Get into WordPress — Project Plan

Prepared by Ray Nedzel, Webmaster, U.Va. School of Medicine, (updated May 11, 2015)

Stand up two LAMP Servers (prod and dev) with ITS including virtual hosts, Pubcookie/Netbadge protection and SSL.
Install and test WordPress instances as follows:
- Multi-Network/Multi-Site WordPress instance (production)
- Multi-Network/Multi-Site WordPress instance (development)
- Multi-site instance for internal resources (Netbadge protected)
Create scalable, flexible WordPress Responsive Theme Framework for Basic Science Departments, Education, Administration, and Research based on the design for BIMS by Convoy.
Create custom WordPress plugins including:
- Universal SOM top bar navigation with sitewide “Mega Menus”
- Custom Search including in-page integration of UVA People Search and Google Search/WordPress search from a single query
- Custom Footer settings for departmental information
With WDC coordinate manual and automatic replication of SOM Mega Menus.
Build the RFD in WordPress, integrating data from Curvita in nightly batch process.
Build responsive Newsletter WordPress theme.
Rollout first two news sites with static HTML newsletters (Medicine Matters and Kids Matter).
Rollout first newsletter site with automated RSS-driven MailChimp newsletter integration (Office of the Dean).
Work with UPG and SOM Finance to create and launch online Budget website to assist department administrators implement Clarity, including access-protected, embedded instructional videos hosted on Vimeo.
Completed 7 site migrations by End of Year with 1 additional site in development.

Build Clinical Research site out from scratch in new WordPress responsive theme.
Launch NEW Research Faculty Directory in WordPress including webservices via RSS and JSON for use by external site developers.
Build custom WordPress plugin allowing WordPress department sites to include RFD data within their web sites.
Build Pharmacology as the first domain-level department, allowing for quick creation sub-sites and labs within the department navigational scheme.
Completed 13 additional site migrations by End of the Year with 19 additional sites in development.

Finish migrating Basic Science Departments Currently in Plone.
Build new CentOS Virtual ITS Server for better permissions granting and security via Shibboleth.
Build New Homepage for testing.
Build responsive WordPress theme based on UVA Health look and feel for Clinical Departments.