Devereaux Architecture specializes in residential and recreation projects — custom homes, additions, outdoor spaces, and recreation facilities. They had a WordPress site that technically worked but was slow, hard to update, and didn't do justice to the quality of their work.

The project was a WordPress to Webflow migration with a full design refresh. The goal was a site that loaded fast, showcased the portfolio properly, and could be updated by the Devereaux team without developer support.

The Problem with the WordPress Site

Before the migration, Devereaux's site had all the symptoms of a WordPress site that had been running for a few years without active maintenance: slow page loads from accumulated plugins, a portfolio section that was difficult to add to, and a design that no longer matched where the firm had grown.

The Webflow CMS was the right solution for their portfolio — the team could add new projects with images, descriptions, and categories directly in the Webflow Editor, without touching code or filing a support request.

What Was Built

Platform migration: Moved from WordPress (self-hosted with a page builder theme) to Webflow. All existing pages were rebuilt in Webflow's designer with a new visual language.

Portfolio CMS: Set up a Webflow CMS collection for projects — filterable by project type, with full image galleries, descriptions, and project details. New projects can be added by the client team in minutes.

Design refresh: The new design emphasizes the architectural work itself. Large imagery, clean whitespace, and a layout that puts the portfolio front and center.

Performance: The migrated site loads significantly faster than the WordPress predecessor. No plugin overhead, assets served from Webflow's CDN, images optimized automatically.

Redirects and SEO: Set up 301 redirects from old WordPress URLs to preserve search rankings during the transition. Meta titles, descriptions, and image alt text all carried over and updated.

What the Client Got

A site they can actually maintain. The Devereaux team updates the portfolio themselves — no developer in the loop for adding a new project. The plugin maintenance and security update cycle that came with WordPress is gone. And the site looks like the quality of work they actually do.

This is the typical outcome of a well-executed WordPress to Webflow migration — less maintenance overhead, better performance, and a CMS that the actual team can use.