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Date: 2026-07-13
Author: Hermes Agent + Adolfo Reyna
Tags: [emi, emmint, website, redesign, instatic, ministry, international, florida, subdomain]
Status: research + prototype
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# EMI Website Redesign 2026 — International Landing + Local Rep Subdomains

## Current State Research 2026-07-13

### emmint.com (international) — WP + blog problem
- Host: LiteSpeed PHP/7.4.33, IP 198.175.150.40, redirects http->https, canonical https://www.emmint.com/
- Tech: WordPress show_on_front=posts, All in One SEO 4.9.10, Customizr Pro, MailerLite + MailChimp, gtag G-FVQSD7F8ZR, Polylang: en/es/fr/pt/ar/ru alternate hreflang
- SEO blurbs: "Emmanuel Ministries International is a spiritual family in the Kingdom of God that is being raised up under the apostolic fatherhood of Apostle John Boney." Title: "Emmanuel Ministries International Kingdom Family"
- Structure: Blog list as homepage — articles as posts (Vlog, Word, Reports, About, Vision) paginated. User says "currently main one is more a blog than the landing page of the international ministry" — accurate.
  - Sample posts: Gen-K EMI International Young Adults Summit Africa/Europe, Family Gathering 2024 San Luis Rio Colorado, Featured Teachings: The Altar and the Kingdom
  - Nav: About, Vision, Vlog, Word, Reports, Shop (EMI Family Books EN/ES), Terms, Privacy, Contact, Gallery, Life & Legacy Ap John B, Events, Courses/Social -> social.emmint.com, Phone +1 (772) 577-6785, info@emmint.com
  - Vision page ok but /mandate 404. About: "frequently those who encounter website and read... begin to express interest in becoming part"
  - Shop: Woo/Tip Jar WP + Stripe
  - Social: facebook.com/kingdomemi, twitter @kingdomemi, youtube user/kingdomemi, @TheWalkingVoiceMedia
- Performance: Heavy 13k->2.6k 80% pruning, PHP 7.4 EOL, many scripts.

### florida.emmint.com — local FL ministry
- Host: IP 35.164.64.246 AWS (Subsplash hosted). Title "Emmanuel Ministries International Church - Home"
- Nav: Home, Media, Give, I'm New, International Site, Social
- Hero: "THE MANDATE CONTINUES" Learn More, "LATEST SERMON" Browse Sermons, "OUR LOCAL MINISTRY IN PORT SAINT LUCIE", Service Times Sunday 12:30pm Children 1:30pm Church Service, Phone same (772) 577-6785 Fort Pierce FL
- Media has sermons grid, Give via Subsplash Giving, I'm New form.
- Per brain: Subsplash livestream + app archive, OBS local record, ATEM Mini, Canon M50 II, iMac, Behringer X18 — school rental setup/teardown WiFi limited
- Policy: Full service auto via Subsplash app; YouTube selective 3-5 clips/week when prepared
- Locked-in SaaS no code control.

### Problem Statement
1. International site looks like blog: lands on paginated old posts, no clear vision, no map of family, no call for reps.
2. Florida is local template: Subsplash good for giving/media but can't scale to many local ministries. Goal: one subdomain per local rep: florida.emmint.com, chiapas.emmint.com, etc.
3. Need scalable model: From latin_america_emi_collaboration_2026.md: Chiapas gathering Sep 26-Oct 4 2026, leaders in Chile, Panama, Cuba, El Salvador — each could have microsite sharing design system.

## Goals for New Site

### International Hub emmint.com (landing not blog)
- Hero: "A Family in the Kingdom" — Apostolic fatherhood John Boney legacy -> continuing mandate
- Vision + Mandate sections with Pillars
- Global Map: interactive markers FL, Chiapas, MX San Luis, Cuba, Panama, Chile, Africa linking to subdomain
- Local Representatives Directory grid -> florida.emmint.com, chiapas.emmint.com etc
- Latest curated teaching (video + clip integration)
- Events: Family Gathering 2024 recap + 2026 Chiapas upcoming
- Shop CTA books EN/ES
- Join funnel: About -> Vision -> Contact/connect form -> WhatsApp
- Social App invite: private community platform
- Multilingual toggle en/es/fr/pt/ar/ru

### SEO & IA
Current blog posts -> migrate to /teaching/<slug> preserve links. 301 redirects /category/vlog -> /teachings

### Subdomain architecture

**Option A — Subdomains (RECOMMENDED per ask):**
- `emmint.com` -> international landing (main)
- `florida.emmint.com` -> Port St Lucie (exists)
- `chiapas.emmint.com` -> Casa de Dios El Jordán
- `sanluis.emmint.com`, `cuba.emmint.com`, `panama.emmint.com`, etc
- Each subdomain = separate Instatic site or filtered collection?

Simplest today: One Instatic install can host multiple sites via collections + templates. Single site with Data rows filtered by region field and publish to path prefixes: /locals/florida etc that Caddy maps to subdomain. Or separate Docker per region.

For MVP: Implement main hub + florida as separate templates inside same Instatic + publish under /locals/ + Caddy proxy florida.emmint.com -> /locals/florida

**Option B — Wildcard dynamic:**
- *.emmint.com Caddy on-demand TLS + reverse_proxy to Instatic reading Host header to vary rendering via custom plugin. Advanced but doable.

### Decision for prototype
- Spin second Instatic for EMI hub `emi-hub` on 3005 to keep Reyna Family separate (current :3002)
- Content model: Collection local_ministries (name, slug, region, leader, contact, description, hero_image, sub_domain, service_times, address, giving_url, social)
- Collection teachings, events
- Pages: Home (landing), About, Vision/Mandate, Family Map, Local Directory, Join
- Design: Warm kingdom family palette navies + golds
- For dev: prototype at https://sites.reynafamily.com/emi-hub (after Caddy script runs) OR directly via IP:Port 3005. Provide script add-emi-rep.sh <name> <port>

## Caddy integration notes
Current Caddy on .110 reverse_proxy emmint com NOT via you — DNS points to 198.175.150.40 external WP and florida to 35.164.64.246 AWS Subsplash. So new stack parallel for now. For live cutover later, DNS move or proxy via your Caddy.

## Tasks
- [x] Research emmint.com + florida.emmint.com (BareBrowse 80-87% pruning)
- [ ] Spin emi-hub Instatic :3005
- [ ] Create collection local_ministries schema
- [ ] Build international landing page prototype
- [ ] Demo subdomain per rep via sites.reynafamily.com/emi-hub/florida etc
- [ ] Provide Caddy script for rep subdomain generically

## Links
- Main: https://www.emmint.com/ WP blog-as-home
- Florida: https://florida.emmint.com/ Subsplash
- Social: https://social.emmint.com/ 2.7k static
- Brain: latin_america_emi_collaboration_2026.md, livestream_media_system_report_for_ari_sardius.md
- Current infra: Instatic Reyna Family :3002, Caddy v2.10.2 on .110
