Comlight
New Site Features & CMS 2011
Commercial Lighting Products is a national lighting distributor, and wanted to update their website to reach new audiences. Since the site was recently redesigned in 2009, our solution was to rebuild the content using WordPress, and include a substantial number of new pages and richer media features.
The Site
Some of the more obvious changes to the site included the rotating images and sidebar features on the main page, a drop-down contact form available on most pages, an entirely new menu system and navigation structure to allow for individual product pages, and a secure portal to share files between employees. These changes also required updating the server to run the latest scripts while maintaining corporate email accounts, and incorporating the updated identity and branding of the company. They also paved the way for the inclusion of an e-commerce system at a future date.
The Product Listings: Before
Originally, the site had 1 simple page listing the general product categories, as seen below.
The Product Listings: After
After completely rebuilding the site on WordPress, I was able to give them a much more user-friendly, and self-populating product category interface - creating a much better customer experience, while only requiring minimal time and expertise for the site administrator.
