What would you like to see in a guild website package?

thalin · 04/19/07, 10:22 AM

Howdy folks,

I'm kinda-sorta thinking about putting together a guild website package using Django (same framework that the new Curse website is built on). I have a few features in mind, but I'm wondering what kinda stuff you -- the users -- would like to see on a prebuilt guild website package.

Note that this doesn't necessarily have to be WoW specific - I'd like to use my package for Warhammer when it comes out, so a lot of this stuff will be modular and flexible.

Anyway, here's my initial ideas basic featureset:
* News frontpage
* Wiki
* Forum
* Blogs
* Event Calendar
* Image Gallery
* File Gallery

WoW Specific:
* Item Links (def. pulled directly from the Armory)
* Character Profiles (most likely pulled directly from the Armory)
* Arena Team profiles/ranking
* ???

So, what would you guys like to see?

EDIT: Good suggestions so far, here's a list of ideas I like from the thread:
* DKP/attendance/loot tracking
* WoWWiki links
* Recruiting method other than open forum
* Guild bank addon integration
* Figuring out who has or hasn't read a post (may be technically challenging)
* Attunement/key tracking
* Attunement quest step tracking
* Character profiles as forum avatars
* WoWHead/Armory search modules
* Blue post RSS feed parser (I likely would pull down blue.cardplace.com/sinisterstrike)
* Existing PHP script importing (DKP trackers/etc)
* Gear Wishlist
* Tradeskill/Rare recipe tracking

Cel · 04/19/07, 10:27 AM

Many people would be happy to see EQDKP or similar support... many sites display DKP in one way or another.

archz0r · 04/19/07, 10:29 AM

Some kind of recruiting form would probably be of good use to many guilds. We recently switched from a recruitment forum to a recruitment form with a SQL-database connection.

♦ Gryth · 04/19/07, 10:31 AM

Some version of a guild bank might be useful, as well. There are several AddOns that will build a bank page, none of which I'm entirely happy with, but they're useful enough.

subscience · 04/19/07, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by Cel

Many people would be happy to see EQDKP or similar support... many sites display DKP in one way or another.

Or, more generally (since a lot of guilds choose not to use DKP), attendance and item tracking (who looted what when).

Pater · 04/19/07, 10:34 AM

Hell, I'd like to be able to see which guild members have (have not) read a given post.

Goggles · 04/19/07, 10:35 AM

Abilitiy to track who has which attunements/keys

Exewut · 04/19/07, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by Pater

Hell, I'd like to be able to see which guild members have (have not) read a given post.

That would be awesome. I'd really like such a feature.

Rogar · 04/19/07, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by Goggles

Abilitiy to track who has which attunements/keys

Yes! Additionally, list the steps still needed for those without the attunement/key.

Masq · 04/19/07, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by Cel

Many people would be happy to see EQDKP or similar support... many sites display DKP in one way or another.

I agree entirely, some sort of DKP management system.

Xelopheris · 04/19/07, 12:05 PM

WoWHead search box, armory search box. RSS Feed of blue posts ( http://sinisterstrike.com/blue/ )

Pater · 04/19/07, 12:08 PM

Ditto on the RSS feed of blue posts. That sounds awesome.

One thing that's bugged me for years is usernames not matching character names. I don't think there's any reason to display the login name when someone posts -- just their character name.

How about shortcuts to link to wowwiki? Something like [ww]Argent Dawn[/ww] creating http://www.wowwiki.com/index.php/Argent_Dawn might be nifty.

• Wodin · 04/19/07, 12:15 PM

If you're looking for that kind of thing, I know that Requiem over at www.uberguilds.org has designed hosting specifically for MMOs, and the people who use it seem to like it well enough.

Kalman · 04/19/07, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by Pater

One thing that's bugged me for years is usernames not matching character names. I don't think there's any reason to display the login name when someone posts -- just their character name.

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Rerolls are the reason for login names not to match character names.

evilhacker · 04/19/07, 12:35 PM

I'd like to see a few things:

1) easy integration into existing WoW PHP mods (PHPRaid(er), Roster, EQDKP) - a lot of guilds have a lot of information and content built into these mods and moving everything to a new package is not always an option unless there's a really robust import feature.

2) an event calendar with signups integrated into the forum login

3) a "wish list" where members can identify what upgrades they'd like