Independent platform
The literary magazine runs on a custom-developed WordPress foundation.
Website relaunch · Culture & literature
Literary magazine rebuilt and extended with WooCommerce
For Lichtungen, a custom WordPress platform for editorial content was created. It was later extended with an integrated shop for e-books and printed issues.
- Client
- Lichtungen
- Project
- Relaunch & further development
- Services
- WordPress · WooCommerce · Maintenance
- Collaboration
- Design: TASKA · Development: JK Concepts
Starting point
The existing magazine website was to be rebuilt technically from the ground up. The brief was not a short-term design tweak, but an independent WordPress foundation for editorial work and project-specific features.
After the relaunch, a second task followed: e-books and printed magazines were to be sold directly through the same platform.
Requirements & challenges
- Implement a custom design as a dedicated WordPress theme
- Connect editorial content and project-specific features cleanly
- Integrate e-books and print editions into one shared WooCommerce shop
- Continue to develop and support the platform technically after launch
Implementation
Structure the requirements
Content, page types and required features were organised as the basis for the technical architecture.
Develop the WordPress theme
The design was implemented as a custom theme without relying on a ready-made page template.
Integrate features
Project-specific requirements were built directly into the website structure and the editorial workflow.
Add WooCommerce
The existing site was later extended to sell digital and printed issues.
Ongoing support
Maintenance, security and technical SEO and performance optimisation continue on an ongoing basis.
Technical decision
Why a custom theme was the right foundation
The project combines magazine, archive and shop. A custom-developed WordPress foundation keeps these areas together in one system and allows project-specific features without depending on a ready-made all-purpose theme.
As a result, the later WooCommerce extension could be integrated into the existing site instead of building a separate shop with its own maintenance and a different design.
Outcome
Magazine and sales connected
Digital and printed issues are offered through the integrated WooCommerce shop.
Continuous operation
Technical upkeep, security, performance and SEO are developed further on an ongoing basis.
Sensible next steps
Related services work together, but each one can be commissioned on its own.
Facing a similar relaunch?
If content, custom features and sales are to come together in a maintainable WordPress solution, we start by clarifying the starting point and technical dependencies.
- Phone+43 676 487 91 38
- Emailoffice@jkconcepts.at
- LocationGraz, Austria
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