Versions

This page serves as a version log for the Sunil Abraham Project website. Each entry documents updates, milestones, and improvements across different releases — helping track design, structure, and content evolution over time.

Contents

1. Version 0.1
2. Version 0.2
3. Version 0.3
4. Version 0.3.1
5. Version 0.3.2
6. Version 0.4
7. Version 0.5

Version 0.1

Version 0.1 of the Sunil Abraham Project website is now live at sunilabraham.in.
The website has been built using GitHub Pages with a fully custom design and professional open documentation theme.
It currently includes the following sections:

• Home – Overview of the project and its purpose.
• Projects – Current work, including documentation on A. M. Abraham Aryookuzhiel and Artificial Intelligence.
• Publications – Listing selected writings and research interests.
• Videos – Embedded playlist of talks, lectures, and interviews.
• Contact – Direct email link and collaboration note.

✅ Status: Completed — Version 0.1 is live.
📅 Completion Date: 19 October 2025

Version 0.2

Version 0.2 of the Sunil Abraham Project website continues to refine structure, navigation, and usability.
This update focuses on strengthening the site’s foundational layout, consistency across pages, and transparency documentation.
Key additions and improvements include:

• General Design Improvement — General design improvement, top share bar etc.
• Footer Template – A default footer has been created under _includes, allowing uniform use across all pages.
• Disclaimer Page – Introduced to clarify authorship, delegation, and the possibility of occasional errors.
• Layout (default) – Basic layout implemented and synchronised across pages for visual consistency.
• Privacy Policy Page – Added with essential information and confirmation that no trackers are currently active.
• Videos Page Expand — Added more videos. The videos page have 30 videos now.
• Sitemap Page – A first version of the sitemap created to support navigation and automatic indexing.

✅ Status: Completed — Version 0.2 deployed.
📅 Completion Date: 25 October 2025

Version 0.3

Version 0.3 of the Sunil Abraham Project website focuses on visual refinement, structural balance, and accessibility improvements.
This release improves readability, layout consistency, and ease of navigation while keeping the design simple and functional.

• Sandbox Creation – A new /sandbox subdirectory created for experimentation and safe testing of new features or layouts.
  Note: included page; any error might disrupt default layout and other structure.
• robots.txt Setup – Implemented to manage search engine visibility.
  The /sandbox directory is excluded from indexing.
• Sitemap (XML) Creation – Automatic sitemap generated at https://sunilabraham.in/sitemap.xml.
  The Sitemap.md page improved with description and alphabetical sorting.
• Documentation Directory – Work started on a dedicated /doc (or /docs) section for structured documentation and internal reference materials.
• A. M. Abraham Aryookuzhiel Biography Article – First draft completed, one book article added.
• Sunil Bio Compilation (First Draft) – Compilation of Sunil Abraham’s biography begun, collecting key references, timelines, and curated notes.
• Categorisation – Initiated categorisation of pages and articles for easier navigation.
• Template Development –
  • Back to Top button.
  • Under Construction label.
  • Under Construction percentage indicator (in progress).
• Videos Page Restructure – Videos split into multiple yearly pages such as /videos/2009, /videos/2010, etc.
• Image Expansion Feature – Planned feature to allow image enlargement when clicked (lightbox-style view).

✅ Status: Completed — Version 0.3 completed.
📅 Completion Date: 2 November 2025

Version 0.3.1

Version 0.3.1 of the Sunil Abraham Project marks a major expansion in the Publications section and continued refinement of the website’s structural and accessibility frameworks.

This version emphasises content development, modular template creation, and user accessibility through shortcuts and keyboard navigation.

🧾 Publications Section Expansion

• Major Update of the Week: The Publications section underwent a comprehensive expansion, adding 20 new first-version articles across various themes such as open knowledge, digital culture, governance, and rights.
• Each publication now follows a standardised seven-part structure — including Lead section, Publication details, Abstract/Summary, Context and Background, Key Themes or Findings, Collaborators and Acknowledgements, and Related Publications.
• Improved linking system: Articles now include embedded links to related pages, PDFs, and cross-references within the site.
• File management: New PDFs were uploaded to /files/ and linked properly to their respective pages, ensuring consistent naming and SEO-friendly URLs (e.g., /publications/digital-natives-with-a-cause/).
• Accessibility and readability: Enhanced layout consistency, alt-text coverage, and improved paragraph flow for better screen reader interpretation.

🧩 Template Creation and Refinement

• Stub Template: Introduced a new stub.html template for in-progress or partially completed pages, visually indicating a page under development.
• Notice Template: Implemented the following include for dynamic notices that can display contextual information across multiple pages:

Accesskey and Shortcuts

• Introduced keyboard shortcuts (accesskeys) for major navigation areas to enhance accessibility for users with mobility or visual impairments.
• Ensured compatibility across major browsers and assistive technologies.

🧱 Structural and Ongoing Improvements

• Internal consistency check for article front matter (layout, title, description, categories, and date fields).
• Preparations started for integrating accessibility guidelines into future style.scss modularisation (refer to Version 0.3 roadmap).
• Minor style adjustments for better mobile responsiveness in new article templates.
• Archive verification for /publications/ directory and newly added article pages.

✅ Status: Completed — Version 0.3.1 completed.
📅 Completion Date: 9 November 2025

Version 0.3.2

Version 0.3.2 continues the major content-building phase of the Sunil Abraham Project, with a strong focus on expanding the Publications section, improving navigation, and strengthening the website’s organisational structure.

