Migration of Legacy CMS to WordPress for an Animal Rights Information Platform

The client operates an aging CMS that hinders content management, user engagement, and multilingual support, especially given the complexities of Japanese language and database structures. The existing platform lacks flexibility and scalability to support their ongoing informational campaigns and community outreach efforts.

A nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness about animal rights and welfare, managing a content-driven website with diverse categories such as events, recipes, and informational resources.

• Successfully migrate existing content and categories from the legacy CMS to a modern, flexible platform.
• Support multilingual content management, particularly Japanese language complexities.
• Improve site design to accommodate culturally specific aesthetics and trends.
• Implement advanced search and filtering capabilities for diverse content types.
• Ensure scalability, security, and ease of content updates post-migration.

• Migration of existing categories including restaurants, hotels, recipes, books, places, and events, preserving taxonomy and metadata.
• Custom scripts for importing content with Japanese language considerations and database structure compatibility.
• Design implementation based on a flexible theme framework that reflects Japanese market trends.
• Integration of custom fields and dynamic search functionality using advanced plugins like ACF, AJAX Search, and Filter Pro.
• Utilization of a page builder (e.g., Elementor Pro) for customized layouts and responsiveness.

• Custom data exporter from legacy PostgreSQL database
• Import scripts supporting Japanese language and database structure
• Plugins for enhanced search, filtering, and multilingual support

• Support for multilingual content, especially Japanese characters and structures
• Optimized for fast load times and responsive design across devices
• Data security during and after migration
• Scalable architecture to handle growth in content volume and visitor traffic

The migration is expected to streamline content management, enhance user experience with advanced search and filtering, and support multilingual content including Japanese. These improvements aim to increase user engagement, elevate awareness efforts, and provide a sustainable platform for future growth, ultimately resulting in more effective animal rights advocacy and wider community outreach.