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| Convert a stand-alone web application into a WordPress site with least complexity as possible, while maintaining the layout, flow, and functionality as much as possible. |
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| Name | Image | Purpose | Reason for removal |
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| Anniversary |
| Signify the (number of) year the K-9 Olympics has entered | Original image is in PSD format; therefore, updating it requires a software that can that format. There is another format the the image has been converted to, XCF (eXperimental Computing Facility) which is specific to the GIMP image editor. |
| Event Calendar Date |
| Show date of the K-9 Olympics | Same as the above |
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The stand-alone site had 3 badges (UConn Police Department, Connecticut Department of Correction, and Connecticut State Police). The approach taken was to utilize "Mega Footer" and the "Image" widget. The table below shows how the badges were shown on the stand-alone site vs. how they are shown on the new WordPress site:
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Mega footer can hold up to 6 widgets; whatever is added to Mega footer, appears at the bottom of every page in the site. Therefore, three of image widgets were added to Mega Footer and each of the badge was assigned per image widget:
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- Currently, the application is a PDF form which a prospective participant must fill-out and email Ofc. Rhodes with the form attached. This should be improved by leveraging Aurora's Gravity Forms!
- The entire K-9 Olympics team (organizers) make heavy use of Facebook for marketing, communicating, posting event photos etc. Aurora has Facebook Embed plugin which can be used to embed posts and videos. Working with the customer would be recommended to see what further additions to the site can / need to be made.