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:
We worked with the client to understand the design needs, created a design, then turned that into a WordPress theme (XHTML, CSS, JS, PHP).
back end:
There are a number of custom admin panels, custom fields, custom shortcodes, etc to make this as easy to use as possible. All of the sidebar elements pull in content dynamically, and there is a lot of really cool functionality built into the UI as well as the backend to make this extremely easy to manage.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
There are some really great jQuery pieces that can be seen as the site develops in the next month or so after launch (early 2010)
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 to work with and using some simple javascript along with Jappler Menus – the site was pieced together.
back end:
The site has a public and a private area which I used WordPress for both. There are also a few custom widgets to help make placing content as easy as possible.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
A lot of people do not realize how easy it is to password protect certain sections on WordPress – but it really is rather simple to set up!
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.
SDAC Inc. provided:
- XHTML/CSS programming
- WordPress theme creation
- Custom PHP programming
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP
front end:
The client worked with a designer to create the mockups as well as the XHTML, CSS, and Javascript for the views and I put everything together to create a WordPress theme.
back end:
The goal with this site like most every site I work on was to keep it as simple as possible for the client to manage content. There is a lot of template logic that pulls in custom post fields, custom admin panel fields, and other such techniques so they can easily and dynamically have all their content flow into the layout without touching any of the template files.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
Overall – it was great to use a number of custom interfaces to capture information used throughout the site.
SDAC Inc. provided:
- Custom Design
- XHTML/CSS programming
- WordPress theme creation
- Custom PHP programming
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP
front end:
The client came to me with a number of ideas about the layout/design, and their existing logo and I then put together what you see. They wanted something clean, minimal, and something with a lot of white space.
back end:
This site contained some of my standard customizations: featured admin panel and my custom thumbnails/ custom fields plugins as well as a few custom widgets, custom functions to handle the ad placements, and some other bits of content.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
I actually enjoy the content of this site and look forward to reading more of what they have to say in the future.
SDAC Inc. provided:
- XHTML/CSS programming
- WordPress CMS/theme
- Custom PHP programming
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP
front end:
I was given a mockup of the site and created the CSS/XHTML based on that and on another site I did for the same client in the past (BrandInstinct). The site is very clean and simple and allows the users to focus on the the content.
back end:
There was not anything too fancy besides a custom WordPress widget for them to use to show their polls in the sidebar. I created the widget for them so they could easily change their PollDaddy polls without making any changes to the templates.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
I had worked with this client before and we both have similar design tastes – minimal, simple. I really liked the way the site turned out.
SDAC Inc. provided:
- XHTML/CSS programming
- Moveable Type to WordPress Migration
- WordPress theme
- Custom PHP programming
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, Moveable Type, WordPress, WordPress.com (Hosting), PHP
front end:
I used the existing TIME Inc. Moveable Type templates for the site above and from those I created WordPress templates that would display everything so that the readers would not know there was any difference on the backend. I also tightened up the CSS to make sure load time would be reduced.
back end:
It was very important to the editors at TIME that every content area of this site could be easily modified at any time using the WordPress admin. Because of this, I worked with them to make sure they had control of each section by using as many of the WordPress functions, backend admin areas, and sidebar widgets as possible.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
This was my second Moveable Type theme migration for them and it went very smoothly. (WordPress VIP hosting migrated the data).
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