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Drupal Development · Riyadh
Drupal for Riyadh — built for auditors as much as end users
The capital is home to the Kingdom's toughest buyers: ministries, Vision 2030 programme entities, banks and relocated regional headquarters, all of whom will ask about security before they ask about design. We build and migrate Drupal to survive that conversation — and get you off unsupported versions before an auditor, or someone worse, finds them first.
Why Riyadh runs on Drupal
Riyadh is where Saudi Arabia's institutional web work concentrates. Ministries and semi-government entities, Vision 2030 programme offices, universities and the headquarters of the Kingdom's largest enterprises — joined by a growing number of multinationals relocating regional HQs under the government's headquarters programme — all sit in the capital. Almost all of them run content operations that a lightweight CMS was never built for: multiple departments publishing under one governance model, formal sign-off before anything goes live, and content that must exist in Arabic and English as equals.
That is precisely the environment Drupal was built for, which is why it has become the default institutional CMS across Riyadh's government and enterprise sector. The complication is that a large share of that installed base is still running Drupal 7, which reached end-of-life in January 2025 — meaning newly discovered vulnerabilities are published but never patched, a live exposure against the security expectations Saudi entities are assessed on.
VOX GCC builds and migrates Drupal for Riyadh specifically: proposals and documentation prepared for how ministries and enterprise procurement teams actually evaluate vendors, in-Kingdom hosting where PDPL or policy requires it, and Arabic right-to-left publishing as a first-class citizen rather than a translation module. We have delivered for Gulf organisations since 2004.
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drupal-riyadh.jpgWhat we deliver in Riyadh
Drupal 7 and 9 migrations
Structured migrations onto the current Drupal release: content-model audit first, rehearsal migrations, reconciled content counts — closing the exposure an unsupported version leaves open.
Vision 2030 programme readiness
Platforms built to the documentation and compliance standard Vision 2030 programme offices and their oversight bodies expect, from launch through ongoing reporting cycles.
Relocated-HQ web platforms
Multinationals establishing a Riyadh headquarters get a regional web presence stood up to both group brand standards and Saudi regulatory requirements — not a bolted-on local page.
Arabic-first multilingual publishing
Mirrored RTL layouts, correct Arabic typography, language-aware URLs and search, and independent editorial workflows per language — Arabic managed as an equal, not an afterthought.
In-Kingdom hosting and PDPL alignment
Deployment to Saudi cloud regions or approved government hosting environments, with documented data flows your legal and compliance teams can approve without back-and-forth.
Why VOX GCC in Riyadh
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Built for Riyadh's procurement standard
Proposals, security documentation and compliance evidence prepared for the RFP, vendor-registration and technical-evaluation processes Riyadh's ministries and large enterprises run.
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Enterprise CMS depth
We deliver CMS platforms for environments with real governance requirements — dozens of editors, legal sign-off before publication, integration mandates — not brochure sites.
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Migrations without content loss
Content models are audited before migration code is written, migrations are rehearsed, and counts are reconciled — the discipline a decade of institutional content deserves.
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Two decades in the Gulf
Operating in the GCC since 2004, we already understand the Kingdom's contracting norms, Arabic content operations and public-sector approval cycles. Projects start productive.
Who this is for
- Ministries & Government Authorities
- Vision 2030 Programme Offices
- Universities & Research Institutions
- Banking & Financial Services
- Relocated Regional Headquarters
- Large Private Enterprises
Frequently asked questions
Do you work with ministries and Vision 2030 programme offices in Riyadh?
Yes. We prepare proposals, technical documentation and compliance evidence structured to how Riyadh's ministries, semi-government entities and programme offices evaluate vendors, and deliver Drupal platforms built to that governance standard.
We're a multinational setting up a Riyadh HQ — can you build our regional site?
Yes, this is a recurring engagement for us. We stand up a regional web presence that matches your group's brand standards while meeting Saudi regulatory, hosting and Arabic-language requirements — typically alongside your HQ-relocation timeline.
We are still on Drupal 7 in Riyadh. How urgent is a migration?
Urgent. Drupal 7 reached end-of-life in January 2025, so new vulnerabilities are published but never patched. For a Riyadh government, education or enterprise site, that exposure sits directly against national cybersecurity expectations — and a responsible migration takes months, so the risk grows the longer scoping is delayed.
Can the site and its data be hosted inside Saudi Arabia, ideally near Riyadh?
Yes, and for government and regulated organisations it usually must be. Major cloud providers operate Saudi regions, and we architect deployments so regulated data stays in-Kingdom, with the PDPL data-flow documentation your compliance team needs to approve it.
Can you meet on-site in Riyadh for workshops or go-live?
Yes. Delivery runs remotely for most of the engagement, with on-site availability in Riyadh for discovery workshops, editor training, go-lives and steering-committee reviews.
How long does a Drupal build or migration in Riyadh typically take?
Three to six months depending on content volume, custom functionality and integrations. We start with a paid discovery phase that produces a fixed price and timeline — which also gives your procurement process a clearly scoped document to evaluate.
Running Drupal 7 in Riyadh, or planning a new portal?
Get a clear, costed point of view within one business day — including a straight answer on how exposed your current site is.
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Share your goal — more leads, a new platform, a market entry — and a senior consultant will come back within one business day with a clear point of view on how to get there. No obligation, no sales script.
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