UMC Biobank: bringing HDR together on one platform
The Biobank of Amsterdam UMC medical center is dedicated to research on embryos, gathering insights through various studies and contributors, with findings frequently published in prominent journals like Life. In recent years, several individual researchers have created their own websites, leading to a lack of coherence due to multiple administrators and platforms. This situation prompted the need for a unified, user-friendly website on WordPress.
To establish order among the content, we developed various custom post types and taxonomies. Each type of content, such as news articles, team members, and publications, received its own custom post type. Additionally, we created taxonomies representing each branch within the Biobank, allowing database items to be linked to these branches. This approach facilitates a diverse database where each content piece is associated with one or more branches, eliminating redundancy. For instance, instead of having separate pages for the same team member across different sites, we can now assign that member to multiple branches with a simple checkbox.
After organizing the database, we were able to present content across the website's various branches in a structured manner. The structured data allows for straightforward queries like "show [news items] from [branch]." Consequently, future news articles will automatically appear in the appropriate sections, and individual news items can also be linked to multiple branches, further reducing duplicate content.
As a result, we’ve consolidated various websites into a single platform for UMC Amsterdam, enabling efficient content management, where individual items are automatically allocated to the correct pages. This development includes well-structured post types and straightforward connections.