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Launch update & the channel decision.

June 15, 2026 Toward July 1
01Where we are

Three workstreams — one decision today.

01 · Data migration

The library is migrated.

3,777 articles moved off Advisorpedia, mapped to channels, images verified against source.

Done
02 · CMS & site

CMS & UI rebuilt around editors.

Preview & status, author search, resources, formatting, SEO schema — shipped to staging.

Shipped
03 · Design (Doug)

Doug's cosmetic pass is live.

His June 12 list validated on staging — masthead, channel layout, ad sizing, hero cleanup.

Validated

One thing we have to decide on this call — the channels.

Everything above is built against the channel set. We lock the final 12 today.

Decide today
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02The decision

Lock the 12 channels — today.

What we need from Jakie & Tory now:

  • Confirm these 12 are the launch set.Already built, migrated & redirected.
  • Name channel #12: “Media” or “Podcasts”.Same channel, two labels — pick one.
  • Sub-topics = tags, not new channels.Keeps the 12 fixed and SEO-clean.
  • Fold the two new themes in.Thematic Ideas → Market Intelligence · Advisor Actions → Active Insights.
/practice-growth1,310 /opinion692 /research568 /market-intelligence375 /etf185 /podcasts · Media?135 /future-of-advice122 /alternatives-and-digital-assets103 /money-and-life89 /retirement-income84 /active-insights69 /ai · Artificial Intelligence45
SEO word-polish from Howard lands Monday — against this frozen list
03Bucket 01 · Data migration

The migration is done — now Howard drives it.

Howard runs it end-to-end through the MCP.

  1. 1Channels are locked.The 12 are set, so every article has a correct home.
  2. 2Howard walks the full list in the MCP.Article by article, against the master spreadsheet — no samples, the whole library.
  3. 3Each article links back to its Advisorpedia source.Verify against the original, then confirm in place.
Howard

“Now that we have the channels, run the MCP across all of these.”

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04Bucket 02 · CMS & site

The CMS now works the way editors work.

Preview & status

Done

Preview, save, and status work live inside the CMS.

Done

Public URL and validation update while editing.

Done

Authenticated CMS now covered by automated tests.

Contributors

Done

Author search finds anyone — not just the first 40.

Done

Partner domains can sign into the CMS as admins.

Done

Bylines fixed on the article page.

SEO & schema

Done

SEO meta description is a simple editor field.

Done

Schema auto-defaults to Article, with a dropdown for other types.

Done

Tags auto-populate — no more tag soup.

Article & links

Done

Links look like links and go to a real page.

Done

Resources moved into the editor; body residue cleaned.

Done

Lists, captions, and legal text fixed.

Site experience

Done

Channel & media landing pages redesigned.

Done

Public feeds kept fast and cost-safe at scale.

Done

Preview deploys & quality checks run on every change.

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05Bucket 03 · Design (Doug)

Doug's June 12 cosmetic list — shipped to staging.

  • ✓POWER ADVICE wordmark enlarged
  • ✓“The Thinking Worth Hearing” in Title Case, no italics
  • ✓Three rings removed from the Ask buttons
  • ✓Channel title font reduced
  • ✓Hero photo removed — everything moves up
  • ✓Third content row is all articles, no ad
  • ✓Bottom ad set to 728×90
  • ✓Top divider above sponsor ad removed
  • ✓Extra “Of High Interest” story added
  • ✓Room for channel description + slug
  • ◐Wonderland overlay polish — in review
  • ◐Active-cursor behavior — decide today
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