Ideas
Ideas Scratchpad
Section titled “Ideas Scratchpad”Capture and develop ideas for future features, content improvements, and project enhancements.
Content Ideas
Section titled “Content Ideas”Interactive Documentation
Section titled “Interactive Documentation”Date: 2025-08-28
Consider adding interactive elements to documentation:
- Live code examples for configuration changes
- Interactive troubleshooting decision trees
- Step-by-step guided setup wizards
Potential Value: Improved user experience, reduced support requests Complexity: Medium - requires additional tooling integration Next Step: Research Astro components for interactivity
Community Contribution Guidelines
Section titled “Community Contribution Guidelines”Date: 2025-08-28
Develop comprehensive guidelines for external contributors:
- Contribution workflow documentation
- Code style and standards guide
- Review process explanation
- Recognition system for contributors
Potential Value: Encourages community participation Complexity: Low - primarily documentation work Next Step: Create GitHub issue when ready to formalize
Feature Ideas
Section titled “Feature Ideas”Development Environment Detection
Section titled “Development Environment Detection”Date: 2025-08-28
Show scratchpad sections only in development mode:
- Hide scratchpad from production builds
- Add development-only navigation items
- Include draft/work-in-progress indicators
Potential Value: Keeps public site clean while maintaining development transparency Complexity: Medium - requires Astro build-time configuration Next Step: Research Astro environment detection patterns
Automated Content Validation
Section titled “Automated Content Validation”Date: 2025-08-28
Add CI pipeline steps for content quality:
- Broken link detection
- Spell checking for documentation
- Image optimization validation
- Accessibility scanning
Potential Value: Maintains high content quality automatically Complexity: Medium - requires CI/CD pipeline extensions Next Step: Research available tools and integration options
Enhancement Ideas
Section titled “Enhancement Ideas”Search Improvements
Section titled “Search Improvements”Date: 2025-08-28
Enhance the existing Pagefind search:
- Search result categorization (docs vs scratchpad vs guides)
- Search analytics to understand user needs
- Advanced search filters and sorting options
Potential Value: Better user experience for finding information Complexity: Medium - extends existing search functionality Next Step: Analyze current search usage patterns
Performance Monitoring
Section titled “Performance Monitoring”Date: 2025-08-28
Implement automated performance tracking:
- Build time monitoring and alerts
- Site performance metrics collection
- Bundle size tracking with alerts for increases
Potential Value: Proactive performance management Complexity: High - requires monitoring infrastructure Next Step: Research Cloudflare Analytics integration
Converting Ideas to Issues
Section titled “Converting Ideas to Issues”When an idea is ready for implementation:
- Create GitHub issue using appropriate template
- Reference this scratchpad entry for context
- Add
Originated from scratchpadlabel - Move detailed notes from scratchpad to issue description
- Update scratchpad entry with issue link and status