The first stage consists in preparation and signing of contract and specification. The latter contains all the requirements to functionality and design, and states the selected for the project WordPress theme and its demo. The demo site is a template, allowing as well to preview the approximate style of the end result. The specs document is accompanied by the sitemap = information architecture of the site, and wireframes of the core pages.
STAGE 1. Contract & Specification
The first stage consists in preparation and signing of contract and specification. The latter contains all the requirements to functionality and design, and states the selected for the project WordPress theme and its demo. The demo site is a template, allowing as well to preview the approximate style of the end result. The specs document is accompanied by the sitemap = information architecture of the site, and wireframes of the core pages.
STAGE 2. Design & Development
This stage starts with installation and configuration of WordPress, the selected theme and necessary plugins. Then, all the pages are developed top-down according to the sitemap. For each page: design, layout, content, preparation and compression of media (images, graphics, video and documents), development of page versions in other languages, SEO. Finally, the semantic Schema.org markup of the entire website is performed.
STAGE 3. Deployment & Handover
The final stage includes preparation of client’s hosting, deployment of the site, addition of visit counters, e.g. Google Analytics and/or Yandex Metrika, and configuration of the security and caching plugins, which are intended to protect and speed up the site. Then, the website administration manual is developed. Finally, access to user accounts of all premium (i.e. paid) plugins and support of the theme are transferred to client.
About WordPress
WordPress is a free Content Management System that allows to build websites with little or no coding. This significantly reduces the time and cost of a website development. Besides, WordPress has an extensive ecosystem of addons, plugins and themes, making possible to implement almost any functionality and design. The code behind the CMS itself is clean and simple, as a result the search engines index the site’s content very efficiently. And, the platform offers an intuitive user interface, so a configured website can be easily maintained by a non-expert. Currently, over 40% of websites on the Internet are powered by WordPress. The CMS has a very large and active community of users, developers and designers.
WordPress cons and solutions
Security
Due to popularity of WordPress, and low level of websites protection, 83% of all hacked CMS-based websites are built on WordPress. The solution is: secured WordPress setup, reliable security plugin, and timely updates of all plugins, the theme and the CMS. Most addons, and WP itself, have an auto-update option; for the rest, the security plugin sends update reminders.
Speed
Customization