Alameda County Food Bank reimagines a critical connection

Kanopi Studios rebuilt the Food Now program’s site on WP Engine’s Headless Platform.

  • 100%

    increase in new users

  • 89%

    increase in sessions

Alameda County home page screenshot

Client ProfileA Food Bank Rebuilds a Critical Digital Connection

Client Site
foodnow.net (opens in a new tab)
Industry
Nonprofit

Alameda County Community Food Bank (ACCFB) is a nonprofit organization at the forefront of new approaches to ending hunger and poverty in California and the United States. 

ACCFB’s “Food Now” program connects low-bandwidth mobile users with critical CalFresh food assistance resources, distributing millions of healthy meals annually.

Agency ProfileBuilding sites for clients that make a positive impact

Kanopi Studios, a WP Engine Strategic Agency Partner, led a full-site redesign and rebuild using headless WordPress with Faust.js, Next.js, and WPGraphQL.

No matter what stage you are in with your site, Kanopi can meet you there.

Agency Site
kanopi.com (opens in a new tab)
Agency Partner
Advanced Partner

  • The ChallengeA slow site, a low-bandwidth audience

    Food Now needed to refresh its online presence to help people easily access healthy food, requiring a flexible front end that preserved existing CRM integrations while delivering fast, reliable performance for low-bandwidth mobile users who depend most on its resources.

  • The SolutionHeadless WordPress for speed and flexibility

    Kanopi Studios built the rebuild on WP Engine’s Headless Platform with Faust.js, Next.js, and WPGraphQL, scaffolding the project’s infrastructure for both speed and future flexibility.

ResultsEngagement rose across the board

Alongside the growth in new users (100%) and sessions (89%), pageviews also climbed significantly, by 54%—-a sign that Food Now’s redesigned experience is reaching and holding onto more of the community members who need it.

  • 54%

    increase in pageviews

  • Increase

    in mobile accessibility

WP Engine’s Headless Platform provided Kanopi with the infrastructure to scaffold the project.

Shane Robinson WordPress Engineering Manager, Kanopi Studios

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