Streamlining Drupal Migrations: Introducing Northern's Content and Translation Review Solutions

Need to Know 

• Conducting a content review is essential for improving user experience, and when migrating to a newer version of Drupal.
• Many organizations currently rely on spreadsheets for content audits and ROT data identification, which is inefficient and time-consuming.
• Our team of Drupal experts created Content Review and Translation Review solutions to help our clients overcome this obstacle, leveraging AI and automation to streamline content and translation reviews.
   

It’s only a matter of time before your Drupal site requires a content review. 

If you’re migrating to a newer version of Drupal, a content review is an essential step to sort through the information on your site and ensure that you don’t waste time moving over outdated content that no longer holds value. 

And even if you don’t have a Drupal migration on the horizon, it’s a good idea to review and update your site content at least once per year — we recommend that our clients conduct an analysis of their Redundant, Obsolete, or Trivial (ROT) data quarterly to ensure that their site is always up-to-date. 

While there are many Drupal tools designed for day-to-day content management, when it comes to full website content audits and the identification of ROT data, many organizations rely on manually inputting their info into spreadsheets, which presents significant challenges. 
Using multi-page spreadsheets to review every piece of information on every page and language version of your site is time-consuming and inefficient. This method also makes it difficult to keep track of changes and identify the pages that are most in need of updates, which can be an added obstacle for organizations on a tight timeline. 

As a Drupal Certified Partner, we specialize in developing end-to-end Drupal solutions tailored to our clients’ needs and goals. Website migrations and updates are an ever-present consideration for many organizations, but the heavy lift and time commitment required for content reviews have slowed or stopped many of our clients from moving forward. 

Our Drupal experts created two in-house solutions that streamline both content and translation reviews using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation, allowing our clients to accelerate their content reviews and improve the efficiency of site updates.

Our Content Review Solution was designed to help businesses organize the information on their site, replacing outdated spreadsheets and giving users the ability to sort through each page on their site, determining what needs updates, the pages that will stay the same, and the outdated pages that should be removed entirely.

The tool works by creating entries for each web page on a site, allowing you to indicate the audience, purpose, importance, and quality of every page based on strictly outlined criteria tailored to your goals to ensure consistency across your site. Once these values are input, it will give you a clear indication of how to proceed with the page and allow you to input your intended action.

The solution also allows users to batch content for migration, allowing them to mark pages with specific criteria (for example, a certain time period) to be migrated or removed from the migration queue without additional review.

Additionally, the solution gives reviewers the ability to assign subsequent page tasks to individuals within the organization, so your team can divide and conquer the updates at the same time.

We designed the Translation Review Solution to aid our clients with website pages in multiple languages to take their content reviews a step further and identify gaps in their translations. This tool uses AI to compare page versions across languages, detecting any discrepancies and flagging linguistic inconsistencies.

From identifying untranslated content to validating translation accuracy, this solution provides invaluable insights for organizations looking to maintain a cohesive online presence for every user. The tool also flags any content that hasn’t been translated, which can then be assigned directly for translation.

Like the previous tool, the Translation Review Solution can be used as part of a general content review or as an initial step in your Drupal migration. And while each tool can be used individually, they are designed to work together.

At Northern, we specialize in Drupal web development because we believe it’s one of the best open-source content management options out there for businesses, non-profits, and institutions. 

As the most accredited Drupal development agency in Canada, we’ve brought hundreds of Drupal website projects to life. Our experts specialize in Drupal design and development, and know how to deliver a site that will improve your user experiences and performance. 

Whether you're embarking on a website redesign, migrating to a new platform, or simply looking to optimize your content management process, our expertise and in-house content review tools will make the process fast and seamless.

Ready to upgrade your Drupal website or start planning your migration? Contact our experts to get started.