Galen College of Nursing partnered with WordHerd to migrate its website from a custom content management system to WordPress, creating a more flexible, maintainable, and scalable platform for managing content, programs, resources, and ongoing website updates.
The project included the migration of hundreds of pages, more than 200 posts, custom post types, SEO metadata, schema, and 301 redirects. WordHerd also implemented a new design as a responsive WordPress theme and supported the website after launch with WordSecured maintenance and security, along with Corral WordPress hosting.
The result was a modern WordPress website designed to improve content management, preserve search visibility, support custom content structures, and provide a responsive experience across all screen sizes.
The Challenge
Galen College of Nursing’s existing website was built on a custom CMS, which made long-term content management and maintenance more complex. The organization needed a WordPress solution that would give internal teams a more flexible platform while preserving important content, metadata, redirects, and structured information.
The migration required careful planning around page content, posts, custom post types, SEO data, design implementation, hosting, security, and long-term website support.
Key migration requirements included:
- Migrating hundreds of pages from a custom CMS to WordPress
- Migrating more than 200 posts
- Preserving important content structures
- Implementing custom post types
- Creating a new design as a responsive WordPress theme
- Migrating SEO metadata and schema
- Implementing 301 redirects for changed URLs
- Supporting ongoing maintenance and security through WordSecured
- Hosting the new WordPress website through Corral
- Creating a more maintainable foundation for future website updates
Because the site included a significant amount of content and custom structures, the migration required a structured approach to content mapping, template planning, redirects, QA, and post-launch support.
The Solution
WordHerd migrated Galen College of Nursing from its custom CMS to WordPress using a structured migration process designed to preserve content integrity, improve maintainability, and support long-term growth.
The new WordPress implementation gave Galen College of Nursing a more flexible platform for managing pages, posts, custom content, SEO settings, and future website updates.
Custom CMS to WordPress Migration
WordHerd migrated hundreds of pages and more than 200 posts from the previous custom CMS into WordPress.
This process included extracting content from the legacy environment, mapping it into the appropriate WordPress structures, and ensuring the migrated content was organized in a way that supported the new website design and content management workflows.
Custom Post Types
The new WordPress site included custom post types to support structured content beyond standard pages and posts.
Custom post types gave Galen College of Nursing a more organized and scalable way to manage specialized content while keeping editing workflows clean and consistent for content managers.
New Responsive WordPress Theme
WordHerd implemented a new design as a responsive WordPress theme.
The custom theme provided a modern front-end experience while supporting the site’s content structure, custom post types, and administrative needs. The responsive implementation ensured that the website would work across desktop, tablet, and mobile screen sizes.
SEO Meta, Schema, and 301 Redirects
SEO preservation was an important part of the migration.
WordHerd migrated SEO metadata and schema into the new WordPress environment and implemented 301 redirects for URLs that changed during the move. This helped preserve search visibility, protect existing links, and guide visitors and search engines to the correct content after launch.
WordSecured Maintenance and Security
After launch, the website was supported through WordSecured maintenance and security.
This provided an ongoing layer of WordPress care focused on updates, monitoring, security, and long-term site health, helping Galen College of Nursing maintain a more secure and reliable website environment.
Corral WordPress Hosting
The new website was hosted through Corral WordPress hosting.
This gave Galen College of Nursing a WordPress hosting foundation designed to support performance, reliability, and ongoing website management.
Why WordPress
WordPress provided Galen College of Nursing with a flexible and maintainable platform for managing a content-rich higher education website.
By moving from a custom CMS to WordPress, the organization gained:
- Easier management of pages and posts
- A more familiar content editing experience
- Custom post types for structured content
- A new responsive WordPress theme
- SEO management within the WordPress ecosystem
- Redirect support to preserve link integrity
- Ongoing maintenance and security through WordSecured
- WordPress hosting through Corral
- A scalable foundation for future website growth
Rather than continuing to rely on a custom CMS, Galen College of Nursing gained a WordPress platform designed to support easier content updates, improved maintainability, and long-term digital growth.
The Result
The completed migration transformed Galen College of Nursing’s website from a custom CMS implementation into a modern WordPress website built for flexibility, responsive design, SEO preservation, and long-term maintainability.
WordHerd successfully migrated hundreds of pages and more than 200 posts, implemented custom post types, launched a new responsive WordPress theme, migrated SEO metadata and schema, and created 301 redirects to preserve link integrity.
With WordSecured maintenance and security and Corral WordPress hosting, Galen College of Nursing gained not only a modern website, but also the ongoing support infrastructure needed to keep the platform secure, stable, and ready for future growth.
Project Highlights
- Migrated Galen College of Nursing from a custom CMS to WordPress
- Migrated hundreds of pages
- Migrated more than 200 posts
- Implemented custom post types
- Built a new design as a responsive WordPress theme
- Migrated SEO metadata and schema
- Implemented 301 redirects for changed URLs
- Preserved search visibility and link integrity
- Provided WordSecured maintenance and security
- Hosted the website through Corral WordPress hosting
- Delivered a more flexible and maintainable WordPress foundation
