Quadball Canada Website
Austin Wallace
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Quadball Canada Website Rebuild
Replaced an outdated WordPress site with a custom-built, high-performance platform — entirely free to host and maintain.
The Problem
The old WordPress site was slow (8.9s load times), had accessibility failures, security warnings, and costly plugin subscriptions. No French language support for Canada’s bilingual audience.
The Solution
Custom website built from scratch using modern web technologies:
- Custom frontend (Astro) optimized for speed and SEO
- Custom CMS (Sanity Studio) for easy content management
- AI-powered French translation — bilingual without extra work
- Global CDN (Cloudflare) — fast everywhere, free hosting
Results
| Metric | WordPress | New Site | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 65 | 92 | +27 |
| Accessibility | 68 | 98 | +30 |
| Best Practices | 77 | 100 | +23 |
| Page Load (LCP) | 8.9s | 2.7s | 3x faster |
| Blocking Time | 70ms | 0ms | Instant |
$0/month hosting and CMS (was paying for WordPress hosting + plugins).
Scope
- Full site architecture and design
- Custom CMS for sports organization content
- Bilingual routing (EN/FR) with language switching
- Content migration from WordPress
- Automated deployments via GitHub
Solo developer — design through deployment.