Posts Tagged ‘wordpress’
Mountain High Water
Today I launched a refitted site for my associates Mountain High Water. Mountain High offers quality products for large scale water purification (like for lakes, parks and golf courses). Eager to make updates to their website as business has grown, I recommended an upgrade to allow the site to run off a content management platform in order to ease their ability to keep their content up-to-date.
This version of the site features some new Flash highlights, better usability organization, more SEO friendly perma-linking, and a brand new cost-savings calculator. Lookin’ smooth, guys!
So I’ve been throwing the “W” word around a lot lately, and I’ve got to say there’s a solid foundation behind it. Let it be known- I love the WordPress platform! Coming from a guy who’s sampled a dozen different content management toolsets and even developed a number of my own, that’s a resounding vote of confidence.
In my mind, the two biggest aspects of using a CMS are: it has to be easy to use and it has to be flexible enough to tackle unique designs. By mastering the ability to create my own skins and custom plugins, I’ve been able to accomplish both of those facets quickly and effectively- with some new plugins developed lately that utilize WordPress data in Flash. The final bonus- since this is free software it benefits both myself and my clients: they essentially get the exact site they’re looking for with the ability to update it for free!
Keep an eye out for more WordPress updates – I’ll have some neat new sites posted soon and may be presenting a quick ‘Press seminar at IndieArsenal in the new future.
I’ve become a huge fan of WordPress lately. Its backend platform runs this blog and a number of other sites I’ve developed for clients lately. I’ve worked with and built a number of website content management systems in my day and none of them were without their flaws. It seems like they either lack the options I’m looking for, or are too complex for my clients to manage. Its no good if they spend all their time trying to figure it out! Several I’ve made have worked out fine, but its quite an undertaking for just one developer.
Enter WordPress 2.7. I’m very impressed. Earlier this year I started writing my own CMS system, but its taken a back seat to WordPress. Adding plugins and writing custom skins for it has been super-easy to master, and the interface is nice and light. Just wait- soon Colorado will be swarming with elegant sites of all shapes and sizes all running on WordPress.
I’ll be the Colorado WordPress master! Interested in learning more about WordPress or data-driven websites? Check out my portfolio or contact me.