Data Migration from .NET to WordPress for Online Content Publisher

Solutions We Offered

At the onset of the project we clearly defined all the milestones, deliverables and timelines.

Our expert engineers started by analyzing the .NET environment’s source code before planning the migration work. But, while assessing the existing source code, we found that the datasets had vast character-set problems.

For instance, the ISO-based character-set issues in the .NET setup abnormally displayed special characters (e.g., $,%, #, %, etc.) between sentences. It was highly frustrating for the users. So, in place of ISO encoding, we implemented the UTF-8 encoding method to render all characters correctly without letting any special characters pop up.

It took immense brainstorming to properly remove all character-set problems from around 3500+ articles using the UTF-8 encoding method. Although we used custom scripts to automate the encoding work, we depended on six data entry specialists to manually take care of a few tasks.

Once done with the data migration and encoding work, we took care of areas like the Home page, site structures, mega menus, admin areas, etc. Adding the WooCommerce plugin helped us take care of these.

Next, we used the Restrict Content Pro plugin to control who can and cannot view certain content. We integrated it to restrict action hooks and search filters and lock away exclusive content from unpaid users.

As for the frontend, we fine-tuned everything using jQuery, HTML, and CSS codes. Here, we strictly adhered to WCAG 2 guidelines to make content readable to all, even those with visual disabilities.

As per the project’s needs, we added four dashboards for guests, editors, students, and the super admin. While creating the login dashboards, we also worked on Single Sign-On (SSO) to help users sign in with just a single set of usernames and passwords to access all product features. We did a lot of customization around the SSO to ease content accessibility. We added Stripe, as well, to help paid subscribers make recurring payments safely.

Because the website was data-heavy, we agreed to power up the storage using the MySQL database solution. We also used Amazon’s RDS to protect and encrypt data with private keys.

Once done with everything, we deployed the new solution on Amazon’s EC2, as it’s a highly reliable network for hosting data-heavy websites optimally.