SDAC Inc. provided:
- XHTML/CSS/JS programming
- Custom graphic design
- Custom web design
- WordPress theme customization
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, JS, WordPress , PHP
front end:
The client approached me with a blank slate. I put together the color scheme, layout, and graphics. The site needed to be clean, masculine, and easy to navigate. The client plans to have 50+ pages on the site so they also wanted drop down menus.
back end:
In order to make this as easy to use as possible for the client, I made use of a number of WordPress functions so that they could control the site for the most part by working in the WordPress admin. All the content on the site can easily be manipulated by using the WordPress admin. The menus are dynamically be generated from WordPress pages (any new pages will be added as soon as they are created, same goes for any deleted pages) and make use of custom menu CSS and javascript in place. The site is set up to use sidebar widgets so the clients can easily add new functionality as the site grows. The site also uses the “blog” functionality for their news section.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
The front page image was created inhouse by a talented graphic designer that does some work for me. He took four separate images of dogs in different settings/lighting and cut them out so they could be placed on one background and I think he did a great job!
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SDAC Inc. provided:
- XHTML/CSS programming
- bbPress theme customization
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, bbPress , PHP, CSS
front end:
I had worked with this client before with their WordPress theme so when building the bbPress theme, I was able to resuse most of the WordPress layout and CSS and then add in and customize the existing bbPress XHTML/CSS. I used the basic layout and then added colors and styles that were clean and minimal.
back end:
The client wanted a simple, easy to use and manage forum and he was very familiar with WordPress so I recommended bbPress.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
bbPress gets better and better with each release.
SDAC Inc. provided:
- XHTML/CSS programming
- WordPress theme customization
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, WordPress , PHP, CSS
front end:
The client came to me after purchasing a news theme (Remix) and wanted some customizations (colors, layout) and added logic.
back end:
I added in a lot of custom logic to dynamically control the header image which changes on per category, and also custom logic to the sidebar so the client can easily add related links and have them show up dynamically per category. I added some custom plugins to take care of these issues as well as the images on the homepage. All the customizations make it easier for the client to control the output of content while using WordPress’s admin.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
It is wonderful to be able to travel as much as this client did - I look forward to seeing their upcoming trips documented!
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