Ellucian Luminis to Sitefinity Migrations – Can Sitefinity Be a Great Ellucian Luminis Alternative?

The Case for Moving On from Ellucian Luminis

With the end of support for Ellucian Luminis, many higher education organisations will find themselves looking for an alternative that is feature-rich, allows personalisation on a new level, and delivers a great experience for all constituents - students, faculty, and IT staff, to name just a few.

We are currently in the stage of proof of concept for Sitefinity as a successful replacement, and we think it delivers even more. Here are some of the things that click nicely and add a lot of additional value in Sitefinity:

Key Benefits of Sitefinity for Higher Education

Roles-Based Access Control

Roles can be used to show only relevant pages to the right people. This means students, faculty members, and IT staff can each see a tailored experience without requiring duplicate pages or complex workarounds.

Advanced Personalisation

Personalisation in Sitefinity allows you to deliver different versions of the same page with different content to different audiences. No more duplicated pages just because you want a page called "Dashboard" for two or more roles or constituent groups - one page, many experiences.

Net Core Renderer and Presets

The Net Core renderer enables something powerful - easily creating "Presets". A preset is a section of widgets that can then be used as a reusable template. This makes life significantly easier for content editors compared to HTML editors and manually copying and modifying HTML snippets. It also helps unify branding and messaging across the entire platform.

Long-Term Value

These are only some of the immediate benefits. The long-term benefit is that the organisation will gain a truly flexible solution that is future-proof and open to other systems. Sitefinity is a composable DXP, meaning there are many additions you can mix and match to achieve your goals as your needs evolve.

Eveliko's Migration Experience

At Eveliko we have migrated many systems to Sitefinity - including the main website of a higher education organisation from SharePoint on-premise. We know quite a bit about migrations and how to make one successful.

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