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Still on Drupal 7? You’re not alone, but it’s time to plan ahead! Thousands of websites still run on Drupal 7. And while Dropsolid offers extended support, the reality is clear: Drupal 7 is at the end of its innovation cycle. The question is no longer if you should move, but how and when.

At Dropsolid, we guide organizations in making the best choice: whether that means extending support on Drupal 7, migrating to modern Drupal (currently Drupal 11), embracing the power of Drupal AI or a combination of this.

1. Roadblocks of Migrating to modern Drupal

Migrating from Drupal 7 to a modern Drupal version is a big step, and many site owners face challenges that delay that move. These are the most common migration roadblocks:

Technical Hurdles

• Complete theme redesign
• Complex content and media structure rework and data migration
• Custom modules and thrid-party integrations often require major rewrites

Organizational Barriers

• Limited development capacity
• Budget constraints
• Competing priorities across teams

We get it. These challenges don’t make migration simple. But don’t worry, there’s a solution that can bridge the gap and give you more time to prepare: Drupal 7 Extended Support (D7ES).

2. Extend Support - The Bridge

Drupal 7 Extended Support allows your team to maintain security and performance while planning a future-ready migration.

At Dropsolid, we provide Extended Support for your Drupal 7 website. Unlike many other firms, we have a large team of Drupal 7 experts on board with over 620 years of Drupal experience. And we are fully committed because we currently support a lot of Drupal 7 applications.

What we offer:

• Security patching and monitoring
• Infrastructure support and optimization
• Compatibility workarounds
• Time to prepare for a clean migration

We can offer you more time, which you can use to:

• Reassess your digital goals
• Inventory and audit your site components
• Explore D10 and Drupal AI

Note: At Dropsolid, we don’t consider Drupal 7 Extended Support as a permanent solution, but as a bridge to your next digital chapter. We can help you determine your Digital strategy and align this through our open DXP.

The Dropsolid Drupal 7 Extended Support Program is the perfect temporary solution for you. It allows you to consider your next steps and take away migration pressure.

3. From Drupal 7 to Drupal AI - The Future

As extended support is not a long-term solution, looking into migrating to modern Drupal is essential. Dropsolid offers expert Drupal migration services to bring your website up to date with modern standards and technologies, making it faster, more secure, and more scalable. We understand that every business is unique, and we tailor our migration approach to your specific needs and challenges.

Looking beyond modern Drupal? There’s an exciting future waiting with Drupal AI! This integration and automation into your CMS unlocks a new level of efficiency, personalization, and innovation.

What can Drupal AI do?

Imagine the power of AI-assisted content generation, smart tagging, and intelligent content recommendations—all within your CMS. Drupal AI has new tools to:

• Boost content velocity by generating drafts, suggestions, and ideas based on existing content and keywords.
• Improve UX by offering intelligent recommendations tailored to user behavior, interests, and needs.
• Automate routine time-intensive tasks such as tagging, categorizing, and content updates, reducing the manual effort your team needs to put in.

For example, on a Drupal e-commerce site, AI can dynamically adjust product recommendations based on user behavior, increasing conversions and personalization. Content editors could have AI-generated suggestions ready to publish based on traffic and preferences.

As your website evolves, embracing Drupal AI can be the next logical step after migrating to modern Drupal. It gives you the ability to stay ahead of trends and deliver an exceptional, personalized experience for your users.

4. Ready to Take The Next Step?

Not sure which path is right? You don’t have to decide alone. Whether you need more time on Drupal 7 or are ready to innovate, we help you:

• Stay secure on Drupal 7 (for now)
• Build a migration roadmap for modern Drupal
• Discover Drupal AI's potential

We also support organizations in redefining their digital strategy—integrating a full Digital Experience Platform (DXP) and even AI . This ensures your next digital chapter isn't just an upgrade, but a transformation.

Get in touch with us and have a call with our Drupal experts. We’ll assess your current setup, explore your goals, and help you choose the smartest path forward.

Contact us → https://dropsolid.com/en/contact

Dear Readers,

Sustainability in tech often gets mentioned, rarely applied. Drupal is one of the few CMS ecosystems where it’s actually being worked into the foundation, not just as a value, but as a practice. There’s a public sustainability guide that encourages developers to write efficient code, avoid unnecessary features, and think twice about hosting choices. It's not flashy stuff—it’s small decisions that, over time, reduce environmental impact.

At DrupalCon Vienna 2025, that same thinking is being applied to the event itself. Organisers have opted for a plant-forward menu, less printed material, and a more minimal approach to swag. Nothing radical—just decisions that cut down waste without making a big show of it. Public transport is promoted, and the venue was chosen with sustainability in mind. It’s a practical shift, not a marketing stunt.

Where Drupal stands out isn’t in big claims, but in how openly it documents its process. Whether it's project pages, contributor conversations, or performance frameworks like Gander that account for server load, the effort is public and collaborative. That transparency makes it easier for others—inside or outside Drupal—to pick up and build on what’s already there.

