We just launched the complete redesign of Sophono.com for the Boulder-based hearing solution device manufacturer. The new Sophono website features a unique landing page slideshow which directs visitors into one of four branches of their website.
Sophono.com Landing Page
As per usual, we designed the site from scratch, and bent the WordPress CMS to our design and structure.
Sophono.com Content Page
You can see the original site, Sophono V1.0, below:
Original Sophono Website
We just launched BoulderGranola.com for a local, natural foods start-up company. The site has a fully-integrated e-commerce system built within the WordPress platform.
Boulder Granola Landing Page
Boulder Granola Product Page
Boulder Granola Store Page
Branding, branded website design, and content created by Malowany Associates.
We just redesigned and relaunched SandalwoodValuation.com for a local asset and appraisal service company based in Louisville, Colorado.
SandalwoodValuation.com V2.0
SandalwoodValuation.com V1.0 (original)
As per usual, we built the website on the WordPress platform using a custom-designed, from-scratch theme. Site is fully equipped for SEO optimization and tested across all modern browsers.
We just deployed SavidgeLaw.com for a Boulder-based law firm. The project featured a complete branding package including logo design, business cards, letterhead, envelopes and announcement cards.
Savidge Law Firm Logo
Savidge Branding Package
SavidgeLaw.com
SavideLaw.com is a custom design, a from-scratch theme, built on the WP platform.
DesignDivine is excited to welcome Hilary Clarcq as the newest member of its growing and diverse design team. Hilary is being brought on board as a graphic and web specialist to boost productivity and aid in such projects as website creation, content management, print design, and custom illustration.
She is already actively engaged in assisting clients such as:
- Radish Systems
- Sandalwood Valuation
- Venator Partners
- Colorado Water Congress
We welcome Hilary to the team and look forward to maintaining our superior design standards as the scope of our company and projects continues to grow.
One of our clients wanted two sites—two URLs, two designs, two sets of content—on a single WordPress install. They wanted to be able to log into a single admin area to manage both sites, and to be able to make posts of certain categories show up on both sites, while other posts would be limited to just one or the other.
I found my solution in rewrites. Users visit a url such as “example1.com/about” or “example2.com/about”, and I rewrite it so WordPress treats it as “example1.com/example1/about” or “example1.com/example2/about” without the user knowing the difference. I tried three different options before stumbling on one that worked well.
1) .htaccess
Didn’t work. Why? Because WordPress is expecting queries to be directed to index.php, and then it looks at REQUEST_URI to figure out how to dispatch the request. I couldn’t find a way to change REQUEST_URI with an apache rewrite without directing the request away from WordPress.
2) WordPress rewrite_rules
I got this working, but it was punishingly slow. On every page load, I had WordPress regenerate its rewrite_rules, depending on which HTTP_HOST is being accessed.
3) Change REQUEST_URI inside WordPress
Sounds scarier than it is. As soon as the request is inside WordPress—I chose wp-config.php, because it’s designed to be user editable—check which HTTP_HOST is being accessed, and then change the REQUEST_URI appropriately.
From there it’s just a matter of implementing a zillion WordPress hooks to change URLs whenever you output them, to remove the site prefixes. And to filter certain categories from blog listings, blog archives, et cetera. But I’ll save that for another post.
