Development Update #4 – ethereum.org

adminJanuary 4, 2024

Hello, this is the Ethereum community! It’s been a few months since the last update, so it’s time to update you on what’s happening on ethereum.org.

First off, we are now using Gatsby.

gatsby logo

Internally at ethereum.org we have switched from Vuepress to: gatsby. Now, this won’t be immediately apparent to anyone who visits the website, but it will help us expand ethereum.org. Our team prefers React (which many people prefer) and has experience with MDX, so we should be able to release better content faster.

If you’re keeping your Eth2 timeline up to date, you could say Gatsby is our phase 0. This is setting you up for future success.

If you’re not a fan of Vuepress and Gatsby is your fan, we hope you are. Contribute. This new section outlines how you can help. ethereum.org Grow and improve.

fresh illustrations

Illustration of governor using dapp on computer

We have been working with some independent artists to bring Ethereum to life. We hope you like the new vibe of the site, including the open source bazaar and the Don Lego meme as a nod to the Viceroy.

You are free to use any illustration. Illustrations are for the community.

New page design

We are also working on improving onboarding content, such as pages introducing Ethereum, Ether (ETH), wallets, and dapps. Over the coming months, we want to make ethereum.org a better resource for new users. To that end, we’ve added more information to this page to make it feel less like “Github”. Read on“, and adds useful features.

One of the features we recently launched was Get ETH page. This will help you find wallets and exchanges you can use to buy ETH based on where you live. We hope this will prevent new users from trying to join an exchange that is not available or downloading a wallet that does not allow them to purchase ETH. It’s all about reducing friction!

Screenshot of the country selector function at ethereum.org/en/get-eth

So far we have shipped:

Check it out and let us know what you think!

new framework

One of our missions at ethereum.org is to highlight the fantastic work our community is doing, from dapps to wallets to articles. But we also want to guide users to information that isn’t confusing or overwhelming.

It’s a bit of a balancing act sometimes. So we’ve put together a framework to help you figure out what you should and shouldn’t list. The framework covers wallets and dapps and specifies inclusion criteria and reasons.

The framework examines a product’s commitment to security and support, as well as some useful features that may be helpful to new users.

Check out the framework

As with everything on ethereum.org, we welcome feedback from our community.