Web Ops Success: Managing High-Value Hospitality Portfolios
Executive Summary
Ryman Hospitality Group, a multi-billion-dollar hospitality and entertainment organization, required the migration of 11 WordPress websites from Pantheon Hosting to WordPress VIP. The objective was to consolidate operations into a unified multisite architecture while maintaining SEO rankings and improving infrastructure stability.
Multidots completed the six-week migration, resolving critical code issues, optimizing performance, and delivering a 30% improvement in page load speed without disrupting search visibility.
Page Load Speed Improvement
Sites Consolidated
SEO Rankings Retained
About: RYMAN HOSPITALITY GROUP
Ryman Hospitality Group is a real estate investment trust specializing in upscale convention center resorts managed by Marriott International and diverse entertainment experiences.
Key figures include:
- Estimated revenue: $2.2 billion
- Approximately 1,000 employees
The company operates a portfolio combining hospitality and entertainment assets across multiple properties.
Rooms
Employees
Brand
The Challenge: Enterprise Migration Under Tight Deadline
Ryman Hospitality Group required consolidation of 11 independently managed WordPress sites into a single WordPress VIP multisite environment.
The team faced several challenges:
- Migrating from Pantheon Hosting to WordPress VIP
- Consolidating sites into unified multisite architecture
- Preserving SEO rankings during migration
- Meeting a strict six-week deadline
- Addressing legacy code and database inconsistencies
- Ensuring ADA compatibility
The Goal: Migrate all 11 websites to WordPress VIP, integrate them into a multisite structure, improve performance, and maintain search rankings without disruption.
The Solution: Enterprise WordPress Infrastructure Optimization
Multidots executed a structured migration plan focused on code optimization, compliance, and performance stability.
Key Technical Implementations:
- WordPress VIP Code Scanner Analysis: Used the VIP Code Scanner tool to identify thousands of issues and prioritized critical fixes.
- Manual Code Audits: Conducted in-depth audits to resolve database and theme-level issues.
- Theme Optimization for ADA Compliance: Cleaned and optimized themes to meet accessibility standards within VIP infrastructure.
- Plugin Audit & Optimization: Removed unnecessary plugins and replaced incompatible or slow-performing plugins.
- CLI-Based Migration: Used command-line scripts to migrate content, assets, and multisite architecture efficiently.
- Code & Performance Optimization: Optimized codebase and plugins to enhance stability and page load speed.
Multidots team accomplished what we hoped they would in an incredibly tight timeframe. All 11 websites are now performing at their best on WordPress VIP Platform and Multisite Setup—Huge thanks to the Multidots team!
The Results: Stability, Performance, and SEO Preservation
The migration delivered measurable operational and performance improvements.
1. Infrastructure Migration
- All 11 websites successfully migrated within six weeks
- Consolidated into unified WordPress multisite architecture
2. Performance Improvements
- 30% faster page load speed
- Improved overall stability
3. SEO & Compliance
- Preserved existing SEO rankings
- Ensured ADA compatibility
- Maintained uninterrupted online presence
Web Ops Success: Managing High-Value Hospitality Portfolios
Ryman Hospitality partnered with Multidots to consolidate 11 sites to WordPress VIP, improving page speed by 30% while preserving SEO.
