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Chicago \u00b7 Since 2002<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Custom software that connects and automates your business.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

We design and build web-based, database- and API-driven applications that tie your systems together, automate the busywork, and give businesses and startup ventures a platform to grow on.<\/p>\n\t\t

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20+<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

years building for the web<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Data + APIs<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

at the core of everything we build<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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End to end<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

strategy, design, code, hosting<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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What we do<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Software built around how your business actually works<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Disconnected systems, manual hand-offs, spreadsheets holding everything together? We build the applications, databases and APIs that turn them into one connected, automated operation.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Custom web applications<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Secure, database-driven applications designed for your workflows, your users and your data, and built to scale as you grow.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Line-of-business applications<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Internal tools & dashboards<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Customer and partner portals<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\tExplore custom web apps \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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APIs & integrations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

We connect your applications to each other and to the outside world, so your data moves where it's needed without anyone retyping it.<\/p>\n\t\t

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API design & development<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Third-party & legacy system integration<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Data sync, migration & cleanup<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\tExplore APIs & integrations \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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Business automation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

We replace repetitive manual work with reliable automated processes, which frees your team to focus on the work that matters.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Workflow & approval automation<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Automated reporting & alerts<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Ecommerce, ordering & billing flows<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\tExplore automation \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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Startup ventures<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A technical partner for new ventures, from first prototype to production platform, with the architecture to grow on.<\/p>\n\t\t

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MVP & product development<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Scalable data & API architecture<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Ongoing product iteration<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\tExplore startup ventures \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n

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WordPress plugin development<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Custom plugins that turn WordPress into a business application<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Stringing plugins together works until your business rules get complex. Then you end up with \u201cplugin madness\u201d: dozens of add-ons, scattered data and reports nobody trusts. We build one orchestration plugin that puts your business in charge.<\/p>\n\t\t

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One source of truth.<\/strong> A data model designed for your business acts as the central authority across every plugin.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Extend, don't pile on.<\/strong> We extend proven plugins through their hooks instead of adding another paid add-on.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Connected to your systems.<\/strong> SSO, APIs and data feeds tie WordPress into the tools you already run.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\tLearn more about plugin development \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Custom plugins in PHP<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Database design<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Hooks & filters<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Theme development<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Custom front-end & admin UI<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

Plugins we extend<\/p>\n\t\t

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WooCommerce<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Gravity Forms<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Gravity Flow<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

LearnDash<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Uncanny Automator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The Events Calendar<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\tGet started\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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Advanced WordPress hosting & maintenance<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Hosting run by real developers, not level 1 support<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Custom code, plugins that need regular updates, snippets and hooks, or trouble with performance, caching and reliability? A traditional host may not have the skills to keep your site running at its best. You get a direct line to our US-based developers, who have hands-on plugin development experience.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Maximum performance.<\/strong> We tune every caching layer: PHP opcache, Redis object caching, page caching, browser caching and CDN.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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We know WordPress inside out.<\/strong> As expert plugin developers, we know exactly where to look when something breaks, from plugin conflicts to bugs we fix with other plugin authors.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Serious about security.<\/strong> We patch, update and block malicious traffic, and we built our own free, open-source plugin to stop bots.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\tLearn more about hosting & maintenance \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Capabilities<\/p>\n\t\t

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Caching<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Custom code hooks<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Data transfers & migrations<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

API integrations<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Technologies<\/p>\n\t\t

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WordPress<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Also:<\/strong> UX & interface design \u00b7 Technology assessments & consulting<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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What we've built<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Platforms that run real businesses<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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Startup venture<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Linescape<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

We partnered with Linescape to grow it into a thriving, competitive business. The web application runs on an API that turns raw data into usable, actionable search results, on a platform that's fast, solid and reliable.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tRead what Linescape says \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n

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Tecture product<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Tessera Venue Tickets<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Our own ticketing platform, built from the ground up. Venues sell tickets their way, on a system they control, with no per-ticket fees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\tExplore Tessera \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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Case studies<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

How we've connected and automated real operations<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

A closer look at the problems we solved, how we solved them, and what we built.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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EFTS<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Medical Library Association \u00b7 with the National Library of Medicine<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Automating interlibrary loan billing for thousands of medical libraries<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

EFTS replaced a two-decade-old billing system that was outdated, insecure and relied on manual processing. Member libraries crowdfunded the year-long project.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Custom data-exchange API integrated with NLM's DOCLINE, so loans flow in automatically with no manual entry<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Real-time \"Wallet\" accounts, funded by ACH or credit card, with optional auto-funding<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Accounting-style dashboard of receivables, payables and unbilled items<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Integrated with MLA's AMS (SSO), billing and accounting platforms<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Phased rollout with data migration, escrow transfer and full financial reconciliation<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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API integration<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Payments<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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UX research<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\tRead the case study \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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React \u00b7 Next.js<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Project rescue \u00b7 v2 platform rebuild<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Rescuing an unfinished AI-assisted rewrite and taking it to launch<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Another vendor built and launched v1. A developer then used AI to rewrite it as v2. It was far along when it reached us, but it was unfinished, buggy, and missing key features.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Full code review to decide what could be kept and what had to be rebuilt<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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A clear plan to stabilize the codebase and complete the project<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Built the missing ecommerce, subscriptions and search features<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Migrated all data from v1 to v2<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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React<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Next.js<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Code review<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Ecommerce<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Data migration<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\tRead the case study \u2192\n<\/a>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n

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WordPress AMS<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Tecture Association Platform<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Turning WordPress into a complete association management system<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

We orchestrate WordPress plugins and connected services into one integrated business database that runs memberships and programs, automates staff work, and gives members self-service.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Membership tracking, auto-renewals and segmented renewal email journeys<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Workflows for awards, grants, certifications and more, with staff inboxes and approvals<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Single sign-on across the website and connected platforms<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Personalized member dashboards and filterable directories<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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LMS, ecommerce with member pricing, and sync with an existing AMS<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Workflow automation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

SSO<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Client stories<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Partners who stick with us<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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Great design, technology\u2026 and coffee<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\u201cTecture has been a great technology partner in developing Linescape into a thriving, competitive business. The website is contemporary, eye-catching and most of all, easy to use. The technology platform is fast, solid and reliable.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t

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David Tarizzo<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Linescape<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Developing a world-class system<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\u201cSome companies do their job and everyone walks away happy. Others go beyond that level and have a real commitment to the project and to the organization. It is our good fortune that Tecture is in the second category.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t

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Ben Munger, PhD<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Interim Executive Director, American Board of Preventive Medicine<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Great results, highly recommended<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\u201cBen and team stepped in to fix an important web project where our contractors had literally dropped out of sight. They incorporated the best elements of our half-finished project and delivered great results.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t

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Director of Marketing, Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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About Tecture<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Business know-how, serious engineering, thoughtful user experience<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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Since 2002, Chicago-based Tecture has combined practical business sense, deep data and development experience, and careful user experience work to build solutions that help organizations grow.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

We work with established businesses and startup ventures. Our goal is always the same: connected, automated software that makes you more efficient, more stable and more profitable, and that your customers enjoy using.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Understand your goals, systems and constraints.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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User experience<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Shape the experience with your team and users.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Develop, integrate and test against real data.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Let's talk about your project<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Tell us a little about what you're working on, and we'll get back to you within one business day.<\/p>\n\t\t

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