PixiPlace — Video game community platform
Automated video game platform: 70+ platforms covered, Bayesian scoring, user accounts, personalized recommendations. IGDB + Twitch API.
The challenge
PixiPlace wanted to build a community-driven video game discovery platform focused on long-tail SEO: catalog organized by platform (from retro NES to VR Meta Quest), user votes with weighted scores, an editorial blog, and a community submission system to enrich the catalog over time.
Our solution
WordPress architecture with custom CPTs (jeu_video, plateforme), SEO-optimized listing/detail page templates, user submission system (iliade-submissions) to enrich the catalog, gamification (iliade-game) to engage the community, internal ad management (wpz-ads). High-performance LiteSpeed cache. Full legal compliance (legal notices, T&Cs, privacy policy, cookies).
PixiPlace is a community video game discovery platform covering all generations (from retro NES to Meta Quest VR). WordPress architecture with a community catalog, user votes, and gamification.
Project context
PixiPlace wanted to build a video game discovery platform with a focus on long-tail SEO: catalog by platform (from retro to modern VR), user votes with weighted ratings, editorial blog, and a community submission system to enrich the catalog over time.
Features delivered
- Video game catalog structured in CPTs — game listings with user votes, displayed ratings.
- 100+ listed platforms — Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, NES, SNES, Game Boy, Dreamcast, Commodore 64, DOS, Linux, Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR2, SteamVR…
- Community submission system (iliade-submissions) — users submit content for inclusion in the catalog.
- Gamification & badges (iliade-game) — rewards user engagement.
- Internal ad server (wpz-ads) — native site monetization.
- User account area — registration, login, profile.
- Silo SEO architecture — Games / Platforms / Blog, strong internal linking.
- Full legal compliance — legal notices, T&Cs, privacy policy, cookies.
PHP + OAuth 2.0
WordPress + custom CPTs (jeu_video, plateforme), SEO-optimized PHP templates, custom business plugins (iliade-meta-bdd, iliade-submissions, iliade-game), LiteSpeed cache for performance despite the volume of pages.
What makes this project unique
A vertical platform that goes beyond mere aggregation: it lets the community contribute (submissions), rewards engagement (gamification, badges), monetizes (internal ad network), and remains scalable across hundreds of different platforms. A genuine community-driven alternative to large, closed catalogs.
What we achieved
- WordPress video game discovery platform: catalog structured by platform (100+ console/PC/mobile/VR entries, from retro to modern VR — NES, SNES, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series, Meta Quest 3, etc.). User voting system with weighted rating display. SEO silo architecture (Games / Platforms / Blog) with account flow (registration/login/profile) and community submissions.
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