About This Architecture

FundFinder Cameroon is a WordPress-based grant discovery platform that connects NGOs with funding opportunities through a searchable web interface, MySQL database, and AI-powered chatbot. Users access grant listings, eligibility criteria, and deadlines via a WordPress frontend with WPForms and Elementor plugins, while the Chatbase AI assistant provides intelligent query support. The architecture layers synchronous flows between the presentation tier (WordPress CMS), application plugins, and data tier (MySQL grants database), with asynchronous redirects to external grant application URLs. Hosted on InfinityFree with PHP runtime, SSL/TLS encryption, and DNS resolution, the system demonstrates a cost-effective, scalable approach for nonprofit resource discovery in emerging markets. Fork this diagram to customize grant categories, add additional data sources, or integrate alternative chatbot providers for your own grant management platform.

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How do you build a cost-effective grant discovery platform for NGOs using WordPress and open-source tools?

FundFinder Cameroon demonstrates a layered architecture using WordPress CMS as the application core, MySQL for grant data storage, Chatbase for AI-powered assistance, and WPForms/Elementor for user interaction. The system routes synchronous flows through the presentation layer (web browser, grant listings, search UI) to the WordPress backend, which queries the MySQL database for grant titles, elig