Drupal is used worldwide by more than 1 million websites, from high-tech firms to government, NGOs and higher education institutions.
Drupal 9 has been released. Drupal 10, which is due for release in June 2022, will be available. Are you able to upgrade from Drupal 7, Drupal 8, and Drupal 8 simultaneously? In most cases, yes. It will also prepare your website for the upgrade to Drupal 10, giving your site the best chance of surviving.
Alternately Drupal 8 can also be upgraded. Drupal 8 has now reached its end of support, which means there will not be any further support from the core development team or the community. It will also prevent you from receiving the latest security patches. Drupal 7 is also expected to reach End of Life in November 2022. To avoid this, you will eventually need Drupal 9.
Drupal 8 compatibility and site requirements are the only factors that will determine if you should upgrade first to Drupal 8. This is impossible with the new approach of the CMS/CXP development. Updates from Drupal 8.x to Drupal 9.x are nearly seamless and don’t require many complexities.
Drupal 9 is identical in design to Drupal 8’s final release. However, deprecated code has been removed and third party dependencies have been updated.
Just run update.php and you can upgrade to Drupal 9 from Drupal 7 as long your codebase does NOT use deprecated interfaces. Tools are available to help identify and fix obsolete APIs in your source codebase.
Drupal 9 was published in June 2020. Drupal 9 is stable enough that enterprise customers can use it. Drupal 8 was dead and Drupal 7, which will become obsolete by year-end, is now in its last days. It is time to plan the transition to Drupal 9.
Drupal 9 includes many new functionalities. Drupal 9 now offers the following functionalities:
Easy setup and migration
Improved user experience; intuitive content management
More accessibility
Automatic updates are a key focus
The Significant Benefits of Upgrading to Drupal 9
1. Enhanced security
All obsolete code was replaced or removed, which will result in fewer security vulnerabilities. Updates have also been made to third-party dependency. In terms of compatibility, most code interfaces remain unchanged. This ensures that developers will have no migration issues and support for existing addons.
2. Faster, better Performance
Drupal 9 supports responsive images with extended support. This allows users to have a great experience on their mobile devices, as images consume less data. Drupal 9 lets developers create websites that are high-performance. It supports multilingual properties, which allows for a greater audience.
3. Backward Compatible
Drupal 9 is fully compatible with Drupal 8. It’s compatible with Drupal 8 and its predecessor Drupal 8. Drupal 9 is able to use modules, data and configurations from Drupal 8. Drupal 8 to Drupal 9 migration will remove any historical baggage and give you enhanced performance. Drupal 9 offers website owners the ability to have a modern, clean, and future-ready website.
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4. Integration is more open
Drupal 9’s strategic priority will be to make Drupal 9 more compatible with new devices, applications, and other technologies. Imagine, for example, having your content available on your website as well as in your mobile app.
5. Smooth Editorial experiences
Drupal 9 puts emphasis on content editors enjoying their admin dashboard. The Media Library, CKEditor to create posts, the configurable toolbar and the Layout Designer, as well the content moderation options, Claro admin theme, Layout Editor, Layout Building, Content Moderation Options, and more. It is not easy to see how it compares to Drupal 7’s administration interface.
Bottom Line
Drupal 9 marks a change in the processes used by the core group to handle releases. The upgrade features built-in support for backward compatibility. This is designed to ensure seamless operation. The next update changes the way things used be. This makes the experience more comparable to other website upgrades. Contact us for more information about how to upgrade.