How Kummeropolis Brought a 17-Year-Old WordPress Website to a 99 Lighthouse Score
We recently undertook a significant project with Kummeropolis, a 17-year-old WordPress website. Ministry-To-Children.com has become an institution for children’s ministry leaders and the most popular resource for churches building their children’s programs. Unfortunately, the website has bloated over the years with inconsistent administration and very little attention to user experience. We aimed to modernize its design and optimize its performance, achieving a near-perfect Lighthouse score of 99. This massive improvement encompassed all key web vitals, including core web vitals, image optimization, CSS refinement, and script optimization. Identifying the Web Design Challenges Given the website’s age, we faced several challenges: