Forum:SH:Another StarWars.com redesign

StarWars.com has undergone yet another redesign as of July 1, 2014.

List of major changes

 * 1) The return of the Databank, replacing the Encyclopedia.
 * 2) *While this new Databank is basically the Encyclopedia with a new design and new links, some entries have been deleted altogether: 🇸🇪, 🇸🇪, and 🇸🇪.
 * 3) *Obviously, new Databank entries have been released that were not previously Encyclopedia entries, like Cato Neimoidia, Ezra Bridger, etc.
 * 4) *Links to Wookieepedia have been removed from the new Databank, but are still present on pages like the TCW episode guides.
 * 5) The merge of the Star Wars Blog with News + Blog. Not sure yet if any Blog entries were deleted altogether.
 * 6) In general, most content (between the September has been preserved, but all of it has been moved to new locations.

Proposed response
Here are some proposals I have to correct our old StarWars.com links.


 * 1) Move DB to DB2011, so that a new DB template can be created for the current Databank.
 * 2) Possibly move Databank to Databank (pre-redesign) (or something like that) for the pre–September 2011 feature, so that Databank can serve as the page for the current feature.
 * 3) One of the following:
 * 4) *Change all uses of SWE to the new DB template. The problem with this is that some Encyclopedia entries have been deleted altogether and were not preserved for the new Databank.
 * Or, keep all uses of SWE and add an archive link to the template, then add all new DB entries to all articles. The problem with this is that the content of the new Databank and the Encyclopedia is identical (save for the aforementioned deleted Encyclopedia entries). Personally, I'm inclined to view this as the better option, since the new Databank is essentially different from the Encyclopedia.
 * 1) Do something about Blog (in relation to the Official Blog).
 * 2) Use a bot to update all old starwars.com links to the new ones (particularly within SW).

Thoughts/ideas?  CC7567  (talk) 20:55, July 1, 2014 (UTC)