Unique Rebels Union is an award-winning online wedding directory, blog and magazine that focuses on unique, bespoke and innovative weddings, events & creative suppliers.
I teamed up with Cat Byrne, the designer behind Gatto, to create a new WordPress website for Unique Rebels Union as a part of a rebrand, including a new name and website domain (formerly Mr and Mrs Unique). Cat created the designs in Adobe XD and I translated them into a fully-functioning WordPress theme using the Genesis Framework.
Let’s take a closer look at some of my favourite features of the Unique Rebels Union website:
Fully bespoke directory with search and filter functionality
The main focus of the Unique Rebels Union website is a curated directory of suppliers for weddings and celebrations. The client wanted an easy way for users to find their perfect supplier based on their location and style.
WordPress is the perfect platform for creating directory website. Using the custom post type and custom taxonomy features in WordPress allowed me to easily create a directory with search and filter functionality, allowing users to search for suppliers by category, location and style, or by entering keywords into the search box provided.
Customisable listing pages
Each supplier in the directory has their own listing page featuring all of the important information you would want to know for your wedding or event. This includes a slideshow and an image gallery showcasing their services, links to enquire, visit their website, or share with a friend, address and other contact information, testimonials and special offers.
I made it so that the listings are easy for the client to edit via the WordPress admin so she doesn’t have to touch a single line of code!
Masonry blog layout with category filters
The Unique Rebels Union website also features a blog full of wedding inspiration. The blog features a masonry style layout with the post title, category and date being revealed on hover. I also added a dropdown so that users can filter blog posts by category.
Here are some kind words from Cat, the designer of the Something Vintage website…
“Collaborating with Holly is a true dream. Not only does she have complete technical genius in WordPress, she doesn’t shy away from bold and unique design ideas that are tricky to bring to life. Holly does everything to keep me creatively in control and makes me feel like anything is possible for me and my clients! I couldn’t create the websites I do without Holly!”
Are you ready to outsource your website development?
If you’re a web designer who loves creating beautiful websites but hates the coding side of things, I can help!
I specialise in turning designs into fully-functioning WordPress that not only look beautiful but that are also functional, strategic and fast.
Learn more about collaborating with a developer
Join my free email community for regular insights into working with a web developer, advice for designing strategic websites, and other behind the scenes bits and bobs.
