Content Management Systems

Working within various content management systems (CMS) such as WordPress, Drupal 7 and 8, and WebFlow bridges the gap in communication between designers and developers. Tasks include configuring fields, content migration, and plugin integrations as well as technical documentation.

I’ve worked on websites using a custom CMS as well as the ever popular WordPress and Drupal content management systems, and I’ve come to understand that they all need the same basic structures to function. The type of system and configurations depend on what content and functionality will be needed. I’ve put together technical documentation about content types, listings, forms, maps, and other custom functionality details for developers in addition to the design mockups or prototypes.

Project Examples

511.org SF Bay

The design of the pages in Drupal were based on selecting a top area design and reordering content blocks down the page for consistent layouts. Publishing on the site was restricted at first until the client focused on a core team to make critical site updates.

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Larry for Mayor

Integrating the payment gateway, Stripe, into WordPress was a bit tricky, but after some sleuthing, I prevailed.

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Port of Seattle

Tagging with set keywords in Drupal helped to create content from existing content blocks, and certain rules made sure that featured content floated to the top. I also had training sessions with several teams on how to create content in this new structured fashion.