World Tour of Drupal Architecture Solutions

micahgodbolt
tobby
Grayside

You’ve likely heard a lot about “Headless Drupal,” but it remains just one of many approaches to building a Drupal 8 site. Drupal can now be used on several different roles, from the front-end, to the back-end, to everything in between. But what solution type best supports your business goals?

Building on Tobby’s popular “Drupal Is Not Your Website” talk from previous years, we will give a “tour of solution options,” providing in-depth explanations about the different roles Drupal can play in your larger content management framework.

Should Drupal be your...

  • Content aggregator/consumer?

  • Content repository?

  • End-to-end framework?

  • Theming engine?

  • Some combination of these?

Furthermore, we’ll dive into the business logic needed to inform your architecture solution choice (and the ways it will impact your investment long-term!). And as a bonus, we’ll explain the implications of your solution type on your technical strategy and development team.

In this session, you will learn:

  • 4 tried-and-tested ways to use Drupal within your content management framework (including “Headless Drupal”)

  • The pros and cons of each solution type

  • Strategies for incorporating Drupal into a custom stack or environment

  • How to synthesize evolving systems within a Drupal ecosystem

 

Session Track

Business

Experience Level

Intermediate

Drupal Version