Glana

Technical Approach

For this project, I built upon a robust starter theme which provided a strong foundation to build upon. To ensure a responsive and visually consistent design, Bootstrap 5 was used, a popular front-end framework. This choice provided us with a responsive grid system, pre-styled components, and a mobile-first approach, ensuring a seamless user experience across various devices.

To bring the design to life, I worked closely with a team of designers who created a comprehensive visual blueprint using Figma. The design, based on the Figma document, served as a guiding reference throughout the development process. By adhering to the design specifications, I was able to accurately implement the desired visual elements, layout, and typography, ensuring a cohesive and polished appearance across the website.

In order to empower the company to have full control over the website’s content and image updates, I strategically implemented Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) throughout the site. ACF allowed me to create custom fields and flexible content sections, enabling effortless editing and management of various content elements. By leveraging ACF, the company can now easily update text, images, banners, and other dynamic content without the need for extensive coding knowledge. This ensures that the website remains up-to-date and reflects the company’s evolving needs, while providing a user-friendly interface for seamless content management.

To enhance the website’s interactivity and visual appeal, I utilized jQuery, a JavaScript library. jQuery enabled us to implement dynamic screen animations, including smooth scrolling, animated transitions, and custom effects, delivering an engaging and immersive browsing experience.

To streamline the styling workflow and maintain clean and organized stylesheets, I employed SCSS (Sassy CSS), a CSS preprocessor. SCSS provided advanced features such as variables, nesting, and mixins, significantly enhancing productivity and making the stylesheet management more efficient.

As the project involved e-commerce functionality, we customized WooCommerce templates to seamlessly integrate the shopping experience with the redesigned website. By modifying templates such as product pages, cart, and checkout, we ensured a cohesive design and a consistent user interface throughout the purchasing process.

To further tailor the display of products and related elements, we made use of Woocommerce shortcodes, and custom WooCommerce loops and hooks. These allowed me to fine-tune product listings, filtering options, and various aspects of the shopping experience, ensuring an optimized and personalized user journey.

Additionally, I implemented custom taxonomies to improve the organization and categorization of products and other content. These custom taxonomies enhanced the user’s ability to browse and discover relevant items on the website, enabling a more intuitive and efficient shopping experience.

By adopting these technical approaches and leveraging the power of various tools and technologies, we successfully transformed the previous website into a visually appealing, user-friendly, and feature-rich platform that exceeds the expectations of our users.

Conclusion

In conclusion, we have made significant progress in the redesign of the website, delivering a visually appealing and user-friendly platform. The project has been a collaborative effort, utilizing a robust starter theme and leveraging Bootstrap 5 to ensure a responsive and consistent design across devices.

The implementation of Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) has paved the way for effortless content and image management, providing the company with the ability to update and customize various elements of the website. This flexibility will empower the company to keep the website up-to-date and aligned with their evolving needs.

To enhance interactivity and visual appeal, we have incorporated jQuery for dynamic screen animations, including smooth scrolling, transitions, and custom effects. These enhancements will contribute to an engaging and immersive browsing experience for users.

Additionally, the utilization of SCSS as a CSS preprocessor has streamlined the styling workflow, enabling efficient management of stylesheets and ensuring a clean and organized codebase.

While the website is not yet complete, we are dedicated to continuing our work and addressing any remaining tasks to finalize the project successfully. Our team remains committed to delivering a fully functional and optimized platform that will exceed the expectations of our users.

We appreciate the collaboration and trust placed in us throughout the development process, and we look forward to completing the project to provide a robust, visually appealing, and user-friendly website for the company.