The Great Migration How Publishing Companies Are Preparing for Drupal 8

Overview

• Not a technical talk

• Some benefits of D8

• It’s all about the timing

• Take stock and have a plan

• Move or redesign?

Program Director, Phase2

Email: fhaynes@phase2technology.com

Felicia Haynes

Twitter: @fhaynes

We work with media companies

Benefits of Drupal 8

(And there are quite a few)

Benefits• Views in core

• Inline editing/WYSIWG built in

• Better admin experience

• Finding talent

• Better quality modules

• Separating PHP from templates

• It’s not just about web sites

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It’s like moving in to a new home

!

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Taking inventory !

It’s a lot easier to move when you know what you need to pack.

It’s all about timing !

Planning when you are going to migrate

Drupal 6

• Drupal 6 will no longer be supported after Drupal 8 is released

• Let the dust settle before jumping in (4-6 months), but don’t wait too long

Drupal 7

• Take the time to plan out the move based on a number of factors:

• Migration of the modules you need

• Desire to update the site

• Resources/budget needed

Plan like you're moving to Europe

You’re going to need to think this out

• Plan it out well in advance • Have a schedule to for

pre-migration planning • Take inventory • Decide what you really,

really need

• Be ruthless

• Review analytics & start internal planning

• Audit content and functionality

• Start weighing all new requests

• Monitor module migrations

• Finalize the migration plans

• Redesign*

• Develop new shiny D8 site with new theme

Now

D8 released

Prep

Migration

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Taking inventory !

It’s a lot easier to move when you know what you need to pack.

• Analytics • Taxonomy • Content • Content types • Modules • Custom functionality • 3rd party items &

feeds

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Time to clean house !

Take advantage of the migration to focus on what really works and is important

• Just say no • Does it provide value? • Weigh the cost against

the benefit

• Be ruthless

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Taking inventory !

It’s a lot easier to move when you know what you need to pack.

Paint before you move in !

If you want to redesign, now is the time.

Thank you!Felicia Haynes @fhaynes

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