Company Overview
Nine is a leading managed service provider in Switzerland, specializing in cloud and platform hosting solutions. The company is ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified, serving high-profile clients such as mobiliar.ch, jungfraubahnen.ch, and geschenkidee.ch across three data centers in Switzerland.
- Name: Nine Internet Solutions AG
- Website: nine.ch
- Industry: Technology, Information, and Internet
- Location: Zurich, Switzerland
- Team Size: 40
- Specialties: Business Hosting, Cloud Hosting, Managed Security, Kubernetes, AWS Support, IT Services, and more.
Client Request
Objective: To implement new Figma designs into a WordPress site, enhancing the client’s online presence and showcasing their cloud and containerization services.
Requirements:
- Create a new website based on Figma designs
- Implement a new WordPress theme from scratch
- Ensure the website is responsive and meets modern web standards
- Integration of sorryapp.com status bar
- Multi-language (English, German)
- Accessible
- Speed optimization
Challenges:
- Ensuring the website is user-friendly and accessible to a diverse audience
- Collaborating closely with the project manager and marketing manager to ensure website is intuitive to use
- 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
- Ensuring the website is responsive and accessible on all devices
- Coordinating with the client to ensure their requirements and feedback are addressed promptly
- Ensuring the website accurately reflects the client’s brand and services.
- Training the client to add and update content
Technologies Used: WordPress, Gutenberg, Bedrock, WordPress Plugins, WPML Plugin, HTML, SASS, Javascript, React, Slick Slider, Cockpit, Deplo.io
Solution:
- Designed a modern and responsive, mobile first WordPress theme from scratch
- Created easy to use custom Gutenberg blocks matching the Figma design
- Integrated sorryapp.com status bar
- Ensured bilingual support (English and German) to cater to the multicultural audience
- Website page speed optimization
- Website accessibility
Outcome:
- Successfully launched the new website within a 5 months timeframe
- Improved user engagement through the blog and event sections
- Received positive feedback from the client for meeting their design and functional requirements
Lessons Learned:
- The importance of a clear web design made in Figma and working with custom Gutenberg blocks. The implementation was very joyful for me.
- 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
