Case Study

Multilingual Rare Disease Research & Patient Resource Platform

Client

Erdheim Chester Disease Global Alliance

Industry

Healthcare / Rare Disease Research

Role

Website Design and Development

Timeline

3–4 Months

Project Overview

The Challenge & Our Mission

Erdheim-Chester disease is a rare and complex condition affecting patients across the globe — many of whom rely on digital resources to find doctors, care centers, clinical trials, and research that could directly impact their treatment. The previous platform contained thousands of medical resources spread across an outdated structure with limited navigation, poor search functionality, and no multilingual support. Our mission was to redesign and rebuild the platform into a modern, structured, and globally accessible resource for the ECD community.

The platform required a sophisticated content architecture capable of organizing seven distinct content types — including doctors, patient locations, care centers, clinical studies, and events — into an intuitive, searchable, and filterable system. Two interactive global maps were developed to visually display patient locations and care center distributions worldwide, giving users a spatial understanding of the global ECD community and making it easier to identify nearby support resources.

We delivered a comprehensive platform redesign with Bloomerang CRM integration, automated social media posting, monthly automated reporting, and multilingual content support. The result is a modern, patient-centered digital platform that gives the Erdheim-Chester community — patients, families, researchers, and medical professionals worldwide — a trusted, organized, and accessible gateway to critical rare disease resources.

Platform Scale

The Scale of the Build

The platform manages a large collection of medical research, patient resources, and clinical data requiring scalable infrastructure capable of supporting thousands of media files and structured healthcare content.

1,100+

Total Pages

3,472+

Media Files

11.94 GB

Approx. Total Size

7

Custom Post Types

6+

Custom Fields

8

User Roles

Hetzner

Hosting Environment

Core Features

What Was Built

The redesigned platform includes structured medical resources, interactive maps, clinical trial information, and organized healthcare content allowing patients and researchers to quickly locate relevant information.

Search & Filter Interface

Resource Directory View

Advanced Search

Enhanced search across research content, events, patient locations, and medical resources.

Filtering System

Filtering across posts, events, care centers, and patient locations.

Map Integration

Two interactive maps displaying global patient locations and care centers.

Resource Directory

N/A

Custom Post Types

Seven types including doctors, study trials, patient locations, care centers, and events.

Dynamic Content

Dynamic submissions generating posts and events.

Forms & Submissions

Multi-step forms with conditional logic, uploads, and PDF generation.

CRM & Third-Party Integrations

Gravity Forms data integrated into Bloomerang CRM.

Membership & Login System

N/A

Automation Workflows

Monthly automated reporting and automated social media posting.

Architecture & Data Structure

How It Was Architected

The platform architecture combines scalable cloud infrastructure, structured CMS architecture, and integrated services to support multilingual healthcare resources and patient support content globally.

Platform Infrastructure Layer

Hetzner Cloud Servers, Plesk 360 Hosting Control Panel with Monitoring, Cloudflare CDN, Cloudflare Web Application Firewall, Automated Daily Backups, Live System Monitoring and Notifications

Core Platform Layer

WordPress Core CMS

Application Services Layer

Custom Post Types, Advanced Custom Fields, Gravity Forms

Presentation / Experience Layer

Divi Theme Framework (Customized), The Events Calendar, ATE Maps

Integration and API Layer

WordPress REST API, Bloomerang CRM Integration
↑ Each layer communicates via hooks, REST API, and webhooks ↓

Performance & Optimization

Built for Speed

Performance optimizations ensure patients and researchers can quickly access medical resources through optimized images, caching systems, and global CDN delivery.

Analytics Dashboard

Google Page Speed

Avg Page Load Time

98

Core Web Vitals

Pass

Image Optimization

WebP + Lazy

Caching System

Full-Page Cache

CDN Usage

Cloudflare Pro

Mobile Responsiveness

100% Responsive

Security & Compliance

Secure by Design

Security and accessibility protections ensure sensitive healthcare information remains protected while maintaining reliable access for patients, families, and medical professionals
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SSL Encryption

TLS 1.3 enforced site-wide. HTTP -> HTTPS redirect at edge level via Cloudflare.

Firewall Protection

Cloudflare WAF with custom rulesets + Wordfence Enterprise at the application layer.

Backup System

Automated daily backups with 60-day retention. Manual snapshot before every deployment.

Accessibility Compliance

WCAG 2.1 AA compliant. Screen reader tested. Keyboard navigable. Color contrast ratios validated.

Results Impact

Real, Outcomes Measured

The redesigned platform improved accessibility, content discovery, and operational efficiency while making rare disease information easier for patients and healthcare professionals to navigate.

98

Performance Improvement

Google Page Speed Insights performance score improved from 34 to 98 after launch.

200%

Content Discoverability

Research and resource page views increased through improved navigation.

70%

Engagement Improvement

Average session duration increased while bounce rate decreased.

Technical Snapshot

By the Numbers

The Erdheim-Chester platform manages thousands of medical resources, research files, and patient data records supported by scalable infrastructure and multilingual architecture.

Metric

Value

Total Pages

1,100+

Total Media Files

3,472+

Custom Post Types

7

Custom Fields

6+

Integrations

Gravity Forms + Bloomerang CRM

Hosting

Hetzner Servers

CDN

Cloudflare Pro

Avg Load Time

98

Core Web Vitals

Accessibility Level

WCAG 2.1 AA Compliant

Security Layers

Defender Pro, Cloudflare WAF

Backup Retention

60 Days (Daily Automated)

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