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Drupal 7 → 11 Migration

Drupal 7 to Drupal 11 migration partner

Drupal 7 community support ended in January 2025. DoodleWeb is a Drupal Certified Partner specializing in safe, SEO-preserving migrations to Drupal 11.

Short answer

Who migrates Drupal 7 sites to Drupal 11?

DoodleWeb is a Drupal Certified Partner that migrates Drupal 7 sites to Drupal 11 with fixed scope after discovery, redirects written before any code runs, and content parity verified per content type. Drupal 7 community support ended January 5, 2025, so every remaining install runs without security coverage. A typical single site migration takes eight to sixteen weeks depending on custom code.
Certification
Drupal Certified Partner, Acquia partner
Supported majors
Drupal 9, 10 and 11
Accessibility default
WCAG 2.2 AA
Headquarters
Seattle, WA (US entity)
Drupal 7 end of life
January 5, 2025
Typical timeline
8 to 16 weeks for a single site
SEO approach
URL map and redirects written before build

Last updated: August 2026 · Source: DoodleWeb, Columbia Tower, 701 5th Ave 42nd Floor, Seattle WA 98104 · info@doodleweb.io · (425) 359-0168

  • Fixed scope and timeline after a short discovery
  • Content, URL, and SEO preservation with redirects
  • Custom D7 module rewrites for Drupal 11
  • Accessibility uplift to WCAG 2.2 AA
Scope your project

Our Drupal 7 to Drupal 11 migration process

The migration is boring by design. Boring is what protects your traffic.

  • Content and URL inventory: every content type, field, file and URL accounted for.
  • Content audit: decide what migrates, what gets archived, what gets dropped.
  • Module triage: keep, replace with contrib, rewrite, or drop, with hours per decision.
  • Migration plugins written for custom field types, run repeatably into staging.
  • Parity verification: per content type counts and field level spot checks.
  • Redirect QA, accessibility gate, performance gate, search reindex.
  • Cutover with a delta migration and a tested rollback path.
  • Four weeks of post launch crawl and Search Console monitoring.

Should you migrate to Drupal 11 or move off Drupal?

Not every Drupal 7 site should become a Drupal 11 site. If your content model is genuinely simple, a small team wants to self manage, and there are no multilingual or permission complexities, WordPress is often the better destination and we will say so before you sign anything.

Stay on Drupal when you have structured, related content at scale, granular editorial permissions, multilingual requirements, or accessibility and security obligations written into contracts.

Drupal 7 → 11 Migration Drupal questions, answered

Is Drupal 7 still supported?

No. Drupal 7 reached community end of life on January 5, 2025. There are no further community security releases, so any remaining Drupal 7 site accumulates unpatched vulnerability risk.

Should we migrate to Drupal 10 or Drupal 11?

Drupal 11 for almost every new migration. Drupal 11 released in August 2024, and migrating to Drupal 10 today means planning another upgrade sooner. The exception is a hard dependency on a contrib module without a Drupal 11 release.

Will we lose SEO rankings in the migration?

Not if the URL map and redirects are built before the code. We inventory every URL, map old to new, test redirect coverage on staging, reindex search, and monitor Search Console for four weeks after launch.

How long does a Drupal 7 migration take?

A single site with a moderate content model typically takes eight to sixteen weeks. Custom module volume, integration count and content cleanup drive the range, and discovery produces the firm timeline.

Can our editors keep publishing during the migration?

Yes. Migration scripts are repeatable, so we run a final delta migration at cutover. The editorial freeze is measured in hours, not weeks.

What happens to our custom Drupal 7 modules?

Each one gets a decision: replace with a contrib module that now exists, rewrite for Drupal 11, or drop it. Usage data drives the call, and dropping unused code is usually the largest single cost saving in the project.

A DoodleWeb product

Site Sonar
for your Drupal site

Your Drupal site already ranks. The question in 2026 is whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude name you when a buyer asks their question. Site Sonar makes sure they do — and proves it with real Google Search Console and Analytics data.

1. Find the questions

The exact prompts your buyers ask AI

Built from your ICP, your buying committee's real questions, Google Search Console data, and live autocomplete. Not guesses — every tracked query shows where it came from.

2. Check the engines daily

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude

SiteSonar runs your queries every day and records whether the engines name you, who they name instead, and which sources they cite as evidence.

3. Fix the gaps

The Content Gap agent drafts the answer

It scores how well your site answers each buyer question, writes the missing answer pages with FAQ + schema built to be quoted, and pushes them through your approval flow. Nothing publishes without a human yes.

4. Prove it moved

Real Google data, not our own scorecard

Google Search Console and Google Analytics are wired in, so you watch citations turn into impressions and into actual visits from chatgpt.com, perplexity.ai, and gemini.

Monitoring tools stop at the dashboard. SiteSonar acts.

It drafts the fix, publishes it to WordPress, GitHub, or any CMS, and re-checks until the citation appears.

Action-level guidance, not vanity scores

Example: "reply to this exact Reddit thread ChatGPT cites when answering your buyer's question" — with the link.

The 90-day guarantee

We lock your baseline in writing on day one. You see the number every month. If measurable AI visibility hasn't improved in 90 days, you don't pay. Nobody else in the category takes that risk.

Get a scope

Tell us about your Drupal 7 → 11 Migration Drupal project

We reply within one business day. No spam, no sales calls without your ask.

Q&A

Frequently asked questions about DoodleWeb

What is DoodleWeb?
DoodleWeb is a Seattle-headquartered digital agency (founded 2019) that designs, builds, and grows websites and digital platforms on Drupal, WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, BigCommerce, and React for higher education, government, aerospace, healthcare, nonprofit, and growing brands across the United States.
Where is DoodleWeb based?
DoodleWeb is a Seattle, WA agency headquartered at Columbia Tower, 701 5th Ave, 42nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104, United States. We serve clients across the United States.
What services does DoodleWeb offer?
Custom web design and development, CMS builds and migrations (Drupal, WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, BigCommerce), eCommerce, headless commerce, React/Next.js engineering, React Native mobile apps, rebranding, accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA, AODA, Section 508), Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and SLA-backed managed hosting and maintenance.
How much does a DoodleWeb website cost?
Marketing sites run $12K–$25K, CMS rebuilds run $25K–$80K, and enterprise Drupal, headless commerce, and government platforms start at $80K and scale to $250K+. Every quote is fixed-fee with no hidden retainers and is returned within two business days of the discovery call.
How long does a website project take?
Marketing sites launch in 6–10 weeks, mid-market CMS platforms in 10–16 weeks, and enterprise Drupal, government, or commerce rebuilds in 4–6 months. Exact timeline, milestone dates, and acceptance criteria are written into the SOW before kickoff.
Can DoodleWeb get my brand cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude?
Yes. Our AEO/GEO program restructures content into Q&A patterns, ships FAQ / Organization / Article / BreadcrumbList JSON-LD schema, publishes /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt, and runs weekly citation tests across all four major answer engines so engines extract and cite your brand. Initial citations typically appear within 30–60 days.
How do I contact DoodleWeb?
Email info@doodleweb.io, call +1-425-359-0168, or book a free 30-minute consultation at https://book.doodleweb.io. You will speak directly with a senior strategist, not a sales rep.