Pikipedia:Front page update

Every two months, Pikipedia's Main Page is updated. Since it involves a lot of steps, planning them out and using tools makes this somewhat painful task much easier. This page is here to help any staff member tasked with the update.

Front page updates happen on June 1, August 1, October 1, December 1, February 1, and April 2. As April 1 is April Fool's Day, this means the joke update is performed on that day and the real update is performed a day later.

Steps
Around an hour or so after midnight UTC, do the following:


 * 1) Go to the poll ideas page and
 * 2) Move community-accepted ones to the future polls list.
 * 3) Move community-rejected ones to the rejected ideas list.
 * 4) On the future polls list, decide a winner.
 * 5) * If further discussion is needed, talk to the community via chat.
 * 6) Create the poll on Crowdsignal (formerly PollDaddy).
 * 7) * Don't randomize the answer order (unless there's a very good reason).
 * 8) * Don't allow custom answers (unless there's a very good reason).
 * 9) * Keep poll open forever.
 * 10) * Repeat voters are blocked by the strongest option allowed (in a free account, at least).
 * 11) * Show results only to voters.
 * 12) * Allow comments.
 * 13) * Theme: If a custom theme is possible, then one that matches the wiki is preferred. Otherwise go with Plain Light, 300px size.
 * 14) Move the new poll from the future polls page to the archive.
 * 15) * If there are no comments or objections, say so after the poll's options and clear those sections – check older polls in that page for comparison.
 * 16) Add the old poll to the list of previous polls (tip: copy-paste that skeleton on the right).
 * 17) Update Template:Poll.

Part 2: Featured article

 * 1) Go to the featured article nominations page and decide the winner.
 * 2) * If further discussion is needed, talk to the community via chat.
 * 3) Edit the new featured article to check it follows the policies and guidelines (tip: use Pikan).
 * 4) Move its nomination from the nominations page to the archive.
 * 5) Add the article to the list of featured articles.
 * 6) * Update the previous featured article's entry's end date on the list.
 * 7) Update the previous featured article to have the end date in the "featured" template.
 * 8) * Format:.
 * 9) * Move this to the bottom of the page, but keep it above any footer.
 * 10) Add the  template to the top of the new featured article.
 * 11) * The format is the same as before, but without the end date.
 * 12) Update Template:Feature.
 * 13) * Copy a few of the introductory paragraphs from the article, but change them so they're more straight-to-the-point.
 * 14) * Copy an image, if at all possible. Ideally with a width of 250px.
 * 15) * Remember to update the header and "Read more..." link.

Part 3: Social media

 * 1) Tweet about the new featured article.
 * 2) * Format:.
 * 3) Tweet about the new poll.
 * 4) * Format:.
 * 5) Tweet about the old poll's results.
 * 6) * Format:.