Design and Development of a Sustainable WordPress Prototype for Moppa Using AWS
Gonzaga, Rolando Jr (2025)
2025
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025112529647
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The purpose of this thesis was to design and implement a sustainable WordPress website prototype for Moppa, a Finnish micro-enterprise providing cleaning services, using Amazon Web Services (AWS) Lightsail. The study addressed Moppa’s need to establish a professional digital presence while maintaining affordability, scalability, and sustainability. The objective was to create a functional, accessible, and cost-efficient prototype that demonstrates how small enterprises can adopt cloud-based technologies to improve service visibility and operational efficiency. The scope covered the website’s design, configuration, deployment, and usability validation, while advanced automation, analytics, and marketing integrations were excluded but prepared for future implementation before public release.
The theoretical framework drew from cloud computing principles, sustainable web design, and user-centred development. The AWS Academy Cloud Foundations and Cloud Architecting curricula provided structured guidance for selecting and configuring cloud services, while the Zipper Model was used to integrate theory and practice throughout the development. The implementation followed a product-development process using WordPress, Docker, and AWS Lightsail over a 6-month period from June to November 2024, covering navigation design, theme configuration, plugin integration, and bilingual capability.
The project resulted in a fully functional prototype demonstrating the feasibility of a scalable and sustainable cloud-based solution for a Finnish micro-enterprise. Testing confirmed operational functionality across key usability, accessibility, and reliability metrics. The results validated that WordPress combined with AWS Lightsail provides an effective, secure, and affordable foundation for digitalisation, supporting the long-term growth and future scalability of small businesses.
The theoretical framework drew from cloud computing principles, sustainable web design, and user-centred development. The AWS Academy Cloud Foundations and Cloud Architecting curricula provided structured guidance for selecting and configuring cloud services, while the Zipper Model was used to integrate theory and practice throughout the development. The implementation followed a product-development process using WordPress, Docker, and AWS Lightsail over a 6-month period from June to November 2024, covering navigation design, theme configuration, plugin integration, and bilingual capability.
The project resulted in a fully functional prototype demonstrating the feasibility of a scalable and sustainable cloud-based solution for a Finnish micro-enterprise. Testing confirmed operational functionality across key usability, accessibility, and reliability metrics. The results validated that WordPress combined with AWS Lightsail provides an effective, secure, and affordable foundation for digitalisation, supporting the long-term growth and future scalability of small businesses.