Ideas

Refocusing the website (Serratus Explorer)

Motivation

Serratus encompasses:

1. SRA search tool/architecture
2. postgresql database
3. website search tool (currently Explore + Query)
4. Tantalus R package

To better convey the full scope and sub-projects of Serratus, we can:

1. brand the website as a front-facing overview which also serves a data exploration tool ("Serratus Explorer")
2. on the website, add text referencing the other sub-projects

Action Items

1. Add content on About page detailing the sub-projects, or explain more per section on the Team page.
2. Merge the Explore and Query page into a singular "Explorer" page. The family chart can be visible below the sliders only when family is selected.
   • Currently, the Query page is really the one that conveys the most information. It wouldn't make sense to use "Serratus Explorer" when most of the users will be Querying rather than Exploring.
   • This should be done after the Query page refactoring. Otherwise, merging the two pages will be ugly.
   • This means all query routes will be /explorer (e.g. https://serratus.io/explorer?run=ERR2756788)

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