Events Refresh Project

Phase 1 - Discovery

Phase 1 of 10

Enhancements for UBCO Events site. UR to provide wireframes and/or high fidelity designs to IT. Moving back to Discovery.

Project Summary

Refresh project will be secondary phase after a separate project for updating all TEC plugins. Preparation for TEC legacy views from version 5.0 being retired and new views styles being standard. -SQ

[Update Apr 3, 2023: IT testing TEC version 6 update with update to Series/Recurring events and various bug fixes -SQ ]

[Update Feb 24, 2022: Moving back to Discovery phase. IT waiting for details from UR. -SQ ]

[Update Dec 14, 2021: Several TEC plugins updated to the new version 5.0 calendar views. Refresh will be based on the design of this new 5.0 update. ]

[Update: Testing in CMS Dev started and evaluations of impact of plugin update. ]

[Update: Relatively low impact of plugin update. TEC extended legacy views in application codebase to Feb 2022, but is officially unsupported. UR and IT re-evaluating timelines. -SQ]

Your Site
Name
	Randy Lievers
Email
	randy.lievers@ubc.ca
What is the name of your unit?
	University Relations
Choose which best describes your unit
	Admin Unit
What is your current URL?
	http://events.ok.ub.ca
Who are your top 3 audiences?
	Events Refresh Project 1. Students 2. Faculty & Staff 3. Community
What are your 3 main goals for your new site?
	Revise landing page for events.ok.ubc.ca to: 1. more prominently highlight featured events 2. integrate Vancouver events 3. feature calendars not included (UBCSUO, Heat, Academic Deadlines from calendar)
What You May Need
Do you think you will need new page layouts?
	Yes
If yes, please describe or provide a sample of website you like.
	Project will involve wireframing and high fidelity design from UR design team.
Do you think you’ll need custom functional elements?
	Yes
If yes, please describe which functional items you might need.
	Potential feeds from other calendar websites.
Do you think you will need any new components?
	No
Will you be collecting any personal information?
	No

Touch Level: Medium

Current Platform: WordPress (Okanagan)

Current URL: http://events.ok.ubc.ca/

Project Window

Early-Jun 2021 - Late-Nov 2021

Ownership

Owner Group: University Relations

Site Owner: randy.lievers@ubc.ca

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Ticket Number: N/A

Project ID: 4810