Web PlatformIn Progress
CMS 3.0
Modular website system with customizable templates, blocks, and database-driven models.
Timeline
Since 10/2023
Role
Frontend Developer, UI/UX Designer, Co-developer of Modules & Tools
Project Overview
CMS 3.0 has been operated and expanded by Highway Internet Services for many years. The goal is to make creating modern websites as easy as possible. The focus is on a modular structure with editable blocks, flexible design systems, and a range of models such as a blog, online shop, or event calendar—all with database connectivity and an admin interface.
Technologies Used
JavaScriptHTMLCSSSQLSQLite
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!Challenges
- Developing a modular system with reusable templates and components
- Designing and technically rebuilding the wizard for template, color, and font selection
- Automatically applying design parameters like colors, spacing, and font sizes to new elements
- Developing database-driven models with an admin backend
✓Solutions
- Redesigning and fully implementing the setup wizard using HTML/CSS/JS
- Planning and implementing new design templates, editable sections, and UI components
- Implementing dynamic blocks that automatically react to the active color scheme and layout
- Co-developing modules such as the blog, shop, and event calendar (data model, admin UI, frontend integration)
Outcomes & Successes
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Consistent design language through dynamic inheritance of website styles across all blocks
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Significantly better user experience through the visual setup wizard
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Creation of numerous demo websites for internal and external presentation
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Daily development and maintenance of the live system