Time Life Alumni Society

Grant McGovern / g12mcgov

What is TLAS

• Time Life Alumni Society
• tlasconnect.com
• 1200+ Members
• Global presence
• Currently a static site (No CMS)

Requirements

• Easy to Use
• Intuitive
• Highly Dynamic
• Engaging
• Added Functionality

Technology Stack

• Wordpress
• PHP (Custom Theme)
• MySQL
• Amazon Elastic Beanstalk

Takeaways

• Autonomy
• Accessibility
• Documentation
• Project Requirements/Feasibility

Thanks to

- Alan Wragg - Jason Stein - Deepti Sharma

Challenges

• Custom Plugins (e.g. Login System)
• Dynamic Content
• Local/Production Development
• Wordpress Caveats