AAArda Acikalin

Project detail

Headless website platform migration

Led the move from WordPress to a headless Contentful and Vercel setup, coordinating the technical implementation and the people affected by it.

Category
Website platform
Status
completed
Disclosure
Generalized employer project

The result

Completed the transition to a modern headless website setup.

A more flexible foundation
BEFOREWordPressContent + siteCONTENTContentfulDELIVERYVercel

Content and delivery, with room to evolve.

Problem

The marketing website needed a more flexible foundation that could support ongoing content and development work without keeping everything tied to a traditional WordPress setup.

Context

This was an employer project at a growing B2B hardware company. The public description is intentionally generalized and excludes confidential implementation details.

What I owned

  • Owned the migration from the marketing side.
  • Coordinated the developer, external partners and internal stakeholders.
  • Helped translate content, marketing and operational needs into implementation requirements.
  • Managed practical migration decisions and the transition away from the previous platform.

Approach

  • Moved the website from WordPress to a headless architecture using Contentful and Vercel.
  • Kept the project focused on maintainability, content operations and a workable handover for the marketing team.
  • Coordinated feedback and decisions across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Tools or systems

Contentful · Vercel · WordPress · Project management · Vendor coordination

Outcome

  • Completed the transition to a modern headless website setup.
  • Created a clearer separation between content management and website delivery.
  • Established a stronger technical foundation for future website improvements.

What I learned

  • Platform migrations depend as much on content ownership, stakeholder decisions and operating processes as they do on technology.
  • Clear boundaries between marketing requirements and technical implementation make vendor and developer collaboration more effective.

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