Union Membership Portal & Migration

Project Overview

Engineered a complete upgrade for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, migrating from a legacy WordPress environment to a high-performance Next.js architecture. The platform features a highly secure backend for thousands of active users, handling sensitive member data, automated subscription billing, and an automated email notification system.

Challenges

• Migrating thousands of existing user accounts from a legacy WordPress site

• Implementing PCI-compliant recurring subscription billing with Stripe

• Ensuring accessibility compliance across the platform for a diverse user base

• Building an admin system for staff to manage members, billing and reports

• Designing an automated email notification pipeline

Solutions

• Architected a secure backend with row-level security policies for sensitive member data

• Built a custom admin dashboard with real-time member tracking

• Automated email workflows for payments, renewals, and account updates

• Implemented a phased migration strategy with data validation scripts to ensure zero data loss

• Designed a responsive, mobile-friendly interface for members to manage accounts from any device

Results

• Drastic reduction in manual administrative data entry

• Significant improvement in page load speeds and overall site uptime

• Automated processing of monthly membership dues with near-zero failed payment rates

• Positive member feedback on account management experience and self-service capabilities

• Scalable architecture ready to support continued growth in membership

Summary

A full-stack web development and legacy migration project that replaced an aging WordPress site with a modern Next.js membership portal backed by Supabase and Stripe.