Drupal 7-11 Site Upgrade & Migration & Template Support Drupal 11

Our current website still runs on Drupal 7, and we want to migrate everything to Drupal 11. I want the new build to feel corporate and professional, load quickly on any device, and be easy for search engines to understand.

1. Scope of work
• Re-architect the site on a fresh Drupal 11 installation, using best-practice module selections only.
• Design and implement a fully responsive, corporate-grade theme that respects accessibility guidelines.
• Prepare the website for multilingual content in Arabic and English, with a translation-ready structure, language switcher, and fully translatable menus, taxonomies, and content.
• Migrate 100 % of existing content, taxonomy terms, files, and media relationships without breaking URLs or metadata.
• Tune performance (caching, image optimisation, lazy loading) and on-page SEO (schema, meta tags, clean URLs).
• Hand over clear deployment scripts or configuration export so updates can be reproduced in staging and production.

2. Technology Stack Architecture
- Core CMS Platform: Upgrade from legacy Drupal 7 to modern Drupal 11 platform.
- Frontend Theme: Modern, fully responsive, multi-language supported Drupal 11 template.
- Data Structure: Structured Content Types, Custom Taxonomy, and Media Library integration.
- Functional Features: Categorized search, taxonomy filters, contact forms, interactive maps, and
social media feeds.

3. Core Functionality Scope of Work

3.1 Platform Upgrade Core Architecture
- Complete re-architecture on Drupal 11, replacing the legacy Drupal 7 system.
- Configuration of Drupal 11 CMS core utilizing contemporary security standards and performance
optimization techniques.

3.2 Complete Data Content Migration
Seamless end-to-end data migration from Drupal 7 to Drupal 11, strictly maintaining existing
relationships, URL paths, and categorization:
- Standard web pages, institutional information, and structured article content.
- Research publications, strategic analysis documents, and policy briefs.
- Poll reports, statistical survey data files, and research archives.
- All embedded images, attachments, and downloadable PDF documents.
- Navigation menus, header/footer structure, and taxonomy trees.

3.3 Theme Integration Responsive UI/UX Design

- Selection, configuration, and custom adaptation of a high-performance Drupal 11 responsive
theme.
- Full cross-device compatibility across desktop, tablet, and mobile browsers.
- Redesign of the homepage using modern layout standards while retaining access to core content
sections.
- Built-in multi-language switching capabilities.

3.4 Key Functional Modules Administration
- Advanced Search: Enhanced search and filtering system for publications and poll archives
based on taxonomy.
- Media Management: Full Drupal 11 Media Library integration for seamless digital asset
management.
- Content Management: Intuitive content editor workflow and administrative dashboard for team
updates.
- Contact Navigation: Integrated contact forms, map location display, and social platform links.

3.5 Quality Assurance, Deployment & Hands Over Training
- Comprehensive QA testing covering database integrity, link validation, responsive rendering, and
form testing.
- Testing & Deployment to the live production server environment.
- Hands Over & Training.

4. Acceptance criteria
1. All pages display correctly on mobile, tablet, and desktop.
2. No 404s or broken redirects after migration.
3. PageSpeed Insights mobile score ≥ 90 for key templates.
4. Multilingual switch shows placeholder second language without layout issues.
5. Google Search Console reports zero critical errors after re-indexing.