Let's Work Wordpress site - WPA Consulting

Let’s Work WordPress site

Wordpress site to share the client’s Jobs initiative.

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Project Description

The client needed a web platform to publish its Jobs study and findings. We also needed a password-protected area for partners to share meeting material. The site had to be easy to maintain by anyone with little training.

How we solved it

Our approach

It was quickly obvious that a WordPress site was an ideal development platform for this project. Since we had to get the whole site and hosting approved by the client’s security team, we had to work in collaboration with the team.

Research

The client was unsure as to how to go about having a Web presence for their Jobs initiative. We discussed various approaches and settled on a WordPress site that will be co-managed by us and the client.

Launch

The site was in instant success the day it was launched. It has been in operation for three years and continues to be the standard upon which other micro-sites in the organization are modelled on.

Planning

The site needed to be launched to coincide with the release of their initial Jobs study. In order to keep costs low and develop time short, we proposed a few WordPress templates that offer enough features and flexibility for changes and improvements over time.

Hosting

We coordinated with the client’s information security team to create a hosting platform on a Rackspace dedicated server.

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Development

The site had to be viewable on all devices and screens, so we started with a good base responsive template and built upon it to add functionality and features.

Member area

We created a special, password-protected member area. It is used to store meeting documents and reference material only for the partners in the initiative.

Monitoring

Due to the large reputational risks, we added two levels of defense to the site. The few times we had an attack, it was pushed back without compromising the site and its content. We also work with an outside provider firm specializing in security and hacking so that the site is monitored 24/7 .