Case study

Aurora - WordPress Theme Update & Customize

Case Study: WordPress Theme Update & Customize

Aurora Jewelry is a modern, luxury-focused e-commerce website designed to showcase sustainable, lab-grown diamond jewelry through an elegant digital experience. This project demonstrates my ability to design and structure a clean, high-end online store with strong branding, smooth navigation, and user-centered functionality.I designed and developed a fully responsive jewelry website that highlights the brand’s core philosophy—ethical craftsmanship and environmentally responsible lab-grown diamonds. The interface combines soft aesthetics, premium visuals, and a seamless shopping flow to enhance user engagement.
WordPress Theme Update & Customize

Project Information

Clients: Retail Brand Co.
Categories: E-Commerce
Services: Google Ads Campaign
Date: Aug 08 2024

Project Details:

Aurora Jewelry is a refined online jeweler specializing in elegant, hand-crafted pieces that reflect timeless beauty and sophistication. Their WordPress website required a refreshed design to better communicate the craftsmanship and luxury behind each piece, improve performance, and offer a smoother experience for customers browsing and purchasing jewelry.

The project encompassed a full theme update and customization, giving Aurora Jewelry a modern, responsive, and user-friendly website. Through redesigning the visual interface, refining the UX flow, and integrating custom components, the updated site aims to elevate brand perception, boost conversion, and provide a seamless backend experience for easy product management.

Theme Redesign & Brand Alignment

  • Conducted a brand discovery session to understand Aurora Jewelry’s identity: their values, color palette, and luxury positioning.

  • Designed a refined and elegant visual style based on soft, sophisticated tones, luxe typography, and graceful spacing.

  • Updated the WordPress theme architecture to support modular design, allowing more flexibility to add new content, collections, or seasonal campaigns.

Responsive UI/UX Enhancements

  • Crafted sleek page layouts across Homepage, Collection Pages, Product Pages, and About Us that reflect premium quality.

  • Improved navigation structure to reduce friction, making it easier for users to explore collections like rings, necklaces, bracelets, and custom orders.

  • Enhanced mobile, tablet, and desktop responsiveness so users can browse and shop seamlessly on any device.

  • Included micro-interactions (hover effects, smooth transitions) to add interactivity and elegance without sacrificing performance.

Custom Components & Elementor Integration

  • Implemented reusable sections using a visual builder (Elementor or Gutenberg, depending on the stack) for key page parts like banners, featured collections, testimonials, and craftsmanship stories.

  • Added a custom “Craftsmanship” section with visual storytelling – showcasing behind-the-scenes processes, artisan stories, and metalwork videos.

  • Designed a “Lookbook” module where customers can browse styled images and shop directly from editorial layouts.

Performance Optimization

  • Cleaned up the theme’s CSS and JavaScript, removing unnecessary or unused code to reduce bloat and improve page speeds.

  • Optimized all product images (gallery, hero shots) using modern formats like WebP and applied lazy loading for faster initial load.

  • Implemented caching strategies and script deferment to improve critical rendering path and Core Web Vitals.

SEO & Accessibility Considerations

  • Optimized on-page SEO elements: page titles, meta descriptions, header tags (H1–H3), alt texts on images.

  • Structured site architecture and internal linking to improve SEO and make content more discoverable.

  • Improved accessibility via semantic HTML, keyboard-friendly navigation, and proper ARIA attributes.

Backend & Content Management

  • Configured custom fields for each jewelry product (material, gemstone, size, weight, care instructions) using ACF or a similar custom field tool.

  • Developed Elementor templates and dynamic content areas so the admin team can easily update product details, images, and stories without touching code.

  • Built a dynamic “Featured Pieces” section that can be updated from the backend to highlight new or bestselling products with minimal effort.

Final Outcome

The revamped Aurora Jewelry website now reflects a polished, luxury brand identity while delivering an intuitive shopping experience. The custom theme and backend integrations enable efficient content updates, and the performance upgrades ensure fast and reliable browsing.

Highlights of the result:

  • A refined, elegant design that matches Aurora Jewelry’s premium positioning

  • Modular and flexible theme structure for future growth

  • Custom storytelling components (lookbook, craftsmanship section)

  • Faster load times and optimized images

  • SEO-friendly architecture and accessible design

  • Easy-to-manage backend system for the client, promoting independence and scalability

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