How to plan a Moodle migration
Use this guide to review versions, plugins, themes and operational risk before a migration project begins.
Read guideA practical route for organisations that need to modernise an existing Moodle site without treating migration or upgrade work like a simple technical switch.
Older Moodle environments often involve theme dependencies, plugin constraints, legacy settings and content behaviour that need careful review before anything changes.
A staged approach reduces avoidable disruption and gives you a better chance of preserving certificates, CPD rules, enrolment workflows, reporting and course behaviour.
Yes. Older Moodle environments can be reviewed and a staged route can be scoped where a direct version jump is not sensible.
Yes. Theme and plugin dependencies are often one of the main reasons staged planning is needed, so they are reviewed as part of the assessment.
Yes. Key workflows such as certificates, CPD, enrolment and reporting can be included in the testing plan.
Yes. Migration and upgrade projects can move into managed hosting, reporting and broader Moodle support if needed.
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