A prioritized, living to-do list for changeaustin.com, built from this site's sources and current trends in Civic & Government. Click any row for the why & how. Click a column header to sort.
| No | Rank | Cat | Date | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 93 | Trends | 2026-06-21 | Publish: The local ballot measures and deadlines coming up |
Trending angle in Civic & Government. A fresh, data-backed page on this draws search and gives the site a current spine. Link it from the homepage and /sources/. | ||||
| 2 | 89 | Trends | 2026-06-24 | Publish: How to actually get a city response — the channels that work |
Trending angle in Civic & Government. A fresh, data-backed page on this draws search and gives the site a current spine. Link it from the homepage and /sources/. | ||||
| 3 | 80 | Trends | 2026-07-01 | Publish: Open-data sources residents can use |
Trending angle in Civic & Government. A fresh, data-backed page on this draws search and gives the site a current spine. Link it from the homepage and /sources/. | ||||
| 4 | 78 | Trends | 2026-07-02 | Publish: Neighborhood organizing playbooks |
Trending angle in Civic & Government. A fresh, data-backed page on this draws search and gives the site a current spine. Link it from the homepage and /sources/. | ||||
| 5 | 73 | Content | 2026-07-05 | Deepen the main Civic & Government guide with current data and examples |
Audit the flagship page; replace anything stale, add concrete numbers and a clear next step. Depth is what separates this from a thin template. | ||||
| 6 | 69 | Content | 2026-07-08 | Add an FAQ answering the top questions in Civic & Government |
Pull the real questions people ask in Civic & Government and answer them plainly. Mark up with FAQ schema for rich results. | ||||
| 7 | 58 | Design | 2026-07-16 | Apply a WT-Skins kit to lift the design and Agents-First score |
The page looks generic without a kit. Roll the cluster's kit (snapshot the old design first) to get the AF score into the 90s. | ||||
| 8 | 58 | Fresh | 2026-07-16 | Keep the live / news feed updated on cadence (2×/day) |
Confirm the cron is publishing fresh, attributed Civic & Government items and pinging IndexNow each run. | ||||
| 9 | 57 | SEO | 2026-07-17 | Submit updated URLs via IndexNow and refresh the sitemap |
Ping IndexNow for new and changed pages so they're discovered fast; confirm the sitemap lists /act/, /sources/, /videos/. | ||||
| 10 | 48 | SEO | 2026-07-23 | Add Article + FAQ structured data |
Schema.org markup earns richer results and helps answer-engines cite the page correctly. | ||||
| 11 | 48 | SEO | 2026-07-23 | Strengthen internal links between the core, /sources/ and this worksheet |
A tight internal-link web spreads authority and keeps visitors moving through the site. | ||||
| 12 | 42 | Video | 2026-07-27 | Refresh the /videos/ playlist with current, embeddable uploads |
Swap any dead or stale videos; keep only authoritative, non-clickbait Civic & Government videos. Re-verify embeds. | ||||
| 13 | 41 | Monetize | 2026-07-28 | Verify affiliate links and ad placement resolve correctly |
Spot-check Skimlinks / Amazon links and AdSense units; remove anything broken or low-value. | ||||