Project Overview

Summary of the MANTEC website redesign project

Phase: Discovery & IA
54
Total Pages
FC
Content Builder
6
Custom Post Types
24
Unaddressed RFP Items

Project Summary

MANTEC is a Manufacturing Extension Partnership serving South Central Pennsylvania. This redesign transforms their WordPress site from a static informational presence into a dynamic platform with Salesforce/Account Engagement integration.

The client supplied a comprehensive 92-page content document covering full site copy organized around 8 manufacturer challenges. The document is strong on IA and problem-first structure, but is entirely silent on the functional requirements central to the RFP — registration, payment processing, calendar, and Salesforce integration. This is expected: the content doc is a content document, not a technical specification.

KEY INSIGHT
The 8 challenge areas (Boost Productivity, Find & Retain Employees, etc.) serve as the connective tissue. Each challenge page cross-references related solutions, training, and resources — meaning the same training course or solution appears under multiple challenge pages. The navigation hierarchy diverges from the underlying data model.

Contract & Timeline

Contract Value$30,000 fixed fee
Initiation Payment$5,000 (upon signing)
Second Payment$15,000 · July 1, 2026
Final Payment$10,000 · August 1, 2026
SF Beyond Scope$165/hr
Design PreferencesMinimalist · Blue/Green/Gray · Short pages · Accordions
Reference SitesDVIRC.org · CatalystConnection.org
Anti-Referencemrcpa.org

RFP Coverage Summary

Covered 2
Partial 1
Not Addressed 24
Page
CPT
Archive
Form
Incomplete/TBD
Root

Navigation Structure

~54 pages (from client doc)

Navigation ↔ Data Model Divergences

The client's navigation organizes content by user-facing topics (Challenges → specific challenge → related training/solutions), but the WordPress data model uses shared taxonomies to create these relationships.

For example, the training course "Leadership Core Skills" appears under multiple challenge pages (Workforce Retention, Culture & Engagement) via the challenge_area taxonomy — even though the CPT entry lives at /training/leadership-core-skills/.

Custom Post Types

Taxonomies

Relationship Diagram

Pages are composed from reusable content blocks — not individual templates per content type. Editors build pages by stacking blocks in any combination.

Config
Centralized Settings
—
Content Blocks (proposed)
—
Hero Variants
—
WP Template Files

WordPress Template Files

Lightweight files that load the hero section, content blocks, and shared page elements. Most pages use the Content Builder template.

TemplatePurposeUses Content BlocksPages Using

Content Blocks (Proposed)

Reusable page sections that editors stack to compose each page. Each block has its own editable fields and layout.

Block NameDescriptionEditable FieldsBuild Status

Hero System

Each page gets one hero variant. The editor selects the style when editing the page.

VariantDescriptionUsed On

Theme Configuration

Design Framework & Shared Elements

2
Covered by Content Doc
1
Partially Addressed
24
Not Addressed in Content Doc

Salesforce / Account Engagement Integration Points

All integration points flagged in the RFP. Status reflects what has been defined in client-supplied materials.

Integration PointRFP SectionStatusNotes

Gravity Forms → Salesforce Mapping