Upgrading from Drupal 6 or 7 to Drupal 8 using Drupal Upgrade
With drupal 6 end-of-life, there are a lot of legacy Drupal 6 sites which will need to be upgraded to Drupal 8. Upgrading across major Drupal versions is not a simple task. Before Drupal 8, the ideal way to do this was through the upgrade process. In Drupal 8 this has been changed and a new way has been introduced, which is through Migrate module along with Drupal Upgrade.
Key items of the session will be:- Why use Drupal Upgrade?
- Understanding Migration workflow in Drupal 8
- Core module? (migrate and migrate_drupal)
- Strategizing the upgrade process
- Reviewing the confirmation page before migration
- Running the migration
- Understanding false negatives
- Migrating custom code/ content using plugins
- Running the migration through drush
- Testing the site after upgrade
- Demo of a Drupal 6 site Upgraded to Drupal 8
- Pros and cons of Migrate Upgrade module
If you are looking for a solution to upgrade a Drupal 6 or Drupal 7 site to Drupal 8, this session might be very helpful to you. If you are looking for a good understanding of how migration works in Drupal 8, this session can add some value to it. Following are the roles that would benefit from this session:
- Developers/ Site Builders
- Anyone managing or owning Drupal 6/7 websites
In the session an example of a drupal 6 and seven site will be referred and migration concepts will be visited often. An experience of intermediate level of drupal is required. Following are the key prerequisites:
- Experience with Drupal 6 or 7 is required (atleast Site Building)
- Experience with using Migrate module in Drupal 7/8 is good to have, but not necessary
- Understanding of the plugin system will be an advantage