# Documentation Audit & Recommendations **Date**: January 16, 2026 **Status**: Comprehensive review of all markdown documentation --- ## 📋 Summary | Status | Count | Files | |--------|-------|-------| | ✅ **Keep & Use** | 5 | Core documentation files | | 🔄 **Update Required** | 3 | Outdated but valuable | | ⚠️ **Archive** | 2 | Historical reference only | | ❌ **Delete** | 2 | Obsolete/redundant | --- ## ✅ Files to KEEP (Production Documentation) ### 1. **README.md** ✅ - **Status**: ✅ Recently updated (comprehensive) - **Action**: KEEP - Primary project documentation - **Quality**: Excellent - Complete with all features, API docs, deployment guide - **Last Updated**: January 16, 2026 ### 2. **ROADMAP.md** ✅ - **Status**: ✅ Recently updated (restructured) - **Action**: KEEP - Development planning document - **Quality**: Excellent - Clear phases, priorities, realistic timelines - **Last Updated**: January 16, 2026 ### 3. **docs/MAP_LAYERS.md** ✅ - **Status**: ✅ Up-to-date and accurate - **Action**: KEEP - Technical reference for map configuration - **Quality**: Good - Explains WMTS/WMS layer setup - **Value**: Referenced in README, needed for customization ### 4. **uploads/README.md** ✅ - **Status**: ✅ Simple but useful - **Action**: KEEP - Directory structure explanation - **Quality**: Basic but sufficient - **Value**: Helps understand file organization ### 5. **CONTACTS_SYSTEM_README.md** ✅ - **Status**: ✅ Accurate and comprehensive - **Action**: KEEP - Feature documentation - **Quality**: Excellent - Complete guide for contacts system - **Value**: Standalone feature documentation - **Recommendation**: Could be moved to `docs/` folder for better organization --- ## 🔄 Files to UPDATE ### 6. **DOCX_TEMPLATES_README.md** 🔄 - **Status**: 🔄 Good content but could be enhanced - **Action**: UPDATE - Add more examples and troubleshooting - **Quality**: Good - Lists all available variables - **Issues**: - Missing some newer variables - Could use more example templates - No troubleshooting section - **Recommendation**: ```markdown - Add section on common errors - Include full example template - Document custom data fields better - Add screenshots of example documents ``` ### 7. **RADICALE_SYNC_README.md** 🔄 - **Status**: 🔄 Mostly accurate but incomplete - **Action**: UPDATE - Add current implementation details - **Quality**: Good - Clear setup instructions - **Issues**: - Async implementation details could be clearer - Missing error handling documentation - No troubleshooting guide - **Recommendation**: ```markdown - Add troubleshooting section (connection errors, auth failures) - Document sync status/logs - Add manual sync endpoint documentation - Include example VCard output ``` ### 8. **route_planning_readme.md** 🔄 - **Status**: 🔄 Technical but could be better integrated - **Action**: UPDATE - Modernize and integrate with main docs - **Quality**: Good - Comprehensive route planning guide - **Issues**: - Not referenced in main README - Setup instructions could be clearer - Missing UI screenshots - **Recommendation**: ```markdown - Add link from README.md to this guide - Update with current UI state - Add screenshots of route planning in action - Document any recent API changes - Consider moving to docs/ROUTE_PLANNING.md ``` --- ## ⚠️ Files to ARCHIVE (Historical Reference) ### 9. **DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE_TEMPLATE.md** ⚠️ - **Status**: ⚠️ Duplicate content with README - **Action**: ARCHIVE or DELETE - **Quality**: Good - Comprehensive deployment guide - **Issues**: - 411 lines of deployment instructions - Most content now covered in README.md - Some instructions are generic (not project-specific) - **Recommendation**: - **Option 1**: Move to `docs/archive/DEPLOYMENT_DETAILED.md` for reference - **Option 2**: Delete (README deployment section is sufficient) - **Decision**: ARCHIVE - May be useful for detailed deployment scenarios ### 10. **DOCKER_GIT_DEPLOYMENT.md** ⚠️ - **Status**: ⚠️ Overlaps with README and DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE - **Action**: ARCHIVE or DELETE - **Quality**: Good - Specific to git-based deployment - **Issues**: - Content duplicated in README - Some instructions outdated - 205 lines when README covers this in ~30 lines - **Recommendation**: - **Option 1**: Merge unique content into README - **Option 2**: Archive as `docs/archive/GIT_DEPLOYMENT_DETAILED.md` - **Decision**: ARCHIVE - Provides more detail than README for complex deployments --- ## ❌ Files to DELETE (Obsolete) ### 11. **CLEANUP_PLAN.md** ❌ - **Status**: ❌ Obsolete - Lists files for deletion - **Action**: DELETE after review - **Quality**: N/A - Planning document - **Reason**: - Lists debug files, test scripts, old migrations - Most listed files should be deleted or are already gone - This