This matters because sustainability in web development can’t be solved by one team or one platform. But it can be influenced. Drupal’s approach says: here's what we’re trying, here’s what’s working, and here’s where we still have work to do. If you’re part of this community, it’s something to keep pushing. If you’re not, maybe it’s something to learn from.

INTERVIEWS

• Content Sync’s DrupalCon 2025 Debrief: What Developers Really Think of Content Cloud
• From Chennai to San Francisco, With Drupal in Between

DISCOVER DRUPAL

• Drupal Public Data, Statistics & Silver Linings? An Exploration #5
• DrupalX AI v2.0 Released with OpenAI Integration and JSON Prompt Optimization
• New Drupal Module Streamlines Translation Workflow for Multilingual Sites
• Drupal Commerce Recurring Donation Widget Released with Full Customization Support
• Drupal Association Proposes International Federation to Unite Global Communities

EVENTS

• “And Beyond” Starts Here: How Drupaljam 2025 Is Rewriting the Rules
• amazee.io to Host Webinar on Secure AI Tools for Drupal Sites
• International Splash Awards to Be Held at DrupalCon Vienna 2025
• DrupalCon Vienna 2025 Invites Community-Led Events

ORGANIZATION NEWS

• Why the University of Applied Sciences Chose Drupal—and How Attico Made It Work
• Why End-User Organisations Like Syngenta Support Drupal Events?
• amazee.ai Unveils Privacy-First AI Provider for Drupal, Open Source and Enterprise-Ready

We acknowledge that there are more stories to share. However, due to selection constraints, we must pause further exploration for now.

To get timely updates, follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. You can also join us on Drupal Slack at #thedroptimes.

Thank you, 
Sincerely 
KAZIMA ABBAS
Sub-editor, The DropTimes.

In this episode of Talking Drupal, we dive into the intricacies of the Drupal marketplace initiative with our guest, Tiffany Farriss, CEO and co-owner of Palantir.net and long-time board member of the Drupal Association. We explore the goals and challenges of creating a trusted Drupal marketplace, discuss how site templates can lower the barrier to entry for new users, and examine the importance of maintaining community trust and the sustainability of Drupal. This episode also includes a spotlight on the Views CSV Source module and an in-depth discussion on community feedback, the potential value and business models for site templates, and the steps needed to make a go/no-go decision on the marketplace by the upcoming Vienna event.

For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/504

• Meet Our Guest: Tiffany Farriss
• Module of the Week: Views CSV Source
• Deep Dive into Views CSV Source
• Introduction to the Drupal Marketplace
• Goals and Challenges of the Marketplace Working Group
• Community Feedback and Sustainability
• Monetization and Fairness in the Marketplace
• Risk Mitigation and Future Plans
• Exploring the Impact of Releases and Usage
• Challenges and Successes of the Drupal Marketplace
• Defining the MVP for the Drupal Marketplace
• Addressing Community Concerns and Governance
• Engaging the Community and Next Steps
• Final Thoughts and Contact Information

Marketplace initiative

Tiffany Farriss - palantir.net farriss

Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Norah Medlin - tekNorah

Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu

• Brief description:
  • Have you ever wanted to present data within your Drupal website that comes from a CSV flat file, without having to import that data to your Drupal database? There’s a module for that.
• Module name/project name:
  • Views CSV Source
• Brief history
  • How old: created in March 2024 by Daniel Cothran (andileco) of JSI, though I met Danieal at Midcamp earlier this week and he was emphatic that his colleague and co-maintainer Nia Kathoni (nikathone) deserves significant credit
  • Versions available: 1.0.11, which works with Drupal 8.8, 9, 10, and 11
• Maintainership
  • Actively maintained, latest release was last month
  • Security coverage
  • Test coverage
  • Documentation - a robust README
  • Number of open issues: 4 open issues, none of which are bugs
• Usage stats:
  • 56 sites
• Module features and usage
  • With Views CSV Source installed, you can create a view that uses a CSV as a source instead of the Drupal site’s data. You can point to a file within your site’s filesystem, or it can be a remotely hosted CSV. If the file requires authentication for access, it is also possible to include encoded credentials in a header.
  • Now you can use CSV Fields to specify the columns you want to pull into the view, and you can use the “group by” to specify datasets to represent, for example to plot as lines in a chart
  • You can also create filters, either a CSV Field that acts a standard text filter, or a CSV Field Options filter that creates a dropdown of all the unique values in a specified column
  • Your assembled data can be shown in tables or charts, and can also be manipulated using standard view configuration, or using contributed modules like Views Simple Math Field
  • The module also comes with sort and a contextual filter plugins
  • It was impressed by a demo of Views CSV Source in a lightning talk at Midcamp yesterday, so I thought it would be fun to talk about today

Earlier this year I made the difficult decision to step down as Events Recipe track lead in the Starshot initiative. Having successfully delivered the requirements for a 1.0 release of Drupal CMS, I decided my skills and expertise could have more impact elsewhere.

I loved the opportunity to collaborate with so many of the best minds in the Drupal community. But there was important work needed on a different initiative, the Drupal Event Platform.

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