📚 Publications Expansion (Major Focus)

• The Publications section remained the top priority this week.
• At least 10 new articles were added, bringing the total to 82 articles, of which 57 fall under the Publications category.
• Versions 0.3.1 and 0.3.2 together represent a significant leap in content development, especially in standardising templates, improving metadata, and ensuring internal consistency.

👥 Collaboration & Author Pages

• Author (Collaboration) page created to help readers discover authors connected to the project or those who may collaborate in the future.
• A dedicated Authors Directory page added to support collaboration visibility and cross-site navigation.

📰 Media Directory

• A comprehensive Media Directory has been created to classify and list media articles, improving browsing for visitors and organising long-term archives.

🔍 Google Search Console Integration

• Google Search Console account created.
• XML sitemap successfully submitted for indexing.
• This ensures improved SEO visibility, indexing accuracy, and long-term search performance.

🧪 Sandbox Restructure

• The /sandbox/ page was restructured to allow safe experiments to go live without being indexed.
• Sandbox is now publicly accessible but excluded from sitemap and disallowed in robots.txt, ensuring experiments do not appear in search results.

🌍 Content Enhancements

• Major expansion of the Students for Peace article with improved structure and detail.
• Added a Did You Know (DYK) section on the Home page to increase engagement and highlight interesting facts.

🧱 Additional Improvements

• Internal consistency updates across new pages.
• Confirmed placement of collaboration and directory sections for long-term site organisation.

✅ Status: Completed — Version 0.3.2 done.
📅 Completion Date: 16 November 2025

Version 0.4

Version 0.4 of the Sunil Abraham Project website continues the steady phase of expansion, refinement, and structural strengthening across key areas of the site. This release focuses on completing remaining publication entries, enhancing navigation tools, improving search visibility, and beginning a major new portal initiative.

🔢 Article and Page Milestone

• The site now contains 100 mainspace articles and 125 total pages.
• This marks a notable growth point in the project’s documentation and publishing phases.

📚 Publications Completion and Formatting

• Work progressed on adding the remaining publication entries and aligning earlier articles with the standard seven-part structure now used across the section.
• Metadata cleanup continued, ensuring each article includes consistent formatting, clear descriptions, accurate categories, and full styling alignment.

🎲 Random Page Generator

• A new random-page generator was introduced, offering visitors an easy way to discover content from across the site.
• Optional filters now allow selection from publications, portals, or media entries.
• This feature supports browsing variety and increases engagement with lesser-visited pages.

🔎 Search Visibility and Indexing

• The updated sitemap.xml was submitted to Bing Webmaster Tools.
• Indexing checks were performed to confirm coverage of both new and existing pages.
• This marks another step in strengthening long-term search discoverability beyond Google alone.

🧱 Layout Enhancements and Structured Data

• The default layout was reinforced through the addition of structured data elements.
• Canonical tags, Open Graph tags, Twitter cards, and a unified JSON-LD block were prepared and added to improve consistent presentation across search and social platforms.
• These improvements lay the groundwork for better link previews and metadata uniformity.

📜 A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel Portal Development

• Initial planning began for the A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel Portal in advance of the 29 November 2025 commemoration.
• Work included outlining structural sections, drafting page components, and preparing collapsible areas for readability.
• Image galleries, related article clusters, and the broader navigational design framework were also initiated.
• This effort will continue into the following week as content and layout expand.

📧 Email Setup

• The sitewide contact address using sunilabraham@duck.com was configured and confirmed operational.

🆕 Newest Pages Feature

• The Newest Pages system was refined to ensure accurate sorting by creation date.
• Smooth animation behaviour, monthly filtering, and consistent metadata handling were implemented.
• These improvements support tracking of new additions as the site continues to grow.

✅ Status: Completed — Version 0.4 completed.
📅 Completion Date: 23 November 2025

Version 0.5

Version 0.5 marks a week of steady but important progress across the A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel Portal, Publications, and the early stages of the homepage redesign. This release blends content development with structural improvements, ensuring the project continues to grow in depth as well as usability.

📜 A. M. A. Ayrookuzhiel Portal Development

• Work on the commemorative portal continued in preparation for the 29th death anniversary on 29 November 2025.
• Additional articles were drafted and integrated into the portal structure.
• The internal layout received adjustments to improve readability and narrative flow, with more refinements planned for the next update.

📚 Publications and Media Expansion

• Progress continued on expanding the Publications section, with new entries planned and several drafts initiated.
• Media articles and media mentions were also prepared, supporting the goal of building a complete and reliable long-term archive.
• These updates strengthen the documentation base that has been growing through recent versions.

🏠 Homepage Redesign (Initial Phase)

• Initial work began on redesigning the main page.
• The focus this week was on planning the structure and rethinking how information should be organised and presented.
• Full implementation will take place in later versions.

📱 Navigation and Mobile Improvements

• The mobile navigation system was significantly improved.
• The earlier horizontal-scroll menu was replaced with a compact dropdown similar to Blogger’s mobile navigation.
• The toggle button now appears only on small screens.
• Dropdown items were cleaned up, made smaller, and stripped of unnecessary right-side borders.
• Desktop navigation remains the same, but minor styling fixes were made to keep the layout consistent and lighter.

🖋️ Biographical Writing and Documentation Tools

• Work started on the first draft of the Ponnamma Abraham article.
• A central working file titled Biographical Article Datapoints was created to guide future biographical writing.
• The document outlines essential data fields covering personal details, family background, education, career, personal life, and later years.

✅ Status: Completed — Version 0.5 completed.
📅 Completion Date: 30 November 2025

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