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Converting Kevin Smith Photography to WordPress

Converting a HTML Website to WordPress

Case Study – Converting Kevin Smith Wedding Photography to WordPress

The Brief

We were contacted by Kevin Smith, a Wedding Photographer based in the Cotswolds. He already had a website but it was built in html and Kevin was struggling to update his content and add new images, usually needing to contact his web hosts to unlock his website for him which would take time and add an extra step every time content needed changing.

Kevin wanted his website to be converted into WordPress as not only would it give him full control over his website and the ability for him to add/edit/delete his content on any device without the need to contact his web hosts first but also to improve his appearance on search engines.

Kevin was also interested in the blog feature that is available with all WordPress themes as well as adding new features to the website such as a responsive image slider and an easy to manage image gallery.

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Kevin Smith old HTML Website

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Kevin Smith re-designed WordPress Website

The Solution

With all of this in mind we thought it would be best to update the design of Kevin’s website, to give it a modern edge as well as including the new blog feature and more. We created several bespoke designs which were kept in line with Kevin’s original colours and fonts.

Once Kevin had approved the design he wanted we started to build his website in WordPress on a domain reference so it would not interfere at all with his current website. As the project developed both ourselves and Kevin had some new ideas on how to improve his website including adding a search feature, using password protected pages for the clients galleries and more.

Once the website was finished we set Kevin up as a user on WordPress with full control and gave some training on how to use the WordPress software which Kevin picked up very quickly.

What the customer said

testimonial-quote-leftRenewing my website with IF Consultancy at the helm has been an absolute pleasure. After my first enquiring phone call to Stuart, I felt that here was a company that talked to me at my level of website experience. No gobbledygook no mind-bending technical explanations, Stuart set out his proposals clearly and followed up with an honest and very down-to-earth quote for the work to be done.

Over a few short weeks my old website, www.kevinsmithphotography.co.uk , was transformed from a static website into a dynamic WordPress site. I was keen to retain the simplicity and colour scheme of my previous site and I was presented with a few predesigns to choose from as a starting point.

Throughout the whole process I was made to feel that nothing was ever too much and no question too stupid. James and Stuart remained true to the brief while contributing much much more in terms of design and ideas.

Perhaps the best testament to their skills and talent for web design is that, as often as not, enquiries from wedding couples that come through the website begin with ” we love your site……..”testimonial-quote-right

Kevin Smith – Kevin Smith Photography