WebCitz started working with this client in 2012
- Client: Legacy Law
- Platform: Joomla, WordPress
- Industry: Business & Professional Services
- Services: Maintenance / Support, Web Development, Web Hosting
The Challenge
Estate planning is a deeply personal service. Over a 14-year span, the firm needed to navigate several digital challenges:
- Platform Longevity: Moving from the technical complexity of Joomla to the user-friendly versatility of WordPress as the firm’s content needs grew.
- Design Modernization: Transitioning from the “fixed-width” desktop designs of 2012 to the “mobile-first,” accessible layouts required today.
- Educational Authority: Creating a structure that allows the firm to easily share complex legal information regarding wills, trusts, and probate.
- Consistency: Maintaining a reliable, high-uptime hosting environment for over a decade without disruption to client communications.
The WebCitz Solution
We have acted as the firm’s strategic technology partner through three distinct eras of their digital presence:
- The Joomla Era (2012–2018): We initially took over the maintenance of their existing Joomla site. As design trends shifted, we executed a full Joomla redesign to improve the firm’s professional aesthetic and incorporate better lead-capture functionality.
- The WordPress Migration: Recognizing the superior SEO capabilities and ease of use for the client, we eventually migrated the entire firm from Joomla to WordPress. This involved:
- Data Integrity: Ensuring all educational blog posts and practice area pages were migrated without losing search engine rankings.
- Custom Theme Development: Building a custom WordPress theme that prioritized readability for a demographic that often includes seniors and their adult children.
- Continuous Design Evolution: Every few years, we have collaborated with Legacy Law on design refreshes. These updates ensure the site never looks “dated,” incorporating modern elements like high-resolution imagery, simplified navigation, and faster page load speeds.
- Managed Hosting & Maintenance: Since 2012, we have provided secure, managed hosting. By handling all core updates, security patches, and backups, we ensure the firm’s leadership never has to worry about the “plumbing” of their website.
- Ongoing Support Blocks: We remain on-call for daily or monthly requests, ranging from adding new attorney profiles to updating the firm’s resources and seminar schedules.
The Result
Legacy Law LLC stands as a prime example of how consistent technical stewardship pays off. By trusting WebCitz for over 14 years, the firm has avoided the “boom and bust” cycle of website decay. Their current WordPress site is a modern, high-performance asset that continues to rank well and serve their community reliably.
