Funeralwise Funeral Planner (Custom Framework/Application)

url: https://planner.funeralwise.com

Funeralwise Planner

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • Custom AJAX functionality
  • PHP programming
  • Custom PHP framework

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, jQuery

front end:

I had created a Drupal theme for this client previously and used that as a starting place for this project. The client needed several views (application, admin, reporting, data entry, print, etc) and we built a template system to make this as easy as possible. (This is quite a large and complicated application and ended up having well over 100 views). For the most part – since this application is geared more towards older viewers – we tried to keep everything as clean as possible.

back end:

After debating on what to use for this rather large application (hundreds of data entry fields) – we decided on using a custom PHP framework which allowed us to have a templating system, clean URLs, the ability to easily store and retrieve data without the hassle of managing hundreds of columns, as well as a lot of jQuery functionality to reduce page refreshes and to increase functionality. Our focus was on simplicity and reusability. There are four main components of this project: data collection form, user management, product inventory, and reporting. Each component by itself is fully functional and allows the users and administrators easy access and manipulate the data needed.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

With hundreds of data entry fields and over one hundred views, this application had to be well thought out before the first line of code was ever written. Several phone calls, documentation from the client, test plans, and proposed solutions were discussed well before anything took shape. Great planning ahead of time made something this large possible.

Tamra Davis Cooking Show (WordPress CMS)

url: http://www.tamradaviscookingshow.com/

Tamra Davis Cooking Show

SDAC Inc. provided:

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

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, WordPress , PHP

front end:

The client approached me wanting a very simple interface that would allow people to focus on her content. She wanted something that would be dynamic and easy to maintain so all content areas of the site are editable by using the WordPress admin.

back end:

The client also wanted an easy way to combine different posts to create a “master” post (the show) so her viewers could see a lot of content without taking up a lot of room on the page. Because of this – I used AJAX to show/hide content with an accordion in the “shows” section. I then created a custom plugin to tie in multiple posts in the “show” section.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

The shows and recipes are great and I look forward to the cookbook!