Preserving history is an extremely important undertaking; when done right, it can promote education, spark inspiration, and foster community. The Roslyn Landmark Society, founded in 1961, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the history and historic resources of Roslyn and its surroundings on Long Island’s North Shore.
Creating a website is, in its own way, also about preserving history, which made for the perfect pairing when Roslyn approached Hop in 2020 with an ambitious list of upgrades. Our team eagerly jumped on board to assist The Roslyn Landmark Society in their goal to contribute a more user-friendly site, both to their local community as well as the larger preservation movement.
Some of the more significant undertakings that Hop Studios tackled on Roslyn’s site included implementing user commenting with moderation settings, migrating the site’s hosting to Nexcess, and adding filter functionality for the Profiles page.
The filter functionality allows users to filter landmark profiles by category in a style consistent with the rest of the site. Users can now see which landmarks are in a given village while also discovering which landmarks had similar historical uses, such as banks, general stores, and saloons. This addition makes discovering new landmarks easier and a more engaging and educational experience.
Additionally, Hop Studios implemented a commenting plug-in feature to boost user engagement. Using the Verbb add-on for Craft CMS, which we customized for Roslyn’s unique needs, allowed users to comment on articles, events, and more. This add-on also gave Roslyn’s team the ability to moderate and adjust settings as needed.
Since 2020, we’ve also helped Roslyn with several mid-range upgrades to Craft CMS and added the Blitz plugin to handle static page caching, reducing server response time and improving site performance.
Our team at Hop Studios are delighted to continue working with The Roslyn Landmark Society in preserving and promoting history, one post at a time.
