What’s new?
Welcome to the all-new Wisconsin Geocaching Association website. Many of the same great features with a fresh, modern look.
Updated Platform
The underlying platform which runs the website has been updated to current standards, for a more stable, faster and efficient experience!
More consistent Pages
Many of the individual pages either have been redone, or are in the process of being reworked. These will have a more consistent and modern design
Mobile Friendly
The new website platform combined with the reworked pages provide for a much better mobile experience. This is especially important as many of our users are on phones and tablets while browsing our site!
Security, Security, Security
The newer platform alone provides additional security and allows us to keep things more up to date. Additionally, a new registration and user module has been implemented to help defend against spam and attackers.
Updated Page Spotlight
Photo of the Month
Since not everyone is on social media, we have created a Photo of the Month gallery on our website for all users to see. You will still need to submit photos and vote via Social Media, but now a quick historical view can be seen by all!
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors page is an important one, as it showcases the members that volunteer their time to provide all of the services to the community. The page has been refreshed to have a much cleaner design.
CACHE IN, TRASH OUT (CITO)
CITO events are an important activity in the community and it deserved its own page that’s more front and center to the website. Many people also are not aware of the support the WGA provides for its community members, so this page was crucial to have.
Committees
The WGA organization has many committees that each BOD member is involved, along with some community members as well. There’s a ton that goes on behind the scenes which many people are not aware of. This page was designed to highlight many of the great behind-the-scenes activities that help keep the community events flowing.
What’s coming next?
While there’s many great things already completed with this new website, it’s still a work in progress. Many pages are still in progress, may not work properly, or might be missing all together — don’t worry, they will be here eventually!
WGA Cache Series
The WGA Cache Series pages are all receiving a complete overhaul including their detailed information pages, and mapping features.
EVent Listings
On the previous website, we kept a list of known events around the state of Wisconsin. This leverage a module that was no longer supported, and we are working to deploy a replacement.
WGA Games
The WGA games including Travel Bug, Lonely Cache, and Cache rescue all relied on a custom module which no longer works on the new website platform and is being reworked. This one might take a little longer as it is much more complex to handle — don’t fret, it’s still happening!
This isn’t everything though! There’s a ton of other work happening across the entire site, such as consistency across pages. Check back frequently to see what’s new!