We have now implemented online event ticketing solutions for two different clients that provide real-time reserved seating selection, payment interface to Authorize.net and Paypal, and box office services. The systems have been built on osConcert, which is a highly customized derivative of osCommerce, that we further customize to fit your needs. Our clients have been very happy with the results and the flexibility the system provides. Gone are the days of paying others to manage their ticketing … and holding on to the proceeds until some future date. Contact us for more information on our cost-effective real-time online event ticketing solutions.
American Drumline Assoc Site
American Drumline Association was looking for a complete overhaul of their web presence and a new system to manage their circuit. The result was a new site built on the MAST platform for a custom solution. Ensemble registration, event scheduling, judge scheduling, iPad-based scores entry, event management, and scores reporting provided all of the tools they need to run a successful season of indoor drumline competitions.
Graphic and logo design by Ken Hammond, DCP Partners LLC
LiveValidation – Validate all text fields
I use the LiveValidation Javascript library to handle most of my client-side form validation features. With it, fields are validated as the user types and instant feedback provides the user with specific instruction on how to correct errors – BEFORE they get to the server and database. The documentation for the library (see link above) is complete and provides lots of examples. [Read more…]
Interior Design Fair
When Interior Design Fair decided to update their website from a static hard-coded site to a Content Management System, they turned to designer Nicole Bratt of Open Circle Creative and DCP Partners. Together we updated their internet presence and added a number of new features – including a custom Project Gallery, Concepts Gallery, and Team Member Gallery. There’s lots of custom AJAX-driven code, written as WordPress plugins, that provides exactly what the client wanted in functionality.
With the new site, the IDF team can easily update their site without programmer intervention – allowing them to keep their clients and visitors updated with the latest information and improve their SEO ranking.
Contact us for more information on this project and how we can help you take control of your site.
Graphic Design by Nicole Bratt, Open Circle Creative
Midas Recovery Website
We recently released an all-new website for Midas Recovery Services. MRS President Paul Leahy and Manager Wendy Payton wanted an updated look and feel to their web presence that they could update and manage themselves. We created a new design and implemented a simple WordPress system that provides the CMS functions they were looking for. In addition to static Pages that describe their services, a simple contact form makes it easy for visitors to get more information.
Its a simple design that provides a solid foundation for the future – without breaking the bank.
Graphic design by Ken Hammond, DCP Partners LLC
Volunteer Plugin for WordPress
I’ve just recently completed the first version of a Volunteer management plugin for WordPress. The plugin provides AJAX-driven administration pages for Categories/Events, Volunteer Tasks, and Global Settings – as well as an AJAX-driven shortcode for the Volunteer Registration Form, which can be embedded in your content.
The plugin will generate and send email confirmation of all Volunteer Registrations and provides a listing for committee or event managers, with volunteer names, phone numbers, and email contact information.
If you have to manage multiple volunteer projects with multiple tasks, this Volunteer plugin can simplify your life.
The plugin is currently only available to DCP Partners clients, so please contact us for information on our services and how we can help you with your WordPress system needs.
Geocoding Add-in for Localstick.com
A nifty little project we developed was a shortcode plugin for WordPress that provides geocoding services for an order form on LocalStick.com’s website. We developed an easy way for visitors to enter any address/location in the world and have it return the coordinates (Latitude and Longitude) for the address entered. The Google Maps API provides the underlying technology and a bit of jQuery/Javascript makes it all work.
Check it out at http://localstick.com/shop/custom-stickers
If there’s something special or unique that you’d like to add to your site, drop us a note and let us know what you’d like.
Buh-bye to Flash for Bungee America
Like many website owners are discovering, having Adobe Flash in your website can be more of a detriment than an advantage. The folks at Bungee America asked us to remove the majority of the Flash on their site, so more people can view their dynamic content.
We removed the Flash components and replaced them with jQuery/Javascript elements that provide similar animations and are compatible with a wide range of browsers and devices – including Apple iOS devices. We built modular components that make updates easy and reduce future maintenance issues and costs.
Check-out their site at www.bungeeamerica.com.
New Pacific Crest Site
We’ve just completed the migration of Pacific Crest’s website from Joomla to WordPress 3.3. The change was made to leverage WordPress’ easy-to-use interface, great SEO features, and the rich development environment that WordPress offers.
Migration went smoothly and a number of custom plugins were written to provide special features for the site – including an alumni database, document management, and volunteer registration.
The user-friendly WordPress interface will allow the client to more-easily distribute content management responsibilities to others in the organization – freeing management to focus on issues more ‘productive’ than managing web content.
Save WordPress Plugin CSS changes
WordPress plugins offer a great way to extend the functionality of your ‘standard’ WordPress implementation. Often the plugin author includes a CSS file that provides the style attributes for the content elements that the plugin creates. However, many authors do not provide a way to change the style of the elements, without having to change the plugin’s CSS file. This works fine – however, any changes will be lost when the plugin is upgraded and the bundled CSS file is replaced.
My solution for this problem is to place CSS changes in a separate “style-override.css” file in the Theme’s directory – including all of the selectors and attributes that I’d like to change. CSS works on the ‘last one in wins’ rule – so the last definition of a given rule will over-ride any previous definitions.
You can load this ‘style-override.css’ file at the end of the page, over-riding any previous definitions, by using the following code in your functions.php:
//load the style-override.css file at the very end of the document
//allowing CSS for plugins to be altered and protected against overwrite by upgrade
add_action(‘wp_footer’, ‘loadOverrideCSS’);
function loadOverrideCSS() { ?>
<!– load style-override.css file –>
<link rel=’stylesheet’ type=’text/css’ media=’screen’ href='<?php echo get_bloginfo(‘stylesheet_directory’); ?>/style-override.css’ />
<?php }
//pcLoadOverrideCSS()
This will use the ‘wp_footer’ hook, which is one of the last things executed by WordPress when generating the content page.