web site changes
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Our web site got a facelift. Find out what you need to know to navigate the new site.TRANSCRIPT
Three goals of the new web site re-design 4
Old and new navigation bar 5
New navigation bar detail 6
New home page 7
Old search bar location 8
New search bar location 9
Customizable text sizing 10
Old Give Now button location 11
New Give Now button location 12
Important links 13
Registration information column 14
Column has been removed 15
Other links 16 – 17
Old Services page 18
New Services page 19 – 20
Employment & Training Services 21
Support services 22
Services page replacement 23 – 25
New Shop page store hours 26
New Shop page 27
Donate page 28
Old Donate navigation bars 29
Pages for supports combined 30
Advocate and Volunteer pages 31
Careers pages 32
www.goodwilleasterseals.org is changingThree goals of the new web site re-design:
1. To improve user experience.
2. To make the site more accessible for people with disabilities.
3. To get actionable content above the fold.
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Navigation bar Expanded navigation barThe old navigation bar was located on the left side of each web page.
When a section heading ,such as Shop, was clicked, it expanded to reveal more choices from which to navigate.
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New navigation bar1. The new navigation bar
is relocated to the top of the site on each page and some of the names have changed or been reorganized.
2. When a section heading
such as Shop is clicked, a secondary navigation bar opens below the top row revealing more choices underneath every primary link above.
New, expanded navigation bar
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New home pageSeveral items have been moved or added to the home page.
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Old search bar locationThe search bar was located in the upper left on the old home page.
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New search bar locationOn the new home page, the search box is located in the upper right.
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Customizable text sizingText sizing has been added so the viewer can increase or decrease the size of text on their screen.
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Old Give Now button locationThe old Give button was located in the right column.
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New Give Now button locationThe new Give button is located in the upper left where the search box was located.
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Important links1. Important links were formerly located at the bottom of each page.
2. Many were also added to the top :
Contact Us
Tell a Friend
Print Page
Accessibility
Español
Hmong
Somali
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Registration information columnIn the basic framework, the old site had a column on the right side.
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Column has been removedThe right column has been removed for a cleaner design.
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Other linksRegister link and We’re on Twitter and Facebook links were formerly located in the column on the right side.
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Other linksStay connected: Sign up fore-mails link and Follow Us link have been moved tothe left below store hours.
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Old Services pageThe old Services page had the viewer click on small images to navigate to various sub-sections.
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New Services pageThe new Services page has been redesigned to reduce clutter.
The entire section was restructured to improve user experience and make it easier to navigate our services and programs.
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New Services pageUnder Services are sub-sections, including:
Employment & Training Services
Support services
Specialty programs
Apply for services
Refer a client
Hire our clients
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Employment & Training ServicesAll employment programs, including Skills Training, are under the Employment & Training Services sub-section.
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Support servicesSupport services houses wrap-around services and support programs:
Education
Family strengthening
Mental health services
Social Security advocacy
Community resources
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Services page replacementApply for Services replaces the section formerly called For Participants.
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Services page replacementRefer a client replaces the section formerly called For referrals.
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Services page replacementHire our clients replacesthe section formerly called For employers.
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New Shop page store hoursStore shopping hours are now more prominent.
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New Shop pageThe sub-section pages under Shop have not changed:
Watch for a redesign of the Shop page coming soon at www.goodwilltcmn.org!
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Donate pageThe Donate page has changed to improve the experience of our visitors.
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Old Donate navigation barsGoodwill Donations and Ways to Give were separate pages on the old web site.
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Pages for supporters combinedNow, information for our financial contributors and store donors is combined under one section: Donate.
The new Donate section includes:
Financial contributions
Items
Cars or vehicles
Medical Equipment Loan
Corporate giving
FAQs
Find a donation site
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Advocate and Volunteer pages 1. Advocate was called
Public Policy on old site.
2. The old Volunteer section contained Public Policy.
3. Now Advocate and Volunteer have their own separate pages.
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Careers page Job seekers will now find new job postings in the Careers section rather than Work Here, as it was named on the old site.
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