New Website for Hess’s Deer Processing

Hess's deer processing website

Hess’s Butcher Shop has been in business for over 100 years. In fact, their sweet bologna is made with the same recipe and wood-fired smoke house that they’ve been using since 1916. The new website is a modern, mobile-friendly site that uses WordPress as the content management system. The Products and Pricing page is created

New Website for Borough of Middletown, PA

The Borough of Middletown needed a revamped website that would do a better job of organizing all of their information in an easier to use experience. This custom-designed WordPress site makes it easy for Borough staff to publish news, upcoming events, announcements, special forms, and more. Check it out at middletownborough.com.

Website for Diaspora Ministry Coalition

Diaspora Ministry Coalition is a collaborative effort to mobilize Christians to connect with immigrant and refugee groups in the United States. They needed branding, a website, and other promotional materials. The website is at diasporaministrycoalition.org.

New Website for a Local Guest House

Landis Farm Homepage

I recently launched a redesigned/redeveloped website for Landis Farm Guest House. One of the main features of the new site is a a built-in booking calendar that shows when the guest house is available. It includes the capability for people to reserve the dates of their stay, calculate the total price of the stay (price depends on number of

Website Revamp for the Cabinet Joint

Cabinet Joint screenshots

Cabinet Joint is an online, factory-authorized reseller of custom-made ready-to-assemble cabinets made by Conestoga Wood Specialties. I had worked with the folks at Cabinet Joint to create the last version of their website, which was very successful. But after a few years of gaining data on how customers were using the site, we knew we could

New Website for Ohio Mennonite Conference

Ohio Mennonite Conference Website

A primary goals for this custom designed/developed WordPress website was to provide an easier and more intuitive way to access news and information from around the conference, and to connect congregations to various resources that the conference provides. We created an online directory of congregations that includes the ability to see congregations on a map, and sort them in a

Website redesign for Global Disciples

Screenshot from Global Disciples site

Global Disciples, a Christian ministry located in Lancaster, PA, wanted their main corporate website to be overhauled with a goal that it communicate more effectively and with more impact.   Developed as a custom WordPress site, it easily allows Global Disciples staff to integrate multi-media page content such as video, audio, photos, testimonials, event postings, and more.

New Website for Peiffer Machine

Peiffer Machine website

This website redesign project was for Peiffer Machine Services – an industrial machine services company in Berks County, PA. Project goals included making the site more mobile-friendly, building it with a content management system (WordPress) so the Peiffer staff can manage the website content and add new projects, and to integrate video into the site. On

Website & Logo for Middletown Public Library

Before and after

Just launched – new website for the Middletown Public Library in Middletown, PA. The project included creating a new logo, redesigning the website, developing it in WordPress so that the library staff can easily make updates. The new site is mobile-device friendly, includes an events calendar, resource listing, event signup forms, and more. Check it

The Bridge Network Website

Another recent project – new website for The Bridge House Church Network in New York City. This is another custom designed and developed site done with WordPress. Like all sites I do these days, it has a mobile-friendly responsive layout. Check it out at thebridgenyc.org.

Mountain Ridge Church Website

Homepage screenshot

Just launched – a new website for Mountain Ridge Church (Dillsburg, PA). Built as a custom-designed WordPress site, the goal was to develop a site that introduces people to the church who haven’t been there before, or may have never stepped foot in a church. The site is optimized for mobile devices, and includes an

Website for Hershey Mennonite Church

I recently completed work on a new website for Hershey Mennonite Church in Kinzers, PA. This site is built using WordPress as the content management system so they can keep all their content updated. It includes the ability to easily post upcoming events, sermon audio, photos, videos, and blog posts. The site also has a

WordCamp is coming to Lancaster!

Registration is now open for WordCamp Lancaster 2014! It will be held March 1 at VisionCorps on Queen Street in Lancaster City. You can check out their website for a full list of speakers, schedule, and to register. The theme for this year’s event will be Accessibility on the Modern Web.  I’m looking forward to

International Link NYC

iLink Homepage screenshot

August has brought the completion of several projects I’ve been working on throughout the summer. One of those projects is a website and print materials for an organization called International Link NYC (iLinkNYC). The site is a custom designed/developed WordPress theme. It is mobile-device-friendly (responsive), and includes a built-in blog, video, resource links, and an

Happy Birthday WordPress

If you haven’t heard, WordPress has officially turned 10 years old. Might not seem like a big deal, but in the fast paced world of internet technologies, 10 years is a long time! WordPress went from being a small blogging platform back in 2003, to now a full-fledged content management system, powering approximately 18% of

TheCabinetJoint.com – Before & After a Website Redesign

The Cabinet Joint - before and after the website redesign

I recently completed a website redesign and rebuild for thecabinetjoint.com. This site sells ready to assemble cabinets, cabinet doors, and cabinet accessories. The old site was cluttered, difficult to navigate, and only displayed products within downloadable PDFs. With the new site, we reimagined the whole user interface, gave it a more upscale design, revamped the navigation and page structure, and added pages for every product.

Website Redesign – GiftWorks

GiftWorks screenshot of homepage

Just launched – a website redesign for GiftWorks, a software company that specializes in fundraising/donor management tools and services.

One of the project goals was to reorganize their site to achieve a greater focus and clarity about what GiftWorks can do. I designed the look and feel of the site to have a fresh appearance while keeping their recognizable visual identity. Then I developed a custom theme for the site to be powered by WordPress, which allowed us to cost-effectively add some powerful features, such as a built-in e-commerce section, advanced webforms with conditional logic, webinar registration integration, a built-in blog, and more.

Washington Memorial Chapel Website

Washington Memorial Chapel - homepage web design

Another website project that I helped Kinectiv with this summer was for Washington Memorial Chapel, in Valley Forge, PA. We set it up to be managed fully through WordPress. It includes sections for all the departments at the chapel, an event calendar, online donations, mailing list, and more.

Welcome to my freshly revamped site!

At long last, gregyoder.com has a new look and fresh content. For the last few years it was a classic case of “The cobblers children not having shoes.” My own website hadn’t been a good reflection of the skills and attention to detail that I put into practice for my client work. So that all has changed. Please take a look around. I plan to add project images and photos to this blog section of the site regularly, so keep checking back to keep tabs on what I’m doing.