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Electric Citizen provides strategic data migration services for organizations planning a CMS upgrade, website redesign, or platform transition. We help teams move content, data, and integrations accurately and efficiently—without disrupting day-to-day operations or long-term goals.

We specialize in data migration for complex, content-heavy websites, including Drupal data migrations, CMS migrations and replatforming, and large-scale content transformations.

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Data Migration Services

Data migration is more than moving content from one system to another. Our approach balances automation with editorial oversight to ensure content integrity, performance, and long-term maintainability.

Our migration services commonly include:

  • Content audits and migration planning
  • CMS-to-CMS migrations, including legacy systems
  • Drupal data migration and platform upgrades
  • Structured content modeling and transformation
  • Automated and manual migration scripting
  • SEO-aware migrations that preserve URLs and metadata
  • Post-migration validation, testing, and cleanup
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What We Can Migrate

We regularly migrate content and data from a wide range of sources, including:

  • Legacy CMS platforms
  • WordPress, Drupal, and custom systems
  • Databases and structured data sources
  • Media libraries and document repositories
  • Taxonomies, metadata, and user-generated content
  • Static and flat-file websites, where content must be extracted, structured, and reassembled within a modern CMS
What We Don’t Migrate Automatically

Not everything should be migrated as-is. We work with clients to identify content that may require editorial review or rethinking, including:

  • Outdated or redundant content
  • Poorly structured legacy data
  • Content that no longer aligns with organizational goals

In these cases, we help teams make informed decisions about what to migrate, archive, or retire.

Our Migration Process

Our migration process is designed to reduce risk while improving content quality and structure:

  1. Discovery & Planning: We audit existing content, identify migration priorities, and define success criteria.
  2. Content Modeling & Mapping: Legacy content is mapped to a clean, structured content model designed for the new platform.
  3. Migration Execution: We use a combination of automated scripts and manual processes to migrate content accurately and efficiently.
  4. Quality Assurance & Validation: Content is reviewed for completeness, formatting, accessibility, and SEO integrity.
  5. Post-Migration Support: We address edge cases, refine workflows, and support teams as they transition to the new system.
Drupal 7 Upgrades

As Drupal continues major version transitions, many organizations are still needing migrations from Drupal 7 to the latest versions of Drupal. We have extensive experience managing Drupal upgrades and migrations, including complex content structures, custom modules, and integrations.

Our Drupal migration work focuses on improving content structure, editor experience, and long-term maintainability—rather than simply replicating legacy patterns.

We needed an expert in the higher education web space to help us choose the right CMS for our needs and then build a site according to our new brand and content needs
Mackenzie Huber, Marketing and Communication
University of Wisconsin
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Ready to Plan Your Migration?

If you’re preparing for a CMS upgrade or website redesign, we’d be happy to discuss your data migration needs and help you assess scope, risk, and approach.