tpo issueshttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues2024-02-13T18:32:26Zhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/415Difficult and/or impossible to know who is on the Board of Directors from our...2024-02-13T18:32:26Zal smithDifficult and/or impossible to know who is on the Board of Directors from our websiteThe current design of https://torproject.org/about/people makes it very difficult to know who on the People page is part of the Board of Directors. Additionally, it does not include all members of the board, including all of the [new mem...The current design of https://torproject.org/about/people makes it very difficult to know who on the People page is part of the Board of Directors. Additionally, it does not include all members of the board, including all of the [new members](https://blog.torproject.org/announcing-new-board-members/) who were elected more than a year ago.
In the past, the People page delineated between Core Tor and Board of Directors by separating the page. See the design here: https://web.archive.org/web/20220324044454/https://www.torproject.org/about/people/. It unfairly weighted the board with huge bios at the top of the page.
Back then, in an effort to resolve this imbalance, we integrated the Board of Directors into the People page alongside other Core Tor members. But:
1. We failed to meaningful or consistently indicate who is a board member. (The existing board members say so in their bio, but it requires a CTRL+F, and each bio is formatted differently.) There is no visual indicator as to who is a board member.
2. We have not historically kept this page up-to-date as regularly as it should be (see: a year passing without new board members being added).
IMHO, this is a sub-set of a problem with this page, but it's one that's very important to me. I think a lack of clarity around who is on the Board of the Tor Project is something that unintentionally appears like obfuscation.
I put myself in a position of a prospective funder, for example -- when I cannot find basic information about the nonprofit structure (e.g., the Board of Directors), I imagine losing faith in the maturity of the organization and its capacity to manage big funding opportunities. As a prospective donor, I imagine feeling like I'm not sure if this *is* a nonprofit, because I can't tell from the people page.
Ultimately, my reason for creating this ticket is that I wanted to remember who was on the board. I cannot find that information anywhere on our website. If I, a person who is intimately familiar with our published information, cannot find who is on the board easily -- can we expect others to do so?
@donuts @jag, I'm tagging you because maybe this is simply a design challenge.
@pavel I'm tagging you because I bet you have thoughts on the weight or importance of this info.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/365Onionbrowser in the download page2023-08-15T18:01:27ZGabagaba@torproject.orgOnionbrowser in the download pageWe sometimes get complaints from people that downloaded (and paid for) some other shady app in the iOS app store that claims to be a Tor browser. We are working on dealing with these shady apps BUT we need a way for people to get a link ...We sometimes get complaints from people that downloaded (and paid for) some other shady app in the iOS app store that claims to be a Tor browser. We are working on dealing with these shady apps BUT we need a way for people to get a link to where to download the Onion Browser directly from the download page. Right now we have a link in a tiny phrase at the bottom.
Can we have one more option on the download page that leads people to the Onion Browser if they are using iOS?Sponsor 9 - Phase 7 - Usability and Community Intervention on Support for Democracy and Human Rightsdonutsdonuts2024-01-12https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/313Contact, social media links and other pages (privchat, press) are not visible...2022-07-27T19:13:07ZGusContact, social media links and other pages (privchat, press) are not visible on the mobile versionIf you're using a smartphone, the website mobile version removes:
- Contact page - https://torproject.org/contact
- Social media links on the footer
- PrivChat - https://torproject.org/privchat
- Press page - https://torproject.org/pressIf you're using a smartphone, the website mobile version removes:
- Contact page - https://torproject.org/contact
- Social media links on the footer
- PrivChat - https://torproject.org/privchat
- Press page - https://torproject.org/presshttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/249Review page SEO and metainfo2023-08-15T18:56:33ZdonutsReview page SEO and metainfo**This is the master ticket for all Sponsor 9 improvements to page SEO and metainfo.**
The order and appearance of our pages in search engines is a key factor to a successful user journey when finding and downloading Tor Browser, or see...**This is the master ticket for all Sponsor 9 improvements to page SEO and metainfo.**
The order and appearance of our pages in search engines is a key factor to a successful user journey when finding and downloading Tor Browser, or seeking support in general. To encourage our users towards the correct, official channels as much as possible, we should perform an SEO review of key search terms on select torproject.org pages on a shortlist of the top search engines, logging any opportunities to improve each page's metainfo during the process.donutsdonuts2024-01-12https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/248Review and update /download page2024-02-05T16:51:17ZdonutsReview and update /download page**This is the main ticket for all Sponsor 9 /download improvements.**
We've identified several opportunities for improvement to the torproject.org/download page based on both user feedback and observations made during user research thro...**This is the main ticket for all Sponsor 9 /download improvements.**
We've identified several opportunities for improvement to the torproject.org/download page based on both user feedback and observations made during user research throughout the course of the Sponsor 9 project.
