Add downloads link to 'Quicklinks Section'
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Currently, 'Quicklinks Section' (containing the buttons 'Forums', 'Code', 'Javadocs', etc.) lacks a download button. The only way to download Sponge from the home page is to use the comparatively difficult-to-spot 'Downloads' button in the upper right-hand corner, or scroll a significant distance down to the 'Get Sponge' section.
Since people visiting the home page are probably going to be server owners (developers may have seen the Github page linked elsewhere), I think it makes sense to display a link to the 'Get Sponge' section much more prominently. This could be accomplished in one of two ways:
- Adding an additional button to the aforementioned 'Quicklinks Section'. This has the downside of adding yet another button to a section which already looks somewhat cluttered.
- Replacing the 'Javadocs' button. Since the javadocs are already linked from the SpongeAPI repository README, I don't think it's very useful to have a direct link on the home page- the people viewing the javadocs have probably already looked at the repository itself.
As a side note, it might be useful for someone with access to look at the Google Analytics stats for the number of clicks on those buttons (if no one has already).
I'd say replace the Javadocs button. Most developers are using Maven/Gradle and an IDE, and since Maven and Gradle download the sources, the IDE gets access to the Javadocs via them.