Goals
Three main things should become available in HMWV 2.0.
- Donors info should be exposed on the front page if they wish, including their link.
- The plugin (gotta think of a name...) could use the comments system for capturing and tracking the pledges. We'd add some code to hook when a comment is posted via wordpress api and add some fields to the comment/pledge form.
- Donors should be allowed to leave comments on the front page.
- Another functionality of the plugin, output a list of list (if applicable) from the db, formatted with the css of the page
- Donors should be able to set up an automatic monthly pledge.
- Comment/Pledge form would have a field for this.
User Experience for one-time pledges
I go to the front page of HMWV.
I click the "donate" button which takes me to a page where I:
- Enter how much $$ i want to pledge.
- Choose how I want to pay (paypal, CC)
- Enter my name (or keep it blank)
- Enter my link (or keep it blank)
- Enter a comment (or keep it blank)
- Click "submit" button
- Get a "success!" message, plus I can "email your friends who you think should donate" or I can go back to the main page.
- All could be done on the posting of the Comment/Pledge form.
Once I've pledged my money, everyone should see 3 things immediately:
- My name/link in the list of donors
- Comment/Pledge listing just like the comments list on a blog permalink page
- Any comment I made about the project
- an up-to-date thermometer that lists how much more money is needed.
- this would refresh a 'thermometer' guage on the sidebar (sidebar is present in each page?)
User Experience for Automatic Payments
We allow people to set up an automatic pledge. Like 10$ a month for 12 months.
The money will go into our account which we will use for projects.
I click on the "automatic pledge" button which takes me to a page that explains how this will work.
- (allow users to create a username/password (??) so they can always cancel/modify this service)--is this a barrier to entry?
- Enter how much $$ i want to pledge each month automatically.
- Choose how I want to pay (paypal, CC)
- Enter my name (or keep it blank)
- Enter my link (or keep it blank)
- Click "submit" button
- Get a "success!" message, plus I can "email your friends who you think should donate" or I can go back to the main page.
Once I've set up my Automatic Pledge, everyone should see:
- My name/link in the list of "Power donors" (or whatever we call them)