Assigned to Salman, but it's on hold until v11 is beta.

Just a note that the rules page of the new site will need to link to our code of conduct (#4252). Probably the rules page should be explicitly worded to build on the code of conduct, rather than overlapping it. It's justifiable to have additional rules on a forum than on say the tracker (content has to be very controlled anyway) or IRC (people can be more open there).

Consider launching the new site on our composr.app domain on a clean slate, and then as a second stage merge in the existing compo.sr site content/members/etc.

We get a lot of requests for a 'site showcase' feature. I can't remember if we already planned this for the new website, but we perhaps should.
The concern has been if people don't maintain their sites, or if they don't renew their domain and it turns into a spam/porn portal, that'd be embarrassing.
The solution to that is some kind of upvote/downvote system, or reporting system.
EDIT: Implementing for v10, will need adding to the v11 website design too.

Quick note to update the listed minimum requirements to PHP 7.1.

Quick note that for the new site we'll configure the patreon addon and add a usergroup for patrons.

Also download.txt will need updating with new phpBB forum version support range. Other changes too, as we removed some old forum drivers IIRC.
Ideally we would build this via a custom block that scans forums.ini.

A note about marketing:

In 2024, people have little reason to create and host their own website. The use cases of the past have been broken by 3 dominant scenarios:
1) People just do a Facebook Page or Group, or a Subreddit, or a Discord - because they are a small operation and recognize that being online is what matters more than actually having a standalone website
2) They use a website builder - because these tools are quick and easy
3) They don't exist, because late-stage capitalism has sucked out the opportunities through aggressive takeovers consolidating industries (i.e. large corporates rule and have taken most of the oxygen out of the room)

Our marketing should be very clear that Composr is an alternative to these corporate systems. A revolutionary alternative to all the corporate-BS where you get actual freedom and control, rather than playing into the hands of corporations. That's much more niche, but that's not a bad thing. Composr always struggled to compete with Wordpress etc, which took the common denominator of the market (which is shrinking) - and Composr was always more principal/freedom based and independent, but we never did a good job of marketing it like that. If we market it properly we hopefully will do a better job aligning with the more anarchist/small-l-libertarian space.

Key focus of our marketing should be getting the message out that we are an alternative to big-tech:
We are self-funded/developed, no VCs calling the shots, no rug pulls, no enshittification. We stand against corporate control, late stage capitalism, centralization, loss of individual control and rights, walled gardens, races to the bottom. We are proudly Open Source. We are controlled by the community, via our unique DAO-inspired control mechanism - not corporates, not investors, not any kind of cabal of elites chosen for their connections and/or characteristics.

If we get our messaging right, and support what we say we are for properly, I think users will be forgiving that we don't currently have a lot of resources to dedicate to web design. Users may even appreciate that we are a bit raw, and see that as a reflection of our ideals being what is actually driving us.

Removed the "on hold" tag; this has been in progress for some time now