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Migrating 45 Sites from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9 with Optimization and Development of New Features

 

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How Our Experts Helped Baby&Me Achieve Optimal Results in Migrating 45 Websites Worldwide with New Features and Efficient Transition to Further Support And Maintenance

Overview

Baby&Me is a Nestlé brand that specializes in baby food and health, and is represented in over 50 countries, making it easily accessible to millions of users globally.

Attico International was asked to migrate 45 brand websites from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9 within a specified time frame. The project also included developing new features, creating a new template, and transitioning to Support And Maintenance mode. Over 150 people were involved in the preparation and implementation of the project, including more than 15 agencies and partner divisions.

 

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Challenges

The biggest challenge was to ensure optimal results in a timely manner while analyzing the project’s requirements and goals, phasing the involvement of resources, and planning the order of their implementation. Attico International conducted a thorough analysis of the project’s requirements and goals, created a detailed roadmap, and made a set of initial calls to learn more about Nestlé’s expectations.

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Goals

The main goals and milestones of the project were as follows:

  1. Migrate 45 brand sites worldwide from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9 within a specified time frame
  2. Create a new template that meets modern standards
  3. Transfer content and users to the new sites
  4. Develop new functionality based on customer requests
  5. Provide deep user profiling to ensure that only the most relevant content and products are shown to the user

Team

Attico International assembled a team of experts with a proven track record of enterprise solution development to execute this project:

Vladimir Ksenofontov - Lead Project Manager

Egor Kolzun - Backend Developer/Team Lead

Aliaksandr Shabanau - Backend Developer

Viacheslav Samsonov - Backend Developer

Olga Kuleshova - Project Manager

Svetlana Chabotarenko - Frontend Developer

Daniil Nemykin - Backend Developer

Mikhail Vershinin - Backend Developer

Aksana Charapan - QA Engineer

Iurii Shekhanov - Backend Developer

Dmitry Zazulnitski - Backend Developer/DevOps

 

What We Did

The project was executed according to a well-defined plan, moving step by step through the various key stages. The team defined the following key activities and sequences:

  • Full content migration without loss
  • Rollouts and releases
  • SEO and tagging
  • Feature and update releases
  • Local change requests
  • Expert portal
  • Support and maintenance
  • Automated testing

 

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What Our Team Thinks

“It is an interesting and exciting journey passed with dignity by a team of professionals”.

Vladimir Ksenofontov Project Manager
Vladimir
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Features

  1.  Deep User Profiling

    By analyzing user behavior and preferences, we personalized content and product recommendations.
  2. Multilingual and Multidomain Support

    Our team implemented the multilingual and multidomain solution in a way that makes it easy for users to navigate the site in their preferred language and find local information specific to their region.
  3.  Integration with Third-Party Services

    We integrated with many third-party services to streamline user interactions and provide a seamless experience.
  4. Unique HCP Sub template

    We created a unique template that is inherited by the migrated sites and provides maximum flexibility.
  5. Improved Search Functionality

    Our team improved the search functionality on the Baby&Me websites, making it easier for users to find the products and information they need quickly and efficiently.
     
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Results

Attico International successfully completed the project and delivered the following results:

  • Over 45 websites were deployed
  • We created a new functional site design with a user-friendly interface and a seamless browsing experience
  • The implementation of an advanced user profile system for personalized user experiences, resulting in higher user satisfaction and loyalty
  • The advanced and flexible search engine for users to easily find relevant information, enhancing the overall experience.
  • Implementation of best SEO standards
  • Implementation of an event-tracking system
  • The integration of the SAP’s customer identity and access management system for secure and compliant handling of personal data.
  • The solutions based on the Nutrition Platform
  • We implemented Google Analytics via the Google Tag Manager
  • We integrated multiple third-party services
  • We enhanced brand consistency and recognition across all sites via the Brand Pages

Attico International successfully migrated 45 Baby&Me sites from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9, optimizing them with new features and transitioning them to further support and maintenance. With a dedicated team of experienced professionals, the project was completed within the specified timeline and with no disruption.

Are you looking to migrate your brand’s sites to latest Drupal?

Contact Attico International today to discuss how we can help you achieve optimal results in a timely manner.

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