What to Expect in Drupal 8

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Kevin Basarab goes over the new features of Drupal 8 and what you can expect to see in the forthcoming version. From CMI, views in core, web services, mobile and HTML5 we talked about the new features and showed a live demo of some of the new features. In addition the session covered how to help finalize Drupal 8 and get involved yourself.

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What organizations can expect in Drupal 8

By: Kevin Basarab

Kevin BasarabLead Drupal Architect

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Design/Theming● Usability Testing

● Responsive Design

● Drupal Theming

● Annotated Wireframes

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Development● Drupal Support

● Custom Module Development

● Large Scale Systems Integration

● Security & Performance Expertise

We help organizations build highly impactful, elegantly designed Drupal websites that achieve the strategic results you need.

Digital Strategy● Content Strategy

● Content Generation

● Result Metrics

● Marketing Automation Integration

● Why Drupal?

● What’s new?

● How do I prepare?

● When can I use it?

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Agenda

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Why Drupal?

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COMPANIES USING DRUPAL

Why Drupal?

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● Content Management Framework (CMF)

● Reusable code

● Security

● Scalability

● Flexibility

● Community

● FREE

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Drupal Features

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● Build site without touching code

● Taxonomy structure

● Permissions

● Extend with Modules

● Distributions

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● Usability

● OOP Architecture

● Community Standards

○ Twig

○ Symfony

○ Composer

○ PSR-0

● Recruitment

Why Drupal 8?

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What’s new?

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International Installation

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Administration Menu

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Responsive!

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Administration Menu

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Administration Menu

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Administration Menu

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WYSIWYG

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Inline Editing

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Blocks

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Views

Migration Strategy

How do I prepare?

Preparing for Drupal 8

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● Audit your site

● Audit modules

● Apply security updates

● Check best practices

● Use version control

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When?

Contribute

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● http://drupal.org/core-office-hours

○ Two times:

- Mondays at 10pm (EDT)

- Wednesdays at 12pm (EDT)

● Update Modules

● IRC: #drupal or #drupal-contribute

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