registered by Network Solutions (NS)
-Unaffected by hosting company
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Web Hosting:
-Current Site hosted by NS
-Current hosting plan is for HTML
-Current Plan expires 22 Oct 22
-New site needs Word Press Hosting
-New hosting company can be anyone
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Current Site Maintenance:
-Login credentials lost?
- Resetting credentials can be done through email on file for Admin
- If email no longer valid, more complicated authentication req'd
-Administrator can "invite" editors
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New Site Recommendations:
-Establish Parallel Account soon
-Current site seen at stony-ridge.org
-New site URL "hidden" but accessible
-Members monitor > feedback
-Cutover when new site "good enough"
-At cutover, files on HTML site lost
-Cutover could take 24-48 hours
-Add content as time allows
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New Site Strategy:
-Borrow from current site as needed
-Add content focused on Non-Prof:
- Baseline SRO History
- Relevant SRO Astro-Education
- Attention-grabbers
- Keep visitors browsing
-Single voice for continuity (public)
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