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Community contributions

As part of this project, OPTASY:

  • Adopted and validated Drupal 11’s Single Directory Components in production, providing real-world feedback to the community.

  • Contributed bug reports and testing insights related to migration workflows and SDC adoption.

  • Shared knowledge about Drupal 11 migration best practices with clients and the wider Drupal community.

  • Promoted Drupal 11 adoption by publishing this case study and using OPTASY’s website as a live example for enterprise-level upgrades.

OPTASY, a Drupal agency and Diamond Certified Partner, redesigned and upgraded its own website to Drupal 11. The project combined a modern user experience with advanced Drupal 11 functionality, including the adoption of Single Directory Components (SDC) for structured content building. The result was a faster, more scalable, and editorially efficient platform that also served as a proof of concept for clients considering Drupal 11 migrations.

Describe the project (goals, requirements and outcome)

Goals and requirements

  • Modernize the website with a refreshed, user-friendly design.

  • Upgrade from Drupal 10 to Drupal 11 to leverage the latest technology.

  • Adopt Drupal 11’s Single Directory Components for consistency and reusability.

  • Migrate all existing content, files, media, and workflows without data loss.

  • Ensure responsive design, accessibility compliance, and browser compatibility.

  • Preserve SEO-critical elements (URLs, redirects, metadata).

  • Optimize site performance, caching, and editorial efficiency.

Project execution

The redesign introduced a fully mobile-optimized and accessibility-compliant interface. Migration involved creating custom Drupal Migrate plugins to map legacy bundles, nested paragraphs, and media into the new content structure while preserving aliases and redirects. A detailed QA process validated more than 500 pages and media assets across multiple environments to ensure accuracy and prevent regressions.

Advanced performance optimizations included strict cache metadata, BigPipe placeholders, and CI/CD pipelines with automated testing. Editorial workflows were improved through reusable SDC components with strict schemas, reducing landing page build time by 50%.

Outcomes

  • Successful migration from Drupal 10 to Drupal 11 with no downtime.

  • 100% verified content migration across 500+ pages and assets.

  • Cached p95 TTFB reduced to ≤ 250 ms (≈40% faster).

  • Lighthouse scores: Performance 95+, Accessibility 98+, SEO 100.

  • 404 errors reduced by 70% with a complete redirect strategy.

  • Organic impressions increased 15–20% within 60 days of launch.

  • Editorial efficiency improved with structured, reusable components.

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Why Drupal was chosen

As a Drupal agency, OPTASY was already operating on Drupal 10, but wanted to migrate to Drupal 11 to take advantage of new features such as Single Directory Components, enhanced performance, and long-term security. Drupal’s flexibility, robust content modeling, and ability to support structured workflows made it the ideal choice to power both OPTASY’s own website and its client projects.

Technical Specifications

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Why these modules/theme/distribution were chosen

These contributed modules were selected for their proven reliability and ability to address critical requirements such as structured content modeling, performance optimization, SEO preservation, and editorial flexibility. Custom plugins extended the Migrate API to handle complex content structures unique to OPTASY’s previous Drupal 10 site.