Education Case study
Thapar University: main website and business school site
thapar.eduJoomla main site for Thapar University and a site for its LM Thapar School of Management, with an MBA application form, alumni, tender and document managers.
Overview
Thapar University asked us to build and look after its main website and the sites of its departments, and also built a site for the LM Thapar School of Management (LMTSOM) near Dera Bassi. We designed responsive templates on Joomla, built the tools staff needed beyond plain pages, and kept the sites updated and running for several years.
What we built
- The main university site and department sites on Joomla, with new themes and responsive layouts
- Modules and components such as contact forms, article modules and a discussion forum
- Specialised tools: a virtual tour, alumni management, a document upload and download manager and an online tender manager
- An application form for the management school, with autosave and data export
- Email templates for admissions and newsletters
- Content updates, design changes and bug fixes on the live sites
- Cross-browser testing and QA across the site
- Server setup, deployment and maintenance, including security and performance fixes
Technology used
| Layer | Choice | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| CMS | Joomla | main site and department sites |
| Tools | Custom Joomla modules | tenders, documents, alumni and forms |
| Front end | HTML/CSS, responsive layouts | templates and themes |
What happened next
- Delivered
The work described above was delivered to the client.
- Operational facts
- Our work on this project spanned 2013–2016.
- It was maintained and extended over 3 years.
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Could this be your project?
- You want your site to load fast and be found, not only to look good. SEO services
- You need a web application with user accounts, admin tools and reporting. Website and web app development
- You work in education and want a team that has built for it before. Education work
Questions about this project
How long did this project take?
Our work on it ran from 2013 to 2016.
What technology was used?
Joomla, HTML/CSS.
Was it maintained and extended over time?
Yes. Our work on this project was maintained and extended over 3 years, from 2013 to 2016.
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