Consecutive Bytes

A studio built around SocialEngine

Consecutive Bytes is a web development studio that began with a narrow specialty: SocialEngine, the PHP software for running social networks. It sells add-on plugins and themes for SocialEngine sites, and it customizes sites for owners who want features the standard install does not have, such as blogs, photo albums and forums. Over time it has added work on other platforms and services, so the business now runs from community sites to retail software and video.

Plugins for community owners

The plugin catalog is made of small, specific add-ons. Examples listed on the site include password protection for chosen pages, an automatic friend, message and post feature that greets new members, guest logins that let visitors try a site with a demo account before paying, zodiac signs on member profiles, podcast support through uploaded files or embeds, a cryptocurrency payment gateway, an ad blocker detector, quick sign-up through Facebook and social sharing. It also sells themes, one of which is called The Meet Pro.

Community and dating sites

For clients who want a network of their own, the studio develops community web applications from concept to launch. It names dating and wedding sites as typical projects, where the client needs distinctive ideas rather than a template. It also builds progressive web apps, which combine web and mobile technology to give a native app feel in the browser.

Web, commerce and retail systems

The wider web business covers Shopify, WordPress, WooCommerce and Kajabi, along with point-of-sale software that processes sales, tracks inventory and holds customer data for retailers. The studio also builds automated support agents that answer customers around the clock, and it offers outsourced IT management so that a client can stay focused on its core operations.

Design and video

UI and UX design is part of the offer, with attention to clear navigation and interfaces that are easy to use. A separate video editing service covers color correction, sound design and visual effects.

How projects run

The studio describes a staged process. It begins by learning the client's vision, niche, goals and competitors, then defines structure and features, designs the pages with the client's approval, builds them, and tests the result before handing it over.