endorsedOngoing

Drupal 6 to 7 Migration and E‑Commerce Website Rebuild

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Business Consulting & Services

Duration

139 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 January 2015

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

77/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

San Francisco, United States of America

Project Summary

Droptica rebuilt an e-commerce website as part of a migration from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7, handling the full rebuild, theming and additional upgrade work. The vendor provides good-quality code and demonstrated broad technical skills including PHP, HTML and CSS. The team is noted for excellent communication, lean project management and a solid ticketing system. The engagement began in 2015 and is ongoing.

Key Challenges

Complex migration from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7 that required a complete rebuild
Need to develop the site further and bring it up to best practices

Project Deliverables

Rebuilt Drupal website (migration from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7)
Website theme implementation
Additional upgrade developments and feature work

Project Solution

Droptica rebuilt the client's entire website as part of a migration from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7, performing what was effectively a complete site rebuild. The team implemented the website theme based on the client's designer assets and completed additional upgrade developments. They provided development and theming work, and the engagement has continued since 2015 with an annual cost reported around $50,000.

Project Outcome

Delivered good-quality code at a reasonable price point
Demonstrated broad technical skills including PHP, HTML, and CSS
Maintained lean project management with a solid ticketing system
Provided excellent communication with no language barriers

Platforms

Tech Stack

PHP
HTML
CSS

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Droptica stands out from other developers and delivers good quality code at a reasonable price. The team has a good understanding of Drupal but is also skilled in a wide range of other technologies. They provide excellent communication, lean project management, and a good ticketing system.”
Anonymous
Founder
Date: 05/03/2016