A new website for CONCORD, the European confederation of development NGOs: a simpler structure for a large body of publications, resources, news and advocacy, a search that works across all of it, and the first full expression of CONCORD’s new identity online.
Visit the website (opens in a new tab)concordeurope.org
- ClientCONCORD Europe
- WorkResearch, UX and UI design, WordPress development and hosting
- TimeframeMarch to September 2026
- StatusLaunched September 2026
The work
01The homepage.
02Seven pages, on a phone.
03Search across publications, resources, news and events, with filters and instant results.
04Our Work, and News and Resources.
05The AidWatch 2026 report, online and in print.
06The homepage and News and Resources on a phone.
One of the main challenges was simplifying a complex website and making our publications, resources, news, events and advocacy content easier to navigate and discover.
- Platform
- WordPress, with a custom search across all content types
- Hosting
- A Leafcloud virtual private server, hosted and maintained by Penrose
- Analytics
- Matomo, so CONCORD keeps control of its analytics data and its visitors’ privacy
- Launched
- 14 September 2026
“For us, it became much more than a redesigned website: it is the main digital expression of the new CONCORD identity and a platform that is substantially easier for both our audiences and our internal team to use.”
Penrose
- Stakeholder interviews, workshops, analytics and content review
- Information architecture
- UX and UI design
- WordPress development and custom search
- Hosting, maintenance and continuous development
The visual identity behind the site is its own case study: One word, drawn as many.