Hey Ethereum group! It has been a number of months since our final replace so it is about time we let what’s been occurring over at ethereum.org.
First up, we’re now utilizing Gatsby
Underneath the hood at ethereum.org we have switched from Vuepress to Gatsby. Now, this would possibly not be instantly apparent to anybody visiting the web site however it’ll assist us scale ethereum.org. Our crew prefers React (lots of people do) and has expertise with MDX – so we must always be capable to ship higher content material, quicker.
If you happen to’re up-to-date in your Eth2 timeline, you could possibly say that Gatsby is our Part 0. It is setting us up for future success.
If you happen to had been by no means a fan of Vuepress and Gatsby is extra your factor, we would love you to contribute. This new part outlines methods in which you’ll be able to assist ethereum.org develop and enhance.
Recent illustrations
We have been working with some unbiased artists to carry Ethereum to life. With nods to doge, the open-source bazaar, and the money-legos meme, we hope you are loving the brand new vibe of the location.
You are free to make use of any of the illustrations – they’re for the group.
New web page designs
We’re additionally engaged on revamping our onboarding content material, just like the pages that introduce you to Ethereum, Ether (ETH), wallets, and dapps. Over the subsequent few months we wish to make ethereum.org a greater useful resource for brand new customers. To that finish, we have been including extra info to those pages, making them really feel much less like a “Github README“, and including useful options.
One characteristic we shipped lately is our Get ETH web page. This helps you discover wallets and exchanges you should utilize to purchase ETH, primarily based on the place you reside. We hope this prevents new customers making an attempt to enroll in an alternate they will not be capable to use, or from downloading a pockets that they can not purchase ETH from. It is all about decreasing that friction!
Thus far we have shipped:
Examine them out and tell us what you assume!
A brand new framework
A part of our responsibility at ethereum.org is to shine a light-weight on the improbable work being accomplished by the group – from dapps to wallets to articles. However we additionally wish to make sure that we’re directing customers to info that will not confuse or overwhelm them.
That is typically a little bit of a balancing act. So now we have give you a framework to assist us work out what we must always record and what we should not. The framework covers wallets and dapps, stating our inclusion standards and our causes.
The framework seems to be right into a product’s dedication to safety and help in addition to some nice-to-have options that may assist new customers.
As with all the pieces ethereum.org – we welcome suggestions from the group when you have any ideas.
ethereum.org hits 30 languages
You might have already examine this in a earlier put up, however we now present content material to customers in 30 languages.
467 volunteers from 52 language teams have helped us get right here. It has been an unimaginable group effort – on to the subsequent 30!
You possibly can learn extra concerning the translation program and this milestone in the celebration put up.
What’s subsequent?
Whereas plenty of you could have been farming yield, we have been sowing the seeds of some thrilling new content material.
Over the subsequent few months we’ll be transport pages that cowl:
- Wallets
- Dapps
- Eth2
- Ethereum improvement documentation
- and plenty extra…
So we’ll be busy – till subsequent time.
Become involved
ethereum.org is a group undertaking. If you would like to assist out, examine our pages on contributing or our roadmap.
