KJP Website Updates — Questions for Client

Client asked: Hover/popup to see full image + arrows to browse through portfolio at larger scale

  1. Click or hover to open? We'd recommend click-to-open (industry standard, works on mobile). The Henry Domke example looks hover-triggered — is hover specifically what you want, or is click fine?

  2. What should the arrows browse? When you click through images in the lightbox, should the arrows go through all images on the current page (up to 49), or just be a way to view the single image larger?

  3. Any info shown in the lightbox? Just the image, or also the title/tags underneath it?

  4. Photography only, or Installations too? Should this work on both the Photography and Installations archive pages?

2. Installation Slider — Sidebar Updates Per Photo

Client asked: When clicking through installation photos, the sidebar info (tags, type, etc.) should change to match each photo

  1. What info should change per photo? The current sidebar shows: title, description, type, institution, and tags. Does ALL of that need to change per slide, or is it mainly just the artwork title/number?

  2. Does institution change? An installation is at one institution (e.g., "Children's Nebraska"). That probably stays the same across all photos — correct?

  3. Who fills in the data? Right now the photo slider only stores image filenames — there's no per-photo metadata. We'd add those fields, but someone needs to populate them for all 486 installations (most have 10-30 photos each). Is the KJP team able to do that data entry, or is that something you'd want us to handle?

  4. Would a simpler version work? Instead of full tags/type/description per photo, would just an artwork title or caption per slide be enough? That's significantly less data entry and still gives context for each photo.

3. Newsletter → MailChimp + Name Fields

Client asked: Auto-add subscribers to MailChimp, collect first/last name, on the main page

  1. Do you have a MailChimp account and audience already set up? We'll need the API key to connect. If not, we can help create one.

  2. Keep the email to Tori? Currently the form emails Tori when someone subscribes. Should we keep that as a backup, or turn it off once MailChimp is connected?

  3. Sitewide or homepage only? The newsletter form currently appears in the footer on every page AND as a page module on the homepage. Should both get the name fields + MailChimp integration, or just the homepage?

  4. Name fields required or optional? Should first and last name be required to subscribe, or can people still sign up with just an email?

Heads up: During our Q1 maintenance we found 98% of newsletter form entries were spam bots. We'd recommend adding invisible spam protection (reCAPTCHA) while we're updating this form — no extra effort for real users, but blocks the bots.

4. Exclude Team from Analytics

Client asked: Remove KJP team visits from website tracking

  1. Do you have an office with a fixed internet connection? We can filter by IP address so any traffic from your office doesn't count. We'd just need to know your office location or internet provider so we can identify the IP.

  2. How many team members, and do they work from home? IP filtering covers the office, but for people working remotely we'd have each person install a simple browser extension. Just need to know the headcount.

6. Search Results Limit

Client asked: Search caps at 200 results, can it show all?

No questions — we've identified the issue and the fix. It's a one-line code change. We'd raise the cap to 2,000 (effectively unlimited for any real search) and test to make sure performance stays fast.

7. AI-Generated Descriptions & Tags

Client asked: Is there an AI plugin to auto-generate tags/keywords and write descriptions?

Good news first: Tags and type are already 99%+ covered across all 8,372 photography posts. The real gaps are descriptions (73% missing), color (41% missing), and region (55% missing).

We have a detailed plan for this (separate doc) — but we need a few things from you:

  1. Voice and tone: Do you like the descriptions that already exist on some of your photos? Should new ones match that style, or do you want something different? Any words or phrases to avoid?

  2. Color and region gaps: Should the AI also fill in missing color and region classifications? Color is straightforward (the AI can identify dominant colors). Region is harder — a close-up of a flower could be from anywhere. Should the AI attempt region, or leave that for manual assignment?

  3. Review commitment: The system learns from your feedback — you'd review batches of ~50 images at a time (takes about 30 minutes per round), marking descriptions as good or bad. We'd need 2-3 review rounds over 1-2 weeks to get the AI dialed in. Is your team able to commit to that?

  4. One-time or ongoing? Should this just backfill the existing 6,124 missing descriptions, or should it also automatically generate descriptions for new photos as they're imported going forward?

  5. Auto-publish or always review? Once the system is producing good descriptions consistently (90%+ approval), would you want new descriptions to go live automatically? Or would you always want to review before they're published?