OpenRefine / OpenRefine/openrefine.org

Make Windows installer kit the default download for Windows users

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Description

I'd be interested in hearing feedback from Windows users, but one possible conclusion from the download numbers in #604 is that Windows users who land on our Github latest release page prefer the Windows installer 3:1 while users who get prompted to update or land on the openrefine.org/download page prefer the zip file with bundled Java 3:1 because that's what they're prompted with.

https://github.com/OpenRefine/openrefine.org/blob/f73559f1a29e9d96debcd248e63ecf47a1ffe1b1/src/pages/download.tsx#L16-L18

I think we should consider making the installer the default (and only?) Windows kit.

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Research direction

Start at src/pages/download.tsx lines 16-18 and review how Windows download options are presented. Update the Windows default to the installer based on the issue’s proposed behavior, then verify that Windows users are directed to the installer and that the remaining download choices behave as intended.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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