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AlexandrePatron.com: Multilingual search site with tailor-made back office

Complete dynamism of a static HTML/CSS model in a multilingual FR/EN/ES/RU/CH site, with content management back-office developed from scratch - for an independent researcher in philosophy and artificial intelligence.

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About this project

Overview

Alexandre Patron is an independent researcher specializing in philosophy, logic and artificial intelligence. He had an HTML/CSS model designed with a minimalist and careful design – geometric symbols, precise typography, strong visual identity. But the site was entirely static: each update required editing the files directly.

My mission was exclusively technical: take this model as is and transform it into a living site, without touching the design, by adding all the missing dynamic layer.

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The challenge

Alexandre Patron had a static HTML/CSS model with a careful design, but without any dynamics: the contents were frozen in the code, impossible to update without touching the files. He needed a living site, maintainable independently, available in French and English, with management of his tests, his influences and his current projects.

The design already existed - we had to give it a technical soul without betraying the initial visual intention.
  • Entirely static site, no updates possible without developer
  • No multilingual management FR/EN/ES/RU/CH
  • No back office to publish essays and research content
  • Tag and filtering system absent
  • No SEO structuring or dynamic metadata
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The solution developed

I took charge of the entire technical part: transformation of the static model into a dynamic PHP site, development of the management back office, implementation of the multilingual system and integration of the database data.

  1. 01
    Static → dynamic transformation

    Complete integration of existing HTML/CSS into a PHP MVC architecture without altering the visual rendering

  2. 02
    Multilingual system FR/EN

    Automatic language detection, localized URLs, management of translated content in a database

  3. 03
    Tailor-made back office

    Administration interface allowing the publication and management of essays, influences, "Now" projects and About/Contact pages

  4. 04
    Testing system with tags

    Management of articles with metadata (date, reading time, thematic tags), dynamic filtering by tag

  5. 05
    Integration of academic identifiers

    Connecting ORCID, OSF, Zenodo and LinkedIn via back office data

  6. 06
    SEO and metadata

    Titles, descriptions and canonical tags dynamically generated per page and per language

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Technical stack
PHP 8 MySQL HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Responsive design Apache GitHub MVC
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The result obtained

The site went from a fixed static model to an autonomous, bilingual and maintainable publication platform. Alexandre Patron can publish his essays, manage his influences and update his current projects without any technical intervention, in both languages.

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100% of the original design preserved
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Multilingual FR/EN/ES/RU/CH full
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Complete back office developed from scratch
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Test management with tags and filters
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Zero% dependency on a third-party CMS
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Deployed and in production in 2026
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Testimonial
"The site reflects exactly what I wanted: an interface that does not impose itself, where the content remains at the center. The technical part is invisible - that's exactly the goal."
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Alexandre Patron Independent researcher, philosopher
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