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A WordPress Case Study, submitted by Moove Agency, a WordPress web design agency & WordPress company from London.
The Qube Global Software website required a full redesign and build to make it more accessible, interesting, and interactive. Its previous content management system (CMS) provider had stopped offering web-development services, which had a knock-on effect on the digital marketing initiatives planned.
Qube Global Software was looking to create a better experience for its audience, increase leads, strengthen its brand, and ultimately improve their search engine rankings. Moove Agency took this project on and used WordPress to meet the goals Qube was looking to accomplish.
This was a large project, with a pretty elaborate list of requirements which included being mobile responsive and SEO friendly by design. To ensure their marketing efforts could continue with minimal effort and frustration, Qube wanted a user-friendly system that allowed for user and role management as well. To keep track of marketing goals, the project needed a simpler way to track conversion and to incorporate modern tools for insight, alongside an easy way for sharing of posts on social media.
Based on their experience with the previous CMS, choosing a popular and well-supported CMS that could grow and do everything required was of utmost importance when Qube Global Software commissioned its new website.
Moving from six to eight new websites could be a potential SEO disaster which Qube wanted to avoid. Moove Agency had a team of experienced developers who devised a detailed plan for implementation of thousands of redirects, speeding up the process with a set of custom-developed scripts.
A challenge with WordPress MultisiteMultisite Multisite is a WordPress feature which allows users to create a network of sites on a single WordPress installation. Available since WordPress version 3.0, Multisite is a continuation of WPMU or WordPress Multiuser project. WordPress MultiUser project was discontinued and its features were included into WordPress core.https://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network. is that its default setting does not support an easy content workflow. The same page cannot be easily pushed to the other sites and then edited from one place.
WordPress Multisite was used to create just one master WordPress theme which was then multiplied seven times for local sites around the world. Search engines are a key channel in Qube Global Software’s international digital marketing strategy, which is why regional sites needed to be managed effectively and locally. WordPress Multisite made for a fantastic low-cost yet scalable solution for this project. Some extra development by Moove Agency enabled the client to manage all of its content from the global site and then push it into the regional sites.
Qube Global Software also wanted freedom and flexibility in building and maintaining the websites. Using Page Builder, they could do it all themselves. Template building, pages with two-column text, white paper download widgets, calls to action, and so much more.
Also, the marketing team members needed to be able to create new landing pages themselves, without having to rely on a web designer. Using the WordPress pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party Gravity Forms, they can easily create custom forms anywhere on the website, easily. As enquiries are so important for business, this was an awesome feature made possible through using WordPress.
Whilst the regional websites were being built, several tools were implemented to make tracking and reporting easy. Google Analytics and conversion tracking were set up, as were AdWords conversion tracking, social share tracking, and other tools for monthly reporting.
Combining the data these tools offer makes for some pretty great results:
And best of all: a fantastic ongoing relationship between Moove Agency and its client, Qube Global Software. WordPress, WordPress Multisite, and its available plugins made it possible to create several awesome sites from one master theme. Choosing these tools was key in a successful and sustainable project, enabling teams to easily maintain their own websites.
