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Case Study: Drupal 9 to Drupal 10 Upgrade

Antwerp Maritime Academy: From Drupal 9 to 10 with Zero Downtime

Maritime university in Belgium upgraded to Drupal 10 with no data loss or service interruption

https://www.amacademy.be

Maritime University

Antwerp Maritime Academy, a maritime university in Belgium, trains students for careers at sea and in maritime industries. The institution serves a multilingual audience in Dutch, English, and French and complies with International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards.

Drupal 9 to 10 Upgrade

Upgrade the Academy's Drupal 9 website to Drupal 10 with no data loss, service interruption, or compromise on multilingual or compliance features.

Website Casestudy

The Approach

Reviewed Entire Platform

Mapped existing features, modules, and multilingual content. Audited for outdated modules, code dependencies, and content workflows.

Defined Migration Strategy

Outlined a dry-run upgrade and rollback plan. Set up parallel environments for comparison.

Automated Theme and Data Conversion

Used AI tools to convert templates, upgrade modules, and migrate content. Focused on maintaining all career pathways, forms, and access control rules.

Ran Parallel Deployment

Implemented the new version alongside the current one. Editors continued work without noticing changes.

Validated with Screenshots and Tests

Compared thousands of pages via automated screenshot tools. Verified multilingual interfaces, application workflows, and visual consistency.

Zero-Downtime Compliance Upgrade

CodeLift delivered a full Drupal 10 upgrade that preserved all functionality and content. Student application systems, multilingual pages, and career tools were untouched. IMO-compliance features remained intact. Automated visual regression testing confirmed no differences before going live.

Key metrics
  • 0 minutes downtime
  • 100% data and functionality preserved
  • 3 languages validated across 1,000+ screens
  • Reduced manual QA effort by 90% via automation
  • Hosted on CodeLift's high performance infrastructure
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AI-Powered Drupal Upgrade FAQs

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CodeLift’s AI-based process happens mostly offline, so users see no disruption. We do a short content-freeze (often just hours) right before launch, ensuring a stress-free switch with zero data loss.

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We preserve your SEO settings, ensure all necessary redirects are implemented, and conduct regression tests for all SEO links to guarantee that your search engine rankings remain unaffected during the upgrade.

Yes, our AI engine refactors your custom modules for compatibility with newest Drupal APIs, preserving functionality and preventing breakage during go-live.

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