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Drupal 8 Migration and Decoupled Frontend Development for High-Traffic Travel Content Platform

axelerant.com

Media

eCommerce

Information technology

Legacy System Limitations and Migration Complexity

The client's decade-old custom .NET platform suffered from caching inefficiencies, scalability issues, and technical debt. The migration to Drupal 8 required handling 4 million content items across multiple systems (WordPress, databases, JSON APIs) while upskilling a geographically distributed team unfamiliar with Drupal's architecture.

About the Client

Global travel guidebook publisher with digital platforms, mobile apps, and online traveler communities

Modernization and Operational Efficiency Goals

Migrate 4 million+ content items to Drupal 8 with zero data loss
Implement decoupled ReactJS frontend with GraphQL integration
Establish Acquia Cloud deployment workflows
Optimize migration performance to reduce 48-hour processing windows
Enable in-house team autonomy through Drupal best practice training

Core System Capabilities

Drupal Paragraphs-based content modeling
GraphQL schema stitching for multi-source APIs
Automated migration dependency resolution
ReactJS component library integration
Real-time content rendering performance monitoring

Technology Stack

Drupal 8

ReactJS

GraphQL

Acquia Cloud

Paragraphs module

System Interoperability

WordPress REST API
Legacy database connectors
Third-party travel APIs

Operational Constraints

Support 13M+ monthly visitors with <2s page load times
Ensure 99.95% uptime during peak migration windows
Implement role-based access control for content editors
Maintain PCI compliance for user data handling
Enable cross-region DevOps workflows (NA/EU)

Business Transformation Outcomes

The migration will reduce infrastructure costs by 40% through Acquia Cloud optimization, improve content editor productivity via intuitive Drupal Paragraphs interfaces, and enable faster feature deployment through decoupled architecture. The GraphQL API integration will unify 12+ data sources, supporting 30% faster content delivery to mobile apps and web platforms.