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The home page needs bigger calls to action. I wasn’t confident about the screencast link being useful because it was so small. I also had to hunt for the instal

The home page needs bigger calls to action. I wasn’t confident about the screencast link being useful because it was so small. I also had to hunt for the installation link – it turns out it’s under the “Code” section. The “hero unit” at the top should contain a big link to install it (appropriately worded to indicate that it’s just sending you to instructions in a README on GitHub). Another big button link to the screencasts would probably help, since most people won’t understand what Xiki is without them. Alternatively, have a “features” page with a list of features and large, static screenshot demonstrating each of them.

koglerjs 14y ago
http://www.teeth2white.com/ http://www.teeth2white.com/
trogdoro 14y ago
Great advice, thanks!
- lurchpop 14y ago
  agreed. put a video on the homepage
bostonvaulter2 14y ago
Here's a direct link to the screencasts (which I totally missed the first time I checked the front page). http://xiki.org/screencasts/ http://xiki.org/screencasts/
wheremiah 14y ago
Yeah, I love the idea, but I had to hunt for the install for a while too.. For a second I started to wonder if this was another good kickstarter idea that was unlikely to ever come to pass... very happy that is not the case.
mcguire 14y ago
Or how about at least some idea of what doing whatever you'd be doing, does? For example: "Type and double-click Type a word, any word. Then double click on it or type control-return (or command-return). For example type: git, bootstrap, mysql, mongo, rails, node, coffee, js, dom, jquery, svg, ruby code, file paths, url's, shell commands, etc." I can type and double click on any word in this text box. It doesn't do anything, but I can poke at them all I want. Or, how about this: "Wiki inspired Everything is editable text. Type commands anywhere. Edit the output. (Vs. typing commands at the bottom, and read-only output.) Intermix menus, headings, bullet points, wherever you want. Xiki == executable wiki." Why would I want to do any of that? Edit the output of commands?

koglerjs 14y ago

http://www.teeth2white.com/ http://www.teeth2white.com/

trogdoro 14y ago

Great advice, thanks!

lurchpop 14y ago
agreed. put a video on the homepage

bostonvaulter2 14y ago

Here's a direct link to the screencasts (which I totally missed the first time I checked the front page). http://xiki.org/screencasts/ http://xiki.org/screencasts/

wheremiah 14y ago

Yeah, I love the idea, but I had to hunt for the install for a while too.. For a second I started to wonder if this was another good kickstarter idea that was unlikely to ever come to pass... very happy that is not the case.

mcguire 14y ago

Or how about at least some idea of what doing whatever you'd be doing, does? For example: "Type and double-click Type a word, any word. Then double click on it or type control-return (or command-return). For example type: git, bootstrap, mysql, mongo, rails, node, coffee, js, dom, jquery, svg, ruby code, file paths, url's, shell commands, etc." I can type and double click on any word in this text box. It doesn't do anything, but I can poke at them all I want. Or, how about this: "Wiki inspired Everything is editable text. Type commands anywhere. Edit the output. (Vs. typing commands at the bottom, and read-only output.) Intermix menus, headings, bullet points, wherever you want. Xiki == executable wiki." Why would I want to do any of that? Edit the output of commands?