Contact person: Bilingual Website Redesign with Payload CMS and Next.js

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Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Budget: Recommended by industry experts

Time to start: As soon as possible

Project description:
"We are seeking an experienced developer (or small team) to rebuild and modernize our temple’s website using Payload CMS (backend) and [login to view URL] (frontend). The new site will upgrade our current WordPress site ([login to view URL]) into a bilingual (English + Chinese) platform with streamlined workflows, improved speed, and modern design.

One of the key requirements is a robust News & Events publishing system, where editors can:
* Publish posts in both English and Chinese
* Share the same set of uploaded images across both languages (no duplication)
* Bulk upload images for galleries and news posts (drag-and-drop)
* Schedule publishing dates and manage archives

Migration Requirement
The existing site is built with WordPress. We need to:
* Migrate all existing news articles, events, and images into the new Payload CMS structure
* Ensure bilingual mapping where possible (English -> Chinese)
* Preserve SEO and URL redirects from the old site to the new one

Other Website Features
* Chinese School – program details, timetable, enrollment info
* Art Gallery & Temple Gallery – albums, exhibitions, lightbox galleries
* Water Drop Café – menu (with categories, items, prices), opening hours, specials
* About Us & Contact pages – with form submissions, map integration, and spam protection
* General content pages – history, leadership, FAQs, mission statements

Technical Requirements
* Tech Stack: Payload CMS (Node.js + Postgres or Mongo), [login to view URL] frontend (SSR/SSG), hosted on Azure (preferred)
* Bilingual Support: Localized fields (EN/Chinese), language switcher, SEO-friendly URLs with hreflang tags
* Content Management: Easy for non-technical staff to manage and translate content
* Search: Site-wide multilingual search (Typesense/Meilisearch or similar)
* SEO & Performance: Auto sitemaps, OpenGraph, structured data, fast-loading CDN-backed images
* Security & Reliability: Role-based permissions, drafts/versioning, HTTPS, backups, monitoring

Deliverables
* Payload CMS backend (schema + content models)
* [login to view URL] frontend with bilingual routing
* Migration of all WordPress news/events/images into Payload CMS
* Deployment setup (Azure App Service, SWA, Blob Storage/CDN)
* Documentation & training for staff (content entry, translation, bulk uploads)
* Initial SEO setup (redirects, sitemaps, canonical URLs)
* Post-launch support & stabilization

Ideal Candidate
* Proven experience with Payload CMS and [login to view URL]
* Previous WordPress-to-Headless CMS migration experience
* Knowledge of multilingual content workflows and SEO best practices
* Familiarity with Azure (or similar cloud hosting)
* Strong communication and ability to guide non-technical stakeholders

Budget
Open to proposals. Please include:
* Estimated cost range
* Project breakdown by phases (CMS setup, frontend, migration, QA, launch)
* Portfolio links to similar CMS/[login to view URL] projects" (client-provided description)