Modernizing and Decoupling a Legacy Content Platform for Enhanced User Engagement and Security

The organization faces an outdated website with poor visual design, complex navigation, suboptimal search functionality, legacy codebase, limited responsiveness across devices, and inefficient content management workflows. These challenges reduce user engagement, hinder data accessibility, and complicate website maintenance, limiting the organization's ability to effectively influence policy and increase outreach.

A global non-profit organization specializing in data analysis and advocacy, seeking to upgrade its digital presence to improve accessibility, engagement, and data visualization capabilities.

• Implement a modern, visually appealing website design to improve aesthetic engagement.
• Develop a streamlined, intuitive navigation structure for easier access to information.
• Deploy a robust search system for quick and relevant content retrieval.
• Refactor legacy code and create comprehensive documentation to facilitate future maintenance.
• Ensure full responsiveness for seamless user experience across all devices.
• Enhance content management with user-friendly editing tools to improve editorial workflows.
• Migrate from a monolithic system to a decoupled architecture to improve scalability, security, and flexibility.
• Leverage advanced frontend frameworks for performance optimization and enhanced UI capabilities.

• A modern, visually engaging website design with a mobile-first approach.
• A cohesive, multi-level navigation system ensuring easy access to diverse information categories.
• An advanced internal search engine delivering quick, relevant results using modern search algorithms.
• Refactored codebase with detailed documentation to facilitate ongoing development and maintenance.
• Responsive UI designed for optimal display on desktops, tablets, and smartphones.
• User-centric content editing and publishing tools integrated within the backend system.
• Migration to a decoupled architecture utilizing a headless Content Management System.
• Integration of a frontend framework for UI customization and performance enhancement.
• Advanced data visualization modules for displaying complex data portals and country-specific insights.
• Deployment automation and hosting optimized for scalability and security, utilizing cloud-based platforms.

• External search services or APIs for robust content search capabilities
• Data visualization and analytics portals for stakeholder insights
• Content delivery networks (CDNs) for improved global performance
• Analytics tools for tracking user engagement and performance metrics

• Website performance improvement by at least 38% for faster load times and responsiveness
• Accessibility score increase from baseline to at least 90, promoting inclusivity
• Enhanced security measures reducing vulnerabilities associated with server-side rendering
• Scalability to handle high traffic volumes and content updates without degradation
• Maintainability through comprehensive code documentation and modular architecture

The deployment of a modern, decoupled website is expected to significantly enhance user engagement, with improvements in accessibility scores and site performance metrics. This transformation will support increased visibility, facilitate easier content management, and bolster data visualization capabilities. Ultimately, the project aims to strengthen the organization's influence, improve stakeholder satisfaction, and enable scalable growth, mirroring an estimated 49% increase in SEO performance and a 38% boost in overall site responsiveness.