Move for a testable reason
Drupal 7 has been end-of-life since 5 January 2025, but that does not make WordPress a universal answer.
Maintenance, hiring, editing or custom-module costs may justify the move. We write those reasons down before selecting the technology.
Complex workflows, permissions and content models must prove they can live in WordPress without creating another fragile plugin stack.
- Support and security
- Team capability
- Editorial complexity
- Dependency cost
Map models, not screens
A Drupal type with fields and taxonomies does not correctly become a generic WordPress post.
Every type, field and relationship receives a native or controlled WordPress destination.
Rejected content is reported. A migration marked “complete” while silently dropping fields has failed.
- Types and fields
- Taxonomies and relationships
- Media and alt text
- Users and roles
Keep addresses with history
Drupal aliases can stay or redirect to an equivalent destination.
We export URLs before migration and compare them with WordPress output. Redirects are direct and internal links already use the new addresses.
Languages retain distinct URLs and reciprocal alternates. Sending everything to one language breaks the route.
- Alias inventory
- Old → new register
- No redirect chains
- Reciprocal hreflang
Prove it with a difficult pilot set
A representative sample contains exceptions, not only three news posts.
We migrate a rich page, public and private file, relationship, form, account and multilingual entry. Source and destination counts, orphaned files, permissions and account access are reconciled.
The pilot uses fictitious or anonymised data. Full cutover follows editing, search, form, indexing and rollback tests.
- Source and destination counts
- Private and orphaned files
- Accounts and permissions tested
- Difference report
- Timed rollback
Decide before cutover
Drupal to WordPress, without a blind copy
- Complete Drupal inventory
- WordPress model approved
- Pilot compared
- URLs and languages tested
- Proprietary plugins identified
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