CMS Platform Audit & Modernization
Enterprise content platforms accumulate technical debt faster than teams can address it. Our comprehensive audits provide clarity on what's broken, what's inefficient, and what opportunities exist to modernize without a full rebuild.
With 18+ years managing Drupal, WordPress, and custom CMS implementations, we've guided organizations through platform upgrades, performance optimization projects, and headless transformations. Our audits combine automated scanning tools with hands-on testing to deliver actionable insights your team can act on immediately.
Technical Debt Assessment
Systematic inventory of outdated modules, deprecated APIs, and security vulnerabilities that slow your team down and increase risk.
Performance Benchmarking
Detailed analysis of page load times, database queries, caching strategies, and front-end bottlenecks with clear improvement recommendations.
Architecture Review
Evaluation of content modeling, component architecture, and integration patterns to identify restructuring opportunities.
Editorial Experience Audit
Real-world testing of content workflows, authoring interfaces, and publishing pipelines to surface friction points for your team.
Security & Compliance Check
Assessment of authentication patterns, permission models, and regulatory compliance requirements (WCAG, GDPR, etc.).
Modernization Roadmap
Phased implementation plan with effort estimates, risk analysis, and expected ROI for each recommended improvement.
What's included in a platform audit
Discovery & stakeholder interviews
We begin by understanding your business goals, editorial workflows, and pain points through structured interviews with content teams, developers, and leadership. This context shapes our technical recommendations and helps prioritize fixes that deliver the most value.
Technical infrastructure review
Our team examines your CMS version, hosting environment, caching layers, CDN configuration, and database schema. We run performance profiling tools, review custom code, and document integration patterns. The result is a clear picture of what's working well and what's holding you back.
Content model & component analysis
We audit your content types, taxonomy systems, and reusable components to identify inconsistencies, unused fields, and opportunities for consolidation. Strong content modeling is the foundation of a maintainable CMS, we help you get there.
Actionable recommendations & roadmap
You receive a detailed report with prioritized recommendations, implementation timelines, and budget estimates. Each suggestion includes expected outcomes, technical complexity ratings, and dependencies. We present findings in a working session and remain available for follow-up questions as your team plans next steps.
When to consider a platform audit
Your content team complains about slow authoring interfaces , Performance issues compound over time and signal deeper architectural problems.
You're approaching a major version upgrade , Auditing before upgrading helps you avoid migrating technical debt to a new platform version.
Your site fails accessibility or security audits , Compliance gaps often stem from outdated platform configurations or missing architectural patterns.
You're evaluating headless or decoupled architecture , Understanding current platform limitations helps you make informed decisions about API strategies and front-end frameworks.
Ready to start your project?
Let's discuss how we can help modernize your web presence and deliver measurable results for your organization.