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.
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.
SDAC Inc. provided:
- XHTML/CSS programming
- WordPress theme creation
- Custom PHP programming
- Custom JS programming
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP, jQuery
front end:
The client wanted to add a WordPress blog to their existing site without the users knowing they were going from static pages to the WordPress site. I took their existing CSS and XHTML and created a simple theme so the change would be transparent to the user.
back end:
The only backend functionality for this was creating a javascript widget for the static pages that contained the latest blog posts Instead of putting in parser code on every page – I made a javascript widget so they could simply copy and paste one line of JS on each/any of their pages and output the recent blog posts.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
So many people look for a way to add WordPress to their existing sites without having different styles or a different look and feel and this a perfect example of how easy it can be implemented.
SDAC Inc. provided:
- XHTML/CSS programming
- WordPress theme creation
- Custom PHP programming
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP
front end:
The client gave came to me with a PDF of the design and I turned that into a WordPress them. The client wanted to make sure the blog part of the site fit in with the other site without the visitors knowing there was a difference. This meant using some non-traditional web fonts so I used TTF Titles (WordPress plugin) that allowed me to turn certain text into images on the fly so that it would look like it was using a custom font.
back end:
This site contained some of my standard customizations: featured admin panel and my custom thumbnails/ custom fields plugins.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
It is always fun for me to see the clients see how WordPress can be seamlessly be integrated into existing sites.
SDAC Inc. provided:
- jQuery programming
- XHTML/CSS programming/cleanup
- WordPress theme creation
- Custom PHP programming
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP
front end:
I had created a custom WordPress theme for this client a few years ago and this time. This time around they decided to take it a step further and wanted a complete CMS. I used the basic design from the previous theme and added in a number of custom content areas that dynamically pulled in content, and used some slick AJAX to manipulate the layout.
back end:
There are a number of custom plugins used for this site to control content, buttons, top content (image/text/video, etc), page vs. sub page content, active tabs, and the sidebar/bottom vignettes on each page. These custom plugins allowed the client to easily add other content to the pages and sub pages all by filling in some pre-defined fields on the edit/write page view.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
If anyone wants to see a WordPress site that does not necessarily look like a blog (a common request) – take a look at this one.
SDAC Inc. provided:
- XHTML/CSS programming/cleanup
- WordPress theme customization/adjustments
- Custom PHP programming
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP, WordPress VIP Hosting
front end:
I had done some work with this client previously and the theme needed for this site was very similar to the theme for the other site but with some slight modifications.
back end:
For the other Carnival theme, I used a third party theme to start with (Carnival provided). Since there were a lot of customizations on the backend needed, I ended up rebuilding the theme, stripping a lot of unused functions out, adding a lot more admin panels for easy content manipulation, and focusing on giving the client full control of their content. There are several custom functions in place with this site (featured box (can either be video, slideshow, or single image), sidebar widgets, custom admin panels to control almost all images, logos, and text.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
It is almost always easier and more efficient to work with something that you built than to try and troubleshoot as long as you are committed to simplicity and documentation – and I will be happy to continually develop this theme.
SDAC Inc. provided:
- XHTML/CSS programming
- phpBB to bbPress migration
- bbPress theme
- bbPress/WordPress integration
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, bbPress, phpBB, PHP, WordPress
front end:
I had created the WordPress theme and phpBB skin a few years ago. I created the bbPress theme based on the already in place WordPress theme and a custom bbPress theme that I use for all clients.
back end:
After some issues with phpBB, the client decided it was time to migrate to bbPress. I created an import script and then imported the data and users. I also suggested the client consider some spam plugins to block spam bots (which has yet to be installed).
lessons learned/random thoughts:
With thousands of spam user registrations and posts – migrating the data post cleanup would be highly recommended and much faster. This is something I am definitely going to recommend next time around.
SDAC Inc. provided:
- Browser Debugging/CSS Cleanup
- WordPress CMS/theme modifcation
- Custom PHP programming
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP
front end:
The client had the layout and design in place when they contacted me. I provided some CSS/XHTML cleanup (browser debugging), a few modifications, and a new store (category template) which controlled the Store part of the site.
back end:
The client needed an easy way to add in new records to the store section without touching any code in the templates. I created some custom fields on the front end of the post screen and then some backend custom logic to display the records automatically as they were released with a thumbnail of the album, a title (link to the main info page, a buy button, and an album description).
lessons learned/random thoughts:
Making something easy to use modify always makes the client happy!
SDAC Inc. provided:
- XHTML/CSS programming/cleanup
- WordPress theme customization/adjustments
- Custom PHP programming
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP, WordPress VIP Hosting
front end:
I was given an existing theme with mockups for any changes to the theme. I then spent time optimizing, cleaning up existing code, and modifying (new nav, colors, logos, featured slideshow customizations, widget customization/creation, etc) the theme for Carnival Cruise Lines before then transferring it to WordPress VIP hosting.
back end:
I created a custom WordPress RSS widget and contact widget to fit their needs as well as cleaned up the existing code so everything would work properly. Since this site is based on an existing theme – there was not a lot functionally that was needed.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
It is always a pleasure helping clients with their WordPress projects – especially when using VIP hosting.
SDAC Inc. provided:
- XHTML/CSS programming
- Custom web design
- Custom logo design
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, PHP, WordPress
front end:
The client wanted a design similar to her other site Mapplr. After receiving a color palette and custom icons – I put together a logo, and site design that had a similar feel to Mapplr while still having it’s own look and feel.
back end:
There is not anything too fancy with this site on the backend. I added a few custom functions – but nothing major.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
This was a pretty straightforward project but I built on the existing codebase of the sister site – Mapplr.com. Sometimes it ends up being quicker and easier starting from scratch.
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