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Website Enhancements Planning

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT | Recorded: 2022-01-27 | Verify against current system state

Abstract

Staff demonstration video of upcoming AANP website enhancements covering three main areas: new menu structure with visual indicators and full-screen overlays, enhanced search functionality, and a new personalized notifications system. Shows before/after comparison of desktop and mobile views. Introduces the notifications API that displays up to three user-specific alerts (join, renew, conference, address updates). Also previews the new account.aanp.org site replacing my.aanp.org.

Key Procedures

  • View new menu structure with carrot indicators
  • Access full-screen overlay menus
  • Identify member-only content via lock icons
  • Use enhanced search with full-screen overlay
  • View personalized notifications via bell icon
  • Dismiss notifications (browser-specific)
  • Click notification to navigate directly to action item
  • Access mobile-optimized search (always visible)

Notable Statements

  • 0:00:46 "With our current site, the menu structure exists but there's really no visual indication that there's anything underneath."
  • 0:02:30 "We've now got full screen overlays of menu items. This gives us a lot more space for menu items."
  • 0:02:52 "If you have menu items that are locked to members only, we can now show them with a little icon here that it's locked."
  • 0:03:54 "These are notifications that are specific to the user. These aren't just general notifications."
  • 0:04:17 "Up to three notifications can appear for one person just so it doesn't get too long."
  • 0:05:21 "Search is much more prominent in the mobile view. There's no clicking an icon to make it come up."
  • 0:06:13 "We're going to call this account.aanp.org."

Systems & Configurations

Systems Mentioned

  • AANP Website (www.aanp.org)
  • my.aanp.org (being replaced)
  • account.aanp.org (new account site)
  • AddSearch (search functionality)

Specific Configurations

Item Value/Setting Timestamp Notes
Max Notifications 3 per user 0:04:17 Prevents overflow
Notification Storage Browser cache 0:04:29 Device-specific dismiss
Menu Indicator Carrot icon 0:02:24 Shows submenu exists
Mobile Search Always visible 0:05:21 No click required
Lock Icon Member-only items 0:02:52 Visual indicator

Credentials/Access Mentioned

  • Member login for personalized notifications
  • Account site access

Errors & Troubleshooting

  • Issue: Users don't know menu items have submenus
  • Cause: No visual indicator in old design
  • Resolution: Added carrot icons to indicate submenus

  • Timestamp: 0:00:46

  • Issue: Dismissed notification reappears

  • Cause: Cleared browser cache or different device
  • Resolution: Expected behavior - dismiss is browser-specific
  • Timestamp: 0:04:29

Transcript Gaps & Quality Notes

  • Internal staff demo video for upcoming release
  • Release planned for late January/early February 2022
  • Notification types: join, renew, conference registration, auto-renewal, bad address
  • Custom queries can trigger notifications (fellows, board members, state-specific)
  • Notifications can be date-range controlled
  • Document with full notification details referenced
  • Preview of account.aanp.org site (not yet available at recording)