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Challenge 1 - “Pugify that site”

Focus: Front-end / design mimicry, not backend schema.

Recreate the above-the-fold look of a well-known home rental site (the README hints at AirBnP-style layout).
Match the aesthetic as closely as you can; interactive behavior (search, dropdowns, etc.) is not required.
Must include at least one MeanPug pug asset on the page.
Stack in the challenge folder: WordPress at localhost:8000, Gulp, Tailwind + PostCSS, custom theme work (templates, CSS, JS as needed).
So Challenge 1 is mainly visual replication + branding requirement on the WordPress front page.

Challenge 2 - “Nothing’s sexier than a solid schema”

Focus: Backend architecture for a fictional firm: “Law Firm of Pug and Puggle, ESQ.”

You’re expected to flesh out structure, not necessarily UI: plugins, custom post types, taxonomies, sane folder layout, and extra data structures that fit a real law-firm site.
Inspiration called out: sites like Morgan & Morgan and Milberg for content and structure.
Same dev setup as Challenge 1: Docker, Gulp, Tailwind/PostCSS, WordPress at localhost:8000.
In practice (as implemented in your repo), Challenge 2 is the place for CPTs (e.g. attorneys, practice areas, case results, testimonials), taxonomies, relationships, and fields (often ACF in PHP), all registered in code under something like inc/cpt, inc/tax, inc/acf.

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Challenge 1 Challenge 2
Main skill Pixel/design fidelity, theme templates & CSS Data model, CPTs, taxonomies, modular PHP
Deliverable Front page that looks like the reference + pug Backend schema that could power a full site later
README emphasis Rental-site hero / above-the-fold clone Law firm content structure (Morgan/Milberg-style thinking)

Challenge 3 - "Show us what you got"

This is my best github project url:
https://github.com/rexdev0211/frictionless-wordpress

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