is a temporary planning document - Once cleanup is done, this file is no longer needed - **Recommendation**: ```bash # Review the files it lists, clean them up, then delete this file # Most files listed are safe to delete ``` ### 12. **files-to-delete.md** ❌ - **Status**: ❌ Duplicate of CLEANUP_PLAN.md - **Action**: DELETE - **Quality**: N/A - Planning document - **Reason**: - Same purpose as CLEANUP_PLAN.md - Temporary planning document - No longer needed after cleanup - **Recommendation**: DELETE immediately (redundant with CLEANUP_PLAN.md) --- ## 📁 Recommended Documentation Structure ### Current Structure (Flat) ``` panel/ ├── README.md ├── ROADMAP.md ├── CONTACTS_SYSTEM_README.md ├── DOCX_TEMPLATES_README.md ├── RADICALE_SYNC_README.md ├── route_planning_readme.md ├── DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE_TEMPLATE.md ├── DOCKER_GIT_DEPLOYMENT.md ├── CLEANUP_PLAN.md ❌ ├── files-to-delete.md ❌ ├── docs/ │ └── MAP_LAYERS.md └── uploads/ └── README.md ``` ### Recommended Structure (Organized) ``` panel/ ├── README.md ✅ (Main documentation) ├── ROADMAP.md ✅ (Development planning) ├── docs/ │ ├── features/ │ │ ├── CONTACTS_SYSTEM.md 🔄 (renamed from CONTACTS_SYSTEM_README.md) │ │ ├── DOCX_TEMPLATES.md 🔄 (renamed, updated) │ │ ├── RADICALE_SYNC.md 🔄 (renamed, updated) │ │ ├── ROUTE_PLANNING.md 🔄 (renamed from route_planning_readme.md) │ │ └── MAP_LAYERS.md ✅ (already in docs/) │ ├── deployment/ │ │ └── ADVANCED_DEPLOYMENT.md ⚠️ (merged from DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE + DOCKER_GIT) │ └── archive/ (optional) │ └── [old deployment guides] ⚠️ └── uploads/ └── README.md ✅ ``` --- ## 🎯 Action Plan ### Immediate Actions (This Week) 1. **DELETE Obsolete Files** ```bash rm CLEANUP_PLAN.md rm files-to-delete.md ``` 2. **Create docs/ Structure** ```bash mkdir -p docs/features mkdir -p docs/deployment mkdir -p docs/archive ``` 3. **Move & Rename Files** ```bash # Move feature docs mv CONTACTS_SYSTEM_README.md docs/features/CONTACTS_SYSTEM.md mv DOCX_TEMPLATES_README.md docs/features/DOCX_TEMPLATES.md mv RADICALE_SYNC_README.md docs/features/RADICALE_SYNC.md mv route_planning_readme.md docs/features/ROUTE_PLANNING.md # Archive deployment guides (optional) mv DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE_TEMPLATE.md docs/archive/ mv DOCKER_GIT_DEPLOYMENT.md docs/archive/ ``` 4. **Update README.md** - Add "Documentation" section with links to all feature docs - Reference docs/features/ for detailed guides ### Short-term Updates (Next 2 Weeks) 1. **Update DOCX_TEMPLATES.md** - Add troubleshooting section - Include full example template - Add screenshots 2. **Update RADICALE_SYNC.md** - Add troubleshooting guide - Document error handling - Add sync status monitoring 3. **Update ROUTE_PLANNING.md** - Modernize content - Add UI screenshots - Update API references 4. **Create Documentation Index** - Add docs/README.md with index of all documentation - Link from main README --- ## 📊 Documentation Quality Metrics | Metric | Current | Target | |--------|---------|--------| | **Core Docs Complete** | 2/2 (100%) | ✅ | | **Feature Docs Updated** | 1/5 (20%) | 5/5 (100%) | | **Organized Structure** | No | Yes | | **Screenshots/Examples** | Few | All guides | | **Troubleshooting Sections** | 0 | All guides | | **Cross-references** | Some | Complete | --- ## 🔍 Files Status Summary ### ✅ KEEP AS-IS (5 files) 1. README.md - Main documentation ✅ 2. ROADMAP.md - Development roadmap ✅ 3. docs/MAP_LAYERS.md - Map configuration ✅ 4. uploads/README.md - Upload directory info ✅ 5. CONTACTS_SYSTEM_README.md - Contacts guide ✅ ### 🔄 UPDATE & REORGANIZE (3 files) 6. DOCX_TEMPLATES_README.md → docs/features/DOCX_TEMPLATES.md 🔄 7. RADICALE_SYNC_README.md → docs/features/RADICALE_SYNC.md 🔄 8. route_planning_readme.md → docs/features/ROUTE_PLANNING.md 🔄 ### ⚠️ ARCHIVE (2 files) 9. DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE_TEMPLATE.md → docs/archive/ ⚠️ 10. DOCKER_GIT_DEPLOYMENT.md → docs/archive/ ⚠️ ### ❌ DELETE (2 files) 11. CLEANUP_PLAN.md ❌ 12. files-to-delete.md ❌ --- ## 🎓 Best Practices for Future Documentation 1. **Location**: - Core docs in root (README, ROADMAP) - Feature docs in `docs/features/` - Deployment docs in `docs/deployment/` - Archive old docs in `docs/archive/` 2. **Naming**: - Use UPPER_CASE.md for main docs - Use descriptive names (FEATURE_NAME.md) - Avoid "readme" suffix (implied) 3. **Content**: - Include troubleshooting section - Add screenshots/examples - Keep updated with code changes - Link to related docs 4. **Maintenance**: - Review quarterly - Update on major features - Archive obsolete docs (don't delete immediately) - Keep changelog in ROADMAP.md --- **Recommendation**: Proceed with cleanup and reorganization to improve documentation discoverability and maintainability.