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title: "satware.ai Documentation Project - Improvement Backlog (INTERNAL)"
date: 2025-11-09
author: Development Team
status: Active
confidentiality: Internal Use Only
last_reviewed: 2025-11-09
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# satware.ai Documentation Project - Improvement Backlog

**Status:** Active development backlog  
**Purpose:** Track improvement tasks for quality, performance, and maintainability  
**Last Updated:** 2025-11-09

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## Recently Completed (2025-11-09)

These tasks have been completed as part of recent development work:

- [x] **Internal Documentation Protection System**
  - Created `docs/internal/` directory for internal documentation
  - Configured mkdocs-exclude plugin with correct glob pattern
  - Added `.clinerules/satware-ai-dev.md` for AI assistant enforcement
  - Documented policy in README.md
  - Verified exclusion works (build testing completed)

- [x] **CI/CD Development Environment Analysis**
  - Analyzed local development environment (mkdocs.sh + Dockerfile)
  - Compared with GitHub Actions workflow
  - Documented findings in `docs/internal/dev-ci-parity-analysis.md`

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## Code Organization and Structure

### High Priority

[ ] 1. **Reorganize SCSS files into a more modular structure**
   - Split large SCSS files into smaller, purpose-specific files
   - Create a consistent naming convention for all SCSS files
   - Document the purpose of each SCSS module
   - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 2. **Implement a consistent file naming convention across the project**
   - Standardize on kebab-case or snake_case for all filenames
   - Ensure all filenames clearly indicate their purpose
   - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 3. **Add missing dependencies to requirements.txt**
   - Add libsass/sass package which is used in compile_scss.py
   - Verify all dependencies are properly versioned
   - **Status:** Pending - Note: Python dependencies may not be needed if using Docker

[ ] 4. **Create a proper project structure documentation**
   - Document the purpose of each directory
   - Explain the relationship between different components
   - **Status:** Pending - Consider adding to docs/internal/

### Medium Priority

[ ] 5. **Implement Git hooks for pre-commit validation**
   - Add linting for Markdown files
   - Add validation for SCSS/CSS files
   - Ensure proper formatting before commits
   - **Status:** Partial - .clinerules exists but no git hooks yet

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## Documentation Quality

### High Priority

[ ] 6. **Establish consistent documentation standards**
   - Create a style guide for documentation content
   - Define standards for headings, lists, code blocks, etc.
   - Implement templates for common documentation types
   - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 7. **Review and improve all documentation content**
   - Check for spelling and grammar issues
   - Ensure consistent terminology throughout
   - Verify all links are working correctly
   - **Status:** Pending

### Medium Priority

[ ] 8. **Add proper documentation for custom components**
   - Document all custom HTML/CSS components
   - Provide usage examples for each component
   - Create a component showcase page
   - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 9. **Improve code documentation**
   - Add docstrings to all Python functions
   - Document CSS/SCSS classes and their purposes
   - Add comments to complex code sections
   - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 10. **Create contributor guidelines**
    - Document the process for contributing to the project
    - Provide setup instructions for new contributors
    - Define code review and merge processes
    - **Status:** Pending

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## Build Process

### High Priority

[ ] 12. **Create a proper build pipeline**
   - Implement a CI/CD workflow using GitHub Actions or similar
   - Add automated testing for the build process
   - Create staging and production deployment workflows
   - **Status:** Partial - CI/CD analysis done in `docs/internal/dev-ci-parity-analysis.md`
   - **Next Step:** Implement improvements based on analysis

[ ] 13. **Optimize the development workflow**
   - Add hot reloading for all file types
   - Improve error reporting during development
   - Create a unified development command
   - **Status:** Pending

### Medium Priority

[ ] 11. **Improve the SCSS compilation process**
    - Add source maps for easier debugging
    - Implement proper error reporting
    - Add autoprefixing for better browser compatibility
    - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 14. **Add build validation steps**
    - Implement link checking
    - Add HTML validation
    - Check for accessibility issues during build
    - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 15. **Create a proper release process**
    - Document version numbering scheme
    - Implement changelog generation
    - Create release tagging process
    - **Status:** Pending

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## Performance Optimizations

### High Priority

[ ] 16. **Optimize image assets**
   - Implement proper image compression
   - Convert images to modern formats (WebP, AVIF)
   - Add responsive image handling
   - **Status:** Pending - Many images already in AVIF format

[ ] 20. **Optimize page load performance**
   - Reduce time to first contentful paint
   - Implement lazy loading for below-the-fold content
   - Optimize third-party script loading
   - **Status:** Pending

### Medium Priority

[ ] 17. **Improve JavaScript performance**
    - Minify and bundle JavaScript files
    - Implement lazy loading for non-critical scripts
    - Add proper error handling and logging
    - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 18. **Enhance CSS performance**
    - Remove unused CSS
    - Optimize CSS delivery
    - Implement critical CSS loading
    - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 19. **Implement proper caching strategies**
    - Add cache headers for static assets
    - Implement service worker for offline support
    - Use content hashing for cache busting
    - **Status:** Pending

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## Accessibility Improvements

### High Priority

[ ] 21. **Conduct a comprehensive accessibility audit**
   - Test with screen readers
   - Check keyboard navigation
   - Verify color contrast ratios
   - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 22. **Implement proper ARIA attributes**
   - Add appropriate ARIA roles
   - Ensure all interactive elements have proper labels
   - Implement proper focus management
   - **Status:** Pending

