Samadhi

Samadhi is a non-profit organisation run by David and Manu, the founders of DM Media Solutions. It introduces people to meditation, mindfulness, Buddhism and sustainability, and helps them bring those practices into daily life.

Because it is our own project, it has also become a place where we try out new features.

The brief

The site needed to serve people who cannot attend retreats or classes in person. That meant a large amount of teaching material on meditation, Buddhism, ecology and gardening, plus online courses, a podcast, paid content and a way to sign up as a volunteer, all clear enough for complete beginners.

What we did

• Built the site in WordPress and Elementor with an eLearning platform for paid courses
• Created member accounts where users manage their profile, courses, orders, payments and addresses
• Added monthly subscriptions for premium content that members can change from their account
• Set up dedicated sections for the blog and podcast so free material is easy to reach
• Wrote a custom plugin in PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript for sending personalised emails to users from the site

The result

Samadhi has a full learning platform behind a warm orange and white design featuring photos of the team and volunteers. We keep adding new functions regularly, and the site runs on our own hosting and domain services.