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Automotive
Automotive Dealer Platform
A high-performance car dealership website for a leading automotive agent, built with Drupal frontend, Redis caching layer, and MariaDB database for optimal performance.
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Project Overview
We developed a high-performance automotive dealership platform for a leading car agent in Jordan. The platform needed to handle extensive vehicle inventories, real-time availability updates, and provide an exceptional user experience for potential buyers browsing through thousands of vehicles.
Drupal Frontend Development
The platform was built entirely with Drupal, leveraging its powerful content management capabilities:
- Custom vehicle content types with comprehensive fields (make, model, year, price, features, images)
- Advanced filtering and search functionality
- Image galleries with lightbox functionality
- Responsive design optimized for mobile browsing
- Multi-language support (Arabic and English)
- SEO optimization for better search engine visibility
Redis Caching Implementation
Redis was implemented as a caching layer to ensure fast page loads:
- Vehicle listing page caching
- Search result caching
- Image metadata caching
- Category and filter option caching
- Cache warming strategies for popular pages
- Intelligent cache invalidation on inventory updates
MariaDB Database
MariaDB was used as the primary database for storing vehicle data:
- Optimized database schema for vehicle information
- Efficient indexing for fast queries
- Database query optimization
- Regular database maintenance and optimization
- Backup and recovery procedures
- Data integrity constraints
Key Features
- Advanced vehicle search with multiple filters (price, make, model, year, mileage)
- Real-time inventory management
- Image optimization and lazy loading
- Contact forms and inquiry management
- Vehicle comparison functionality
- Favorites and saved searches
- Integration with social media platforms
Performance Optimizations
- Page load times reduced to under 2 seconds
- Image optimization reducing bandwidth usage by 40%
- Efficient database queries handling thousands of vehicles
- CDN integration for static asset delivery
- Browser caching strategies
- Minified CSS and JavaScript
Results
- Significant increase in website traffic and user engagement
- Improved conversion rates for vehicle inquiries
- Enhanced user experience with fast, responsive design
- Scalable architecture supporting business growth
- Easy content management for non-technical staff