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

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Chris Free
Mark Dorison

April 27, 2023

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.

This episode's notes and links

Drupal 7 Soft Landing Initiative
DrupalCon 2023 Pittsburgh (See you there!)
Port Web UI to D7 to support migration off D7
Drupal 7 to Backdrop

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