ShelterWiz — Enterprise WordPress Plugin for Animal Shelter Management
EFS Networks built ShelterWiz — an enterprise-level WordPress plugin for animal shelter management — now actively used by 45+ shelters across the United States, England, and Australia on scalable AWS infrastructure.
About the Client
ShelterWiz is an advanced pet management system built for animal shelters. The client needed a cloud-based SaaS platform where any shelter could create, manage, and track animals through their entire care lifecycle.
The Challenge
- Build a SaaS cloud platform where any shelter could create and manage multiple pets
- Advanced architecture for kennel management, quarantine tracking, custom searching/filtering, and reporting analytics
- At-scale server architecture with file management, storage, and multiple-redundant backups of critical shelter data
- Easy-to-use frontend for shelter staff on desktop, iPads, iPhones, and Android devices — both onsite and remote
Our Solution
- Built a custom WordPress plugin providing full 360° management of a shelter’s pet lifecycle
- Exceeded initial requirements, adding extra scope during beta to create a strong viable product
- As an AWS Partner, built scalable server infrastructure: files stored in AWS S3 with multi-edge retrieval, EC2 on-demand servers, and ongoing WordPress maintenance
- Crisp, detailed UX/UI design allowing quick and easy management by all shelter team members across all devices
- Complemented the SaaS product with a stunning brochure site for ShelterWiz’s marketing efforts
Results
- 45+ shelters actively using the platform across the United States, England, and Australia
- Enterprise-grade SaaS product built on the WordPress ecosystem
- Scalable AWS infrastructure with redundant backups and multi-region file delivery
- Cross-device responsive design for onsite and remote shelter management
- Full kennel management, quarantine tracking, search/filter, and reporting capabilities
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