Development update #4 – ethereum.org

Hey Ethereum group! It has been just a few months since our final replace so it is about time we let you recognize what’s been taking place over at ethereum.org.

First up, we’re now utilizing Gatsby

Beneath the hood at ethereum.org we have switched from Vuepress to Gatsby. Now, this may not be instantly apparent to anybody visiting the web site however it is going to assist us scale ethereum.org. Our crew prefers React (lots of people do) and has expertise with MDX – so we must always be capable of ship higher content material, sooner.

For those who’re up-to-date in your Eth2 timeline, you would say that Gatsby is our Part 0. It is setting us up for future success.

For those who had been by no means a fan of Vuepress and Gatsby is extra your factor, we might love you to contribute. This new part outlines methods in which you’ll be able to assist ethereum.org develop and enhance.

Recent illustrations

We have been working with some impartial artists to convey Ethereum to life. With nods to doge, the open-source bazaar, and the money-legos meme, we hope you are loving the brand new vibe of the positioning.

You are free to make use of any of the illustrations – they’re for the group.

New web page designs

We’re additionally engaged on revamping our onboarding content material, just like the pages that introduce you to Ethereum, Ether (ETH), wallets, and dapps. Over the following few months we need to make ethereum.org a greater useful resource for brand new customers. To that finish, we have been including extra info to those pages, making them really feel much less like a “Github README“, and including useful options.

One characteristic we shipped just lately is our Get ETH page. This helps you discover wallets and exchanges you should use to purchase ETH, primarily based on the place you reside. We hope this prevents new customers making an attempt to enroll in an alternate they will not be capable of use, or from downloading a pockets that they cannot purchase ETH from. It is all about decreasing that friction!

Up to now we have shipped:

Examine them out and tell us what you suppose!

A brand new framework

A part of our responsibility at ethereum.org is to shine a lightweight on the improbable work being achieved by the group – from dapps to wallets to articles. However we additionally need to be certain that we’re directing customers to info that will not confuse or overwhelm them.

That is generally a little bit of a balancing act. So we’ve got provide you with a framework to assist us determine what we must always record and what we should not. The framework covers wallets and dapps, stating our inclusion standards and our causes.

The framework appears to be like right into a product’s dedication to safety and help in addition to some nice-to-have options that may assist new customers.

Check out the framework

As with every little thing ethereum.org – we welcome suggestions from the group when you’ve got any ideas.