Letsgohorseracing is a Queensland racing news site. It covers the stories behind the track: race club politics, Racing Queensland, the Brisbane Racing Club, harness racing and the people in the industry. There is a weekly reader forum, Wednesday Whinge, and a paid tips service, LGHR Late Mail.
We moved the site from Joomla to WordPress and built a members-only area for subscribers.
A news site that keeps publishing
A news site lives on fresh stories. The home page leads with the latest news, each with an image, the date, a short summary and a link to read more. Posting a story has to be quick, so the move to WordPress was about keeping that simple for the people writing.
The header carries a strip of racing photos, with Home, LGHR Late Mail, Subscribers Login, About Us and Contact Us in the menu, plus search.
A members-only tips service
LGHR Late Mail is the site’s subscription tips service. We built a members-only login section, so subscribers sign in to get the tips and everyone else sees how to join.
In the office too
The work did not stop at the website. Alongside the migration we replaced and set up the computers in their office, and we have done some remote servicing since. One team looking after the site and the machines it is run from keeps things simple.
See the site at letsgohorseracing.com.au.
