📌 Project Overview

TRC Studios is a music production and recording studio with a rich legacy of producing music tracks, jingles, and audio content for artists, films, and commercial projects. Originally established as a leading recording facility in Indiana, the studio has evolved into a private production studio in Nashville, focusing on music production, mixing, and mastering services.

The website represents the studio’s history, services, and audio expertise while providing a platform to showcase its work and attract new clients.

This project focused on modernizing the website, improving usability, and making it easier for the client to manage content independently.

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⭐ Key Features

Modern WordPress Setup: Updated WordPress core and optimized the site for stability and performance.

Gutenberg Block Migration: Converted legacy SiteOrigin “Text (Adv)” blocks into native Gutenberg blocks for better flexibility and future scalability.

Kadence Theme Implementation: Rebuilt the website using the Kadence theme, enabling easy customization of colors, fonts, and layouts.

User-Friendly CMS Control: Enabled the client to manage design settings (typography, colors, headings) directly from the theme options.

Plugin Compatibility Fixes: Ensured compatibility with essential plugins such as audio players and contact forms.

Layout & UI Fixes: Improved page layouts and fixed styling inconsistencies across the site.

Responsive Improvements: Enhanced display across mobile and desktop devices.

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🛠 Technologies Used

CMS Platform: WordPress

Theme Framework: Kadence Theme

Page Builder / Editor: Gutenberg (Block Editor)

Frontend Technologies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript

Plugins: Audio player plugins, contact form plugins, and other compatibility tools

Migration Tools: Manual conversion from SiteOrigin to Gutenberg blocks

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👨‍💻 My Role

WordPress Upgrade: Updated WordPress to the latest version for improved security and performance.

Block Migration: Converted SiteOrigin “Text (Adv)” blocks to Gutenberg blocks, ensuring modern editing experience.

Theme Migration: Removed outdated custom theme and implemented Kadence theme with full configuration.

Theme Customization: Configured global settings (colors, typography, headings) so the client can easily manage the site.

Plugin Compatibility: Fixed and ensured compatibility with audio and form plugins.

UI & Layout Fixes: Resolved multiple layout issues including:

• Bottom menu and slider height adjustments
• Top black menu bar height and alignment
• Styling fixes (e.g., removing bold from headings under Equipment)

Performance & Usability Improvements: Improved overall site structure and usability.