Drupal-to-WordPress Migration

A Drupal-to-WordPress migration is the planned move of an existing Drupal site’s content, URLs, users, and editorial workflow onto WordPress — usually motivated by lower long-term maintenance cost, a larger editorial talent pool, or alignment with a marketing team that already knows WordPress.

Why nonprofits and B Corps migrate

• Drupal 7’s end of life left thousands of orgs on an unsupported platform. Drupal 10+ is a significant rebuild rather than an upgrade.
• WordPress’s editor pool is larger and cheaper; communications staff can be hired without specialized Drupal experience.
• The WordPress block editor + block patterns model is easier for non-technical editors than Drupal’s paragraph-based layouts.
• Hosting and managed-service costs are typically lower at the same performance tier.

What gets migrated

• Content types: nodes mapped to WordPress posts, pages, or custom post types based on usage.
• Taxonomies and term references.
• Media library, with re-derivation of image sizes.
• Users and roles, with re-mapping to WordPress’s permission model.
• URLs and aliases, with 301 redirects to preserve search equity.
• Editorial workflow (if extensively used) onto a WordPress equivalent.

What we typically scope in Define

Migrations rarely fail on technical capability — they fail on scope. Define answers: which content actually needs to come over? Which Drupal customizations get replaced vs. retired? Which integrations need rewriting against WordPress APIs? Which staff workflows have to keep working from day one of launch?