Legacy Site Rebuild + Accessibility Audit
Built for a B2B manufacturing and sourcing consultancy
Overview
Reproduced a legacy three-page WordPress site pixel-for-pixel as semantic static HTML, CSS, and vanilla JavaScript so it could be hosted cheaply and securely with no CMS maintenance burden. Replaced server-side contact forms with a static-host-friendly solution, then ran a structured 25-issue audit across accessibility, SEO, performance, and security to make the site launch-ready.
The Problem
The existing site ran on an outdated WordPress version with an expired certificate, deprecated analytics, and a heavy stack of plugins and jQuery that slowed loads and created maintenance overhead. Its contact forms depended on a server-side plugin that would not survive a move to simple static hosting. The client wanted to preserve the exact look and feel while modernizing the delivery.
My Approach
Collected every live asset, then hand-rebuilt all pages as semantic, mobile-first HTML with inline styles extracted into a modular CSS architecture across four breakpoints. Stripped WordPress and jQuery artifacts, converted absolute URLs to relative paths, and replaced dynamic forms with a static-host form service using honeypot protection and lightweight vanilla validation. Closed with a severity-ranked audit against WCAG criteria such as focus visibility, heading hierarchy, alt text, and form labeling, plus SEO and performance checks.