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7a - Transversal Features — Audit & Documentation

Contractor: TBA

Main Contact: TBA

Start date: 1 November 2026

End data: 31 January 2027

Abstract​

Before any standardisation work begins, it is essential to have a complete, evidence-based map of where each transversal feature appears, how it behaves, and which specific accessibility barriers it creates. This milestone produces that map and turns it into a prioritised standardisation plan, split into two phases, that Milestones 7b and 7c will execute against.

Milestone 7a depends on the audit findings from Milestone 1a and on the prioritised remediation backlog from Milestone 1b. Its outputs unblock Milestones 7b (Phase 1 standardisation) and 7c (Phase 2 standardisation).

Scope of Work​

Deliverable 1: Audit and Documentation of Transversal Features​

Audit and document all transversal features in Joomla core, including but not limited to:

  • Categories
  • Workflows
  • Custom fields
  • Tags
  • Associations
  • Versioning

For each feature, the documentation must map:

  • Where the feature appears across admin views
  • How the feature behaves in each location, with attention to inconsistencies between views
  • Which accessibility issues from the Milestone 1a audit are caused, in whole or in part, by inconsistencies between transversal feature implementations

Deliverable 2: Prioritised Standardisation Plan, Split Into Phase 1 and Phase 2​

Create a prioritised list of transversal features for standardisation, split into:

  • Phase 1 (to be executed in Milestone 7b)
  • Phase 2 (to be executed in Milestone 7c)

The split must be based on:

  • Frequency of appearance across admin views
  • Severity of accessibility impact
  • Dependencies between transversal features

This split defines the scope of Milestones 7b and 7c and must be reviewed and accepted by OSM before Milestone 7b begins. The contractor must therefore deliver the prioritised list with enough lead time before Milestone 7b's start to allow OSM review and acceptance.

Deliverable 3: Documentation and Milestone Report​

Maintain the programme documentation framework and produce the milestone completion report in the format agreed at kick-off.

References​

  1. RFP on OpenSourceMatters