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Drupal migration for nonprofits still on Drupal 7

Drupal 7 stopped receiving community security updates on January 5, 2025. We move nonprofits to Drupal 11 or WordPress in phases, protecting donation paths first, keeping your content and URLs and fitting the work to a grant or fiscal year.

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Short answer

What should a nonprofit on Drupal 7 do now?

Drupal 7 reached end of life on January 5, 2025, so a nonprofit still on it no longer gets community security fixes for a site that collects donor data. DoodleWeb, a Drupal Certified Partner, audits the site, picks Drupal 11 or WordPress based on your needs, and migrates in phases that protect the donation path first, with content, URLs and accessibility preserved.

Drupal 7 end of life: January 5, 2025
Targets: Drupal 11 or WordPress
Typical timeline: 8 to 16 weeks
Scope model: Fixed fee per phase

What is included

What every nonprofit migration protects

Donation and campaign paths

Giving pages, recurring gifts and campaign landing pages migrate and get tested first, so revenue is never on the old platform longest.

Content parity

Every page, file, taxonomy term and author inventoried and checked after migration, not spot checked.

URLs and search traffic

A full redirect map, regenerated sitemap and Search Console checks after launch so rankings carry over.

CRM and form integrations

Salesforce, HubSpot or Blackbaud connections rebuilt and tested in staging with your team before cutover.

Accessibility uplift

Templates rebuilt to WCAG 2.2 AA, so the new site is more accessible on day one, not less.

Editor continuity

Training, documentation and support through your first campaign on the new platform.

Comparison

Which migration path fits?

Drupal migration paths for nonprofits
Path	When it fits	Typical timeline	What changes for editors
Drupal 7 to Drupal 11	Chapters, complex permissions, large libraries or multilingual content	8 to 16 weeks	Modern editing with Layout Builder, same structured content
Drupal 7 to WordPress	Smaller teams with a simpler site and no complex data	6 to 12 weeks	Familiar WordPress editing, fewer custom features
Drupal 10 to Drupal 11	Already on modern Drupal	1 to 4 weeks	Little. Mostly module and compatibility updates

Accessibility and compliance

The rules nonprofits work under

ADA guidance for organizations open to the public

The Department of Justice says the ADA requires organizations open to the public to make their web content accessible, and programs that receive federal funding also fall under Section 504.

Source: ADA.gov: Guidance on web accessibility and the ADA

Drupal 7 reached end of life on January 5, 2025

The Drupal community no longer provides security updates for Drupal 7, and security issues may be disclosed without fixes. Sites that collect donor data should plan a move.

Source: Drupal.org: Drupal 7 end of life, January 5, 2025

WCAG 2.2 AA is our default

WCAG 2.2 is the current W3C recommendation and includes every WCAG 2.1 AA criterion, so building to it covers standards that still reference 2.1.

Source: W3C: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2

This is general information, not legal advice. Sources checked 2026-11-08.

Data we design around

Benchmarks that shape our work

Google Core Web Vitals "good" thresholds we treat as the floor for donation and campaign templates.
Metric	Good threshold
Largest Contentful Paint	2.5 seconds or less
Interaction to Next Paint	200 milliseconds or less
Cumulative Layout Shift	0.1 or less

Source: web.dev: Core Web Vitals thresholds

Case studies

Mission driven work we can show you

Published scope from our case studies. Results depend on each organization, so we walk through what applies to you on a call.

WordPress on WP Engine · 18 weeks

Young Americans Center

A scalable Drupal/WordPress platform that unifies a youth financial education nonprofit and its youth-focused bank into one clear story.

Repositioning and rebuild: 18 weeks
Every template: WCAG 2.2 AA

Read the Young Americans Center case study

Drupal · 18 weeks

Trinity Western University

WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility audit and remediation on a cinematic Drupal recruitment site. 287 issues closed, Lighthouse a11y 71 to 97, VPAT delivered.

WCAG issues closed: 287
Lighthouse a11y score: 71 → 97
Videos captioned: 60+
Delivered: VPAT 2.5

Read the Trinity Western University case study

How we work

Four steps, one senior team

Step 1 · 1 to 2 weeks
Audit
Module by module review, content and URL inventory, integration map and a keep, replace or drop decision for every custom feature.
Step 2 · 1 week
Plan
Phased plan that protects the donation and campaign paths first, with a fixed fee per phase so it can fit one grant or fiscal year.
Step 3 · 4 to 10 weeks
Migrate
Repeatable migration scripts, dry runs with parity checks, CRM re-integration and accessibility uplift on every template.
Step 4 · 1 week
Cut over
Short content freeze, final delta, redirect verification, Search Console checks and a documented rollback plan.

FAQ

Drupal Migration for Nonprofits: questions, answered

Is Drupal 7 really unsupported?

Yes. Drupal 7 reached end of life on January 5, 2025. The Drupal community no longer provides security updates, and security issues may be disclosed without fixes. For a site that collects donations or personal data, that is a risk your board should see.

Should we move to Drupal 11 or WordPress?

Move to Drupal 11 if you have chapters, complex permissions, multilingual content or a large library. Move to WordPress if your site is simpler and your team is small. We recommend after a short audit of your modules, content and integrations.

How long does a nonprofit Drupal migration take?

Most Drupal 7 to Drupal 11 migrations take 8 to 16 weeks and Drupal 7 to WordPress moves take 6 to 12 weeks, depending on content volume, custom modules and integrations.

Will we lose content or search rankings?

Not when the migration is done carefully. We migrate with parity checks, keep URLs where possible, redirect the rest and monitor Search Console after launch.

How do we justify a migration to our board?

Frame it as risk to donor data and reputation rather than a redesign. We phase the work so the donation path is protected first and each phase has a fixed fee that can fit one grant or fiscal year.

How much does a Drupal migration cost?

We work with any budget and do not publish one starting price. After a short discovery call we recommend tailored or templated options, explain the tradeoffs and quote a fixed fee your board can approve.