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Management Summary
WOHN-DESIGN’s Magento shop had grown over many years and, as part of the relaunch, needed to become faster, more accessible, and technically future-proof—without any data loss or extended downtime. Galileo Webagentur rebuilt the frontend using Hyvä, while maxcluster provided a stable hosting environment, controlled deployments, monitoring, and technical support for staging and go-live.
The result: mobile Lighthouse performance increased from 41–53 to 91–100 points, while the shop remained stable even during traffic spikes.
In a nutshell
Customer/Shop: WOHN-DESIGN
Industry: Furniture retail
Platform: Magento
Website: www.wohn-design.com
Agency: Galileo Web Agency OHG
Starting point: An established setup – and a relaunch with several goals at once
WOHN-DESIGN’s Magento shop, an online furniture retailer, had grown over the years into a comprehensive e-commerce platform—with several thousand products, custom product configurations, and a wide range of editorial content.
The relaunch was therefore meant to deliver more than a new design: WOHN-DESIGN wanted to improve performance and the user experience, take accessibility requirements into account, and set up the shop technically so it would remain maintainable in the long term.
Challenges: migrating without losing rankings – and accessibility as a genuine project goal
Two points were particularly in focus:
- Migrate data and SEO securely
Product, customer and order data, as well as content and SEO-relevant page structures, had to be transferred to the new setup automatically and without loss. At the same time, the ongoing business operations were not to be affected by longer downtime due to the relaunch. - Consider accessibility from the very beginning
With a view to the Accessibility Strengthening Act (BFSG), the new frontend was to be much more strongly geared toward accessibility. The existing frontend structure, with templates that had grown over time, inconsistent HTML and complex dependencies, would have required extensive rework to achieve this.
Solution: Hyvä as the foundation for a lean, accessible frontend
To modernise the established structures while improving performance, maintainability and accessibility, the frontend was completely rebuilt. With its modern, lightweight frontend architecture, Hyvä provided an ideal foundation and has been in use at WOHN-DESIGN since the relaunch in July 2025.
Implementation in the project: analysis, rebuild, fine-tuning
Switching to Hyvä meant a comprehensive frontend rebuild for Galileo. First, the existing shop architecture was analyzed, and numerous modules, custom features, and integrations were checked for Hyvä compatibility. Where adjustments were needed, functions were revised or reimplemented.\r\n
Checkout: less complexity, a clear process
Hyvä Checkout was used for the checkout. The form complexity was reduced and the process was set up in two steps. The user experience improved and the bounce rate decreased.
Performance optimization: reduce resources, improve rendering
Why maxcluster: Operational stability – and peace of mind around go-live
There was no formal comparison of multiple hosting providers. What mattered most were the experiences with the previous hosting: repeated outages, performance issues, and support that was perceived as unhelpful and slow.
For the new shop, the key requirements were therefore a high-performance and stable infrastructure, scalability for peak loads, personal support, and assistance with staging and deployment processes. In particular, the flexible hardware scaling, comprehensive monitoring, and the quality of support were what ultimately tipped the scales in favor of maxcluster.
The project team describes how this plays out in day-to-day work very directly:
Since the move, we no longer have to worry at all about the web shop’s availability and performance. If there ever are any issues, support is reliable, helpful, and sometimes even proactive.
Galileo web agency
Implementation with maxcluster: staging, deployments, monitoring – and a controlled transition
Around the go-live, the hosting infrastructure played a key role. Thanks to prepared deployment processes, close monitoring, and coordinated security and backup strategies, the transition was implemented in a controlled manner and without prolonged downtime.
Especially during the intensive development and migration phase, reliable staging and test environments were essential. This was complemented by close technical coordination on infrastructure and performance topics—such as deployment processes, cache configurations, scaling, and monitoring—where maxcluster actively supported optimization.
Results: Lighthouse in the green zone – and stable even during traffic spikes
The impact is particularly evident in the Lighthouse measurements:
- Before the relaunch: mobile, depending on page type 41–53 points (red/orange)
- After switching to Hyvä: Homepage, category and product pages 91–100 points (green)
This noticeably improved loading times and the user experience, especially on mobile devices
Stability also improved: the shop remained stable, especially under load. Deployments, cache processes, and response times benefited from the hosting environment specialized in Magento— even during traffic peaks, the platform remained stable and performant.
About the Galileo web agency
Galileo Webagentur OHG develops Magento shops and supports projects from concept and content through frontend and backend development to go-live and ongoing further development. The focus is on high-performance, maintainable e-commerce setups—including modern frontends such as Hyvä, as well as structured QA and migration processes.