Tagged “migrations”

Why You Should Consider Drupal – Painless Migrations Drupal 10 Edition

Making content migrations relatively painless lowers the bar immeasurably in upgrading or making the switch to a platform like Drupal 10.

Märt Matsoo
Michele Smolensky

• March 26, 2024

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 16: Unofficial Drupal 7 Security Team

Mark and Chris are joined by Klaus Purer to discuss his proposal to create an unofficial, community-driven Drupal 7 security team!

Mark Dorison

• December 27, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 15: What Does Drupal 9 EOL Mean for Drupal 7 EOL?

Mark and Dave discuss how Drupal 9’s end-of-life status relates to Drupal 7 as well as recap some of the Drupal 7 end-of-life discussions that have happened at GovCon.

Mark Dorison

• November 6, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 14: Acquia Migrate Accelerate

Mark and Chris discuss the recent release of Acquia Migrate: Accelerate and how it can help folks with the content migration piece of their journey from Drupal 7 to Modern Drupal.

Mark Dorison
Chris Free

• October 16, 2023

Change Drush Command Annotations with an Alterer Service

Change Drush command annotations with an alterer Service instead of overriding an entire command.

Adam Zimmermann

• September 27, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 13: Retrofit for Drupal with Matt Glaman

Matt Glaman returns, joining Mark and Chris to discuss Retrofit for Drupal’s launch and future. Previously known as Drupal Bridge, Retrofit helps ease the transition out of Drupal 7. Matt outlines the power of Retrofit and its limitations, and explains the best way to incorporate it into your workflows.

Mark Dorison
Chris Free

• September 18, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 12: How to Write a Great D7 Upgrade RFP

Writing a great “request for proposal” is often the first step on your journey to successfully migrate your Drupal 7 sites. Mark and Dave sit down to discuss some essential points to include in your RFP so that you can close the trust gap between you and a potential partner, and pave the way for a successful transition.

Mark Dorison
Dave Look

• September 8, 2023

How to Inventory your Drupal 7 Modules for Modern Drupal Readiness

Custom modules built for Drupal 7 need your attention when you make the move to modern Drupal. This blog post provides an approach for you to follow and highlights some purpose-built projects to help you move your code from Drupal 7 to modern Drupal.

Märt Matsoo

• September 5, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 11: Adopt Your Important Drupal 7 Modules Now!

Chris is back from sabbatical! Mark and Chris outline a series of processes to help determine which modules are most at risk so that you can take action accordingly. Use our linked PDF to audit your Drupal 7 sites.

Mark Dorison

• August 23, 2023

Introducing the Orange Logic Digital Asset Management PHP Library and Drupal Module

Our team at Chromatic is excited to announce the release of an open-source Drupal module and PHP Library to facilitate integrating Orange Logic’s digital asset manager Orange DAM with Drupal.

Adam Zimmermann
Mark Dorison

• July 18, 2023

Modules That Will Make Your Drupal 7 Upgrade Easier

Install these modules on your Drupal 7 site to determine its readiness for the move to Modern Drupal or Backdrop.

Märt Matsoo

• July 18, 2023

Migrating Drupal 7 to Modern Drupal in 2023

While checking over some of our older Drupal 8 migration content for accuracy, I decided to fire up a fresh Drupal 10 instance and run through its out-of-the-box migration experience, which includes the ability to migrate from older Drupal versions.

Märt Matsoo

• July 10, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 10: Your Roadmap to Drupal 7 End-of-Life

Fresh from DrupalCon, Mark and Dave debrief Drupal 7's recent End-of-Life date announcement outlining processes to make the transition easier. Between sourcing the right advisors to pitching your transition, it’s key to take action now with End-of-Life 18 months away.

Mark Dorison
Dave Look

• June 26, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 09: New End-of-Life Date Announcement!

Live from DrupalCon, Mark and Dave discuss Drupal 7's new end-of-life date and its implications. While the official end-of-life date has been extended, changes in overall support come into effect as early as August 2023.

Mark Dorison
Dave Look

• June 12, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 08: Building a Bridge to Drupal 7 with Matt Glaman

Matt Glaman joins us! Mark, Dave, and Matt examine how Drupal 7’s end-of-life challenges are symptomatic of a widespread approach to development. Matt dives deep into the drawbacks behind software maintenance, and unveils his plans to release Drupal Bridge by DrupalCon 2023.

Mark Dorison
Dave Look

• May 30, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 07: Building Bridges in Backdrop with Jen Lampton

Jen Lampton joins us! As the co-founder of Backdrop, Jen provides plenty of insight into why Drupal 7’s EOL requires a multi-pronged solution for different customer bases. Mark and Jen dive deep into Drupal alternatives and the challenges behind them, taking a closer look at where Backdrop may fill the gap for some users.

Mark Dorison

• May 15, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 06: Minding the Gap – What Do We Need for a Successful Drupal Migration?

Drupal 7's end-of-life comes with more questions than answers. Chris and Mark discuss the complexities that come with retiring Drupal 7 and outline the basis of the communication gap between the Drupal Association, the Drupal 7 Soft Landing Initiative, and its users; taking a hard look at the possible steps to come.

Chris Free
Mark Dorison

• April 27, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 05: Tim Lehnen on Drupal 7 End-of-Life

Tim Lehnen joins us! Tim is the Drupal Association’s Chief Technology Officer and is one of the voices in the room when it comes to decisions around Drupal 7’s End-of-Life. We talk with Tim about that as well as how he thinks about sites still on Drupal 7, modern Drupal’s growth being better than the usage graphs show, and even Drupal.org still being on Drupal 7 (for now)!

