Sector(s)
The organization runs several public websites built with different technologies: Drupal, WordPress and static HTML. Through a public contract, it entrusted their maintenance to Parker+Parker. The new corporate website, on Drupal, was not yet online and did not meet the quality level the organization expected. Parker+Parker took it over, brought it up to standard and put it online, while keeping the other sites running.
About the project
Results
- A Drupal site taken over before launch, brought up to standard, then put online.
- A Drupal, WordPress and HTML ecosystem maintained by a single team.
- Accessibility fixes checked one by one in acceptance testing before each delivery.
Goal
Put the new Drupal site online without starting over, and maintain all of the organization's public websites within a single framework.
Challenge
- The Drupal site had to be fixed and completed before launch.
- The ecosystem combined Drupal, WordPress and static HTML, each with its own update cycle.
- Sites already online had to keep running during the takeover.
Solution
- Takeover. Recovery of the Drupal site's code, content and environments, then a gap analysis against the organization's requirements.
- Bringing it up to standard. Fixes, updates and security hardening to reach the expected level.
- Acceptance testing. Each fix, including accessibility fixes, is checked in acceptance testing before delivery.
- Launch. The site went online once acceptance testing was approved by the organization.
- Maintenance. Security updates, corrective and evolutive maintenance of the Drupal, WordPress and HTML sites.
Standards
Accessibility fixes are tracked and checked one by one as part of regular maintenance, to meet French public sector accessibility rules.
What editors do without developers
The organization publishes its content from the Drupal back office. Parker+Parker handles updates and improvements.
Why Drupal was chosen
The corporate website was already built with Drupal: finishing it was faster and safer than starting over. Drupal's structured content model and the features maintained in its core made it possible to audit, fix and complete an existing build. For a public body, Drupal provides a transparent security process, regular security releases and a documented path between major versions. Accessibility work in Drupal core helps the site meet public sector requirements. As open source software, Drupal can be maintained by any qualified agency, which matters for public contracts that must stay open to competition.
Technical Specifications
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