We thrive at the intersection of design, data, and technology. Together, we’re focused on transforming brands that connect people to technology.
Let’s build something great together.
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We thrive at the intersection of design, data, and technology. Together, we’re focused on transforming brands that connect people to technology.
Let’s build something great together.
Get in TouchA Content Management System (CMS) shouldn’t feel like a straitjacket. At LockData, we build CMS platforms that empower your marketing team instead of restricting them. Whether you need to extend WordPress for enterprise traffic, implement a scalable Drupal architecture, or build a completely Custom CMS for proprietary data, including ticketing inventories, performing arts platforms, and enterprise catalogs. We engineer the backend so you can focus on the frontend message.
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A powerful CMS is useless if the content isn’t structured effectively. Our strategy team works alongside our engineers to ensure your content hierarchy supports your business goals.
Information Architecture (IA): We map out intuitive site structures that make navigation effortless for users and bots.
SEO & Metadata Strategy: We build schema markup and SEO controls directly into the CMS, making it easy for editors to optimize every page.
Content Audits: We analyze your existing assets to identify gaps, redundancies, and opportunities for consolidation.
We don’t just “install themes.” We engineer content ecosystems. We treat your CMS as a critical piece of business software, focusing on security, speed, and ease of use.
We push open-source platforms to their limits. We build custom plugins, optimized themes, and secure environments that handle high traffic without the “bloat” of off-the-shelf templates.
Platforms: WordPress Drupal Umbraco Joomla
Services: Custom Theme Development, Plugin Engineering, Security Hardening.
Future-proof your content. We decouple your backend data from your frontend display using Headless architecture. This allows you to manage content in one place and push it everywhere, to your website, mobile app, and smart devices simultaneously.
Platforms:WebflowUmbracoWordPressContentful Strapi Sanity Sitecore
Tech Stack: React, Vue.js, or Angular frontends consuming robust APIs.
Sometimes, off-the-shelf software is just too rigid. For complex business models like: Ticketing Inventories or Intricate Catalogs, we build proprietary content management tools tailored exactly to your workflow.
Benefit: Zero feature bloat. 100% fit for purpose.
Moving from a legacy system to a modern CMS? We handle the heavy lifting. We script automated migrations to transfer thousands of articles, images, and metadata records without losing your SEO ranking.
Not sure what a CMS can really do for a venue or arts organization, or which one you need? Here’s a plain-English look at what’s possible, and how we make it happen.
The best CMS is the one your staff isn’t afraid of. We build content platforms with clean, clearly-labeled editing screens, so anyone on your team, from an intern to your marketing director, can add a show, update a page, or post news without calling a developer. We strip out the confusing default clutter and build around how your team actually works.
For a venue, your events shouldn’t have to be typed into your website by hand. We connect your CMS to your ticketing platform, like AudienceView, Tessitura, and Spektrix, so when you create an event in your box office system, it appears on your site automatically. Create it once, and your public site stays current on its own.
When a popular show goes on sale, thousands of people hit your site at once. A cheap, plugin-heavy CMS falls over. We build content platforms engineered for those high-traffic moments, with caching, performance tuning, and secure hosting, so your site stays up when it matters most.
If you need the same content on your website, a mobile app, and digital signage, a headless CMS is the answer. It stores your content in one place and pushes it everywhere, so you update once instead of copying across systems. We build headless setups on platforms like Umbraco, Contentful, and Sanity when that flexibility is worth it.
Sometimes your needs don’t fit any standard CMS, like managing ticketing inventories, complex catalogs, or proprietary data. In those cases we build a custom content platform tailored exactly to your workflow, with no feature bloat and no fighting the software.
Re-platforming from a legacy CMS is where a lot of organizations lose data or SEO rankings. We script the migration carefully, transferring your content, images, and metadata intact, and preserving your search rankings, so you move forward without losing what you’ve built.
Which CMS is right for my business?
It depends on your scale. For content-heavy marketing sites, WordPress is often best. For complex data relationships or enterprise security, Drupal or a headless solution might be superior. We help you choose based on data, not trends.
Do you build websites for performing arts venues on WordPress or Umbraco?
Yes. We build and extend WordPress and Umbraco sites for performing arts centers, theaters, and live event venues, including custom themes, plugins, and integrations with your ticketing platform. We’ve built on these platforms for organizations like Scottsdale Arts and The Hanover Theatre.
Can you connect our CMS to our ticketing system so events update automatically?
Yes. We connect your CMS to platforms like AudienceView, Tessitura, and Spektrix, so when you create or update an event in your ticketing system, it appears on your website automatically, listings, availability, and buy links, without manual re-entry.
Can you fix a hacked or slow WordPress site?
Yes. We specialize in security audits and performance optimization. We can clean up compromised code, remove bloated plugins, and implement caching strategies to get your site back to healthy, fast operation.
Can you migrate our site to a new CMS without losing our SEO?
Yes. We script careful migrations that transfer your content, images, and metadata intact, and we preserve your URL structure and redirects so your search rankings carry over. Re-platforming is a core service, and protecting your SEO is part of how we do it.
Can our CMS handle high traffic during a big on-sale?
Yes. We build content platforms engineered for peak traffic, with caching, performance tuning, and secure hosting, so your site stays up and fast when a popular show goes on sale.
What is a headless CMS?
A headless CMS stores your content separately from your website design, so you can use the same content on a website, a mobile app, or digital signage without copying it across systems. It’s the gold standard for managing content across multiple channels.
Do you write the content for us?
Our primary focus is technical implementation, but we offer content strategy services and partner with copywriters to ensure your messaging is as strong as the platform behind it.
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“Working with LockData has been a fantastic experience. They took the time to understand our business model and brought our ideas to life with a sleek, intuitive group sales and ticketing app. Brian, Patrick, and the team have been supportive every step of the way, delivering exactly what we were looking for.
We continue to work with LockData to update and improve the group sales app and would not hesitate to work with them again on another project of this magnitude. We highly recommend LockData for anyone seeking reliable, top-tier web development services!”
STEVE LATTANZI
Director of Systems and Administration