Chris Free
Mark Dorison

• April 20, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 04: Irina Zaks and the Drupal 7 Soft Landing Initiative

Irina Zaks joins us! Irina is a web developer, open-source evangelist, and the co-founder of the Drupal 7 Soft Landing Initiative. Irina, Chris, and Mark discuss Drupal 7 end-of-life, Backdrop, and how to give Drupal 7 users a soft landing.

Chris Free
Mark Dorison

• April 13, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 03: Who Should Be Most Worried About Drupal 7’s End-of-Life?

Chris and Mark discuss the wide spectrum of sites still running on Drupal 7 and which characteristics make staying on Drupal 7 more (or less) risky. They then unpack the pros and cons of some Drupal 7 alternatives.

Chris Free
Mark Dorison

• April 6, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 02: Should Drupal 7 Support Be Extended?

Drupal 7's end-of-life has been extended multiple times but is now set for November 1, 2023. Should it be extended further? Mark and Chris break it down and maaaybe change Chris’ mind.

Chris Free
Mark Dorison

• March 27, 2023

Drupal 7 End-of-Life Ep 01: Why is Drupal 7's End-of-Life a Big Deal?

There’s been quite a bit of talk about what it takes to upgrade to 'modern Drupal,' but less on what it will actually be like to still be responsible for a Drupal 7 site after that date. Chris and Mark discuss that and more on this episode.

Chris Free
Mark Dorison

• March 27, 2023

Why is Drupal 7’s End-of-Life a Big Deal?

There has been quite a bit of talk about what it takes to upgrade to “modern Drupal,” but less ink has been spilled painting a picture of what it will actually be like to still be responsible for a Drupal 7 site after that date.

Mark Dorison

• March 22, 2023

Migrate Drupal 7 into Drupal 10

The ease with which Drupal 10 migrated an old Drupal 7 site's content types, taxonomy terms, menu items and content was impressive.

Märt Matsoo

• February 14, 2023

Website Migration: Like Spring Cleaning For Your Content

Your upcoming website migration is a perfect opportunity to make sure your content is working for your organization.

Alfonso Gómez-Arzola

• January 19, 2023

PHP 7.4 End of Life

PHP 7.4 will no longer receive updates from the PHP development team. Let's take a look at what this means, how to know if your site is affected and what to do about it.

Matthew Daniel

• December 15, 2022

Survive or Thrive? Deciding on a Path Forward with Drupal 7

Given there are so many sites still running on Drupal 7 and the upgrade process is more rebuild than upgrade, with Drupal 7's end-of-life past due, it's hard to know the path forward.

Märt Matsoo

• November 17, 2022

Streamline Your Next Website Migration Project With a Data-Driven Content Audit

Evaluating existing content is critical prior to website migration. Use this checklist to perform a content audit that sets your new site up for success.

Larry Walangitan
Adam Zimmermann

• January 19, 2022

How to Use a Website Migration as an Opportunity to Maintain & Tune Up SEO Performance

Migration can be an opportunity to improve website SEO performance, editorial experience for your team, and user experience on the front end. Learn how.

Matthew Daniel
Adam Zimmermann

• November 18, 2021

Is a Decoupled Website Structure Right for Your Client’s Needs? The Answer Is Complicated.

A decoupled website architecture gives your clients access to a high-performance machine to serve their business. But will that machine wind up being more trouble than it's worth? Learn the deciding factors that play a big role in securing an organization’s digital future.

Adam Zimmermann
Chris Free

• October 27, 2021

Website Migration Guide: Nail the Strategy, Avoid Roadblocks, and Enjoy Long-Term Benefits

Learn how to develop a website migration strategy to overcome common replatforming challenges and reap the benefits of improved site performance.

Adam Zimmermann

• September 2, 2021

A Strategic Approach to Custom Migrations

Learn some high-level techniques and troubleshooting for handling complicated migration use cases in Drupal 8 and ways to troubleshoot migrations.

Clare Ming
Asaph Kotzin
Adam Zimmermann

• October 9, 2020

Introduction to Drupal 8 Migrations

With Migrate modules in Drupal 8 core, it’s easier than ever to migrate legacy apps. Let's demystify the process by taking a closer look at how to get started!

Clare Ming

• April 16, 2019

Migration Memory Management with Batching and Limits

Migrations are fraught with unexpected discoveries and issues. Fighting memory issues with particularly long or processing heavy migrations should not be another obstacle to overcome.

Adam Zimmermann

• March 15, 2019

Switching to HTTPS

The switch to HTTPS requires coordination between your server, your content and your SEO. Take these steps into account.

Märt Matsoo

• June 19, 2018

Why You Should Consider Drupal – Painless Migrations

Making content migrations relatively painless lowers the bar immeasurably in making the switch to a platform like Drupal.

Clare Ming

• June 6, 2018

Migrating Drupal File Fields to Media Entities without the Migrate Module

Learn how to update your Drupal content model to use media entities without the overhead of a traditional migration.

Adam Zimmermann

• May 7, 2018

Migrating (away) from the Body Field

The body field is struggling to keep up as we move towards a more structured web. Learn how we used the Migrate module to extract images, create new image entities, and re-embed them as tokens into the body field.

Adam Zimmermann

• August 18, 2016

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