Before we get started, we need to decide how comprehensive these changes should be – e.g.:
- Simple fixes to the current template, based on direct user feedback
- A light redesign of the current template
- A complete redesign of the current template, with future-proofing in mind (i.e. the addition of a new client in future)
In addition, we will need to agree on a strategy for whether this page is principally about Tor Browser stable, Tor Browser in general, Tor in general, or all downloadable Tor Project software. Should the outcome include a combination of some or all of these categories (which is not unlikely), an appropriate hierarchy will be required both on-page and within the section as a whole to ensure the most popular user journeys are not obfuscated by dozens of links.Sponsor 9 - Phase 7 - Usability and Community Intervention on Support for Democracy and Human Rightsdonutsdonuts2024-01-12https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/376Explain what the various Android download options mean2023-08-15T18:57:19Zkulsoom.zahrakulsoomzahra24@gmail.comExplain what the various Android download options meanTor should be easy to use for all. The various download options available for Android (such as _aarch64, arm_ etc) don't make any sense to layman.
![tor](/uploads/8f8d354e0aac3a715c11c3d985fbca6a/tor.png)Tor should be easy to use for all. The various download options available for Android (such as _aarch64, arm_ etc) don't make any sense to layman.
![tor](/uploads/8f8d354e0aac3a715c11c3d985fbca6a/tor.png)donutsdonuts2024-01-12https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/236Remove Documentation -> 2019.www.torproject.org from the menu2022-06-29T20:25:19ZGusRemove Documentation -> 2019.www.torproject.org from the menuWe have too many users visiting the old Tor docs and getting lost or using old instructions. That is because of search engines, but also because we say "Documentation," but most of the docs there live in the Support portal and Community ...We have too many users visiting the old Tor docs and getting lost or using old instructions. That is because of search engines, but also because we say "Documentation," but most of the docs there live in the Support portal and Community portal.
As the main team plan was to replace it with a new developer portal (See: tpo/web/dev), I would like to track the minimal work we need to do to remove that website from the header once for all.
### Tasks
* [x] Finish old FAQ migration to support portal: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/support/-/issues/43
* [ ] Find a new home for little-t-tor manual [stable](https://2019.www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual.html.en) and [alpha](https://2019.www.torproject.org/docs/tor-manual-dev.html.en). see also: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40418
* [ ] Find a temporary place to move this document Tor Browser Design document - https://2019.www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/Developer portalhttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/169Create and add metadescription for /download/2023-08-15T18:00:15ZdonutsCreate and add metadescription for /download/As reported in https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/ux/research/-/issues/32 search engine crawlers appear to be grabbing random strings of text to populate the description for /download/ in SERPs, which is resulting in some random/confusing...As reported in https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/ux/research/-/issues/32 search engine crawlers appear to be grabbing random strings of text to populate the description for /download/ in SERPs, which is resulting in some random/confusing copy. We should write an appropriate metadescription and add the corresponding tag to the page – e.g.:
`<meta name="description" content="This is an example of a meta description. This will often show up in search results.">`
We may also consider amending the metatitle to expllicitly mention Tor Browser too, e.g. from `Tor Project | Download` to `Download Tor Browser | Tor Project` (other suggestions welcome!).donutsdonuts2024-01-12https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/161Link to iOS FAQ from the Download page2021-09-15T19:25:31ZRotationMatrixLink to iOS FAQ from the Download pageCould we link to the [iOS FAQ](https://support.torproject.org/tormobile/tormobile-3/) from https://www.torproject.org/download/? Maybe an option like "Looking for Tor on iOS?"
