Service 03
Still on Drupal 7, 8 or 9? Let's fix that.
We upgrade sites to the latest Drupal, or move them on to a headless CMS, without losing content or search rankings.
Overview
Nothing gets lost along the way
We upgrade and migrate sites to the latest version of Drupal, carrying over your content, users, URLs and search rankings so nothing gets lost along the way.
We start with an audit of your modules and custom code, give you a clear plan and costs, then handle the migration, testing and launch. If Drupal is no longer the right fit, we can move you to a headless CMS such as Sanity or Payload instead.
Drupal upgrades
How an upgrade works
Module and code audit
We check every module and piece of custom code, and tell you what needs to change.
Clear plan and costs up front
You know the scope and the price before any work starts.
Content, user and URL migration
Content, users and URLs move across, so search rankings stay put.
Or a move to Sanity or Payload
If Drupal is no longer the right fit, we'll move you to headless instead.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Drupal 7 reached end of life in January 2025, so the Drupal security team no longer fixes its security holes. It may still work, but any new problem found in core or its modules stays open on your site. The longer you wait, the bigger the risk and the bigger the upgrade.
As AI coding tools advance more and more security flaws are being exposed, Drupal 7 will not receive any official fixes for these.
Yes and No. Drupal 8 and 9 are both End of Life, and neither are receiving security updates. The good news tho is that Drupal 8 and later share the same foundations, so getting to the latest version is an upgrade, not a rebuild. We update your code and modules one major version at a time, and your content stays where it is.
Drupal 7 is different: it has to be migrated into a new site.
It depends mostly on how many contributed modules and how much custom code your site has. Try the upgrade calculator on this page for a rough figure. We'll give you a fixed scope and price after the audit, before any work starts.
We go through every module, theme and piece of custom code on your site. For each one we tell you whether it has a modern equivalent, needs rewriting, or can go. You get a written plan with costs, so you can decide before committing to the upgrade.
No. We migrate your content, files, users and URLs. If a URL has to change, we add a redirect so links and search rankings carry over. We run test migrations before launch so you can check everything is there.
Yes. We build the new site alongside the live one and keep content in sync. We then run a final migration just before launch, so editors only need a short content freeze, if any.
You can, and it's often a good moment to do it, especially coming from Drupal 7 when the theme has to be rebuilt anyway. We'll show you what an upgrade alone costs and what the extra work adds, so you can choose.
Typically we can include a light redesign or refresh for no extra cost.
For complex sites with lots of content types, permissions or integrations, Drupal is usually still the right choice. If your site is mostly marketing pages and articles, a headless CMS such as Sanity or Payload with a fast front end may be simpler and cheaper to run. We'll give you an honest recommendation as part of the upgrade audit.
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