Migrating Serverscan Website from Drupal 7 Ubercart to Drupal 10 Commerce

Project Goals

1. Upgrade Platform: Migrate the website to Drupal 10, leveraging modern features and enhanced security.

2. Retain and Enhance Functionality: Ensure a seamless migration of all e-commerce features from Ubercart to Drupal Commerce.

3. Improve Performance: Enhance site speed and scalability to handle increased traffic.

4. User Experience: Modernize the user interface while maintaining familiarity for existing users.

5. Recurring Payments: Implement robust recurring payment functionality to support subscription-based services.

6. Scanmanager:  Integrate the Clone Systems Security Scanning Application Programmers Interface (API) with the Drupal commerce.

Challenges

1. Complex Data Migration: Migrating orders, subscriptions, customers, and product configurations from Ubercart to Drupal Commerce required custom solutions.

2. Recurring Payments: Ensuring the proper migration and functionality of recurring payments while integrating Authorize.Net CIM for enhanced reliability.

3. Custom Features: The site included custom modules and features unique to Serverscan’s business model that had to be recreated in Drupal 10.

4. Downtime Minimization: Ensuring a seamless transition with minimal downtime to avoid disruption of services.

Implementation

1. Planning and Analysis

• Conducted a detailed audit of the existing Drupal 7 Ubercart setup.

• Created a migration roadmap focusing on data integrity and feature parity.

2. Data Migration

• Leveraged Migrate API to migrate customer accounts, 18,000 orders, and product details.

• Custom migration scripts were developed for handling complex fields , subscriptions & recurring payment data.

• Ensured test migrations to verify data accuracy.

3. Recurring Payment Integration

• Implemented recurring payment functionality in Drupal Commerce using the Authorize.Net CIM module.

• Added custom handling to automate recurring order creation and charge processing.

4. Theme Development

• Built a modern, responsive theme using Drupal’s Claro admin UI and custom front-end templates.

• Maintained branding consistency while improving usability.

5. Custom Features Migration

• Rebuilt custom modules, including Serverscan’s unique subscription management and reporting tools.

• Integrated additional functionality such as advanced product filtering and user dashboards.

6. Testing and Launch

• Conducted rigorous QA testing, including functional, regression, and performance testing.

• Executed a well-coordinated launch plan to minimize downtime and ensure a smooth transition.

Results

1. Modern Platform: Serverscan now operates on a scalable and secure Drupal 10 platform.

2. Seamless Recurring Payments: Fully functional recurring payments integrated with Authorize.Net.

3. Improved User Experience: Delivered a cleaner, more intuitive user interface.

4. Successful Data Migration: 100% of orders, products, and user accounts migrated without data loss.

5. Business Continuity: Achieved a seamless transition with less than 2 hours of downtime.

Key Takeaways

• Planning is Critical: Early auditing and planning minimize unforeseen issues during migration.

• Custom Solutions: Tailored migration scripts and custom modules ensured feature parity and business continuity.

• Modernization Opportunities: Leveraging Drupal Commerce allowed Serverscan to improve functionality and future-proof their platform.

Team of LN Webworks, specializes in complex Drupal migrations and customizations. With extensive experience in e-commerce, we deliver solutions that meet unique business requirements while adhering to Drupal best practices.

Are you still on D7 ? Talk to us today for FREE migration Audit.