Thinking this would help guide a iOS user in the right direc...Could we link to the [iOS FAQ](https://support.torproject.org/tormobile/tormobile-3/) from https://www.torproject.org/download/? Maybe an option like "Looking for Tor on iOS?"
Thinking this would help guide a iOS user in the right direction so they don't blindly search the app store.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/151"Download Tor Source Code" link from download page is no longer accurate2023-08-15T19:00:08ZRoger Dingledine"Download Tor Source Code" link from download page is no longer accurateOn https://www.torproject.org/download/ there is a link called "Download Tor Source Code" which takes you to https://www.torproject.org/download/tor/
But:
* (1) The thing that you can download from this /tor/ page is the source code fo...On https://www.torproject.org/download/ there is a link called "Download Tor Source Code" which takes you to https://www.torproject.org/download/tor/
But:
* (1) The thing that you can download from this /tor/ page is the source code for the tor proxy, whereas the Tor download page gives you Tor Browser and implies that it's Tor, so if I wanted to download the source code for the Tor that I can get on the download page, I'd expect to be getting the Tor Browser source code.
* (2) We're shipping compiled Windows "expert mode Tor" binaries from this page too, which is a surprising place to find them since the label says 'source code'.
One option would be to put Tor Browser source code onto that page too, and make a new page which has the Windows expert mode packages. But I bet the UX people don't want to complicate the download page with even more links, and that makes sense.
Another option would be to make a more comprehensive "alternate downloads" page, which includes source code pointers (both Tor Browser and Tor) plus alternative Tor Browser builds (like the expert bundle) plus also pointers to our deb page and rpm page, and maybe even pointers to other Tor things that you might want to download (nyx? Guardian Project things?).
Maybe this bigger page is something we imagined for one of the sub websites like dev.tpo, and we could just link to it from here? Or maybe we do want a central page on the main website to tell people how else to download Tor things?Sponsor 9 - Phase 7 - Usability and Community Intervention on Support for Democracy and Human Rightsdonutsdonutshttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/122Website feedback - how to support Tor2022-05-11T20:35:45ZGusWebsite feedback - how to support TorA user joined #tor-ux channel and gave this feedback:
"For people who don't want/are not ready to install Tor, but want to help, you must propose a page/section "How to help", were you absolutely need to promote your addon Snowflake and...A user joined #tor-ux channel and gave this feedback:
"For people who don't want/are not ready to install Tor, but want to help, you must propose a page/section "How to help", were you absolutely need to promote your addon Snowflake and maybe other random stuff like "Support us" "Share us" "Talk about us" blablabla. But Snowflake is clearly not mentioned on the website and to me, that's bad for you."https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/112Autodetect visitors' user agents and suggest the right Tor Browser to download2023-08-15T18:56:47ZGusAutodetect visitors' user agents and suggest the right Tor Browser to downloadNowadays websites autodetect and suggest users to download the right browser for their operating system.
For example: if you're a Linux user, Firefox website is going to suggest you to download Firefox for Linux when you click on "Downlo...Nowadays websites autodetect and suggest users to download the right browser for their operating system.
For example: if you're a Linux user, Firefox website is going to suggest you to download Firefox for Linux when you click on "Download". This also happens on Brave and Google Chrome websites.
I'd like to have something similar for Tor Browser, so we can test and see if we can increase the download of Tor Browser in different languages.
Expectation:
For Desktop users, when they click on "Download Tor Browser" in torproject.org, they will be redirected to http://torproject.org/download and a Tor Browser with their locale + Operating System + OS arch (32-bit or 64-bit) will pop-up to download. If their locale is not available, it will download the standard English version. Users can cancel the download, and select which browser version they want to download.Sponsor 9 - Phase 7 - Usability and Community Intervention on Support for Democracy and Human Rightsdonutsdonuts2024-01-12https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/87Windows option on the download page defaults to 64 bit2023-08-15T19:00:08ZGusWindows option on the download page defaults to 64 bitFrom the TPO site. Windows 32 bit users vocalized struggles with clicking on Windows download link because it will automatically link to 64 bit instead of auto assigning the correct platform depending on users computer.
Should we deploy...From the TPO site. Windows 32 bit users vocalized struggles with clicking on Windows download link because it will automatically link to 64 bit instead of auto assigning the correct platform depending on users computer.
