Site plan worksheet
This page is for individuals who want their plan on one page before they build. Copy it, fill it in, keep it. When you hire help later, this worksheet is most of the brief.
Contents
Purpose and readers
| Question | Your answer |
|---|---|
| This site exists so that ___ can ___. | |
| Kind of site: personal, portfolio, blog, family, club, other | |
| Who reads it first? | |
| What should they do there? | |
| Languages |
Help: Planning a personal site, Planning a family site, Planning a club site.
Pages
| Page | Class | Public or private | Ready (text, images) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | |||
| About | |||
| Contact | Feedback form | Public | |
| Privacy notice | Article | Public |
Help: Content classes for websites.
Private parts and accounts
| Question | Your answer |
|---|---|
| Is anything private? What? | |
| Fully private site or a private area? | |
| Who gets accounts? | |
| Who may post? | |
| Can people register themselves? Approved by whom? | |
| What must never go online? |
Help: Private areas with roles and sections, Members and registration, Privacy for your family.
Features
Tick what you need, and check it exists (What exists and what does not).
| Feature | Need it? | Ships / needs setup / not available |
|---|---|---|
| Blog | Ships | |
| Comments | Ships; needs a policy | |
| Galleries | Ships | |
| RSS feed | Ships | |
| Contact form | Ships; needs mail | |
| Events calendar | Ships | |
| Sign-up forms, polls | Ships | |
| Newsletter | Ships; needs cron and mail | |
| Members' area | Ships; needs roles | |
| Two-step sign-in | Ships | |
| Writing assistant | Ships; needs a provider key or local model | |
| Import from another platform | No importer; manual or scripted | |
| Payments, tickets, dues | Not available as such |
Where it runs
| Question | Your answer |
|---|---|
| Shared hosting, small server, or own machine? | |
| Host's name | |
| PHP version | |
| Database (SQLite unless there is a reason) | |
| Cron available? | |
| Mail from the site works? | |
| Domain name | |
| HTTPS by host or Velocity? |
Help: Shared hosting or a small server, Domain names and HTTPS.
Budget and time
| Item | Per year |
|---|---|
| Hosting | |
| Domain | |
| Other services | |
| Paid help | |
| Hours per month you can give |
Help: Running on a small budget.
People
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner (whose name is on the domain and hosting) | |
| Administrator | |
| Deputy administrator | |
| Who holds the backups | |
| Who to call for help |
Related pages
- Checklists for individuals
- Launch checklist for individuals
- Project brief template
- Planning your website
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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