The Challenge
The university's Center for Continuing Education (KEDIVIM) operates a learning management platform serving 37+ courses and over 3,000 users. The existing WordPress-based system, despite regular updates, presented persistent security vulnerabilities inherent to the platform. Dependency on third-party plugins created maintenance overhead, performance bottlenecks, and limited customization options. The institution needed a modern, secure, and scalable solution.
The Approach
We developed a comprehensive migration strategy focusing on security and performance:
- Security-First Architecture: Moving from WordPress to a custom Next.js 14 application eliminates plugin vulnerabilities and reduces attack surface
- Headless CMS: Payload CMS provides flexible content management without frontend coupling
- Modern Stack: Next.js 14 with MongoDB offers superior performance and developer experience
- Phased Migration: Course content and user data migration with zero downtime approach
The Solution
A custom-built learning platform designed specifically for KEDIVIM's needs. The architecture eliminates dependency on third-party plugins, provides granular access control, and enables rapid feature development. The platform supports course management, user enrollment, progress tracking, and certificate generation.
Architecture
Frontend
Next.js 14 with React Server Components
CMS
Payload CMS for content management
Database
MongoDB for flexible document storage
Authentication
Custom auth system with role-based access
Hosting
Containerized deployment for scalability
Results
- Elimination of WordPress-related security vulnerabilities
- 60%+ improvement in page load times
- Reduced maintenance overhead (no plugin updates)
- Enhanced user experience with modern UI/UX
- Full customization capability
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