Student portal for the higher education publishing company to sell publications online

A sister concern of a leading academic publication house in the USA wanted to convert the base of their existing website from ColdFusion to PHP using the Drupal content management system. They also needed a solid backend to manage records of more than 150,000 students and approached WS with the requirements.

The challenges that the WS team faced during the project were:

Integrating the 3rd party payment processing software ChargeLogic and eBook reader Vital Source with the website.
Ensuring the website can handle large amounts of traffic without slowing down.

What we did

WS team developed a high performance website with customised version of Drupal content management system. The website showcases the extensive catalogues of the client and makes it possible for visitors to purchase ebooks directly from the website.

Solution Highlights

Customised version of Drupal content management system used to develop the website.
The front end was made responsive, ensuring visitors received a uniform view, irrespective of the mobile device or desktop computer they used to view the website.
3rd Party integration done with Vitalsource ebook reader and ChargeLogic payment gateway.

What we achieved

The website is able to handle large amounts of traffic. It allows visitors to browse the extensive catalogues of the client and also buy ebooks securely through the site. The client was satisfied with the way the website simplified administration tasks for them, while enticing visitors to browse and buy ebooks.