Should we deploy some auto detection platform like based on user agent?Sponsor 9 - Phase 7 - Usability and Community Intervention on Support for Democracy and Human Rightsdonutsdonutshttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/86Users can't find the .asc file to verify Tor Browser2021-09-15T19:35:40ZGusUsers can't find the .asc file to verify Tor BrowserAt Frontdesk and IRC we had some users asking us where they could find the .asc file to verify Tor Browser (Windows, Mac and Linux). Looks like they couldn't find the "Signature" link to download the file.At Frontdesk and IRC we had some users asking us where they could find the .asc file to verify Tor Browser (Windows, Mac and Linux). Looks like they couldn't find the "Signature" link to download the file.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/68Download page content displays poorly on small screen devices2023-08-15T19:00:08ZGusDownload page content displays poorly on small screen devicesWe received this feedback and solution on Download page.
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I had noticed that on the download page there are some issues with content displaying inappropriately on smaller screen sizes. The circular download logo button sections for ...We received this feedback and solution on Download page.
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I had noticed that on the download page there are some issues with content displaying inappropriately on smaller screen sizes. The circular download logo button sections for Windows, OS X, Linux, and Android are overlapping each other for various reasons, on various screen sizes. I have reworked the code to make this section display appropriately for all mobile screen sizes.
Here is my solution (NOTE: I will refer to the page source code lines (view-source:https://www.torproject.org/download/) for your reference.):
* [ ] 1. Space the circular download button sections evenly widthwise by adding the Class "mx-auto" to <div class="oval-2 bg-darker"> on the following lines: 120, 141, 162.
* [ ] 2. Remove the "py-3" Class from class="col-sm-6 col-md-3 py-3" on the following lines: 119, 140, 161, 182
The reason for removing the Class "py-3" is because if the padding values associated with this class are edited it changes the padding on the download link text section which uses the same Class below the circular download buttons section. Removing this Class from the mentioned lines doesn't remove any "needed" CSS.
* [ ] 3. For fixing the spacing issues between the 4 circular download buttons add {padding: 2em 1em 5em 1em;} as an inline style to the divs on the following lines: 119, 140, 161, 182
* [ ] 4. For styling the space around the download text links section remove the Class p-5 from <div class="row p-5"> and add {padding: 1em 3em 0 3em !important;} as an inline style to the <div> on line 192.
![feedback-download-page-before](/uploads/dcece67d2271550d1ca3cff2c8a066ea/feedback-download-page-before.png)
![feedback-download-page-after](/uploads/4b2eb70e3f7764491df23706e86b6976/feedback-download-page-after.png)
* [ ] 5. For fixing the overlapping rectangular buttons (Download for Windows, Download for OS X, etc...) in the circular downloads buttons section, an easy fix, I found is removing the word "for" from the button which will shorten the width of the button so that it doesn't overlap the button next to it. To make the text read nicer, reverse the word "Download" with the manufacture name (Windows). - For example instead of using the existing text "Download for Windows" do, "Windows Download".
![before](/uploads/e6c89eb0fba22254d3c65476fe0798d7/before.png)
![after](/uploads/1b59ad26a97ee083c8e10004bf9bd283/after.png)donutsdonutshttps://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/83Make it easier to find tb-manual2023-08-01T12:14:03ZcypherpunksMake it easier to find tb-manualIt is hard to find tb-manual.torproject.org from www.torproject.org. I found only one link, anywhere. On the webpage for downloading, scroll halfway down to find it in a sentence in the middle of similar looking paragraphs. I found the m...It is hard to find tb-manual.torproject.org from www.torproject.org. I found only one link, anywhere. On the webpage for downloading, scroll halfway down to find it in a sentence in the middle of similar looking paragraphs. I found the manuals on 2019.www.torproject.org from the www.torproject.org Documentation heading much faster than I found tb-manual.torproject.org.
It is easy to find support.torproject.org because it is on every page in the heading.https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/tpo/-/issues/126Improve verify signature flow for Tor Browser2021-09-15T19:46:04ZAntonelaantonela@torproject.orgImprove verify signature flow for Tor BrowserVerifying signature is a painful process for regular and power users. This ticket aims to explore how we can improve it.Verifying signature is a painful process for regular and power users. This ticket aims to explore how we can improve it.