www.iloveceylon.com is definitely where you should go for your Sri Lankan ( Ceylon) poster fix! I Love Ceylon Gallery has 1000s of unique pieces of historic posters from the Sri Lankan colonial past together with retro style posters, modern posters, arts and more.
We enjoyed building their eCommerce website while looking at these rare gems of Ceylon art.
For this project, we used the WordPress/woo commerce system that runs on a Linode cloud hosting platform. head over to https://www.iloveceylon.com to buy some great wall posters for your home or business place. Postcards, magnets and stickers are also available.
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This 2024 project earned a perfect **5-star customer rating**, reflecting our commitment to delivering a seamless online experience for art enthusiasts worldwide. Hosted on the reliable Linode cloud platform, the site leverages WordPress and WooCommerce for robust eCommerce functionality, ensuring fast load times and scalability as the gallery’s collection grows.
Our development process kicked off with a deep dive into the client’s vast archive of over 1,000 historic Ceylon posters—think vibrant colonial-era advertisements for tea estates, vintage Ceylon Tourist Board prints, and retro depictions of Sri Lanka’s spice trade and elephant processions. We meticulously migrated this treasure trove of data, optimizing high-resolution images for quick zooming and lightbox views without compromising quality.
Custom WooCommerce tweaks brought the art to life: dynamic product galleries with hover effects showcase intricate details, while artist categories and collection tags make browsing intuitive. Shoppers can filter by era (colonial, mid-century modern), theme (wildlife, architecture), or medium, turning a simple store into an immersive gallery tour. Secure payment gateways like WebXPay and PayPal handle global transactions effortlessly, with options for postcards featuring Kandy’s Temple of the Tooth, magnetic fridge art of Galle Fort, and sticker sets capturing Colombo’s street vibes.
Security was paramount—we implemented SSL encryption, robust firewalls, and regular updates to protect both rare digital assets and customer data. The responsive design shines on mobiles, letting users discover a 1920s poster of Ceylon cinnamon plantations from their commute or envision a modern abstract in their living room via desktop previews.
The impact? Since launch, ILoveCeylon.com has boosted sales of these cultural icons, connecting Sri Lankan heritage with homes and offices abroad. Businesses deck out lobbies with framed historic prints, while collectors snag limited-edition reproductions. Updated as of 2025, the platform now supports expanded inventory, multilingual support for Tamil and Sinhala, and SEO tweaks to draw more traffic from art lovers searching “Ceylon vintage posters.”
Key challenges like handling massive image files were met with lazy loading and CDN integration, ensuring buttery-smooth performance. The result is a digital gallery that not only sells but celebrates Sri Lanka’s artistic legacy, one poster at a time.
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