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Faith, Hope, and Peace Ministries Assessment

This website assessment is for Faith, Hope, and Peace site at http://fhpministries.org/. It was done by Luthernet Website Services in order to help those who run the program see what can be done to spread their message more efficiently.

Framework
Faith Hope & Peace's website is built on Wordpress. That's good because it's a CMS. While I was able to get to the admin page (some people hide this), I was not able to detect the Wordpress version. I'll assume it's been updated properly. If not, that's something that can be done easily, unless the version is as old as the theme being used.

Mobile-Friendly
The theme looks like templates I used back in 2010. It's not mobile-friendly, which means it's at least three years old. The fact that the date is on the template seems to imply it's even older. Here are the three major issues identified by Google's mobile-friendly test:
  • Viewport not set 
  • Text too small to read 
  • Clickable elements too close together 
These points mean nobody is accessing the website with a mobile device. More than 50% of local searches are done with a device, and Google ranks sites lower when they are not mobile-friendly.

Other Issues
The website uses a contact form, which is a good idea, but then it also provides an email address, which means spam. Also, with a website as old as this one might be, make sure the contact form is working properly. The green menu makes the blue text difficult to read on my screen, too, but that could just be my screen. I am sure it's nearly impossible to read on a mobile device, however.

If your current web designer does not upgrade the Wordpress theme for free, take a look at Luthernet. We can build a new site for around $500 and host it for $100 a year. Oh, I went to the developer's website, and it looks like it might be out of business. Call Luthernet or a reputable freelance web designer.  

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