Iris Mars

The Maryland Native Plant Society (MNPS) is an all-volunteer organization of individuals with a passion for conserving native plant habitats. As one of these volunteers, I worked on three versions of the site since 2003:

• the current version migrated to a content management system ( Maryland Native Plant Society Web Site);
• the updated web site ( Maryland Native Plant Society Web Site (previous version portfolio page));
• and the original web site ( Maryland Native Plant Society Web Site (prior version portfolio page)).

In Spring 2010, I migrated the static web site to a content management system designed by Wild Apricot. In the process of migrating, I did the following:

• transferred the domain; set the domain to point to the new system;
• evaluated the existing content for currency; deleted or merged content;
• researched the features of the content management system and determined how to best use them;
• determined how we would tag events to show up on appropriate pages;
• wrote an on-line help guide for other users;
• copied, edited, and tested all content that was moved (except for most membership content);
• customized the template;
• set up mailboxes and groups.

The new system will enable multiple people to add and maintain content, and will reduce the processing workload of the membership chairperson.