Westport Historical Society - Slocum Design Studio

Westport Historical Society

Migrating from Movable Type

  • The Westport Historical Society had a website on the Movable Type framework.
  • We migrated the content from that framework over to WordPress for better control of content.
  • The vast archive of all historical photos were saved.
  • White papers and articles were brought over.
  • Existing links were transferred to maintain outbound affiliate links that Westport had.

Why WordPress?

  • History is constantly being made and found.
  • Westport Historical Society is a resource for students and historians.
  • WordPress is THE best place to organize content and add additional resources.
  • We added specific categories to make browsing the hundreds of pieces of content seamless.

Here to Help

While Westport Historical Society had a grasp on the history of its town, would they
grasp a new framework?

  • When our agency develops websites, we do not stop there.
  • What good is a new tool without an instruction manual?
  • We taught Westport Historical Society how to:
    • Manage user accounts
    • Create and publish new content
    • Sort by the correct category
    • Use special plugins to make life easier

Non-Profit Donations

Working with a non-profit organization requires different goals and design.

  • We created a call-to-action and a page for donations.
  • We made the “Donate” page easier to find.
  • Different donation levels were provided.
  • We coded the donation panel to be more secure for the client than before.

Learning Across all Devices

Increasingly, people are studying on tablets and smartphones.

  • We implemented a custom WordPress design to support clean placement of video and images.
  • All of this dynamic multimedia content is viewable on a desktop, mobile phone, or tablet in a unique way.
The owner of this website has made a commitment to accessibility and inclusion, please report any problems that you encounter using the contact form on this website. This site uses the WP ADA Compliance Check plugin to enhance accessibility.