ISFH barrier-free institutional website
Modernization of the ISFH website as part of a public tender
The Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH) was faced with the task of fundamentally modernizing its website. The existing website was no longer up to date in terms of technology and design and did not meet the requirements for accessibility or efficient content maintenance. As part of a public tender, a partner was sought who would not only renew the technological basis, but also optimize the structure and develop a fresh, accessible design. The goal was a sustainable solution that focused on both user-friendliness and editorial efficiency.
Accessibility and technological reorientation towards headless architecture
For the relaunch, we relied on a modern technology stack with Nuxt 3 and Strapi 5. The content was migrated from the previous Wordpress system and mapped in a new, relational data structure. This prevents redundant content in the future and makes it much easier to manage complex information contexts. The implementation was consistently based on the requirements of WCAG 2.2 in order to ensure comprehensive accessibility.
Technologies used
Automated import of scientific publications
A Laravel application regularly checks a Citavi data export provided by ISFH for changes. New or updated publications are automatically recognized and directly imported into Strapi. This ensures a consistent presentation of research results with minimal maintenance effort.
Connection of job advertisements from Bite
Job advertisements are provided with the corresponding Bite ID in the CMS. Another Laravel application then retrieves all content via the Bite API and automatically integrates it into Strapi. The maintenance effort for the editorial team is reduced to a minimum, while the content remains up to date.
Indexed search via own web service
To improve the findability of content, an independent Laravel service was developed that regularly indexes all relevant data from Strapi. As a result, users benefit from a high-performance, structured search that reliably covers even complex queries.
