• Camino Organization

    Name: Camino Organization

    Website: https://camino.org/

    Industry: Nonprofit

    Location: Charlotte, NC, USA

    Team Size: 250

    Mission: To equip people to live healthy, hopeful, and productive lives

    Client Request

    Objective: To build a new, fast and accessible website from scratch, enhancing their online presence and providing valuable resources to the community.

    Requirements:

    • Create a new website based on a Figma design
    • Implement a new WordPress theme from scratch
    • Include sections for Blog, Volunteer Events, and Donations
    • Multi-language (English, Spanish)

    Challenges:

    • Ensuring the website is user-friendly and accessible to a diverse audience
    • Integrating functionalities for blog posts, event management, and online donations
    • Meeting the specific design and content requirements within the tight timeline

    My Role and Solution

    Role: WordPress Developer

    Responsibilities:

    • Developing of the new website from scratch
    • Implementing the new WordPress theme as per the client’s design specifications
    • Developing and integrating sections for Blog, Volunteer Events, and Donations
    • Ensuring the website is responsive and accessible on all devices
    • Coordinating with the client to ensure their requirements and feedback are addressed promptly
    • Training the client to add and update content

    Technologies Used: WordPress, Gutenberg, WordPress Plugins, WPML Plugin, GiveWP Donation Plugin, HTML, SASS, Javascript, React, Wpengine, Cloudflare

    Solution:

    • Designed a modern and responsive, mobile first WordPress theme from scratch
    • Created easy to use custom Gutenberg blocks matching the Figma design
    • Integrated the donation GiveWP Donation Plugin
    • Implemented a secure donation feature to facilitate online contributions
    • Ensured bilingual support (English and Spanish) to cater to the multicultural audience
    • Website page speed optimization
    • Website accessibility

    Outcome:

    • Successfully launched the new website within the 6-8 week timeframe
    • Improved user engagement through the blog and event sections
    • Increased online donations by providing an easy-to-use and secure donation platform
    • Received positive feedback from the client for meeting their design and functional requirements

    Lessons Learned:

    • The importance of clear and consistent communication, especially in a remote work setting with time zone differences
    • Effective project management and time allocation to meet part-time commitment requirements while delivering quality work
    • Adapting to the needs of a bilingual and multicultural audience to ensure the website is inclusive and accessible
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