GSoC'24 - Akash - Add Compelling About, Volunteer, Parent/Teacher pages

Week 3 Highlights (15/05/2024 - 21/05/2024) This week, I made significant progress on various aspects of my GSoC project: Sub-milestones Planning: I created a detailed sub-milestones plan by breaking down the main milestones into smaller, manageable tasks that can be completed within 1-2 days. Splash Page Redesign: I worked on my previous open PR for the splash page redesign, making the necessary adjustments and getting it ready for merging. Acceptance Tests: I framed and wrote acceptance tests for volunteers, donors, partners, and parents/teachers. This documentation ensures our features meet the required criteria and function as expected. Code Implementation: I wrote the code for the acceptance tests using Puppeteer and created the M1.1 PR. Next week, I will focus on developing my M1.2 PR and addressing any review comments on my M1.1 PR.

Week 3 Highlights (08/05/2024 - 14/05/2024) The week - 2  was all about finalizing my GSoC proposal and laying the groundwork for development. Having already received a tech lead review and resolved most issues during the pre-GSoC period with my mentor’s assistance, I focused on addressing minor changes to finalize my proposal. These changes included: Specifying the Lighthouse suites for which I aim to achieve a perfect score of 1.0. Providing a sample implementation for tracking the event ‘A user viewed the XYZ page for the first time within a week/month’ using Google Analytics. Finalizing the donor box form after insightful discussions with the design team and Team Lead. In addition to these tasks, I engaged in conversations with the Design team for minor UI modifications and the Partnerships team for document management. I held two additional meetings with my mentor to address the remaining comments on my proposal, ensuring its clarity and completeness. Finally I created feature...

Introduction  Hi everyone! I'm Akash Paloju, a second-year CSE undergraduate from India, and I'm excited to share my journey through Google Summer of Code (GSoC) with you all. Over the coming weeks, I'll be posting my weekly journals here on this blog as I work on my GSoC project with Oppia. My project, titled 'Add Compelling About, Parent/Teacher, Volunteer Pages,' focuses on enhancing user engagement and conversion rates by creating informative and captivating content and designs tailored to our target audience's needs, as identified through initial user research. Week 1 Highlights (01/05/2024 - 07/05/2024) Following the GSoC selection announcement, I received emails confirming my participation and outlining the Oppia Community Bonding Period (CBP) from Oppia. This was followed by a Contributor Briefing Session where we were introduced to the organization’s administrators and contributors. The session provided a comprehensive overview of the CBP and included a...