Here is the current project plan, status and timescales. It is all subject to, well, anything to be honest so do take all figures with a pinch of salt.
Broad idea – not necessarily chronological, but not far off.
- Create new functional website just to get up and running again
- Import existing beaches, photos and reviews
- Add new review functionality
- Add new location suggestion functionality
- Redirect old website names (Domains) to the new website so that visitors will find it
- Add accommodation listings
- Add a membership scheme for accommodation owners to maintain their own listings
- Redesign website more how I want it to look and feel
| Project | Status | Estimated completion |
|---|---|---|
| Create basic new website | Complete | Complete |
| Import existing beach list, reviews and photos | Complete | Complete |
| Add user contribution functionality – reviews / new beach suggestions / photo upload | Mostly complete | 2025 |
| Redirect barefoot.info and capnbarefoot.info to new website | Complete | Complete |
| Flesh out pages – FAQ – Links – Contact – Going barefoot – About Naturism – et al | Complete | Complete |
| Expand beyond Greece | Started – UK and Italy added. Spain and France on list, but any suggestions welcome | Ongoing |
| Add accommodation listings feature | Added | Complete |
| Make Related Listings based on geography | Complete | Complete |
| Rate beaches for nudism (quick guide) | Not started | 2025 |
| Add weather guide to each beach | Complete | Complete |
| Offer maps on Country search pages | Complete | Complete |
| Add Leisure activities feature | Added | Complete |
| Add spa / club listings feature | Added | Complete |
| Make ‘Report’ button generic (currently says ‘abuse’ but I want users to be able to flag anything). | Not started | 2025 |
| Monetise Listings. Listings can be added / claimed for a fee. Applies to everything but beaches (free, obv). | Complete | Complete |
| Add quick links to other beaches in area. Currently you have to keep going back to the maps | Started. “Related beaches” now show ones in the same zone | 2025 |
| Add page with all beaches listed as a quick jump to a beach | Not started | 2025 |
| Categorise beach (sandy, rocky etc) & facilities (taverna, parking, toilets etc) | Complete | Complete |
| Top 10 beaches as rated by Barefooters. Suggested by email | Under consideration |
Notes
I am open to all suggestions as to features to be added. I will consider any that are submitted and you will received a response in a reasonable timeframe. Not all will be implemented, but hopefully some will. See below for feature requests received (once they start)
I have decided on an arbitrary 2015 cut-off date for visit reports for beaches. Whilst that is still a long time and plenty could have changed it is worthwhile to see the changes in the past, without you having to read information that is too out of date.
Wishlist
Send your wishes & suggestions for the website in to the Cap’n here.
| Suggestion | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Discussion Forum | Under consideration | Heavy on time, Moderating Other established ones out there that we would be competing with |