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Bringing Clients into Every Step of the Website...

Kevin A. Barnes
September 18, 2016

Bringing Clients into Every Step of the Website Process

Developer Kevin A. Barnes and client Megan McGee described the process of getting the new ExFabula.org website off the ground and establishing a cycle of continuous improvement.

Ex Fabula is a nonprofit that strengthens community bonds through the art of storytelling. Ex Fabula migrated its website from Joomla to WordPress in 2014, moved its online ticket sales from a third-party vendor to the Ex Fabula website (with WooCommerce) in 2015, and migrated from a .com to .org domain in 2016.

This talk examined that experience from both client and developer perspectives.

Presented at WordCamp MKE 2016 on September 18, 2016.

Kevin A. Barnes

September 18, 2016
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  1. !  Website / WordPress Experience !  Hand-coded my first website

    (for fun) in 1995 !  Created my first WordPress site in 2004 !  Responsible for web development at Milwaukee agency Creatonomy from 2006 to 2011 !  Currently a Digital Experience Project Manager at Aurora Health Care !  Webmaster for ExFabula.org
  2. !  Public Allies Milwaukee alum !  Background in Theatre, Literature,

    and Spanish !  Passionate about personal stories and their ability to connect individuals and create the conditions for empathy !  Ex Fabula co-founder (fall 2009) !  Ex Fabula Executive Director since 2013 !  Knows enough web stuff to be dangerous
  3. !  What is Ex Fabula? !  The Ex Fabula Website

    Project !  Success Factors !  Questions and Answers !  Appendix: Resources
  4. !  What is Ex Fabula? !  The Ex Fabula Website

    Project !  Success Factors !  Questions and Answers !  Appendix: Resources
  5. !  What is Ex Fabula? !  The Ex Fabula Website

    Project !  Success Factors !  Questions and Answers !  Appendix: Resources
  6. !  What is Ex Fabula? !  The Ex Fabula Website

    Project !  Success Factors !  Questions and Answers !  Appendix: Resources
  7. !  What is Ex Fabula? !  The Ex Fabula Website

    Project !  Success Factors !  Questions and Answers !  Appendix: Resources
  8. CONTACT KEVIN !  Email: [email protected] !  Twitter: @KevinABarnes !  Download

    these slides: http://kevv.co/wcmke16/ !  Website: https://kevinabarnes.com CONTACT MEGAN !  Email: [email protected] !  Twitter: @ExFabula !  Download these slides: http://kevv.co/wcmke16/ !  Ex Fabula website: https://www.exfabula.org
  9. !  What is Ex Fabula? !  The Ex Fabula Website

    Project !  Success Factors !  Questions and Answers !  Appendix: Resources
  10. !  Some Tools and Vendors used by Ex Fabula: ! 

    Sucuri Security: https://sucuri.net !  WooCommerce: https://woocomerce.com !  Flywheel: https://getflywheel.com !  MailChimp: http://mailchimp.com !  Basecamp: https://basecamp.com