Release Checklist

[mattstratton]

This is a meta-issue where we can track all the operational items needed prior to go-live with the new theme.

Items needed in devopsdays-web should be created as a separate branch and pull request on that repo.

To do some time before go-time:

• Update make_new_event.sh with new parameters
• Update sample-event with the proper starting files
• Update the files in examples/speakers with any new fields
• Update yyyy-city.yml with any new fields, and remove any that are no longer needed
• Update any "future" events with logos, etc
• Add make_new_program.sh to generate program page and YAML
• Ensure that path separator still works on Windows with the new theme: Refactor frontpage image logic to use path separator key #22
• Fix event nav for small viewscreens: Refactor event nav on small devices #185
• Fix image resizing in gulp: Update image processing in gulp #252 which covers Text alignment of events on homepage is weird #134 & Consider processing sponsor image sizes in gulp #153 & Fix aspect ratio issue on local event contact page #266
• Add styling for event sub-pages: event pages need titles #243
• Value of event_logo_square needs to be coded to a specific filename: Change homepage to use hard-coded file names #255
• Footer fixes: determine contents of footer #263, Style footer so it looks different than rest of page #141, Add privacy policy to footer #218
• Style CTA buttons: Make CTA buttons styled better #167
• Remove event_logo_square key from data files: Remove event_logo_square key from data files devopsdays-web#1801
• config.toml updates: Add new config.toml parameters for new theme devopsdays-web#1780
• Update event data files on devopsdays-web with small screen icons: Update existing events with default mobile icons devopsdays-web#1819
• Create RSS feed for events and CFP - Create RSS feeds for events and CFP's #15

To do immediately before go-time:

• Regression check

To do at go-time:

• Move speaking page to subdirectory - Move speaking page to subdirectory devopsdays-web#1847
• Change page type of speaking and events pages - update events and speaking page types/filesystem layout devopsdays-web#1947

To do after cutover:

• Update build tasks: copy build tasks from theme devopsdays-web#1791
• Replace https://github.com/devopsdays/devopsdays-web/tree/master/utilities with https://github.com/devopsdays/devopsdays-theme/tree/master/exampleSite/utilities
• Data cleanup for event_twitter
• Remove unneeded and redundant "welcome" event-level nav

[bridgetkromhout]

I've got a PR in flight that covers a number of these: #248

[mattstratton]

I do believe it's possible for me to install the new theme in advance in the devopsdays-web repo, but we will not point to it.

I can create a test.devopsdays.org URL with Netlify which will build using that theme, so if anyone makes any changes it should update both URLs and we can regression test that way.

[mattstratton]

OK, so I have updated the latest version in there, and it's backwards-compatible; so any builds to master on devopsdays-web will be visible in the new theme at https://test.devopsdays.org.

Internal links go back to www though, so that's not great.

[bridgetkromhout]

The only thing left on this checklist is the regression check; unsure of its status.

[mattstratton]

Updated!