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.

Chicago Sports Talk (bbPress and WordPress MU Project)

url: http://www.chicagosportstalk.com/

Chicago Sports Talk

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • Custom web design
  • bbPress theme customization
  • WordPress MU theme customization
  • WordPress MU and bbPress plugins customization

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, WordPress Mu, PHP, CSS, bbPress

front end:

The client approached me wanting a grey and red three column design and I put the rest together. This site is going to be loaded with image posts so the themes for bbPress and WordPress needed to be minimal and non-distracting to the content. The client also wanted something that would be easily customized per blog in the future so I put together a theme that would be easy to modify in the future to only require a few changes for a new color scheme. The theme for the WordPress Mu site and the bbPress site use the same basic CSS so global updates are also easy and quick.

back end:

This project uses bbPress for the forums and then is integrated with WordPress Mu for a single sign on solution. There are plugins used in both bbPress and WordPress Mu to tie the two sites together as well as to aggregate content between sites.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

We are based in Chicago and love Chicago sports and we look forward to following the news and stories that come out of this site!

PFDebate (bbPress Theme)

url: http://forums.pfdebate.com/

PFDebate

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • bbPress theme customization
  • WordPress CMS setup and configuration

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, bbPress

front end:

The client approached me with a basic design already in place that he wanted to turn into a bbPress theme. I used the existing code and modified it a bit to work with bbPress so that the forum section of the site did not stand out so much as being completely different.

back end:

This project uses bbPress which is very similar to working with WordPress so editing theme files and adding plugins were easily done.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

bbPress themes have several files, but is still much nicer to customize than phpBB – in my opinion