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Semaphore redesigns ECSC website
Semaphore proudly launched a completely redesigned website for the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina (ECSC) on June 6.
The old website was technologically out-of-date and needed a complete overhaul. The new website had to represent ECSC as an organization that prides itself on providing the most technologically advanced and environmentally sound electric services to the state of South Carolina.
The new website had to look current and be built to last. To achieve these objectives, Semaphore used many design and programming features that the previous website was lacking (mostly because many of the features weren't fully developed when the original website was built).
Semaphore installed an extensive content management system. This will allow ECSC to easily add, delete and edit website content. This new feature is cost effective and keeps the website as current as possible. Users need and appreciate a current site. It will also help increase ECSC's search engine rankings.
The website also runs off of a cascading style sheet (CSS), which has become the norm since the creation of the old site. A CSS contains all of the information that tells the website how the pages are supposed to look. The font colors, sizes, styles and decorations as well as page backgrounds, link colors and many other attributes are saved within the CSS. A change within the CSS will take effect throughout the entire site and eliminate the need to make changes on each individual page.
The new website is built in a PHP file type system instead of an HTML system. There are many features that just can't be used in basic HTML pages, but PHP has nearly limitless possibilities. PHP positions the site for future growth and updates.
Some of the added features on the new site are:
- An events calendar that automatically updates by showing the newest events on the home page and automatically deletes expired events.
- An employees-only password-protected section where members can use a message board to share news and information, read internal newsletters, access secure information, and more.
- A newsroom with current press releases that can be used as feature items on the home page.
- An employment opportunities section.
- A new and improved Living in South Carolina Magazine section.
Those are just a few of the changes. New content and features will be added to the website for enhanced usability in the weeks to come. Check out the sleek, redesigned site at www.ecsc.org.
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