The Atlanta Post (WordPress CMS)

url: http://atlantapost.com/

Atlanta Post

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • WordPress theme creation
  • Custom PHP programming
  • Custom jQuery programming

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP, jQuery

front end:

The client provided the images, XHTML, and JS. I added in the slideshow JS using jQuery Cycle, as well as a few other custom layouts.

back end:

The backend makes the site. Most views have hand picked articles which the site admins manage from a slick backend admin panel which allows them to drag and drop content into place. The theme templates are highly customized to handle the custom content place. Everything on this site is dynamic and easily customizable.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

I have done a lot of admin panels – but this is by far the coolest thing I have done to date with them.

REALTOR Marketing Makeover (WordPress Blog)

url: http://marketingmakeoverchallenge.com/

Realtor

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • WordPress theme creation
  • Custom PHP programming

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, WordPress,PHP

front end:

The client had an existing site design in place – they just needed the WordPress blog part incorporated into their existing layout.

back end:

There is nothing too fancy with the backend.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

This is another good example of easily incorporating WordPress into your non-WordPress layout.

WalkIberia (WordPress CMS/bbPress)

url: http://walkiberia.com/

Walk Iberia

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • Custom Web Design
  • Custom Graphic Design
  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • WordPress theme creation
  • Custom PHP programming
  • Custom jQuery programming
  • Custom bbPress Theme

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, WordPress, bbPress, PHP, jQuery

front end:

The client wanted something with a lot of different content areas on all views. This site has a lot of moving parts: slideshows, carousels, tabs, custom views for home, category views, bbPress theme, etc.

back end:

For ease of use, the forum and site login is single sign-on. There are a few custom admin panels for ad management as well as to specify what goes into the featured slideshows. There are also a number of custom functions that make all the moving parts dynamic so the client can easily feature, change, move around the content in all views.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

After this site was completed – I duplicated it to another domain (Portuguese): http://passear.com which was the first time I used the Portuguese build of WordPress. WordPress is still easy to use – even it not in your native language!

Falcon Discovery

url: http://falcon-discovery.com/

Falcon Discovery

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • Custom Web Design
  • Custom Graphic Design
  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • WordPress theme creation
  • Custom PHP programming
  • Custom jQuery programming

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP, jQuery

front end:

The client wanted something minimal, and clean to present all their content. They wanted a number of javascript functionality: drop down menus, slideshows, accordions, etc. I used jQuery to handle all the tasks.

back end:

There are a number of custom admin panels as well as custom templates in place for this site in order for everything on the site to be editable and dynamic. There are custom admin panels for the slideshow, sidebar, and home page content and then custom page templates which dynamically create the accordion pages wherever you see them. The client does not need to put in any special code or divs.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

Having content and then designing for that content makes more sense than designing something with content that does not exist. I am now a firm believer that content comes first.

ManKind Studios (WordPress CMS)

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url: http://mankindstudio.com/

ManKind Studios

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • Custom Web Design
  • Custom Graphic Design
  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • WordPress theme creation
  • Custom PHP programming
  • Custom jQuery programming

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP, jQuery

front end:

The client wanted something very simple and clean which allowed them to easily add new content both in a slideshow on the home page and throughout the other pages as well. The client also wanted a custom logo – which we provided.

back end:

There is a custom admin panel to control the home page slideshow as well as the home page audio file. Other than that – this was a very simple site. They wanted to easily include Topspin widgets on their sites we I made sure they could use WordPress widgets in order to easily place everything with a simple drag and drop.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

I wish I lived closer to these guys. I would love to spend a day with all that equipment!

Presidents of the United States of America (WordPress CMS)

url: http://www.presidentsrock.com/

PUSA

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • WordPress theme creation
  • Custom PHP programming

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP

front end:

The client wanted a flexible theme so they could easily change link colors, the header, the font, the menu items, etc. I showed them my Lucidity theme and they loved the options so we started with that.

back end:

Even though the Lucidity theme comes with a number of options to make it easy to use – I added in more functionality and a few custom templates so they could control their gigs section, the menu items, and a few other custom options they were looking for.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

It was great working with a band I had admired since the mid nineties!

National Day of Prayer (WordPress CMS)

url: http://www.ndptf.org/

NDP

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • WordPress theme creation
  • Custom PHP programming
  • Custom jQuery programming

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP, jQuery

front end:

The client provided the PSD mockups for the site and I provided them with a finished CSS/XHTML/PHP WordPress theme.

back end:

There is a lot going on in the site and I had to make it as easy as possible to control the content for the client as possible. I use Jappler Menus with the WordPress function to create the dynamic menus, jQuery Cycle with a custom admin panel for the home page slide show, jQuery UI Accordion for the accordion on the home page along with custom editable pages in WordPress to manage the content, and more. Basically – everything you see is easily editable by someone that does not know any HTML, PHP, or CSS.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

I love working with jQuery. It is easy to use, manipulate, and works great for adding some slick functionality.

TIME Inc Techland (VIP WordPress Theme)

url: http://www.techland.com/

TIME

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • WordPress theme creation
  • Custom PHP programming
  • Custom jQuery programming

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP, jQuery

front end:

TIME Inc provided the PSD mockups for the site and I provided them with a finished CSS/XHTML/PHP WordPress theme.

back end:

This was one of the most complicated sites I have worked on to date. There are numerous custom admin features that allows the client to easily change, update and manipulate content. A number of custom fields also gives the client the ability to mark and then display custom content types. There are a number of custom functions on every page view that pulls in content dynamically and displays it depending on the page view.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

Overall – this was an awesome project to work on and I look forward to working with TIME Inc. on more projects in the future.

Pypeline (WordPress CMS & bbPress Forum)

url: http://www.guidewiregroup.com/

Pypeline

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • WordPress theme creation
  • bbPress theme creation
  • Custom PHP programming
  • Custom jQuery programming

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, WordPress, bbPress, PHP, jQuery

front end:

The client wanted an easy to manage site with a forum – completely designed from the ground up. We provided them with a completely custom design for an integrated WordPress/bbPress site.

back end:

The main goal with this site was to make a single sign-on web site for the client and their users. We tied in bbPress, added some jQuery functionality (scroller, etc) – and used everything we could to make sure it was easily managed.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

I love working with bbPress and WordPress together and enjoy the simplicity of this site.

Laxstar (WordPress CMS)

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url: http://www.laxstar.com

Laxstar

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • WordPress theme creation
  • Custom PHP programming

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, WordPress

front end:

The client wanted to create a web site using Lucidity Catalog for their business because of Lucidity Catalog’s highly customizable options. I created a very clean design to match the logo.

back end:

The client was able to utilize Lucidity Catalog’s backend so that they would not have to make modifications to the theme files.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

It is nice to see others enjoying our themes.