diff --git a/content/posts/stanthams.md b/content/posts/stanthams.md index 7fc7a30..ce2e798 100644 --- a/content/posts/stanthams.md +++ b/content/posts/stanthams.md @@ -11,17 +11,23 @@ externalLink = "" series = [] +++ -Charles Stantham are a firm of made up solicitors who decided they wanted me to make up a [website](https://stanthams.rayelliott.dev/) for their firm. +**Charles Stantham** are a firm of made up solicitors who decided they wanted me to make up a [website](https://stanthams.rayelliott.dev/) for their firm. The site is a fairly basic brochure site with no particularly special requirements. -And so, for this relatively simple site I decided that a 'site-builder' would be used. +And so, for this relatively simple site I decided that a ready made customisable theme would be used. ## The Theme -The one chosen was [OceanWP](https://oceanwp.org/). +The theme I chose, that would be a starting point for the site, was [OceanWP](https://oceanwp.org/). -There were a number of reasons why using OceanWP is appropriate for a project such as this: +{{< +figure +src="/images/logos/oceanwp-blue-icon.png" +alt="The OceanWP icon." +class="icon-inline" +caption="There were a number of reasons why using OceanWP is appropriate for a project such as this:" +>}} * **Quick**. Using such solutions can cut development time considerably. This can be especially important for low budget sites. @@ -56,7 +62,13 @@ As there were some minor customisations required that were not possible through The main plugin used was [Elementor](https://elementor.com/). -Elementor is a 'Page Builder' that provides component based building blocks that can be added to a WordPress site and customised. +{{< +figure +src="/images/logos/elementor-icon.png" +alt="The Elementor logo." +class="icon-inline" +caption="Elementor is a 'Page Builder' that provides component based building blocks that can be added to a WordPress site and customised." +>}} This has the advantage of speeding up development time considerably but brings disadvantages similar to those discussed above for using OceanWP. Again, for this particular project, I felt the advantages outweighed the disadvantages. @@ -107,4 +119,10 @@ More interesting are the justifications for the development choices made which a The primary purpose of the site is to provide information about the business. It is important that this is presented in an easy navigable fashion and the information is given in a clean, uncluttered, easy to digest manner. All of which is achieved in the design choices of the theming and layout. - +{{< +figure +src="/images/stanthams/stanthams-team.jpg" +alt="" +class="" +caption="" +>}} diff --git a/static/images/logos/elementor-icon.png b/static/images/logos/elementor-icon.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ed222ff Binary files /dev/null and b/static/images/logos/elementor-icon.png differ diff --git a/static/images/logos/oceanwp-blue-icon.png b/static/images/logos/oceanwp-blue-icon.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d4fc3c3 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/images/logos/oceanwp-blue-icon.png differ diff --git a/static/images/stanthams/large-1.jpg b/static/images/stanthams/large-1.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2fce10e Binary files /dev/null and b/static/images/stanthams/large-1.jpg differ diff --git a/static/images/stanthams/stanthams-team.jpg b/static/images/stanthams/stanthams-team.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..03c1446 Binary files /dev/null and b/static/images/stanthams/stanthams-team.jpg differ