The real story behind mofakult's new e-commerce system. Migration from legacy and slow Magento 1.9 implementation to Rolls-Royce-like best-of-breed architecture with Sylius in its core.
A deep, complex project that captures everything we’ve learned so far. From scratch to launch — the most intense 2.5 years of Commerce Weavers’ journey.
Building for mofakult, a Swiss brand keeping vintage 2-stroke mopeds alive. Rare parts, niche customers, high stakes — and a platform to match.
Led by Philipp Schuler from Fusonic, this multi-company, cross-border effort pushed us to the limit. Distributed teams, one goal — and every possible obstacle.
We share it all: wins, losses, tough calls, and what we learned. Packed with real tips, honest reflections, and zero marketing fluff.
- Purpose of this e-book
- What makes this case exceptional
- Contributors and collaborators
- Timeline snapshot
- Brand origins and growth from a hobby to a 40+ employee company
- Product focus: legacy mopeds and their cultural value
- Geographic base and ambitions (From Switzerland to the world)
- Magento 1.9: The beast that needed taming
- Performance bottlenecks and scalability issues
- Why traditional upgrades weren't an option
- The cost of technical debt
- Best-of-breed vs. monolithic approach
- Sylius: E-commerce that scales
- Sulu: Content management that makes sense
- The power of decoupled architecture
- Commerce Weavers: The Sylius specialists
- Fusonic: Technical leadership and project management
- The client team: Domain expertise and testing
- Cross-border collaboration challenges
- Microservices approach
- API-first design principles
- Data synchronization strategies
- Performance optimization from day one
- Data migration planning
- Zero-downtime deployment
- Customer experience continuity
- Risk mitigation strategies
- Agile methodology adaptation
- Code review and quality assurance
- Testing strategies and automation
- Continuous integration setup
- Complex product catalog requirements
- Multi-language and multi-currency support
- Legacy data format complications
- Third-party integrations
- Database optimization strategies
- Caching implementation
- CDN integration
- Load testing and monitoring
- User acceptance testing
- Staff training programs
- Go-live checklist
- Backup and rollback procedures
- Performance metrics and improvements
- User feedback and iterations
- Ongoing maintenance strategies
- Lessons learned
- Custom Sylius extensions
- Sulu content modeling
- API endpoints and documentation
- Security implementations
- Performance improvements achieved
- Cost savings and ROI analysis
- Customer satisfaction metrics
- Future scalability potential
- Project management lessons
- Technical decision frameworks
- Team collaboration strategies
- Tool recommendations
- Planned enhancements
- Technology evolution
- Scaling strategies
- Innovation opportunities
- Key takeaways
- Success metrics
- Recommendations for similar projects
- Contact information and resources
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