Services · Modernization

Old code, new life.

Legacy systems, dated designs, slow apps, we bring them up to modern standards without losing what's working. No year-long replatforms, no rip-and-replace.

In practice

Before. After. Without the rebuild.

A 2014 publication site, modernized into a 2026 product, without throwing the URL structure, the content, or the editorial workflow out with the rest. Drag the slider across to see the transformation.

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What we modernize

Six shapes of renewal.

Stack migration

jQuery to React. WordPress to headless. Old to alive.

Design refresh

New skin on solid bones. Same content, modern feel.

Performance overhaul

Slow to fast. Real Core Web Vitals.

Mobile responsive

Desktop-only sites that finally work on phones.

Accessibility

WCAG AA without throwing out the design.

AI automation

Automate the manual work in what's already there.

Ready to modernize?

Let's bring it back to life.

Every legacy project is different, what's worth keeping, what needs replacing, how risky the migration is. A free 30-minute call is the fastest way to figure out what's right.

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Frequently asked

Things modernization buyers ask.

  • Almost always, yes. We've taken sites off jQuery, PHP monoliths, and even some legacy CMSes that nobody supports anymore. The honest answer comes after we look at it, sometimes a refresh is enough, sometimes a rebuild is faster than the duct tape. We'll tell you which.

  • Yes, we treat URL structure as load-bearing. We map every existing route to its new home and ship 301 redirects for anything that has to change. Sitemaps, structured data, canonical tags, meta, all preserved or improved. You shouldn't lose rankings; you should gain them.

  • Carefully. We script everything, run migrations against a copy first, validate counts and edge cases, then cut over with a rollback plan. For content-heavy sites, we'll preserve every author, post, image, and comment thread. Nothing gets left behind.

  • Piece-by-piece is usually how we recommend it. Strangler-fig pattern: stand up the new system alongside the old, route traffic incrementally, decommission the old when each piece is replaced. Lower risk, faster wins, and you can stop whenever you want.

  • Good, those are the parts to keep. We don't believe in rebuilding for the sake of rebuilding. We'll integrate with what's working (admin panels, internal APIs, content workflows) and only modernize what's actively holding you back.

  • Depends entirely on what we're modernizing and how. A focused design refresh can be weeks. A full stack rebuild on a complex product is longer. We'll scope it on the call with no padded timelines, no "6-month phase one."