Hey Ethereum group! It has been a number of months since our final replace so it is about time we let you realize what’s been taking place over at ethereum.org.
First up, we’re now utilizing Gatsby
Beneath 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 will assist us scale ethereum.org. Our crew prefers React (lots of people do) and has expertise with MDX – so we must always have the ability to ship higher content material, sooner.
Should you’re up-to-date in your Eth2 timeline, you may say that Gatsby is our Section 0. It is setting us up for future success.
Should you have been by no means a fan of Vuepress and Gatsby is extra your factor, we might love you to contribute. This new part outlines methods in which you’ll assist ethereum.org develop and enhance.
Recent illustrations
We have been working with some unbiased artists to convey 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 spanking 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 function we shipped not too long ago is our Get ETH page. This helps you discover wallets and exchanges you should use to purchase ETH, based mostly on the place you reside. We hope this prevents new customers making an attempt to join an trade they will not have the ability to use, or from downloading a pockets that they cannot purchase ETH from. It is all about decreasing that friction!
To this point we have shipped:
Examine them out and tell us what you suppose!
A brand new framework
A part of our obligation at ethereum.org is to shine a light-weight on the improbable work being completed 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 generally a little bit of a balancing act. So we’ve got provide you with a framework to assist us determine what we must always listing and what we should not. The framework covers wallets and dapps, stating our inclusion standards and our causes.
The framework appears 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 every thing ethereum.org – we welcome suggestions from the group in case you have any ideas.
ethereum.org hits 30 languages
You could have already examine this in a earlier submit, 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 unbelievable group effort – on to the subsequent 30!
You’ll be able to learn extra concerning the translation program and this milestone in the celebration post.
What’s subsequent?
Whereas a number of you may have been farming yield, we have been sowing the seeds of some thrilling new content material.
Over the subsequent few months we’ll be delivery pages that cowl:
- Wallets
- Dapps
- Eth2
- Ethereum improvement documentation
- and plenty extra…
So we will be busy – till subsequent time.
Become involved
ethereum.org is a group challenge. If you would like to assist out, examine our pages on contributing or our roadmap.