Testing: Wiki Usability: Difference between revisions

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WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!
SEO paragraph FamilySearch Research Wiki looking for feedback from genealogists and consultants, and every day users. Want to be heard. Come help us out. Let us know what content needs to be. What content you've been looking for.

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Breaking news: The FamilySearch Research Wiki is upgrading in 2014. This includes shifts in elements. We will be restructuring pages in preparation. This upgrade includes navigation on the left side of the screen and the ability to utilize the whole screen for text and images. In anticipation of this upgrade, we are testing new designs and other ideas to improve the user experience.

This page contains different tests and corresponding testing periods when the Wiki Community can give feedback and test these new pages. We need feedback regarding:

Structure of wiki pages
Ease of use
Presentation of information

Once the testing period is complete, a wiki page will be created to provide results and conclusions. Please help us out by

Test 1 - State Page Redesign[edit | edit source]

Test Dates: June 23, 2014 to July 7, 2014
Where updating the layout of the state pages. Come give us feedback. Review both versions and then give us feedback using the survey.
Instructions: Review Version 1 and Version 2 and then complete the survey.	Version 1 Version 2	FEEDBACK
Results of Test: STILL IN PROCESS

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+The FamilySearch Research Wiki is upgrading in 2014. This includes shifts in elements.  We will be restructuring pages in preparation.  This upgrade includes navigation on the left side of the screen and the ability to utilize the whole screen for text and images.&nbsp; In anticipation of this upgrade, we are testing new designs and other ideas to improve the user experience. <br>
-| '''Breaking News!'''<br>The FamilySearch Research Wiki is upgrading in 2014. This includes shifts in elements such as the navigation bar and the layout of the pages. In anticipation to this upgrade, we are testing new designs and other ideas to improve the user experience.
+This page contains different tests and corresponding testing periods when the Wiki Community can give feedback and test these new pages.&nbsp; We need feedback regarding:<br>
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-'''Let Your Opinion Count!''' <br>On this page you will find tests with different variations on how to view and access information on the Wiki. The purpose of these tests is to determine the best way to deliver genealogical research help to&nbsp; anyone - from the beginner to the advanced genealogists - who uses the Wiki. &nbsp;We will test the structure of wiki pages, ease of use, and presentation of information. <br>
+*Structure of wiki pages
+*Ease of use
+*Presentation of information
-Once the testing period is complete, a wiki page will be created to provide results and conclusions from the feedback.
+Once the testing period is complete, a wiki page will be created to provide results and conclusions. Please help us out by <br>
-<br> '''HOW&nbsp;TO&nbsp;START''': Choose a test below and provide feedback regarding your experience.
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-== Test 1 - US State Page Redesign  ==
-This test compares two different versions of a US state page.
-{| width="600pt" bgcolor="#c9f7fb" border="1"
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''US State Page Redesign'''
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Instructions''': Please review both versions and then give us feedback clicking the FEEDBACK button. When you click on the links below, it will open a new tab for you to view. To return to this page, click "Back to Testing: Wiki Usability."<br>
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-| width="100pt" bgcolor="#FFFF33" align="center" | [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Testing:_State_Page_Redesign_Version_1 VERSION 1]
-| width="100pt" bgcolor="#FFFF33" align="center" | [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Testing:_State_Page_Redesign_Version_2 VERSION 2]
-| width="100pt" bgcolor="#FFFF33" align="center" | [http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S9SSNxMJqRAcX3AaUh-JIeIkX6a2JDDzBsxYwe7FRfQ/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link FEEDBACK]
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Testing Period:''' July 7 to August 25
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-== Test 2 - Page Usability - Finding Death information  ==
-These two tests focus on different ways of identifying and accessing databases.
-{| width="600pt" bgcolor="#FFEE8f" border="1"
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Find Douglas Norton's Death'''
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Instructions: '''Douglas Norton died sometime after 1948 in Morgan County, Illinois. Click on the link below and use the wiki page to locate Douglas' death entry.<br>
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-| bgcolor="#FFFF33" align="center" | [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Testing:_Page_Usability-Death_Info-Orange_Version '''START HERE''']
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Testing Period:''' July 14 to August 25
-|}
-{| width="600pt" bgcolor="#e1f7cd" border="1"
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Find Isaac Metcalf's Death'''
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Instructions:&nbsp;'''Isaac Newton Metcalf died sometime after 1948 in Hamilton County, Illinois. Click on the link below and use the wiki page to locate Isaac's death entry.<br>
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-| bgcolor="#FFFF33" align="center" | [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Testing:_Page_Usability-Death_Info-Green_Version '''START HERE''']
-|-
-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Testing Period:''' July 14 to August 25
-|}
-== Test 3 - Page Usability - Finding Marriage Information  ==
-These two tests focus on different ways of identifying and accessing databases.
+=== Test 1 - State Page Redesign  ===
-{| width="600pt" bgcolor="#FFEE8f" border="1"
+{| width="600pt" border="1" bgcolor="#e0efff"
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Find Frederick and Anna's marriage'''
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Instructions:&nbsp;'''Frederick Bush married Anna in 1781 somewhere in Illinois. Click on the link below and use the wiki page to locate Frederick and Anna’s marriage entry.<br>
+| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Test Dates:&nbsp;June 23, 2014 to July 7, 2014'''
 |-
-| bgcolor="#FFFF33" align="center" | [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Testing:_Page_Usability-Marriage_Info-Orange_Version '''START HERE''']
+| align="left" colspan="3" | Where updating the layout of the state pages. Come give us feedback. Review both versions and then give us feedback using the survey.
 |-
-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Testing Period:''' July 14 to August 25
+| width="400pt" | '''Instructions:''' Review Version 1 and Version 2 and then complete the survey.
-|}
+| width="100pt" |
+*[[Testing: State Page Redesign Version 1|Version 1]]
+*[[Testing: State Page Redesign Version 2|Version 2]]
-{| width="600pt" bgcolor="#e1f7cd" border="1"
+| width="100pt" | [http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S9SSNxMJqRAcX3AaUh-JIeIkX6a2JDDzBsxYwe7FRfQ/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link FEEDBACK]
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Find Abel and Polly's marriage'''
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Instructions:&nbsp;'''Abel Ward married Polly in 1819 somewhere in Illinois. Click on the link below and use the wiki page to locate Abel and Polly’s marriage entry.<br>
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-| bgcolor="#FFFF33" align="center" | [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Testing:_Page_Usability-Marriage_Info-Green_Version '''START HERE''']
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-| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Testing Period:''' July 14 to August 25
+| align="left" colspan="3" | Results of Test: '''STILL IN PROCESS'''
 |}
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