Full Sitecore to Sitefinity Migration of a Complex Public Website for a Prominent Middle East Investor

Full Sitecore to Sitefinity Migration of a Complex Public Website for a Prominent Investor in the Middle East

How Eveliko delivered a full Sitecore to Sitefinity migration of a complex, content-rich public website for a prominent Middle East investor - preserving all functionality, booking modules, external service integrations, responsive design, and SEO best practices.

Sitefinity CMS Sitecore

Migrating the Most Complex Sitecore Website First as the Foundation for All Remaining Migrations

Highly Complex Legacy Sitecore Website as Migration Starting Point

The client needed to migrate multiple Sitecore websites to Sitefinity and chose to start with the most complex one - a content-heavy public website with significant legacy code - to establish it as the foundation and template for all subsequent migrations.

Extensive External Service Dependencies

The website was deeply integrated with a large number of external services and also provided services to other consumers including mobile applications and other websites, making the migration technically demanding and high-risk in terms of continuity.

Difficult Content Editing Experience and SEO Challenges

Content editors found the existing Sitecore platform difficult to work with, and the migration presented an opportunity to improve both the content editing experience and SEO data quality - requiring careful planning beyond a like-for-like migration.

Technical Leadership, Full Functionality Migration, and Quality Assurance Across a Complex Platform

Structured Planning and Architecture Preparation

Eveliko conducted multiple planning sessions covering project scope, timelines, resource requirements, architecture, content structure, and migration strategies - ensuring all stakeholders had a clear and shared understanding of the approach before development began.

Full Functionality and Content Migration

All key website functionality was migrated from Sitecore to Sitefinity, including blogs, blog posts, guest services, offers, stores, and more. Booking modules for tenant services were also migrated along with their historical entries for continuity.

Responsive Design Validation and Fixes

Dedicated time was allocated to validate the responsive design across devices, identifying and resolving inconsistencies to ensure a seamless user experience on the new Sitefinity platform.

Content Editing and SEO Improvements

Content items were enhanced during migration to improve SEO data quality and simplify the content creation experience - directly addressing the difficulties editors had previously encountered with Sitecore.

Quality Assurance and Continuous Stakeholder Communication

A lean QA strategy was planned and implemented with the QA team, supported by weekly demos to ensure no critical components were missed. Regular meetings and transparent progress updates kept all stakeholders informed and aligned throughout the project.