Apr 19, 2023
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Ongoing
Enabling Doctors Without Borders
$100,000+
more 1 year
Switzerland, Geneva
6-9
Service categories
Service Lines
Design
QA and Testing
Web Development
Domain focus
Non-profit
CMS solutions
Drupal
Subcategories
Design
User Experience
Challenge
In terms of overall technology and solutions, these were less than optimal. The old MSF CMS was built on Drupal 7, so was nearing the end of its lifespan. In addition, the site was hosted on a non-Drupal compliant server which led to performance degradation over time.
The site itself had areas that needed improvement such as the inability of the editorial team to update content or create pages without needing developer help. The donation system was also separate, very specialized, and not easy to update. Finally, the UX/UI needed to be more responsive and more on-page SEO made possible.
In terms of overall technology and solutions, these were less than optimal. The old MSF CMS was built on Drupal 7, so was nearing the end of its lifespan. In addition, the site was hosted on a non-Drupal compliant server which led to performance degradation over time.
The site itself had areas that needed improvement such as the inability of the editorial team to update content or create pages without needing developer help. The donation system was also separate, very specialized, and not easy to update. Finally, the UX/UI needed to be more responsive and more on-page SEO made possible.
Solution
Vardot was initially awarded a support and maintenance contract for the old site in 2018. After providing excellent service, we were given the go-ahead to do a full site audit. We found that MSF needed a responsive, multilingual site with an integrated donations platform to further its funding potential, marketing efforts, and knowledge sharing objectives. The audit outcomes led to this project which covered:
Hosting and content migration
UX/UI redesign
Integration of donations platform
Rebuild of a new site on Drupal 9
Vardot was initially awarded a support and maintenance contract for the old site in 2018. After providing excellent service, we were given the go-ahead to do a full site audit. We found that MSF needed a responsive, multilingual site with an integrated donations platform to further its funding potential, marketing efforts, and knowledge sharing objectives. The audit outcomes led to this project which covered:
Hosting and content migration
UX/UI redesign
Integration of donations platform
Rebuild of a new site on Drupal 9
Results
Key Functionality
A fully customized native Drupal donation system was integrated into the CMS, with multi-currency support to maximize the ease of potential donations.
State of the art editorial tools, Layout Builder for easy drag and drop page creation by any non-technical team member.
Content from the old site was mapped to the Information Architecture and migrated entirely with a simple RSS feed.
Upgrades to cloud hosting for top-level ISO security compliance and to Drupal 9 for CMS longevity.
Key Functionality
A fully customized native Drupal donation system was integrated into the CMS, with multi-currency support to maximize the ease of potential donations.
State of the art editorial tools, Layout Builder for easy drag and drop page creation by any non-technical team member.
Content from the old site was mapped to the Information Architecture and migrated entirely with a simple RSS feed.
Upgrades to cloud hosting for top-level ISO security compliance and to Drupal 9 for CMS longevity.