Road Map

There is a lot of work to do here to make this site what it could and should be! There are many ways you can help make this site better. Here, we have outlined some major things that need to be worked on. If you have ideas, you can click on "discuss this page" above and then we can add it to the road-map.

Project start: January 2012
Build site structure: Nearly Complete!
Some simple things all users can do to help:

  1. Go to all and any formula page, click "edit page" and cut and paste the dosage to the correct form field.
  2. Start adding page tags; go to any page, and under "tools" on the top menu, you can edit "page tags".
  3. Go to all and any single herb page and click "edit page". Cut and paste the formulas (if any) to the correct form-field.

Mobile through CSS

wow, this theme is great, clean and renders to fit a mobile phone when you go to it in a mobile browser! http://roaringapps.com/
I have read of different techniques to embed css code into a single file that will use different css code based on the screensize or user agent.


Navigation

Goal: no (major) content more than three clicks away!

General:

wikipedia links to page name? (automatic links generated) Currently, when I use it, it does not remove the spaces and so you are redirected to "bai" instead of "bai shao"

Categories specific tasks

Herbs

This page should contain, quick access to herbal categories. Advanced search? (ability to search specifically within that category, or should that be only on the sub-categories?) Ability to add new content or a link to do so (probably a link). General information about Chinese herbal medicine. Link to find a practitioner, or order herbs, or there herb forum.

  • Single Herbs: see _templateherb:_template Done
    • This page should contain basic information about single herbs. Links to herbal categories for single herbs. Advanced Search? Ability to add a new Single herb or link to do so. Links to purchase herbs and find a practitioner //
  • Herbal Formulas: see _templateformula:_template Done
    • This page should contain basic information about herbal formulas. Links to herbal categories for herbal formulas. Advanced Search? Ability to add a new formula or link to do so. Links to purchase formulas and find a practitioner
    • Unfortunately, all of the dosages need to be cut and pasted to the correct formfields.
  • Patent-Medicines: see _templatepatent:_template
    • This page should contain basic information about patent medicines. Links to herbal categories for patent medicines. Advanced Search? Ability to add a new patent or link to do so. Links to purchase patents and find a practitioner
  • Herb Forum see: start
    • link only//

Acupuncture

  • Acupuncture see: _templateacupuncture:_template, mainacupuncture:main
    • This page should contain, quick access to points by meridian/channel and by conditions (or just a link to point-prescriptions page?). Advanced search? Ability to add new content or a link to do so. General information about acupuncture. Link to find a practitioner, or order acupuncture supplies.
    • The database I have is incorrectly formatted so I have to do a lot of cut and paste:(
  • Acupuncture-Point see: _templateacupuncture-point:_template Done
    • This page should contain, quick access to points by meridian/channel, region of body, type of point, and by conditions (or just a link to point-prescriptions page?). Advanced search? Ability to add new content or a link to do so. General information about acupuncture points including types. Link to find a practitioner, or order acupuncture supplies.
  • Acupuncture-Point-Prescription see: _templatepoint-prescription:_template Done
    • This page should contain, quick access to points by tcm patterns and by symptoms, as well as other sub pages. Advanced search? Ability to add new content or a link to do so. General information about point prescriptions. Link to find a practitioner, or order acupuncture supplies.
  • Acupuncture-Technique see: _templateacupuncture-technique:_template Done
    • This page should contain, quick access to techniques by function (tonify / sedate) or just a sub-page listing as there will not be too many. Advanced search? Ability to add new content or a link to do so. General information about techniques. Link to find a practitioner, or order acupuncture supplies.
  • Tuina see: _templatetuina:_template Done
    • This page should contain, quick access to points by meridian/channel and by conditions (or just a link to point-prescriptions page?). Advanced search? Ability to add new content or a link to do so. General information about acupuncture. Link to find a practitioner, or order acupuncture supplies.

* Moxibustion see: _templatemoxibustion:_template Done
* Cupping see: _templatecupping:_template Done
* Guasha see _templateguasha:_template Done
* Acupuncture Forum see: start


Diagnosis

  • Diagnosis see: _templatediagnosis:_template, maindiagnosis:main
    • Signs and Symptoms see: _templatesigns-and-symptoms:_template Done
    • TCM Patterns see: _templatepatterns:_template Done
    • Diagnosis and Patterns Forum see: start

Qigong

  • Qigong see: _templateqigong:_template, mainqigong:main
    • Qigong Forms see: _templateqigong-forms:_template Done
    • Qigong Therapy see: _templateqigong-therapy:_template
    • Qigong Forum see: start

Quiz

  • Quiz Section see: _templateqigong:_template, mainquiz:main
    • Foundations and Diagnosis Quiz see: _templatefoundation-quiz:_template
    • Acupuncture Quiz see: _templateacupuncture-quiz:_template
    • Herb Quiz see: _templateherbs-quiz:_template

Articles

  • Member Articles

Resources

  • Resources see: _templateresources:_template, mainresources:main (adds will be added to these pages)
    • TCM Schools see: _templateschools:_template
    • TCM Practitioners listing see: _templatepractitioners:_template
    • TCM Supplies see: _templatesupplies:_template
      • Herbs see: _templatesupplies-herbs:_template
      • Acupuncture see: _templatesuplies-acupuncture:_template
      • other see: _templatesupplies-other:_template
    • Books see: _templatebooks:_template
    • Legislation: see: _templatelegislation:_template

Patients

  • Patient Central
    • Find a practitioner
    • Ask a question
    • Links to resources

Practitioners

  • Practitioner Central
    • resources
  • Student Central
  • Case study database

Navigation

  • add content page add-content
    • CSS: I would like these add page modules to be right aligned instead of centre.

Content

Upload Content; formulas, herbs, and points are first, this will give the site some core content to start.

We need to add the primary reference texts into the bibliographies of the form to make citing easier.

We need a logo
Donate button on sidebar
google adds, on resources pages? on searches? on all pages?
Add medical information waiver of liability on footer

Beta/RC
Invite practitioners of TCM; the initial invite will be to evaluate the site to see if it is sufficient and will meet peoples needs. Also take feedback and make adjustments based on that feedback before going public.

Public Release
After the trial stage, we will invite, schools and companies to join as well as push the site to as many tcm practitioners and students as possible. The focus on the patents should come after that…

Develop Mobile App: this should get done sooner, but it will take time or money and can not get done until the site structure is complete. If you know anyone who would donate time, or do it for very cheap, please email me! dylan.spiritwind(at)gmail.com

Invite Patients of TCM

Grow, enhance, and refine TCM knowledge base and Community

We Need

  • A mobile app developer familiar with the wikidot API
  • Tcm practitioners with some computer know how to help maintain and improve the site.
  • Researchers interested in helping with the content
  • Tcm practitioners willing to be moderators
  • Artist interested in helping with drawing points locations
  • Original pictures, preferably both fresh or growing and processed of the single herbs.
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