Chen Institute partnered with WordHerd to migrate its website from Umbraco to WordPress, creating a more flexible, maintainable, and user-friendly platform for managing multilingual content.
The project included the migration of 90 pages and 388 posts, with content available in both English and Chinese. WordHerd handled the transition from the existing Umbraco implementation to a responsive WordPress website designed to support ongoing content updates, multilingual publishing, and a consistent user experience across screen sizes.
The Challenge
Chen Institute’s existing website was built on Umbraco, a .NET-based content management system. While Umbraco can be a powerful platform, the organization needed a WordPress solution that would be easier to manage, more accessible for content editors, and better aligned with its long-term website needs.
The migration required careful handling of both structured page content and blog-style post content, while also preserving the relationship between English and Chinese versions of the site.
Key migration requirements included:
- Migrating 90 website pages from Umbraco to WordPress
- Migrating 388 posts into the new WordPress environment
- Supporting multilingual content in English and Chinese
- Preserving content structure and organization
- Building a responsive website experience across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices
- Creating a WordPress foundation that would be easier to update and maintain over time
Because the website served multiple language audiences, the migration required additional planning around content mapping, language relationships, URL structure, and quality assurance.
The Solution
WordHerd migrated the Chen Institute website from Umbraco to WordPress using a structured migration process designed to preserve content integrity while improving long-term manageability.
The new WordPress implementation gives Chen Institute a more familiar content management experience and a flexible foundation for publishing, editing, and organizing website content in multiple languages.
Umbraco to WordPress Migration
WordHerd migrated the site’s core content from Umbraco into WordPress, including both pages and posts. This process involved extracting content from the previous CMS, mapping it into the appropriate WordPress content types, and ensuring that migrated content was organized in a way that matched the new website structure.
Multilingual Content Migration
The project included the migration of English and Chinese content, requiring careful attention to language-specific pages, posts, and content relationships.
WordHerd worked to preserve the multilingual structure so visitors could access content in the appropriate language while giving site administrators a more manageable WordPress editing experience.
Page and Post Migration
The migration included:
- 90 pages
- 388 posts
- English and Chinese language content
- Structured content mapping into WordPress
- Content review and migration QA
By separating pages and posts into the appropriate WordPress structures, the new site became easier to maintain and better suited for ongoing content updates.
Responsive Website Design
As part of the migration, WordHerd ensured the new WordPress website was fully responsive across screen sizes.
The completed site was designed to provide a consistent experience for visitors using desktop computers, tablets, and mobile devices. This responsive foundation helps ensure that content remains accessible and easy to navigate regardless of how users reach the website.
Why WordPress
WordPress gave Chen Institute a more flexible and approachable platform for managing its website after the migration.
By moving from Umbraco to WordPress, the organization gained:
- A more familiar content editing experience
- Easier page and post management
- Better flexibility for multilingual content updates
- A responsive foundation for modern website visitors
- A scalable platform for future content growth
- A larger ecosystem of WordPress tools, plugins, and development support
- A more maintainable long-term website platform
The migration provided Chen Institute with a website that is easier to manage internally while preserving the content and multilingual structure from the original Umbraco site.
The Result
The completed migration transformed Chen Institute’s website from an Umbraco-based implementation into a modern WordPress website supporting English and Chinese content.
WordHerd successfully migrated 90 pages and 388 posts into WordPress, creating a responsive, multilingual website foundation that is easier to update, easier to maintain, and better suited for long-term growth.
The new WordPress site gives Chen Institute a more flexible platform for publishing content, serving multilingual audiences, and maintaining a consistent experience across devices.
Project Highlights
- Migrated Chen Institute from Umbraco to WordPress
- Migrated 90 pages
- Migrated 388 posts
- Supported multilingual content in English and Chinese
- Preserved structured content during the CMS transition
- Built a responsive website experience for all screen sizes
- Improved long-term content management and maintainability
- Delivered a flexible WordPress foundation for future website growth
