RDA Web Platform: Upcoming features and functionalities
Watch this space for web platform progress!
With the recent soft launch of the new web platform, the RDA Secretariat and web developers, Wicket, are working hard to implement new features and functionalities as quickly as possible. We greatly appreciate the help of our community members with reporting bugs and are doing our best to resolve issues as they arise. To be open and transparent about the progress made with our community, this page will be periodically updated with features, functionalities, and milestones.
| ‘MEMBERSHIP’ FEATURES & FUNCTIONALITIES | MILESTONE (2024) |
|---|---|
| Regional groups (pages and taxonomy) | |
| Community landing page live | |
| Membership application form: ‘Professional Job Title’ field | 10 May ✔️ |
| Community landing page content & styling – custom blocks | |
| Home page content – custom blocks | |
| General Search Function from Homepage | |
| Individual Member Directory | |
| Organisational Member Directory | |
| Member Portal / Account Center profile to be linked to Individual Member Directory and Group Member profiles (Connection points) | 18 July |
| Profile photo upload feature in Member Portal / Account Center | 18 July |
| ‘GROUP’ FEATURES & FUNCTIONALITIES | MILESTONE (2024) |
|---|---|
| ‘Join Group’ button renamed to ‘Leave Group’ for members | 22 April ✔️ |
| Group landing page displaying all chairs | |
| Group ‘Discussions’ tab renamed to ‘Activity Overview’ | 26 April ✔️ |
| Group area tabs changing order | 17 June ✔️ |
| Group creation form (finalised) | |
| Group member import (errors resolved) | |
| Case Statement ‘Group Technology Focus’ – ‘Array’ bug | 18 May ✔️ |
| Group landing page (finalised with editable description) | |
| Group past Plenaries import | 30 April ✔️ |
| Group past Plenaries formatting | 27 June |
| Groups in review (showing just those in review) | 10 May ✔️ |
| Group image and banner set to default | 13 May ✔️ |
| Group directory – alphabetical listing | |
| Migration of ‘Repository’ and ‘Wiki’ content | 29 May ✔️ |
| Broken links (‘404’ error) from Wiki to Repository | TBC |
| Group members direct messaging to be deactivated | 08 July |
| ‘CASE STATEMENTS, CHARTERS & AGREEMENTS’ FEATURES & FUNCTIONALITIES | MILESTONE (2024) |
|---|---|
| Group Case Statement/Charter/Agreement functionalities (finalised) – formatting, tab name, comments feature | |
| Missing content on single listing page for Case Statements, Charters and Agreements | TBC |
| Case Statement ‘Group Technology Focus’ – ‘Array’ bug | 18 May ✔️ |
| Group email should be hidden from single listing view | TBC |
| ‘Create Case Statement’ button to be altered on listing according to group type | |
| Back button to go back to group from Case Statement, Charter, Agreement | 10 June |
| Listing view should include banner to make clear navigation to ‘Case Statement / Charter / Agreement’ page | 10 June ✔️ |
| ‘RECOMMENDATIONS & OUTPUTS’ FEATURES & FUNCTIONALITIES | MILESTONE (2024) |
|---|---|
| Recommendations and Outputs catalogue | |
| Recommendations and Outputs catalogue – formatting – output type, excerpt, preview (duplicate page, URL to be changed to correct page) | 24 May |
| Recommendations and Outputs catalogue – Filter updates | 24 May ✔️ |
| Recommendations and Outputs catalogue – Adoption reports and stories filter (Part of Adoption stories work) | 27 June |
| Group Recommendations and Outputs single listing – formatting Author change to group name and make group name clickable | |
| Group Recommendations and Outputs single listing – URL to pdf of output to be migrated correctly (without numbers) | TBC ✔️ |
| Missing content on single listing page for Recommendations and Outputs | TBC |
| ‘View Group’s Recommendations’ on single listing page bug | 22 May ✔️ |
| Group Recommendation and Output submission form (testing and notifications) | 29 May ✔️ |
| Group Recommendations and Outputs ‘In Review’ listing |
| ‘EVENTS’ FEATURES & FUNCTIONALITIES | MILESTONE (2024) |
|---|---|
| Plenary submission forms | 24 April ✔️ |
| Past Plenaries | |
| Past webinars |
| ‘NEWS AND MEDIA’ FEATURES & FUNCTIONALITIES | MILESTONE (2024) |
|---|---|
| News, articles and blogs import | |
| Newsletter import |