Content Architecture in Drupal 7 vs Drupal 8

Kristen Pol

Content architecture in Drupal 8 has changed, mostly in positive ways.

  • Before Paragraphs, Field Collections was a popular choice for Drupal 7 sites if you wanted a "collection of fields".
  • In Drupal 7, we might use Bean to make "fieldable blocks" but, in Drupal 8, we can use core blocks.
  • In Drupal 7, we can reuse fields across different types of entities, but in Drupal 8 we can't.

These are just some of the differences that impact how we will implement our content architecture in Drupal 8.

In this session, we'll discuss:

  • Reusing Fields
  • Paragraphs vs Field Collections
  • Bean vs Block Types
  • Content Types vs Custom Entities
  • Entity Construction Kit
  • Media
  • and more...

Intended Audience:

This session is best suited for architects, technical leads, and developers who "do it all", but anyone interested in content architecture will benefit from this session.

Skill Levels:

This session is most suitable for intermediates but beginners with a basic understanding of Drupal will learn some nice tips as well.

About the Speaker:

Kristen has been working with Drupal since 2004 as a developer and architect, specializing in multilingual, migrations, and SEO. She has presented at many DrupalCons, BADCamps, Stanford camps, and other Drupal camps and user group meetings.

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Session Track

UX/Content Strategy

Experience Level

Intermediate

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