The brief for the web site of this popular North Devon tourist attraction was to create an attractive modern site with a clear organisational structure which would be maintainable by L&B staff.

Given the large amount of content with varying needs for its presentation and management Drupal was the obvious choice. I created a custom theme and companion module that matched the major divisions of the site and installed and configured other appropriate modules. One of the challenges was in the Visitor section, which is internationalized (in seven different languages) whereas the rest of the site is not.

The result is both aesthetically pleasing (the graphic design in large part thanks to Nik Barrie, the L&B webmaster) and highly functional.

“The web site was excellent, containing a vast amount of information, supported by photography of the highest standard. With an easy to browse layout, the pages provided all the information a potential visitor was likely to need, as well appealing to the narrow gauge railway enthusiast.” - VisitBritain inspection report.

I was asked by unit9.com to help develop the backend administration for Metro International’s new website. This involved radical customisation of the Drupal content management system so Metro staff could easily maintain the content of this beautifully designed site with its many complex page structures. It doesn’t look like a Drupal site, does it?

“Working with Alfred from Likemind was great, he knows how to use Drupal to do what is needed and make the project happen. I am very happy with his insight into what features will be useful to the end user without laboring on what will not be as effective.” — Yates Buckley, unit9.

Bitweavers asked me to turn their complex graphical web design for the PhysioDirect site into working HTML and CSS with the requirement that the design should not break when text was enlarged and that it should be compatible with a wide range of browsers.

“… a brilliant job.” — Mike Bridges, Bitweavers.

The Great Torrington Cavaliers are an energetic local fundraising organization. They had an existing website but they were struggling to cope with the changes required whenever they ran a new event. They also wanted a site which would act as a centre for the exchange of information amongst their membership. I chose to use Drupal to build the site which, with its great flexibility and power, has made it much easier for the Cavaliers to publish information and present it in a well-organised fashion. The new site also has a much stronger visual design than the old one.

“Likemind Web services have helped bring the Great Torrington Cavaliers into the 21st century.

Alfred’s knowledge and understanding of the extremely clever Drupal software is second to none. I gave him our requirements and within a couple of days he had a demo site up and running for me to look at.

Having used Microsoft FrontPage previously I had a job getting my head around this new way of administering, and made several desperate requests to Alfred to get me back on track. He was always there to help and never once made it feel awkward or inconvenient.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Likemind to anyone for the website needs.

Thank you Alfred from ALL the Cavaliers — ” — Steve Blake Secretary, Great Torrington Cavaliers

Helen Palmer of Tailor Made South Africa Travel wanted to get control over her website, which was based on an unsatisfactory custom-made PHP application. She already had a Wordpress blog so I suggested using Wordpress for the entire site. This would mean she could update her pages whenever she liked, which would be a major benefit to the business.

I converted the site template to a Wordpress one and migrated the existing content to Wordpress pages. This also necessitated some PHP coding to generate the two-tier menu structure she required. At the same time I made the menus keyboard accessible and adjusted font sizes for greater readability. I also added the facility for pages to have fully customisable titles and meta data for search engine optimisation purposes. Finally, I made a little favicon to enhance the site’s identity.

drinkmilk was set up by Simon Williams, aka Crayola, as a home for his graphic design / record label / music distribution business. I was asked by Simon to tighten up the site’s design. Our brief was to ensure his graphical ideas were given a setting that was consistent and user-friendly. Accordingly, I converted his original site to one based on templates and CSS, thereby minimising page size, reducing maintenance overheads and making the site more search engine friendly. I also installed a simple content management system so Simon can manage the site himself.

“Having chosen Likemind to work on the build of our website I immediately knew we had made the correct choice. Likemind were friendly, helpful beyond the call of duty and uncompromisingly professional in their approach to our needs. I would recommend Likemind wholeheartedly to everyone.” — Simon Williams, drinkmilk.