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CodeLift provided end-to-end services including e-commerce migration, custom theme rebuild, Pantheon cloud hosting setup, CI/CD pipeline configuration, and ongoing development support with regular milestone releases. The engagement continues as an active development partnership with continuous platform enhancements.


 

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Real Wood Furniture specializes in handcrafted solid wood furniture. CodeLift rebuilt and migrated their Drupal 7 e-commerce site to a modern Drupal 10 Commerce platform hosted on Pantheon, preserving the complete product catalog with configurable options while adding new features like Google Reviews integration, video support, and automated CI/CD deployments.

About the project

Real Wood Furniture is a retailer specializing in handcrafted solid wood furniture across bedroom, dining, living room, and office collections. Their product catalog features multiple furniture categories and manufacturer partnerships with custom finishing options. The Drupal 7 e-commerce site needed a complete migration to a modern, maintainable platform without losing any product data or visual brand identity.

E-commerce to Commerce migration.
CodeLift executed a structured migration from Drupal 7 e-commerce to Drupal Commerce on Drupal 10, preserving the product catalog with configurable options like wood type, finish, and dimensions. The complete furniture catalog with category browsing and manufacturer filtering was maintained.

Pantheon cloud hosting with CI/CD.
The site was migrated to Pantheon cloud hosting with full continuous deployment integration. Automated deployment scripts synchronize configuration changes with every code push, enabling seamless updates with zero downtime.

Custom theme rebuild.
The original Drupal 7 theme was completely rebuilt for Drupal 10. Modern CSS architecture preserves the brand's visual identity while modernizing the codebase for long-term maintainability and responsive design.

AI-powered code refactoring.
Artificial intelligence assisted in refactoring custom modules and legacy code. Custom functionality was rebuilt for Drupal 10/11 compatibility, including advanced caching for contact forms with dynamic content.

Product catalog and search.
Complete rebuild of product listing functionality including sortable product displays, category-filtered browsing, homepage slideshows, and integrated product search. Customers can find furniture by category, manufacturer, or keyword.

Multi-layer security and spam protection.
A comprehensive security stack with invisible spam protection and bot detection was implemented. Contact forms feature reliable email delivery for lead capture, ensuring customer inquiries are never lost to spam filters.

Post-launch enhancements.
Since the initial migration, the platform has been continuously enhanced with Google Reviews integration displayed in the header and on a dedicated reviews page, video integration for product demonstrations, and dynamic footer menus editable via the CMS.

Key results:
- 100% product catalog migrated with all categories and options
- 0 minutes downtime via automated CI/CD pipeline
- Latest Drupal 10 on modern cloud hosting infrastructure
- Regular milestone releases with continuous improvements
- Multi-layer security with invisible spam protection

As CodeLift founder Niels de Feyter noted: "The Real Wood Furniture project demonstrates our full-service migration capability. We rebuilt the Drupal 7 site from scratch on Drupal 10 with a complete custom theme. Since launch, we have continued enhancing the platform with sortable product views, dynamic menu management, reliable email delivery, and most recently Google Reviews functionality. The cloud hosting enables smooth continuous delivery for ongoing improvements."

Why Drupal was chosen

The client was already running on Drupal and chose to modernize their platform rather than replatform. Upgrading preserved their existing content, workflows, and team expertise while gaining access to modern Drupal's improved security, performance, and extensibility.
Real Wood Furniture

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Why these modules/theme/distribution were chosen
Drupal Commerce provides the robust e-commerce framework needed for product catalog management with configurable options (wood type, finish, dimensions). Views powers the sortable product displays and category-filtered browsing. The custom theme rebuild preserved the brand's visual identity while delivering a modern, responsive frontend. Anti-spam and Webform modules ensure reliable lead capture through contact forms.