Enhance project description with improved README structure and accessibility

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Significantly improved the project description and onboarding experience by restructuring the README to be more accessible for new users while preserving all existing comprehensive content.

What Changed

Added Clear Executive Summary

• Created a prominent "What is PiperPrivacy?" section that immediately explains the product's purpose and target audience
• Enhanced the tagline to be more descriptive: "Streamline privacy compliance with automated assessments, data collection tracking, and breach management for WordPress"
• Added clear value proposition highlighting the transformation from complex compliance to streamlined workflows

Integrated Quick Start Guide

• Added a 5-minute quick start section directly in the main README
• Provided step-by-step installation and configuration instructions
• Included direct links to detailed setup guides for users who need more information

Enhanced Feature Presentation

• Reorganized features into logical capability groups with clear visual hierarchy
• Created scannable feature table with icons and descriptive summaries
• Highlighted key benefits like "72-hour compliance" and "automated workflows"
• Improved formatting with better use of markdown tables and structured lists

Improved Target Audience Clarity

• Added "Who Should Use This" section with specific roles and use cases
• Made it clear this is designed for privacy officers, compliance teams, DPOs, and WordPress agencies
• Highlighted enterprise and organizational use cases

Better Technical Requirements

• Reorganized requirements into clearly formatted callout boxes
• Made PHP/WordPress version requirements more prominent
• Clarified dependency requirements and provided helpful links

Enhanced Installation Instructions

• Added multiple installation methods (WordPress admin, WP-CLI, manual)
• Included clear dependency setup instructions
• Provided better navigation to detailed setup documentation

Why This Matters

The original README was comprehensive but overwhelming for first-time visitors. These changes create a much clearer entry point while maintaining all the detailed technical documentation that advanced users need. The new structure follows modern documentation best practices with:

• Clear value proposition up front
• Quick start path for immediate action
• Scannable feature overview
• Easy navigation to detailed information

All existing content has been preserved and enhanced rather than replaced, ensuring no information is lost while dramatically improving accessibility for new users.

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• https://api.github.com/repos/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/zipball/ad545ea9c1b7d270ce0fc9cbfb884161cd706119
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/php8.3 -n -c /tmp/2RL9Z0 /usr/bin/composer install (http block)
• https://api.github.com/repos/composer/installers/zipball/12fb2dfe5e16183de69e784a7b84046c43d97e8e
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/php8.3 -n -c /tmp/2RL9Z0 /usr/bin/composer install (http block)
• https://api.github.com/repos/doctrine/instantiator/zipball/c6222283fa3f4ac679f8b9ced9a4e23f163e80d0
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/php8.3 -n -c /tmp/2RL9Z0 /usr/bin/composer install (http block)
• https://api.github.com/repos/phar-io/manifest/zipball/54750ef60c58e43759730615a392c31c80e23176
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/php8.3 -n -c /tmp/2RL9Z0 /usr/bin/composer install (http block)
• https://api.github.com/repos/theseer/tokenizer/zipball/737eda637ed5e28c3413cb1ebe8bb52cbf1ca7a2
  • Triggering command: /usr/bin/php8.3 -n -c /tmp/2RL9Z0 /usr/bin/composer install (http block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to the custom allowlist in this repository's Copilot coding agent settings (admins only)

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