One website foradoption, care,support, and giving.

Michigan Humane’s website has to support very different decisions: finding a pet, getting veterinary care, asking for help, volunteering, or making a donation. Working with Franco, Codified helped organize those needs into a new WordPress experience and connect the systems behind it.

Client: Michigan Humane
Sector: Animal welfare nonprofit
Services: Website strategy, UX, WordPress development, integrations, ongoing support
Platform: WordPress, rebuilt from Divi to Elementor
Partner: Franco: content and copy strategy
Connected systems: PetPoint / Petango · Engaging Networks · WooCommerce · The Events Calendar

michiganhumane.org, captured September 2026.Keep scrolling to move through the homepage.

Challenge

Very different visitors. Very different levels of urgency.

Someone searching for a lost pet, someone booking a clinic visit, and someone setting up a monthly gift all arrive at the same homepage. Michigan Humane also runs multiple locations, events, fundraising campaigns and community programs, each with its own system behind it.

The redesign had to make each of those tasks clearer without hiding the substantial content operation that keeps the organization running.

Navigation

Organized around what people came to do.

The main navigation groups the site into Adopt, Get Help, Get Involved, Vet Care and About, so each audience has a clear starting point and urgent help is never more than a tap away.

Michigan Humane homepage with I want to help and I need help paths — The homepage splits into helping and getting help, with quick links for events, surrendering a pet, pet food, vet clinics and reporting cruelty.

Adoption

Live adoption data that feels native.

Feeds from PetPoint and Petango power the adoption grid, with filters for location, age and gender and pet detail pages built for phones. Visitors browse animals without being handed off to a third-party tool.

Dogs and puppies for adoption grid with location, age and gender filters — Dogs and puppies for adoption, filtered by location, age and gender.

Vet care & locations

Three locations, one clear picture.

Clinic hours, phone hours, services and eligibility get confusing fast. Each location follows the same page structure, so visitors can see where to go, when to go, and what care is available.

Locations and hours page for Detroit, Westland and Rochester Hills — Locations & Hours: Detroit, Westland and Rochester Hills, each with its own center and contact details.

Giving & engagement

Every supporter sees a next step.

Donations, advocacy, events, volunteering and fostering run on different platforms, including Engaging Networks, WooCommerce and The Events Calendar. The site connects those experiences so supporters always understand what they can do next.

Forever Humane endowment campaign page — Forever Humane, an endowment campaign marking 150 years of Michigan Humane.

Publishing

Built for the team that runs it.

The rebuild moved the site from Divi to Elementor with reusable templates and straightforward editing patterns, so staff can publish stories, events and updates themselves.