Website Roadmap
Soft Launch
The idea is to have a version of the website with all the basics in place. Some members will be asked to contribute material e.g. photos, news items, articles, events
About
Expand on about text with help from Mike Completed 10-07-2025
Add page for website roadmap Completed 28-06-2025
Contact
Create WM email address info@wmbutterfliesandmoths.org Completed 29-06-2025
Amend contact form to send mail Completed 29-06-2025
Design
Decide on colours and typeface
Agree design of homepage
Approve logo
Events
Add event details for all known events
Ability for approved members to add events Completed 20-07-2026
Display events calendar for the Events menu item
Home page
Add large banner images with key text overlaid.
This could be a slider so there are multiple images with key messages
This could be a slider so there are multiple images with key messages
Add latest news items similar to WMBC
Add various sections down the page to highlight different aspects
Images, overlaid text, signposts to different webpages
Images, overlaid text, signposts to different webpages
Links
Add additional links Completed 01-07-2025
For example UK Butterflies, WM Moths site
For example UK Butterflies, WM Moths site
Moths
Add menu item for moths
Add front page image(s) and key messages
Add links to WM moths site
Add articles
Guide to moth trapping, species-specific articles, how to join in, etc
Guide to moth trapping, species-specific articles, how to join in, etc
News
Display news articles in brief with full detail on click
Facility for approved members to add news articles
Shop
Finish shop page Completed 07-07-2025
Make changes to stop mail going to junk Completed 10-07-2025
Change mail method to use SMTP and phpmailer
Change mail method to use SMTP and phpmailer
Sites
Replicate sites information from current website
With the addition of a few additional sites that are clearly missing
With the addition of a few additional sites that are clearly missing
Species
Replicate species listed on existing website
With the addition of the Purple Emperor
With the addition of the Purple Emperor
Finish adding banner images provided by members
Autumn Launch
The new website will be launched officially in the autumn issue of the Comma magazine.
Sites
Add additional fields where information is available
How to get there, survey results, visits, events, work parties, etc.
How to get there, survey results, visits, events, work parties, etc.
Add facility for approved members to add photos
photos of the site and butterflies on the site with captions and copyright info
photos of the site and butterflies on the site with captions and copyright info
Change site view to display the additional photos
Change site view to display graphs and charts where available
Continue adding sites
with contributions from members suggesting sites for inclusion
with contributions from members suggesting sites for inclusion
Display map showing marker for site and nearby sites
Species
Create database table for additional photos
filename, copyright, added value text, lifecycle stage
filename, copyright, added value text, lifecycle stage
Write code to allow addition/editing of additional photos
and allow approved members to use this code
and allow approved members to use this code
Display additional photos on species pages
using image gallery to display them in an attractive way
using image gallery to display them in an attractive way
Add style to the filter buttons
active/inactive animation
active/inactive animation
Work out how to display distribution maps
they are not always for 2003
they are not always for 2003
Work out how to deal with other charts
e.g. population trend, phenology
e.g. population trend, phenology