Project Huddle (feedback plugin)

Requested by: Meghan Reid

Status: Rejected

Change to something that already exists?: No
Requires a new CMS Component?: No
Requires New Functionality?: Yes

Description

Adding this kind of feedback functionality is not something we support adding to the UBCO CMS as it would encourage requests for customization, thus being counter-productive to the central goal and intention of the service. UR has offered a alternative using a Chrome browser extension.

 

Name
Meghan Reid
Email
meg.reid@ubc.ca
Phone
(604) 505-4141
Change to something that currently exists?
No
New CMS Theme Component?
No
New Functionality?
Yes
Detailed Description
Requesting a plug-in that will gather feedback on website content and design. Project Huddle or something similar? https://projecthuddle.com/

Project Huddle is a WordPress plugin for website & design feedback with sticky-note style feedback on your designs and web projects. This would assist web work in organizing feedback and revisions from multiple stakeholders.

Thanks,
Meghan
Reason for Rejection:

From: “Lievers, Randy” <randy.lievers@ubc.ca>
Date: June 2, 2022 at 6:25:34 PM PDT
To: “Reid, Meghan” <meghan.reid@ubc.ca>
Cc: “Alcantara, Andrew” <ç>, UBCO-OKIT UBC Okanagan Web Services <webadmin.ok@ubc.ca>, “Quilala, Steve” <steve.quilala@ubc.ca>, “Edwards, Jamie” <jamie.edwards@ubc.ca>, “Shaji, Jithin” <jshaji@mail.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: CMS Enhancement Request Submission

Hi Meghan,

Thanks for highlighting a challenge area for us web gurus who often have to gather feedback from multiple peoples. Here’ some approaches to consider.

If you’re looking for feedback from just one person, I’d recommend generating a PDF using the Go Full page Chrome extension, and sending that as an attachment along with a preview link to the page.

If you’re looking for group feedback, you could still generate the same type of PDF or PNG and then upload it to a collaborative tool like Miro that allows multiple users to add stickys, ideas etc.

Hope this helps!

Randy

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On May 16, 2022, at 2:48 PM, Quilala, Steve <steve.quilala@ubc.ca> wrote:
Hi Meghan,
I understand how tempting it is to try to extend WordPress to do everything, but the UBCO CMS is intended to standardize ‘brochure-ware’ websites for the UBC Okanagan campus. As you know, the design elements/components in the Faculty/Dept. theme were intentionally created to limit customization and promote a consistency for a UBCO-wide web presence.
Adding this kind of feedback functionality is not something we support adding to the UBCO CMS as it would encourage requests for customization, thus being counter-productive to the central goal and intention of the service.
Hope this makes sense!
Thanks
Steve

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