Two new garage concepts, two new websites

We built the new websites on the existing WordPress multisite platform, with a new full-site editing theme as the technical foundation.

On top of that, we built a child theme with the specific design tweaks and special features the new concepts needed. That let us give TeslaPoint and Autovivo their own distinct look, while still making efficient use of the existing architecture.

The big win: the solution stays lean, maintainable and scalable, exactly what a growing multisite environment needs.

A beautiful website matters. A good editorial experience in the backend matters just as much.

So we made it a priority: the editorial team should be able to edit content true-to-life, right inside the WordPress Site Editor. Colors, layouts and components follow clear guidelines, yet stay flexible enough for different kinds of content.

We lean on the native WordPress capabilities of modern block themes, so colors, typography and layouts render accurately right in the editor. That means the editorial team can see, while they’re still editing, exactly how the content will look on the live site.

No guesswork. No constant hopping between backend and frontend. Just edit, review, publish.

The team at hostettler autotechnik had already prepared some of the content. We took in the key points right away and then ran a short training session. From there, the team could take over the detailed work themselves and keep building out the content.

To make sure this freedom never works against the design, we set clear guidelines together. Every option in the editor is grounded in the style guide and follows the design rules we agreed on.

What’s in it for the editorial team?

• The editorial team can structure content flexibly
• New pages come together much faster
• Existing content is easy to adapt
• The corporate design stays consistent across every page
• The website grows with the team’s needs

For everyday work in the backend, we created a range of block patterns, polished templates and starter patterns. They let the marketing team assemble new content quickly, without starting from a blank page every time. And all the while, spacing, typography, colors and layout logic stay consistent.

That’s especially valuable for new brands: they can build momentum without giving up any visual quality.

The initial design came from the client. During development, we refined it further, adapted it for the technical build, and adjusted things where the digital context called for it.

This direct way of working paid off. Rather than long planning phases up front, we worked iteratively, tried different options and made decisions quickly, together. Step by step, that produced websites that fit the brand, run flawlessly on the technical side, and stay easy for the editorial team to use.

For all the flexible editing options, the technical infrastructure stays deliberately lean. The sites load quickly, use the existing hosting architecture, and slot neatly into the existing multisite environment.

For us, that’s exactly what makes a solution a good one: not needlessly complicated, but reliable, high-performing and tailored to our clients’ everyday needs.