Drupal Migration Services

Drupal 7 reached end of life in January 2025. If your site is still running on D7 — or on another legacy platform — now is the time to move. We specialize in migrating complex sites to Drupal 11 with zero data loss and minimal disruption.

Why Migrate Now

Drupal 7 no longer receives official security updates from the Drupal community. Every day your site runs on an unsupported platform increases your exposure to security vulnerabilities, compliance risks, and rising maintenance costs. Drupal 11 offers modern PHP architecture, better performance, improved accessibility, and a content editing experience your team will actually enjoy.

What We Migrate From

• Drupal 7 — Full content, users, taxonomy, files, and configuration migration using Drupal's Migrate API
• ColdFusion / legacy PHP — Custom extraction and transformation from proprietary databases and templates
• WordPress — Content, media, and URL structure migration with SEO continuity
• Custom platforms — If your data is in a database or API, we can migrate it

Our Migration Process

1. Discovery & Audit — We inventory your content types, fields, media, users, and integrations. We identify what migrates directly, what needs transformation, and what should be retired.
2. Field Mapping — Every source field gets mapped to its Drupal 11 destination. We document the entire mapping so you know exactly what's happening with your data.
3. Migration Development — We build migration plugins using Drupal's Migrate API — the same framework used by Drupal core. This gives us rollback capability, incremental imports, and repeatable runs.
4. Testing & Validation — We run migrations against your production data in staging, validate output, and fix edge cases. You review the results before anything goes live.
5. Launch & Redirect — We handle DNS cutover, URL redirects for SEO continuity, and post-launch monitoring. Your visitors never see a broken link.

What You Get

• A modern Drupal 11 site built on current best practices
• WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance
• Hosting on Pantheon with CI/CD deployment pipelines
• All your content, users, and files — migrated and verified
• URL redirects preserving your SEO investment
• Documentation of every migration mapping and decision

Our Track Record

LightTree has over 25 years of web development experience, with deep specialization in Drupal migrations. We've migrated sites from Drupal 7, ColdFusion, WordPress, and custom-built platforms — handling everything from a few hundred pages to complex multi-site architectures with tens of thousands of content items. We understand the Migrate API inside and out, and we build migrations that are repeatable, testable, and reversible.