How Provus® Fast-Tracked the COF Drupal Migration

Takeaway: When the Council on Foundations set out to migrate its site to Drupal 9, along with a complete website redesign, the stakes were high. As the primary channel for member interaction, the site needed to further strategic objectives and showcase the value of membership while reflecting the organization's fresh rebrand.

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The challenge: More than just a technical migration

The Council's Drupal migration service wasn't just about moving from Drupal 7 to 9—it represented a pivotal step forward, with stakeholders eager to see results. Key challenges included:

• Complex data migration from Drupal 7-specific fields, with images and PDFs stored in the legacy Files entity_type rather than Drupal 9's more powerful Media entity type
• Misalignment with recent rebranding initiatives created a disconnect in their visual identity
• Poor member engagement that failed to reflect the organization's value proposition
• Navigation structures based on internal logic rather than actual user journeys
• Outdated search functionality that couldn't properly highlight curated resources

The solution: Provus® as the foundation for success

Promet Source's Provus® 2.0 distribution for Drupal proved to be the transformative factor in creating an efficient, streamlined redesign and migration process.

Here's how this purpose-built platform delivered exceptional results:

1. Simplified content types and fields

Provus's streamlined content structure laid the groundwork for migration scripts that ensured a seamless transition from Drupal 7 content to the Drupal 9 site, eliminating common migration headaches.

2. Powerful built-in modules

The site leveraged Provus®'s pre-configured modules—Layout Builder, Bootstrap Layout Builder, Views Bootstrap, Fullcalendar Views, and Responsive Images—to extend functionality while reducing development time.

3. Flexible block components

When migrating subsites from the Drupal 7 environment (which lacked compatible Drupal 9 contributed modules), Promet developers worked with existing Provus® blocks and other contributed modules to achieve the required menu structure and styling.

4. Enhanced responsive design

Bootstrap and Responsive Images modules (both built into Provus®) complemented Drupal 9's responsive design features, allowing for quick and effective theming for images across all devices.

5. Advanced calendar functionality

Provus®'s Advanced Fullcalendar View custom module simplified calendar configuration, making it easy to create multiple dates or recurring events—a critical feature for a membership organization.

The results: Transformation beyond technology

The new Drupal 9 website was extremely well-received, delivering measurable improvements:

• Greater visual engagement with a modern design that aligned perfectly with the Council's new branding
• A flexible design system with components to accommodate both current and future needs
• Streamlined navigation based on actual user journeys rather than internal structures
• Enhanced search capabilities using Solr Search with custom sorting and filtering
• Empowered content editors who could easily make updates, switch layouts, and add pages without any coding expertise

Promet was very responsive to our needs and really cared. Our new site meets the moment. We got exactly what we wanted and feel very proud of how it looks and what we've achieved.

—Nicole Bronzan, Vice President of Communications and Content, Council on Foundations

Get lasting benefits beyond the migration with Provus® and Promet Source

The Council on Foundations project demonstrates how the right platform can transform not just a website, but an organization's entire digital presence. By focusing on both technical excellence and user experience, Promet delivered a solution that:

• Reflects the organization's value to current and prospective members
• Supports strategic objectives through intuitive information architecture
• Empowers internal teams with user-friendly content management tools
• Creates a foundation for future growth with flexible, extensible components

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