Prescott College Drupal Migration Case Study

Client

Prescott College

Industry

Higher Education

Services

Drupal Migration · CMS Development · Website Development · UX Improvement

Tools

Drupal 7

THE CHALLENGE

Making a University Website Easier to Navigate and Manage

Prescott College’s website served as a virtual extension of the campus, providing students and prospective students with information about academic programs, admissions, and other university services. Its existing Drupal 7 website was no longer providing the level of accessibility, organization, and usability required.

Prospective students had difficulty finding program information and understanding content hierarchies, while content editors lacked flexible tools for creating pages and managing SEO-related content. The mobile experience also needed improvement, making a refreshed and better-organized website necessary.

OUR APPROACH

Modernizing the CMS Around Students and Content Teams

We have moved the website from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8 and created a more flexible CMS structure. The approach focused on improving the experience for students and prospective students while giving the university’s content team better control over pages and content.

The new Drupal foundation also provided a more responsive and flexible environment that could support continued improvements and an iterative approach to the website.

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Drupal Migration

2

Content Structure

3

Editorial Flexibility

4

Responsive Experience

5

Search and Sorting

A More Accessible and Flexible Digital Campus Experience

Drupal 7 to Drupal 8 migration
Responsive university website
Improved content hierarchy
Flexible content-management structure
Improved navigation experience
SEO-focused content management
Large database search and sorting
Ongoing Drupal support foundation

THE TECHNOLOGY

Drupal 8 Built for a Content-Rich Higher Education Environment

Drupal was selected for its flexibility, security updates, integration capabilities, and ability to support the volume and variety of information required by the university.

Drupal 8 The upgraded CMS foundation for Prescott College’s website.
Flexible CMS Architecture Supported improved content creation and organization for the university’s web team.
Search and Sort Structure Provided a robust foundation for searching and sorting through a large database.

METHODOLOGY

What Our Process Looked Like

1

Assess

Reviewed the existing Drupal 7 website, content structure, accessibility concerns, mobile experience, and editorial requirements.

2

Migrate

Moved the website to Drupal 8 while restructuring the platform around the university's requirements.

3

Organize

Improved content hierarchy and navigation so users could more easily locate academic and university information.

4

Optimize

Refined responsiveness, usability, content management, and search capabilities to create a more effective digital experience.

MEASURABLE IMPACT

A More Usable Digital Experience for Students and Staff

The Drupal 8 implementation gave Prescott College a more responsive, flexible, and organized website while improving the experience for both users and content editors.

Improved Usability

The refreshed website delivered a better overall user experience.

Flexible Content Management

The university gained a more flexible environment for managing and creating content.

Responsive Experience

The website was improved for users accessing it across different devices.

Stronger Information Discovery

The platform provided a robust structure for searching and sorting through a large database.

“The new foundation gives ACG greater control over how its global digital ecosystem evolves.”

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Prescott College

Making a University Website Easier to Navigate and Manage

Modernizing the CMS Around Students and Content Teams

We have moved the website from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8 and created a more flexible CMS structure. The approach focused on improving the experience for students and prospective students while giving the university’s content team better control over pages and content.

1

2

3

4

5

A More Accessible and Flexible Digital Campus Experience

THE TECHNOLOGY

Drupal 8 Built for a Content-Rich Higher Education Environment

METHODOLOGY

What Our Process Looked Like

1

2

3

4

MEASURABLE IMPACT

A More Usable Digital Experience for Students and Staff

“The new foundation gives ACG greater control over how its global digital ecosystem evolves.”

ACG World

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