Big Data Realty — WordPress to Next.js & Go Migration
Comprehensive migration of a US luxury real estate analytics portal: sanitized high-value transaction data from legacy WordPress plugins, decoupled gigabytes of static media, transitioned from SQLite staging to production PostgreSQL, rebuilt UI in Next.js, and delivered an intuitive custom admin backoffice.
Client: Big Data Realty · Architecture, Backend & Frontend: gomvp.dev
The production domain bigdatarealty.com currently runs on WordPress, while the completed new version is staged at bigdatarealty-new-sandy.vercel.app.
- Original stack
- WordPress, plugins, bloated wp_postmeta
- New stack
- Next.js, React, Go, PostgreSQL, Custom CMS
- Data migration
- WP cleanup, ETL via SQLite to PostgreSQL
- Frontend
- Complete UI rebuild, interactive maps, 100/100 PageSpeed
Technology
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Go
- PostgreSQL
- SQLite
- Custom CMS
- Interactive Maps
- WordPress Migration
- Tailwind CSS
Data Cleansing
Decoupling valuable real estate data from WordPress debris
Over years of growth, the platform had accumulated hundreds of thousands of fragmented rows in bloated wp_postmeta tables, conflicting plugin fields, and unstructured metadata.
We built an automated ETL pipeline that filtered out third-party plugin bloat, normalized transaction histories and agent profiles, and completely detached heavy static assets from relational data.
- Parsing and sanitizing wp_posts and wp_postmeta
- Offloading high-res photos, maps, and PDF records to dedicated storage
- Normalizing community directories and agent registries
- Eliminating orphan relationships and schema duplicates
Database Architecture
Staged pipeline: from SQLite to production PostgreSQL
To enable rapid local iteration and rigorous data validation during early migration sprints, structured tables were first assembled in an embedded SQLite database.
Once data integrity was verified and queries benchmarked, the architecture was graduated to PostgreSQL with tailored indexes for geospatial lookups and transaction history.
- Fast local development and testing loop with SQLite
- Strict typings and relational foreign keys
- Seamless promotion to high-concurrency PostgreSQL
- Sub-millisecond query responses for market analytics
UI & Performance
Pixel-accurate UI re-implementation and interactive maps
We faithfully preserved and modernized the visual identity of the brand while rebuilding the frontend from scratch in Next.js and React.
Engineered interactive SVG/canvas maps for core markets (San Francisco, Silicon Valley, South Florida, Miami, Los Angeles), instant client-side community filtering, and responsive mobile layouts.
- Lean HTML DOM free of page-builder div soup
- Interactive region maps and market intelligence widgets
- 100/100 Core Web Vitals with instantaneous page transitions
- Full preservation of existing SEO rankings and URL routes
Operations
Tailored admin panel replacing slow WP Admin
Replaced the clunky, plugin-cluttered WordPress admin area with a purpose-built, distraction-free control center.
Platform managers now handle listings, research articles, market publications, and broker directories with zero plugin popups or breakage risks.
- Publication and market article management
- Agent network and partner directory administration
- Market report updates and transaction data ingestion
- Granular role-based access control with zero plugin overhead
Live Demonstration
Platform Behavior BEFORE Migration (WordPress)
Screen recording of the original Big Data Realty platform running on WordPress prior to data cleansing and rebuild: community browsing, transaction history loading, and legacy plugin overhead.
Liberating Big Data Realty from WordPress constraints
This case study demonstrates how moving away from WordPress eliminates security risks, cuts server response times by 10x, and equips your business with a scalable custom backend.
- Zero third-party plugins — complete ownership of your code
- Clean relational schema replacing the chaos of wp_postmeta
- Clean asset separation for effortless multi-region scalability
- 100/100 Core Web Vitals on Google PageSpeed
Collaboration
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