Industry
High Tech
Migrating a Website From Drupal to WordPress While Maintaining 100% Data Integrity
Category
Security Software
Based In
US
The Customer
The customer is a renowned security policy company specializing in centralized firewall management. They help organizations automate and streamline workloads from a central dashboard, delivering end-to-end network security. They meet data protection regulations, ensure audit compliance, and reduce the attack surface across on-premise and hybrid cloud networks.
The Context
The customer’s existing website was built on the Drupal CMS platform, but they found the admin panel challenging to use. Seeking a more user-friendly experience, they wanted to migrate their website to WordPress. With this migration, they wanted to experience WordPress’s simpler management interface and enhance the website’s data-handling capabilities and features.
The Objective
The customer wanted to migrate their website to WordPress while retaining the existing layout, structure, and content types. They wanted to seamlessly transfer all current integrations, including CRM systems and APIs, without any loss of functionality. They also wanted to recreate the custom features built in Drupal to WordPress using plugins and tailored solutions. their aim was to prioritize site performance, enable seamless content transfer, and ensure SEO continuity, including preserving existing URLs. Additionally, they wanted to maintain high security and scalability with the new WordPress website.
The Solution
After a thorough analysis of the customer’s requirements, we designed a comprehensive migration plan to ensure a seamless transition from Drupal to WordPress.
- Our experts meticulously migrated all content from Drupal to WordPress, ensuring zero data loss and maintaining content integrity throughout the process.
- Recognizing some structural issues in the Drupal site, we suggested improved content organization strategies for WordPress. This improved the new site’s navigation and enhanced user experience.
- To support the site’s multilingual needs, our experts implemented WordPress Multilingual Plugin (WPML) for accurate content setup in multiple languages. We ensured page aliases were correctly maintained and users experienced smooth transitions between language versions.
- Then, our experts successfully integrated essential third-party tools, including Chili Piper, Drift, Marketo, and Google Tag Manager (GTM), preserving full functionality and data exchange with these external services.
- We developed a flexible, component-based approach for the new WordPress site, creating 60+ adaptable components based on sections from the previous site. This approach empowered the customer to easily create an unlimited number of pages with consistent styling and layout.
- To streamline the content transfer, we created a custom Drupal API that facilitated direct data migration into WordPress. On the WordPress side, we implemented custom solutions to filter and organize incoming data, ensuring content is rendered accurately.
- Lastly, we recreated custom forms and web forms by leveraging plugins like Contact Form 7, easing user interaction and data collection capabilities on the new platform.
The Impact
100%
Data
Integrity
60+
Reusable WordPress
Components Developed
50%
Increase in Content
Management Efficiency
30%
Boost in Website
Performance
Conclusion
Migrating to WordPress empowered the customer with a user-friendly, scalable, and secure platform that fully retained the original site’s structure, content, and integrations. A simpler WordPress interface enabled quick and easy updates, boosting content management efficiency by 50%.
With over 60 reusable components, the customer could create new pages without additional development, lowering costs. Maintaining all third-party integrations ensured smooth data exchange, while performance optimizations helped achieve a 30% faster load time, improving user satisfaction and SEO. Ultimately, the migration optimized the customer’s website for peak performance, increased reliability, and enhanced ability to attract valuable business opportunities.
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