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Warsash Association
The Warsash Association website is a new online community for ex-members of the leading Merchant Navy training establishment that has existed since 1936. The website allows ex-cadets and senior ex-students who attended the Warsash Maritime Academy for officer training course, and staff, to keep in touch, share stories, pictures and experiences.
Standard ocPortal features used:
Standard ocPortal features used:
- news
- forum
- calendar
- downloads
- galleries
- Comcode pages
- images of the day
- polls
- auto-generated drop down menus
- search (website-wide and focused)
Background details
The Warsash Association (which represents former cadets, senior students and staff members of the Warsash Maritime Association) approached ocProducts for a complete regeneration of their web presence due to a number of problems with their old website. As with any major transition project, there was a large amount of existing content that needed to be transferred alongside new content that needed to be added, however the high percentage of older users necessitated that the site design remained simple to navigate with easily accessible content (which fits with ocProducts' goal of producing the most accessible/standards-compliant CMS in production).
What our client had to say
“In conjunction with vigorous research and recruiting campaign membership increased from 217 in December 2008 to current 348 members. Two new branches established in Australia and New Zealand. Averaging about 2 online applications to join per week. The site now has far greater usage compared with previous static website; now around 50–100 unique visitors/ day (the previous average was unknown but probably 1–2/ day if that)
The great strength of using ocPortal is that it offers a large range of functions and features which are totally integrated. These functions include members only access, forums, galleries, newsletters, event calendars and online payments. Throughout the project ocProducts demonstrated a high degree of professionalism and great technical expertise. Its highly co-operative approach and prompt response to suggestions has contributed greatly to a superb website tailored to our needs.
This initial phase of development was completed within our own fairly relaxed timescale and to a fixed-price budget. The website is moderated and maintained on a day to day basis by ourselves using ocPortal with ocProducts providing second line support when required. We intend to use ocProducts for any major enhancements in the future.” Chris Clarke – Web Director – The Warsash Association
“The diligent manner in which you provide constructive technical advice has been most helpful and the cooperation and close attention your company has given to our needs, exemplary. We are delighted with the end product and consider this to represent very good value.
The website has enabled our association to consolidate its widespread membership, bringing together many members who have been out of touch for decades. It has also proved to be a most valuable and productive recruiting tool.” Commodore AD Barrett – President of the Warsash association.
The great strength of using ocPortal is that it offers a large range of functions and features which are totally integrated. These functions include members only access, forums, galleries, newsletters, event calendars and online payments. Throughout the project ocProducts demonstrated a high degree of professionalism and great technical expertise. Its highly co-operative approach and prompt response to suggestions has contributed greatly to a superb website tailored to our needs.
This initial phase of development was completed within our own fairly relaxed timescale and to a fixed-price budget. The website is moderated and maintained on a day to day basis by ourselves using ocPortal with ocProducts providing second line support when required. We intend to use ocProducts for any major enhancements in the future.” Chris Clarke – Web Director – The Warsash Association
“The diligent manner in which you provide constructive technical advice has been most helpful and the cooperation and close attention your company has given to our needs, exemplary. We are delighted with the end product and consider this to represent very good value.
The website has enabled our association to consolidate its widespread membership, bringing together many members who have been out of touch for decades. It has also proved to be a most valuable and productive recruiting tool.” Commodore AD Barrett – President of the Warsash association.
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