### Medium Priority

[ ] 23. **Improve form accessibility**
    - Add proper labels for all form fields
    - Implement error messaging for form validation
    - Ensure keyboard accessibility for all forms
    - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 24. **Enhance content readability**
    - Implement proper heading hierarchy
    - Ensure sufficient text contrast
    - Add alt text for all images
    - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 25. **Create an accessibility statement page**
    - Document the accessibility standards followed
    - Provide contact information for accessibility issues
    - List known accessibility limitations
    - **Status:** Pending

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## SEO Enhancements

### High Priority

[ ] 26. **Implement proper meta tags**
   - Add OpenGraph tags for social sharing
   - Implement Twitter card metadata
   - Ensure all pages have unique meta descriptions
   - **Status:** Pending - Some OG tags may already exist

[ ] 29. **Implement XML sitemap**
   - Generate a comprehensive sitemap
   - Add sitemap to robots.txt
   - Submit sitemap to search engines
   - **Status:** Pending - MkDocs may generate sitemap automatically

### Medium Priority

[ ] 27. **Improve URL structure**
    - Create SEO-friendly URLs
    - Implement proper redirects for changed URLs
    - Add canonical URLs where appropriate
    - **Status:** Pending - REDIRECTS.md exists with redirect config

[ ] 28. **Enhance content for SEO**
    - Optimize heading structure for keywords
    - Improve content readability scores
    - Add structured data where appropriate
    - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 30. **Add analytics and monitoring**
    - Implement privacy-friendly analytics
    - Set up performance monitoring
    - Create SEO performance dashboards
    - **Status:** Pending

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## Content Structure and Organization

### High Priority

[ ] 31. **Review and improve navigation structure**
   - Optimize main navigation for usability
   - Implement breadcrumbs for better orientation
   - Create a logical content hierarchy
   - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 33. **Improve search functionality**
   - Enhance search result relevance
   - Add search filters and facets
   - Implement search analytics
   - **Status:** Pending

### Medium Priority

[ ] 32. **Standardize content templates**
    - Create consistent page templates
    - Implement standard sections for similar content
    - Ensure consistent formatting across pages
    - **Status:** Pending - docs/templates/ exists

[ ] 34. **Create a proper content strategy**
    - Define target audiences and their needs
    - Map content to user journeys
    - Establish content update processes
    - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 35. **Implement content versioning**
    - Add version indicators for documentation
    - Create an archive for older versions
    - Implement version switching functionality
    - **Status:** Pending

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## Internationalization and Localization

### Low Priority (Future)

[ ] 36. **Prepare for multi-language support**
   - Implement proper language selection
   - Extract all UI strings for translation
   - Create a translation workflow
   - **Status:** Pending - Currently German language site

[ ] 37. **Add language-specific SEO**
    - Implement hreflang tags
    - Create language-specific sitemaps
    - Optimize metadata for each language
    - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 38. **Implement right-to-left (RTL) support**
    - Add RTL stylesheets
    - Test UI components in RTL mode
    - Ensure proper text rendering for all languages
    - **Status:** Pending - Not needed for German

[ ] 39. **Create localization guidelines**
    - Document translation processes
    - Define terminology glossaries
    - Establish quality control for translations
    - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 40. **Implement region-specific content**
    - Add region detection
    - Create region-specific examples
    - Implement locale-aware formatting
    - **Status:** Pending

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## Testing and Quality Assurance

### High Priority

[ ] 41. **Implement automated testing**
   - Add unit tests for JavaScript functionality
   - Create visual regression tests
   - Implement end-to-end testing
   - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 42. **Create a cross-browser testing strategy**
   - Define supported browsers and versions
   - Implement browser-specific fixes
   - Document browser compatibility issues
   - **Status:** Pending

### Medium Priority

[ ] 43. **Add mobile device testing**
    - Test on various device sizes
    - Implement device-specific optimizations
    - Create a responsive design testing process
    - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 44. **Implement content quality checks**
    - Add spelling and grammar checking
    - Implement readability scoring
    - Create a content review process
    - **Status:** Pending

[ ] 45. **Create a user feedback mechanism**
    - Add page rating functionality
    - Implement user feedback forms
    - Create a process for addressing user feedback
    - **Status:** Pending

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## Priority Summary

### Immediate Next Steps (High Priority)

1. Fix YAML duplicate key warning in mkdocs.yml (line 102)
2. Implement CI/CD improvements based on analysis
3. Conduct accessibility audit
4. Optimize image assets (many already in AVIF)
5. Implement automated testing

### Short-term (Medium Priority)

1. Reorganize SCSS files
2. Improve build pipeline
3. Enhance documentation quality
4. Optimize performance

### Long-term (Low Priority)

1. Internationalization (if needed)
2. Advanced SEO enhancements
3. Content versioning

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## Notes

- This backlog is maintained in `docs/internal/` because it contains development plans not intended for public consumption
- Tasks should be moved to GitLab Issues when ready for implementation
- Progress should be tracked in GitLab Milestones
- Many tasks may already be partially implemented - requires investigation

**Original file:** `tasks.md` (root directory)  
**Moved to:** `docs/internal/project-improvement-backlog.md` on 2025-11-09  
**Reason:** Internal planning document, not public-facing content
