Morning Glory Chennai
Floral Design
Discontinued
October 2015
Morning Glory Chennai is a floral design venture. I developed and maintained his WordPress website to display flower shows, commercial enterprise statistics and buyer inquiries. During the life cycle of the job, I made steady progress in internet site hosting, overall performance, security and infrastructure as my WordPress experience developed.
Project Overview
Morning Glory Chennai was a floral design business that I had the privilege of helping launch on line back in 2015. I built them a WordPress website to give them a strong online base to tell their story, showcase their offers, and make connections to humans amazingly smoothly.
Over the years the site got migrated to a few different hosts and, on the back of that, we made various improvements to the underlying tech. As I got more experienced with the ins and outs of WordPress, as well as security best practices and Cloudflare, I kept tweaking the setup and introducing all the new upgrades I had picked up along the way. I kept an eye on the site until it was discontinued in 2020 - all the while making sure it kept running smoothly, kicked up the load times a notch and provided a top notch user experience from day one to it's very last day.
Website Type
Informational Website
Platform
- WordPress
- Custom Bootstrap 3 Theme
Technologies
- HTML
- CSS
- Bootstrap 3
- PHP
Integrations
- Google Analytics
- Google Search Console
- Google reCAPTCHA
- Cloudflare
Performance
- W3 Total Cache
- Autoptimize
- Swift Performance Lite
- WP-Optimize
- CAOS - Hosting Google Analytics Locally
- Cloudflare
Security
- Apache
.htaccess - Apache
.htpasswd - Google reCAPTCHA
- Duo Two-Factor Authentication
My Role
I was responsible for the development, infrastructure, optimization, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of the Morning Glory Chennai website throughout its lifecycle.
WordPress Development
- WordPress development
- Custom theme implementation
Front-end Development
- Bootstrap 3 integration
- HTML
- CSS
- PHP customization
Hosting & Deployment
- Amazon EC2 setup with Apache configuration
- GoDaddy Shared Hosting
- FastComet Shared Hosting
- Website deployment
Performance Optimization
- W3 Total Cache
- Autoptimize
- Swift Performance Lite
- Cloudflare
- CAOS - Hosting Google Analytics Locally
- WP-Optimize
Security
- Apache login protection
- Google reCAPTCHA
- Duo Two-Factor Authentication
Analytics & Search
- Google Analytics
- Google Search Console
Services Delivered
The following services were delivered throughout the development and maintenance of this project.
WordPress Website Development
Development of a WordPress website tailored to present the business, its floral services, and contact information through a professional online presence.
Custom Theme Implementation
Implementation and customization of a Bootstrap 3–based WordPress theme using HTML, CSS, and PHP to meet the project's requirements.
Hosting & Website Migration
Deployment of the website across multiple hosting environments, including Amazon EC2, GoDaddy Shared Hosting, and FastComet Shared Hosting, while ensuring a smooth migration process.
Performance Optimization
Progressive implementation of WordPress performance improvements throughout the project's lifecycle using caching, database optimization, Cloudflare, and frontend optimization techniques.
Website Security
Implementation and continuous improvement of website security using Apache login protection, CAPTCHA solutions, and later two-factor authentication as security practices evolved.
Analytics Integration
Configuration of Google Analytics and Google Search Console to monitor website traffic, search performance, and overall website visibility.
Technology Stack
Technologies and infrastructure used throughout the project.
Platform
- WordPress
- Custom Bootstrap 3 WordPress
Frontend
- HTML
- CSS
- Bootstrap 3
Backend & Server
- PHP
- Apache
Hosting
- Amazon EC2
- GoDaddy Shared Hosting
- FastComet Shared Hosting
Technical Implementation
The website was maintained over several years with progressive improvements to hosting, performance, and security.
Hosting & Infrastructure
- Amazon EC2 (October 2015 - October 2017)
- Website Offline (October 2017 - March 2018)
- GoDaddy Shared (March 2018 - March 2019)
- FastComet Shared (March 2019 - March 2020)
Plugins & Integrations
- Google Analytics
- Google Search Console
- Google reCAPTCHA
- Cloudflare
Performance
- W3 Total Cache
- Autoptimize
- WP-Optimize
- Swift Performance Lite
- CAOS - Hosting Google Analytics Locally
- Cloudflare
Security & Responsiveness
- Apache
.htaccess - Apache
.htpasswd - Google reCAPTCHA
- Duo Two-Factor Authentication
- Bootstrap 3 responsive layout
Project Archive
The original website is no longer available online. The thumbnail below has been preserved as an archive of the original homepage.
Archived homepage thumbnail from the original Morning Glory Chennai website (2015).
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