French Historical Archive Website with Structured Navigation and Typographic Focus

Client:
Histoire-du-Quebec
Category:
SEO, Web Disign, Marketing

Project Overview

Histoire-du-Quebec.ca is a French-language historical website presenting the history of Quebec in a calm, structured, and reader-friendly format. The goal was to create a minimal but elegant digital space where users could access educational content without distraction — organized century by century, topic by topic.

What We Did

The site was developed with simplicity and clarity in mind:
  • Century-based navigation: Users can browse history chronologically, from ancient geological events to political eras, using dropdowns and labeled categories.
  • Typography-focused design: The layout emphasizes calm reading with high legibility, minimal distractions, and traditional serif styling.
  • SEO-structured content: Each section is mapped to consistent URLs and headings, improving crawlability and long-term visibility.
  • Fast-loading and mobile-friendly: Despite being content-heavy, the site is optimized for performance on all devices.
  • Low-maintenance architecture: Built to be stable and functional without frequent updates, ideal for long-standing reference material.

Client Results

  • A consistent stream of traffic from users seeking historical information in French.
  • High user retention due to simple structure and good readability.
  • Long session durations, especially from educational and research-related visits.
  • Solid SEO performance across low-competition long-tail history queries.

Technologies Used

WordPress

PHP

MySQL

static page architecture

topic-based taxonomy

SEO-friendly structure

performance optimization for content-heavy sites