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 me with a Photoshop PSD of how the site should look and I took it from there, created all the templates, added in a jQuery Cycle piece on the home page, jappler Menus for the drop downs, and brought everything together.
back end:
The main goal with this site was to make it as easy for the client to add and manage content as possible. All the content areas, menus, etc are all managed within WordPress and makes for a great, clean, backend.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
I provide ongoing development for this client and it was great to get their content into WordPress.
SDAC Inc. provided:
- XHTML/CSS programming
- WordPress theme creation
- Custom PHP programming
technologies used:
XHTML, CSS, WordPress, PHP
front end:
The client wanted to migrate an existing static site to WordPress for content management. I took the existing code from the site and put it into the appropriate templates.
back end:
There is some interesting functionality with this site. The client wanted to have intro pages and then full content pages, so I built a custom plugin to handle this and then to only show the summary pages in the RSS feed.
lessons learned/random thoughts:
It is great to get clients from a static site to something dynamic and easy to manage. One less static site out there…
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).
Not too long ago whenever I had to move clients from one server to another, I would make a backup of the files and the database and then use SSH or FTP to move the files and then import the SQL file into MySQL. Over the past few months – I have switched to using the Import/Export option(Manage > Import/Export) to move simple sites. If you are moving your site to/from WordPress.com or from another server, take a look at the Import/Export option in WordPress to easily move all your data and attachments.
The Import/Export Process
You first need to log into your current WordPress installation and export your existing site data so you can import it on your new host. To do this, go to the WordPress Admin > Manage > Export. WordPress will create an XML file that you will then use to import. This is a really quick and easy way to move from one host to another if you are not comfortable with MySQL or phpMyAdmin (or any other database tool).
Import all your data (Import posts, comments, custom fields, pages, and categories from a WordPress export file) into your new WordPress installation. You can even import all your attachments which makes this even easier to migrate from one host to another.
You will also need to move your plugins, theme files, and any other files you might have – but this is a really easy way for most to move their data from one site to another – and it works great!
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