endorsedOngoing

Marketing Website Rebuild and Open edX Python Support

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Website Development

Industry

Education

Duration

58 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 October 2021

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

79/100

Good

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Client

Open edX Project

Cambridge, United States of America

Project Summary

An education/edtech client engaged Arbisoft to rebuild and rearchitect their WordPress marketing website and to provide Python/Django engineering support for parts of the Open edX platform. Arbisoft migrated the site to the Elementor framework and introduced custom post types to improve content management. The team also provides ongoing maintenance and ownership of significant Open edX components. The client reports improved performance, maintainability, and predictability, and praises Arbisoft's flexibility and transparent approach.

Key Challenges

Marketing website migration
Custom Python software development

Project Deliverables

WordPress website rearchitecture
Flexible custom post types for improved content management
Migration to the Elementor framework
Python/Django engineering and maintenance for the Open edX platform

Project Solution

Arbisoft delivered multiple projects including a significant rearchitecture of the client's WordPress site to improve content management via flexible custom post types and a migration to the Elementor framework. Separately, Arbisoft staffed Python/Django engineers to sustain and take ownership of significant portions of the client's open-source Open edX learning management platform.

Project Outcome

Performance of the marketing website improved
Maintainability of the marketing website increased
Predictability of platform maintenance improved

Platforms

Tech Stack

Django
Python

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Thanks to Arbisoft's work, the client has seen improved performance, maintainability, and maintenance predictability of their marketing website. The team is flexible, transparent, and open in their approach. Depending on the project, Arbisoft accommodates their own or internal project management.”
Ed Zarecor
VP of Engineering
Date: 10/31/2024