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MIGRATION

WordPress to Drupal Migration

When governance, compliance, or editorial complexity outgrows WordPress.

WordPress is great until you need 100 plus editors, complex role permissions, multi-language at scale, AODA compliance, or true multi-site architecture. That is when universities, governments, and enterprise teams move to Drupal. We do that move. Typical timeline is 12 to 18 weeks.

Short answer

How does DoodleWeb migrate a site from WordPress to Drupal?

DoodleWeb migrates WordPress sites to Drupal in a fixed-scope engagement that usually runs 6 to 14 weeks and starts at $15,000. WordPress is great until you need 100 plus editors, complex role permissions, multi-language at scale, AODA compliance, or true multi-site architecture. That is when universities, governments, and enterprise teams move to Drupal. We do that move. Typical timeline is 12 to 18 weeks. The work covers a content and URL inventory, content modeling in Drupal, automated plus manual content migration, template rebuild, 301 redirect mapping, QA against the old site, and analytics and search continuity checks. DoodleWeb LLC is based at Columbia Tower, 701 5th Ave, 42nd Floor, Seattle WA 98104 and has run these migrations since 2019.
Migrating from
WordPress
Migrating to
Drupal
Typical timeline
6 to 14 weeks
Starting at
$15,000
Includes
Redirect map, content migration, QA, training
Provider
DoodleWeb LLC, Seattle WA

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

WHY MIGRATE

Reasons teams move to Drupal

Granular roles and permissions for large editorial teams.

Native multi-language workflows at enterprise scale.

AODA, WCAG, and government compliance out of the box.

True multi-site architecture from a single codebase.

OUR PROCESS

Six steps, no surprises

  1. 01

    Content, taxonomy, and role audit on the WordPress site

  2. 02

    Drupal information architecture and content type design

  3. 03

    Custom theme build with Twig and SDC components

  4. 04

    Automated content migration with redirect map

  5. 05

    QA, accessibility audit, and editor training

  6. 06

    Staged go-live and post-launch warranty

COMPATIBILITY

WordPress vs Drupal

Feature
WordPress
Drupal
Modern theming and component reuse
First-class block-based editor
Built-in headless / API support
Native multilingual workflows
Easy non-technical content updates
Active enterprise plugin ecosystem
Drupal Certified Partner Acquia community partner
MIGRATION FAQ

Common questions

Migration timeline

Typical migration: 6 to 16 weeks depending on size and complexity.

Ready to migrate?

Get a transparent migration quote within 48 hours. We'll scope the work, flag the risks, and ship without surprises.