{"id":15663,"date":"2021-04-28T20:14:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T20:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/?page_id=15663"},"modified":"2021-04-28T20:14:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T20:14:05","slug":"history-and-design-of-our-website","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/history-and-design-of-our-website\/","title":{"rendered":"History and Design of Our Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">History &amp; Design of our Website<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/copy-header5.jpg\" alt=\"Research Group on Manuscript Evidence Logo\" width=\"827\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/copy-header5.jpg 827w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/copy-header5-300x44.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/copy-header5-500x74.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1667 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/logo2-with-border-232x300.png\" alt=\"Web Logo of the Research Group on Manuscript Evidence\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/logo2-with-border-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/logo2-with-border-116x150.png 116w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/logo2-with-border.png 617w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>Donated and designed by our WebMaster, Jesse Hurlbut, our website first launched in 2006, as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Drupal<\/a> site.\u00a0 (See his website, <a href=\"http:\/\/jessehurlbut.net\/wp\/mssart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Manuscript Art \u2014 Taking a Closer Look<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By 2014, an upgrade and resign launched as a <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a> site (2014\u2013).<\/p>\n<p>The new version enabled the upload of images and printable texts, for presenting images and publishing <a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/us\/en\/acrobat\/about-adobe-pdf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDFs<\/a>, which became available for access, viewing, and download.<\/p>\n<p>This change offered new opportunities and a vibrant expansion for our <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/profile\/publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Publications<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 For example, we can show<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>photographs from our<\/li>\n<li>digital images of original manuscripts and other materials (as in the Illustrated Handlist and Galleries)<\/li>\n<li>Posters for the Events<\/li>\n<li>Booklets for Events, Reports, and Papers<\/li>\n<li>the illustrated version of our <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/profile\/style-manifesto\">Style Manifesto<\/a><\/li>\n<li>our illustrated blogs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and more.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12958\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12958\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12958 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Poster-2-with-border-232x300.png\" alt=\"2020 Symposium &quot;From Cover to Cover&quot; Poster 2\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Poster-2-with-border-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Poster-2-with-border-116x150.png 116w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Poster-2-with-border.png 617w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2020 Symposium Poster 2<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All the design, the changes, and the maintenance of our websites are the gift of our WebMaster, <a href=\"http:\/\/jessehurlbut.net\/wp\/mssart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Jesse Hurlbut<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>For the Record<\/h2>\n<p>Our former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Drupal<\/a> site, online since 2006, remained available as an archive online for some time after the upgrade to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a> site in 2014.\u00a0 It could be seen via &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">http:\/\/www.manuscriptevidence.org\/data\/<\/span>&#8221; until 2016.<\/p>\n<p>With updates as appropriate, its contents have been transferred to this <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a> site.<\/p>\n<h3>Wayback Machine \/ Internet Archive<\/h3>\n<p>Snapshots of our 2 websites at various dates, in uneven intervals, are archived on the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/web\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internet Archive \/ Wayback Machine<\/a>, under its record for <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/*\/manuscriptevidence.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manuscriptevidence.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Listing those records, we reported in 2020:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">That site archives so far &#8220;51 captures&#8221;, from <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080324234104\/http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org:80\/data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">24 March 2008<\/a> up to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191228162207\/https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">28 December 2019<\/a>, but none yet for 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Namely,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Snapshots of our <strong>Drupal<\/strong> site taken from <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080324234104\/http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org:80\/data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">24 March 2008<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20141220075844\/http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20 December 2014<\/a> (only in 2008, 2011, 2013, and 2014), in &#8220;12 captures&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Snapshots of this <strong>WordPress<\/strong> site from <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160110195401\/http:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 10, 2017<\/a> (So far 37 &#8220;captures&#8221; for this site up to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191228162207\/https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">28 December 2019<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Later, we reported:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Update: However, as of 6 February 2021, that website now records &#8220;106 captures&#8221; from &#8220;30 Oct 2014 \u2013 26 Jan 2021&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/*\/https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Etc.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>As we redesign the website in 2021, we invite comments and suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>Please leave your Comments here, <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Us<\/a>, and\/or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Research-Group-on-Manuscript-Evidence-259443617456668\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Facebook Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History &amp; Design of our Website Donated and designed by our WebMaster, Jesse Hurlbut, our website first launched in 2006, as a Drupal site.\u00a0 (See his website, Manuscript Art \u2014 Taking a Closer Look.) &nbsp; By 2014, an upgrade and resign launched as a WordPress site (2014\u2013). 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