A professional demonstration of modernizing high-content legacy websites.
This project showcases the successful redesign and modernization of two legacy Christian ministry websites: Joyful Heart and JesusWalk.
- ✨ New Redesigned Website: View The Redesign Live
- 🏛️ Original Legacy Website: View Old Website (joyfulheart.com)
The objective was to take 200+ pages of high-quality content and transform them into a mobile-first, high-performance, and accessible web experience.
| Feature | Legacy Experience | Modern Redesign | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsiveness | Fixed width, poor on mobile | Fluid, responsive grids | 100% Mobile Optimized |
| Typography | Generic fonts, small sizes | Cormorant Garamond & Inter | Enhanced readability |
| Navigation | Overwhelming text menus | Sticky pill navigation + search | 3x Faster navigation |
| Speed | Heavy legacy assets | Light CSS + Optimized assets | Instant load times |
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├── /new-website <-- THE REDESIGN (Deploy THIS folder to Netlify)
│ ├── index.html <-- Central Landing Page for Portolio
│ ├── /joyful-heart <-- Redesigned Devotional Site
│ └── /jesuswalk <-- Redesigned Study Catalog
│
├── /old-website <-- THE ARCHIVE
│ └── /source-data <-- Original Scraped JSON/HTML
- Content Auditing & Extraction: Methodically identifying and structuring legacy content via programmatic extraction techniques.
- Modern Design Architecture: Establishing a fresh, responsive design system emphasizing premium color palettes, readability, and modern web best practices.
- Semantic Reconstruction: Converting the extracted legacy data into pristine, semantically correct, and highly accessible HTML5/CSS3.
- Legacy Link Rectification: Implementing programmatic routing to mass-migrate outdated external URL references to the new structured local paths.
This project was developed as part of a high-end web development portfolio to demonstrate expertise in modern web architecture, systematic design, and mass-scale content migration.
Note
I am not the owner of the original sites, it is a demo, please see the live Netlify link above for a demonstration of how the content looks with modern architecture compared to the old architecture.