Relaunch of the members’ portal using TYPO3 V12

The Mittelstandsbund’s existing website had grown significantly in both functional and technical terms. In addition to traditional editorial content, there were numerous member-related functions, customised permission and access controls, and complex content structures. These could only be further developed to a limited extent and made both day-to-day editorial work and functional enhancements more difficult.

The aim of the relaunch was to create a scalable platform that combines public content, member areas and premium features within a consistent system architecture.

Challenge

• Relaunch of a complex association platform in terms of both content and functionality
• Implementation of member, guest and premium access (DMB+)
• Migration of large volumes of articles, users and media
• Integration of numerous modules: news, events, profiles, benefits programme
• Editorial flexibility whilst maintaining system consistency

Solution

Q3i implemented the relaunch using TYPO3 as an enterprise CMS. The focus was on a modular architecture that clearly separates the target groups – guests, members and DMB+ users – whilst still serving them within a single shared platform.

Existing functions were technically modernised and specifically enhanced with new modules and extensions.

Following the relaunch, public content, members’ areas and premium features will all run on a single TYPO3 platform. The modular content architecture, the membership features and the smooth migration will ease the workload for both the editorial team and the organisation.