Confidential B2B Client
Drupal to Storyblok & Next.js Migration
100/100
PageSpeed Performance
45.28%
Organic Traffic Growth
+10K
Organic Impressions
9thCO migrated a B2B website from end-of-life Drupal 8 to a modern headless architecture using Storyblok and Next.js, protecting established organic visibility while significantly improving site performance.
Challenge
- Drupal 8 had reached end of life and required a significant technical upgrade.
- The existing platform continued to suffer from poor PageSpeed performance despite substantial development work.
- Significant historical SEO had been established across key service pages.
- The migration needed to modernize the technology stack without sacrificing rankings, traffic or availability.
Solution
- Recommended and implemented Storyblok as the new headless CMS.
- Rebuilt the frontend using Next.js and Tailwind CSS.
- Created a reusable Storyblok block library for scalable content management.
- Migrated and populated existing content into the new architecture.
- Deployed the website on Netlify.
- Incorporated technical SEO protections throughout the migration.
- Completed content population in under three days with no downtime or loss of organic visibility.
Results
- 100/100 PageSpeed Performance score
- 45.28% increase in organic traffic
- 10K increase in organic impressions period-over-period
- Zero migration downtime
Technologies & Tools
StoryblokNext.jsTailwind CSSNetlifyDrupal
Project Details
Budget
$50K – $100K
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