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In the vast landscape of content management systems, one platform shines with unparalleled potential – Drupal. While WordPress enjoys popularity, acknowledged for its versatility, it's vital to recognize that Drupal emerges as the superior choice for certain scenarios. In fact, there are compelling reasons for migrating from WordPress to Drupal. While this transition may not be seamless due to inherent differences, the journey can be initiated with relative ease, facilitating substantial content migration to Drupal. 

In this blog, we explore Drupal migration as the optimal solution and how this transformation can be accomplished in A-B-C steps. 

In the world of web development, ensuring accessibility is paramount. For visually impaired users, alt text plays a critical role in describing the content of images. The Auto Alter Drupal module is designed to automate the generation of alt text using Artificial Intelligence. Let’s admit that content editors often skip alt text for the sake of convenience. But don’t just blame content editors, programmers also love to say that the content of the image is an image. There are approximately 270,000 occurrences of this in public GitHub repositories. An AI-generated alt text is much better than a profoundly negligent one, we can agree on that.

One simply cannot talk about what’s new in Drupal 10 without mentioning CKEditor5. Bursting with new features, the renovated text editor has been steadily hitting the headlines for over half a year. As a result, there is a ton of great content out there on its highlights and capabilities. 

Below is a curated collection of top articles about CKEditor 5, from both a content manager's and developer’s perspectives. Hopefully, they will give you some insights to optimize your  experiences with Drupal’s new text editor.

The final countdown to the Drupal 7 end-of-life has begun ticking after receiving its final extension. Why is upgrading from Drupal 7 to Drupal 10 so daunting? Three problems must be faced when upgrading from Drupal 7 to Drupal 10:

The Drupal project has announced that Drupal 7 will officially reach its End of Life on 5 January 2025. This date marks the 14-year anniversary since Drupal 7 was released on 5 January 2011. This will be the final extension of support for Drupal 7, meaning that after this date, if your site still runs on Drupal 7 it may become more susceptible to security vulnerabilities if no action is taken. Thus, it is recommended to migrate your site as soon as possible.

In order to assist Drupal 7 site owners in migrating their sites, we have established a resource center and encourages all site owners, support teams, and contractors to visit the site to learn about transition options. We’re here to support you in your Drupal 7 site migration!

The Drupal Association is working to get the word out to Drupal 7 site owners that support will be ending and to provide them with reliable information to make plans to transition their sites,” commented Tim Doyle, CEO of the Drupal Association, “Drupal 7 site owners have options, from graduating to Drupal 10 or looking at other open source CMS that might be more appropriate given their goals for their site.

Upgrade to Drupal 10 or migrate to another CMS

If you are still maintaining a Drupal 7 site – now is the time to begin your migration plan from Drupal 7! The Drupal 7 End of Life page will be continuously updated with new resources as End of Life approaches, such as how to migrate and a list of migration partners.

For more technical information, refer to the Drupal 7 Security Advisory post.

Ongoing assistance is achievable due to the dedicated efforts of Drupal core maintainers, the Drupal Security Team, as well as the contributions from organizations and volunteers addressing Drupal 7 concerns. You can support the work of the Drupal Security Team by donating on their Security Team Donations page. Your support is valuable!

Stay tuned for even more resources that will help you during your migration process. We are confident that this resource page will make your Drupal 7 migration experience a breeze! Begin your migration journey now.

Introducing the Drupal Association migration partners program

The Drupal Association is working to certify migration partners to help Drupal 7 site owners.

Certified Migration Partners will be promoted on Drupal.org, alongside a migration resource library, to any end users looking for help. Learn more about the Drupal 7 Certified Migration Partners program.

Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram to also stay up to date on the latest Drupal 7 End of Life news.

Drupal staat er om bekend dat het voornamelijk voor websites van grote bedrijven wordt gebruikt. Maar ik denk dat Drupal ook perfect past bij kleinere organisaties. In deze blogpost vertel ik je wanneer je voor Drupal moet kiezen als je beschikking over beperkte middelen hebt.

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