Drupal migration Colabs

Plan your Drupal migration before estimating the build

A useful estimate needs more than a page count. Colabs maps the content, modules, integrations, editorial work and accessibility needs that affect a Drupal migration, then recommends a route and scope.

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Scope first

Decide what deserves to move

Older Drupal sites often contain content types, views and modules that outlived their original purpose. Moving all of them increases cost and carries old problems into the new site.

We separate essential content and workflows from items that can be simplified, archived or removed. That gives the estimate a defensible scope.

Free tool

Still deciding how urgent the move is?

The Drupal 7 risk checker helps you separate immediate risk from migration planning by looking at updates, hosting, custom code, data and critical workflows.

Use it before scoping a migration if the current site still needs to stay online for a while.

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What migration planning covers

  • Content, fields, files and redirects that must move
  • Editorial roles, forms and publishing workflows
  • Modules, integrations and custom code
  • Accessibility issues to resolve in the new build
  • Platform options and hosting responsibilities
  • Phasing, temporary maintenance and launch risks
Platform choice

Drupal may still be the right destination

Drupal remains a strong fit for complex structured content, editorial permissions, multilingual workflows and integrations. A lighter CMS or static website may suit a site that now mainly publishes stable information.

We compare the operational tradeoffs with the team that will own the next site. Familiarity and support capacity count alongside features.

Migration routes we may estimate

Modernise in Drupal

Keep Drupal where its content and workflow strengths are still needed.

Move to a lighter platform

Reduce ongoing complexity for a smaller publishing model.

Migrate in phases

Split the work when dependencies, risk or budget require it.

Stabilise, then migrate

Address urgent issues while the replacement is scoped.

Request a Drupal migration estimate

Send the website URL, Drupal version and what you already know about the desired outcome. We will identify the information needed to scope the migration and prepare an estimate.

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