Highlighting Community Leadership: Prioritizing Roles in Landing Pages

This post details how we're refining the highlight system on our landing pages to better showcase user roles, specifically focusing on community leadership and team player contributions.

The Challenge

Previously, our landing page highlighted both "Community Leader" and "Team Player" roles simultaneously, which sometimes led to redundancy and a less impactful presentation of a user's primary contributions. We needed a more nuanced approach to prioritize the most relevant highlight for each user.

The Solution

We implemented a prioritization logic that favors the "Community Leader" highlight when a user has actively led projects. The "Team Player" highlight is now displayed only if the user hasn't taken on a leadership role. This ensures that users who have demonstrated leadership are primarily recognized for that contribution.

Here's an example of how this logic can be implemented in PHP:

function getUserHighlight(bool $isLeader, bool $isTeamPlayer): string {
    if ($isLeader) {
        return "Community Leader";
    } elseif ($isTeamPlayer) {
        return "Team Player";
    } else {
        return "Contributor";
    }
}

$userIsLeader = true;
$userIsTeamPlayer = true;

$highlight = getUserHighlight($userIsLeader, $userIsTeamPlayer);
echo "User Highlight: " . $highlight;
// Output: User Highlight: Community Leader

$userIsLeader = false;
$userIsTeamPlayer = true;

$highlight = getUserHighlight($userIsLeader, $userIsTeamPlayer);
echo "User Highlight: " . $highlight;
// Output: User Highlight: Team Player

This PHP function checks if a user is a leader. If so, it returns "Community Leader"; otherwise, if the user is a team player, it returns "Team Player". This ensures the correct highlight is displayed based on the user's roles.

The Outcome

By prioritizing the "Community Leader" highlight, we provide a clearer and more accurate representation of user contributions on the landing page. This adjustment helps to emphasize leadership roles where applicable, while still recognizing team players when leadership isn't present.

The Takeaway

When designing highlight systems, prioritize the most impactful role to avoid diluting the message. By giving precedence to leadership roles, we can more effectively showcase key contributions and create a more compelling landing page experience.