RA Mutiara Islam Kendari's main school website runs on Blogger. But instead of a generic theme, it uses a fully custom-coded template covering the homepage, a dynamic blog documenting everyday school life, and dedicated pages for Contact, Profile, and Gallery, presenting a school running since 2006 with over 600 alumni to parents researching the school organically.
A scrollable look at the finished site, exactly as a visitor would browse it.
Desktop
Mobile
The tools and technologies that came together to bring this project to life.
Each project draws on a mix of disciplines, here's how they came together on this one.
A closer look at what the finished product offers, the obstacles along the way, and what came out of it.
Building Inside a CMS With No Build Pipeline
Blogger doesn't support an external build process, so the entire template had to be written in Blogger's own templating syntax, with compiled Tailwind CSS hand-injected directly into the template's style block on every change.
Avoiding a Mobile Redirect Loop
Blogger automatically appends a mobile URL parameter and re-adds it on every navigation, so a naive full-page redirect to remove it caused an infinite reload loop, fixed by rewriting the URL silently instead.
Hitting a Perfect Google PageSpeed Score
Getting a green score across all four PageSpeed categories required careful optimization of image, JS, and CSS delivery, layered on top of Blogger's own template constraints.
Producing and Embedding Video Testimonials
Raw parent testimonial footage needed editing before it was usable, then had to be published and embedded in a way that wouldn't slow down the homepage.
How this project changed things for the business and its users after launch.
Complete information in one place
Zero redirect loop
Images under 200KB
PageSpeed green across all 4 categories
Automated CSS injection workflow
Page 1 on Google for target keywords
Polished video testimonials
Ongoing article publishing
Before
The previous website covered the basics, but programs, schedules, facilities, and testimonials weren't all organized together in one clear place.
After
The redesigned site now brings all of that together, making it much easier for parents to get a complete picture in one visit.
Before
Blogger automatically appends a parameter for mobile visitors, and an early fix using a full-page redirect caused visitors to get stuck in an infinite reload loop.
After
The URL is now rewritten silently using the browser's own history API instead of a redirect, removing the parameter with zero reload and zero loop.
Before
High-resolution images across the site, not just one section, risked slowing down every page.
After
Every image across the site is compressed to WebP and kept under 200KB, keeping pages fast without a visible drop in quality.
Before
Early performance was inconsistent across the four Google PageSpeed categories.
After
Continuous optimization of images, JS, and CSS delivery brought all four categories into the green.
Before
Blogger offers no way to run an external build process, so any new styling would have no path to actually reach the live template.
After
A small automated script compiles fresh Tailwind CSS and injects it directly into the template's style block, keeping a build-like workflow despite Blogger's constraints.
Before
The previous site had limited SEO optimization, leaving room to improve how easily the school could be found in search results.
After
Google Search Console and Analytics now track organic traffic, with ongoing SEO optimization bringing the site to the first page of Google for "TK Kendari" and "TK Islami Kendari".
Before
Raw parent testimonial videos weren't ready to build trust on their own.
After
Edited into polished videos, published on YouTube, and embedded directly on the homepage.
Before
Blog updates were occasional, leaving gaps in the public record of the school's day-to-day activities and achievements.
After
Regular blog articles now document school events more consistently, building a growing, searchable history of school life.
