Member platform & editorial website

Danish Acting Union – scalable WordPress site with a modular design system

The core goal was to enable the federation’s communications team to create and edit content themselves without compromising visual identity. We built a modular component system in WordPress (Gutenberg) so new content automatically adheres to the style guide. The site contains ~140 pages covering culture, benefits, regulations, statutes, events and more.

  • Component library: flexible layout blocks (hero, cards, lists, facts, quotes, callouts, maps, tables) that can be freely combined—without breaking the design.
  • Style built-in: typography, colour, spacing and imagery rules embedded in every component for consistency.
  • Editor-friendly: locked templates where needed + freedom where valuable; clear fields and microcopy guidance.
  • IA & findability: navigation, taxonomies and search so 140+ pages are easy to discover and maintain.
  • Accessibility & performance: semantic HTML, contrast and keyboard support, lazy loading and optimised assets.

Deliverables

  • Information architecture, wireframes, content model and editorial workflows
  • Design system & UI components (Figma) → Gutenberg blocks
  • WordPress development in HTML/SCSS/JavaScript + PHP
  • News/events, taxonomies and enhanced site search
  • Content migration, QA, documentation and editor training

Outcome

The editorial team can now publish quickly with a consistent look, while users experience a clear and fast site. The modular setup makes expansion easy—new sections are created by combining existing blocks and the style stays intact automatically.

Need an editor-friendly site that keeps your design intact?

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Project date

1. October, 2024

Client

Danish Acting Union

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