BuildDirect Blog Redesign

Another great referral from my buddy Chuck Reynolds for a web site redesign. This one sparked my interest for more than a couple reasons.

First, it gave me an opportunity to finally work with the Genesis Framework, one of the better WordPress frameworks available today, not to mention it was replacing an old, outdated-looking, difficult-to-customize, Thesis theme (as seen in the screenshot below).

Second, it also gave me a chance to experiment with WordPress Multisite. However, since the blog.BuildDirect.com site is already so well established with articles and SEO rankings, WPMS was not a great option at the time. Importing so many posts can tend to get quirky when transferring to another WordPress install and the risk was not worth it. I did, however, really enjoy getting to work with a bigger site and WordPress MS, and hope to use it for a build sometime soon in the future.

Lastly, I had the pleasure of working with a great client in Rob Woods and Build Direct. I don’t know if it is because he is Canadian or what, but I’ve never worked with a nicer guy, not to mention professional and very well informed.

This is how the site looked (with the Thesis theme) prior to the redesign.

And after the redesign.

Site link: BuildDirect Blog