Re-developing a Family Practice Website
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Overview:
As a web developer, I volunteered to create a new website for Main Center Family Medicine, a small family practice in Northville, Michigan, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous website had been hacked and rendered useless, so I stepped in to build a functional and visually appealing site that would enable the practice to communicate important updates to patients, such as changes in office hours due to the pandemic. Using WordPress as the content management system and the Divi Builder for easy customization, I created a user-friendly website with backend access and a pop-up message feature. I also provided guidance and training to the office manager, who had little web design experience, on making changes to the site using the Divi Builder and third-party widgets like Icegram.
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Tools Used:
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Wordpress, Divi, Icegram, HTML, CSS
My Role:
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Web Developer, Web Consultant, Trainer
Overview:
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Created a new website for Main Center Family Medicine, a small family practice in Northville, Michigan, during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Volunteered to build a new website after the previous site was hacked and rendered useless
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Implemented a time-sensitive solution with easy backend access and a pop-up message feature to communicate changes in company hours due to the pandemic
Methodology:
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Utilized the internet archive to gather content from the old site and quickly put together a functioning website on my server
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Conducted multiple meetings with the doctors at the practice to update and customize the site according to their needs
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Overcame the challenge of designing for users with little to no web design experience and played a role as a teacher in guiding the office manager on making changes to the site
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WordPress: Chosen as the content management system for its flexibility and ease of use
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Divi Builder: Utilized to create a user-friendly, drag-and-drop interface for easy editing and customization of the website
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Third-party widgets (Icegram): Used to enable pop-up messaging for communicating important updates such as changes in office hours due to special circumstances like COVID-19
Benefits and Impact:
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Created a functional and visually appealing website for Main Center Family Medicine during a time-sensitive period of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Enabled easy backend access and a pop-up message feature to facilitate communication of important updates to patients
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Provided a user-friendly solution for office staff with little to no web design experience to make changes to the site using the Divi Builder and third-party widgets.