POC Showcase — What this demo compares

Public Browse

Anyone can browse the demo without an account — every catalog entry, group directory, and stream is reachable to an anonymous visitor by default. The decision: openness by default; auth-gated features are the exception, not the norm.

Discovery ranking

Compares three ways to surface groups: Recent, Hot, Promoted — the decision: how much editorial curation vs. raw recency.

Directory presentation

Compares list, cards, and a Map that plots groups geographically for the group directory — the decision: information density vs. visual scannability vs. geographic browsing.

Membership models

Compares the JOIN-POLICY axis (open / request-to-join / invite-only) alongside the PRIVACY axis (public / unlisted / private) — the decision: how much friction gates membership, and who can see the group at all.

Group-type homepages

Compares three per-type homepage variants: events-first (calendar lead), discussion-first (stream lead), and docs-first (reference-index lead) — the decision: general-purpose UI vs. per-type customization tuned to the group's primary purpose.

Stream model

Compares a node-content model vs. an activity-log model for /stream — the decision: a lean feed of raw posts vs. a richer feed that also surfaces comments, flags, pins, and membership events as their own rows.

Private-group reveal

Compares always-visible groups vs. private groups that reveal membership only after joining — the decision: open discovery vs. member-only privacy. (#134)

Persona switcher

Switch between four public personas to see the demo from each point of view — the decision: one generic anonymous view vs. role-tailored experiences.

• Anonymous — The logged-out visitor's view (default).
• Elena Garcia — An active member across several groups.
• Maria Chen — A group Organizer (called "Group Admin" in the upstream docs).
• Groups-Moderate — A site-wide moderation role (called "Moderator" in the upstream docs).