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Pardon the late notice, but we're still looking for expressions of interest. The work isn't glamorous, but it's important! On 6/29/16 9:04 AM, Kevin Hawkins wrote: > > ** > > ***//Please spread the word to anyone who might be > interested.//*Responses are due before July 12, 2016.*//* > > * > > // > > ** > > *RFQ: Phase 1 of Migration of TEI-C website to WordPress* > > * > > ** > > *The Text Encoding Initiative Consortium (TEI-C) > <http://www.tei-c.org/index.xml>, an international organization that > develops and maintains a standard for representing texts in digital > form, plans to commission a new website for the organization, > replacing the core of the old website that currently runs on a > customized version of OpenCMS with a WordPress instance. The TEI-C > seeks quotations from freelancers interested in carrying out this work > in coordination with the TEI webmaster. Preference will be given to > candidates willing to collaborate with the TEI webmaster using > screensharing or in person in Denton, Texas.* > > * > > While a new information architecture and design for the site are > planned for Phase 2, the first step (Phase 1) is simply to replace the > existing OpenCMS site with a WordPress instance. > > > While there are various subdomains under tei-c.org, this project > concerns only a portion of the pages on the domain > <http://www.tei-c.org>www.tei-c.org. Specifically, it concerns only > those pages, including the homepage, that have a common footer with a > row of buttons and links. There are approximately 500 pages at this time. > > > By August 1, 2016, the TEI webmaster will: > > 1. > > Set up a WordPress instance. > > 2. > > Install the HTML Import module > <https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-html-pages/>(or other > modules upon request) to assist with the content migration. > > 3. > > Share administrative credentials for the new site. > > 4. > > Provide guidance on integration with components of the old site > not under OpenCMS. > > 5. > > Coordinate a freeze of all content updates on the existing site > during the migration. > > 6. > > Coordinate with the system administrator on updating domain names > and implementing redirects. > > > By September 1, 2016, you will: > > 1. > > Recreate (though not necessarily exactly) the current site design > in WordPress by choosing an appropriate theme. > > 2. > > Migrate each page served from OpenCMS (the HTML version, not the > XML source) of the old site to the new site, likely with the help > of the HTML Import module, recreating the page hierarchy and, > where possible, the navigation menus. > > 3. > > Keep a mapping of old to new URLs to allow for redirects to be put > into place after the migration (unless using the HTML Import > module, which generates this automatically). > > 4. > > Address errors in the migration process reported by October 1, 2016. > > > Following completion of these tasks, the TEI-C, incorporated in the > State of Virginia, will pay you in US dollars based on your quotation. > > > If interested in providing these services, please send email > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] July 12, 2016, with: > > 1. > > the quotation (total price) for completing the tasks above > > 2. > > a note about your willingness to collaborate by sharing screens or > in person in Denton, Texas > > > If you have any questions, please also contact > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] > > > Bidders will be notified of the status of their bid by July 20, 2016. > > *