About the Author: Dan
I’m Dan Smart, a 35 year old website developer, based in Swansea, UK. I have worked in the software development industry for over 13 years, with experience in web development, mobile handset development, and mobile networks. I work both on websites and web applications with systems such as Wordpress, Joomla, and CodeIgniter, and mobile app development with PhoneGap, iOS, and Android.
When I’m not developing websites and software, I am a keen runner, involved with mime performance group Innovo Physical Theatre, and also actively involved in my local church.
Brief:
Implement core site development activities for a membership site, including a geo search. Site was based upon BuddyPress/WordPress.
Features:
Features developed include:
- Geo search – extensive customisation of BuddyPress Geo plugin to localise to the UK, and perform searches based upon member specialisms, and combine with keyword searches.
- Member document upload – allow file upload for site members
- Recently viewed profile plugin
- Other PHP-based site functionality.
Technologies used:
WordPress, BuddyPress, PHP, xHTML, CSS, JQuery, MySQL