In the not too distant past, web pages were always built by hand. Masters of the craft were capable of producing beautiful, cleanly written code. Over time, tools were developed to automate some of the more routine tasks involved. The results weren’t always pretty, but the advantages were obvious.
Today, most websites are built using a content management system. Dozens of options exist, but only a few stand out as viable options for the typical small to midsize business. WordPress is one such platform. Projex IMC builds modern, feature-rich websites using WordPress … the world’s most popular web content management system.
WordPress CMS
WordPress is a free, open source content management system. With hundreds of core contributors and tens of thousands of web developers using the platform worldwide, WordPress is constantly evolving. That’s good news for those who choose to base their website development efforts (and investments) on the WordPress platform, because the collective efforts of this massive user base contribute toward a stable product and a keen focus on emerging trends and technologies that continually redefine the state-of-the-art for all modern websites and website development service providers.
The WordPress platform’s low cost of entry and well-conceived administrative interface are important reasons why many small businesses and municipalities choose WordPress — and WordPress developers — to build and maintain their online presence. But the attraction isn’t reserved for smaller organizations alone … in fact more than 28% of ALL websites online today are powered by WordPress, including sites owned by some of the largest organizations in the world.
Design Themes and Extensions
WordPress is a flexible website development platform. Thousands of design themes and software extensions are available to satisfy current requirements, and the platform’s massive ecosystem of developers ensures that your organization’s website is well positioned to support future growth.
Bundled Service Packages
Our ProjexPro™ package is purpose built for smaller-scale, high quality websites. Modular options are available to add ecommerce capabilities, digital marketing tools, performance optimization technologies and web analytics. The basic toolkit includes:
- Shared hosting options
- WordPress installation/configuration
- Professional design theme selection/installation
- Installation of commercial and proprietary software extensions
- Server/software security hardening
- Automated daily site backups
- Weekly offsite backups
User Experience
Our web developers work closely with the creative team to ensure that the end user experience (UX) envisioned in the design phase of your website development project is realized in the development phase. We configure, code and test a prototype for each site in our staging environment to ensure that all elements of the interface (UI) are functioning properly across common devices and viewports. If use cases were documented (common in more complex website development projects … less so for smaller projects) we also test each use case to ensure that key functionality is installed and performing as intended.
Information Architecture
Key website pages and navigation elements are added (or refined) based on the content we’ll be adding to the site. Content is then added and formatted per design requirements. We also insert critical data (metadata) used by search engines to catalog and classify content.
Feature Development/Integrations
The WordPress ecosystem provides literally thousands of free and low cost software extensions — called plugins — (47,000+ in the free WordPress plugin repository alone) that can be installed within your WordPress site to extend functionality without the costs associated with custom development. Our development team is familiar with many of these tools, and will recommend their use where applicable. We also develop our own plugins for use by Projex IMC website development clients.
We’re happy to provide estimates for custom software development, when needed, to provide functionality that is not otherwise available.
Domain Name Registration
An easy-to-remember domain name is a valuable asset to your organization. Projex IMC can offer assistance with the selection of an appropriate domain name for your new website, and we can also register new domain names through our preferred registrar (Name.com).
Website Migration
If you already have a website, Projex IMC can help you migrate the site to our web hosting environment. Please contact our sales manager to discuss your specific requirements.
