Custom Website Development for ManxDining.im
This powerful website provides comprehensive functionality to order food or book a table in all available cafés and restaurants on Manx Island.
- Duration 2012 – 2013
- Team 4 team members
- Type Catalog
- Industry Food and restaurants
- Platforms Web
Project idea
The startup founder is a communication professional who enjoys food and loves living on Manx Island. She wanted to support local businesses and provide their customers with a digital service for finding and ordering the next meal.
Target Audience
The website helps restaurants and food businesses operating on Manx Island increase visibility. Users decrease decision time by searching through a catalog, checking price ranges and specific information, and placing orders online.
Results
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4
Team members
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2 years
Cooperation time
The IT Craft team delivered a feature-rich web service where users can order takeaways for pick up or home delivery, book tables at restaurants, buy and redeem gift vouchers, and more.
The IT Craft team delivered a feature-rich web service where users can order takeaways for pick up or home delivery, book tables at restaurants, buy and redeem gift vouchers, and more.
Core Tech
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Yii
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nginx
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PayPal
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Google Maps
Project challenges
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The engineering team had to ensure a seamless connection with Facebook to simplify website registrations for those who wanted to skip a lengthy sign-up form.ManxDining.im is a startup project operating under a limited budget. The engineering team needed to provide the best value for the client's vision, ensuring maximum features for the available budget.
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A flexible project architecture was necessary to save costs for future project expansion and scaling. IT Craft developers built the website, ensuring simplified updates.
Planning
Input
The client initially had:
- Expertise in PR, promotion, and brand communication
- A startup idea on how to serve the local community
- A vision of the future product
- Support by startup incubators
Analysis
Our team:
- Analyzed client idea
- Offered an estimate and implementation path
- Worked on the website
Result
Our work resulted in:
- Timely delivery of the envisaged web portal
- Launch of website-specific features
- Website technical support and enhancements
Business benefits
Expertise
IT Craft covered all necessary activities, including requirements analysis and project management.
Consulting
The IT Craft team advised the startup on the tech implementation to help maximize the value of the investment.
Communication
The client received regular statuses from the Project Manager, ensuring a swift response to any project questions.
Agile approach
The team worked in fast-paced iterations to include client feedback in the first version of the website.
Main project features
Listings
The website provides a comprehensive list of available restaurants. Users can search for a specific place, filtering their results by price and distance.
Bookings and Orders
The system enables reserving a table or placing an order, for which users pay via the website and pick up from a restaurant on their own.
Menu
Website visitors access the menu from the venue page. They see cuisine type, prices, open hours, allowed time, and more.
Gift Vouchers
Users can buy and redeem gift vouchers, which can be used to pay for a meal. The system generates a voucher instantly and makes it available in the user account.
Reviews and Ratings
Users can leave a review through their ManxDining.im accounts. Reviews and ratings are visible through search results and the venue’s page.
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Project Timeline
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Project Timeline
2012 – 2013
Technologies
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JavaScript
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CSS3
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HTML5
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Bootstrap
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AJAX
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JQuery
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Yii
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MySQL
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nginx
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PayPal
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GoogleMaps