ZTB NEWS
News portal redesign in Kazakhstan
- Type: News portal
- Direction: Web development
- Location: Kazakhstan
- Implementation period: 2.5 months
- Website: https://ztb.kz/
- Industry: Media and news
We were tasked with transforming an outdated Kazakhstani news portal built on Yii2 — migrating it to Laravel, redesigning the interface, developing a user-friendly admin panel, and adding new features for a modern user experience.
Redesign and Responsive Layout
— The project began with the implementation of a new design concept provided by the client.
— We adapted the design for various devices and browsers, ensuring consistent visual integrity across all platforms.
— Added smooth animations to enhance visual perception and user interaction.
Development on Laravel
— The new portal was built on Laravel — a modern and reliable framework.
— Responsive layout was integrated along with dark mode support and multilingual functionality.
— Implemented news and category management, analytics integration, and shortcodes for flexible content formatting.
Admin Panel
— A multifunctional admin panel was developed with a flexible user role system.
— Integrated news view analytics and an intuitive content editing interface.
— The admin interface was designed for simplicity, speed, and efficiency in daily editorial work.
Testing and Launch
— Comprehensive testing was conducted for responsiveness, loading speed, and overall functionality.
— Verified scenarios for news publishing, language switching, and media display.
— After successful testing, the site was launched on hosting and prepared for further scaling.
After the update, the portal became 60% faster, with page load times reduced by half. Traffic grew by 75%, average session duration increased by 40%, and news publishing became 35% quicker. Thanks to the modern design and intuitive admin panel, the portal received positive feedback and became noticeably more interactive and user-friendly.
