Every problem ever encountered is well documented and help is on hand. If like me, you rely on forums to help you answer development hiccups, you may feel more comfortable with Drupal 7. There’s no fiddling around trying to get the WYSIWYG editor to work.
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It’s quicker to install with the core modules all in one package. The back-end is cleaner and nicer to use. If you are expecting to have all the familiar modules available and ready to enhance the experience, you may be in for a nasty surprise. ConclusionĮasier and quicker to install, Drupal 8 is a good choice if you want most of Drupal’s functionality without having the cloud of future migration looming above you. There is still no clarity on Drupal 7’s end of life and there appears to be a good migration plan for sites moving to 8, so there’s no huge incentive not to create new 7 sites.
If you need some complicated functionality that was possible with some of Drupal 7’s modules, it is best to check their status before assuming that they will be available and fully functional in Drupal 8. That sort of thing makes developers nervous. With the #d8rules website calling for its implementation, the status of this project is unclear. Rules, for instance, still only offers a pre-release version for Drupal 8. The biggest concern is that many favored modules are not ready for Drupal 8. It is possible to click in error and then wonder what happened to the menu bar. However, this is not immediately apparent. In fact, the admin menu has not changed very much at all. The admin menu can now be viewed both vertically and horizontally at a click. The administrative interface is cleaner and easier to use, but Drupal is still harder to fathom than the likes of WordPress and Joomla. After all, Drupal 7 has had a long, long run. I did find the answer on but not surprisingly there is less of a knowledge base for Drupal 8. My first attempt created an error The provided host name is not valid for this server. Securityĭrupal 8 also takes security seriously and calls for trusted host patterns to be specified in settings.php. My shared server does not have this installed and a small site functions well regardless. Upon installation, Drupal 8 calls for PHP OPcode caching, claiming that OPcache can improve your site’s performance considerably. If you would rather make theming changes through the back-end interface, you can add styles, using the CSS Editor module. Unlike Joomla and WordPress, Drupal 8 still does not offer out-the-box CSS editing in the admin section. info.yml files that use the YAML syntax, but this is easy to use. You still need access to FTP to create a new theme or sub-theme.
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Out of the box, Drupal 8 installs following modules:Īutomated Cron, Bartik, Block, Breakpoint, CKEditor, Classy, Color, Comment, Configuration Manager, Contact, Contextual Links, Custom Block, Custom Menu Links, Database Logging,Block, Breakpoint, CKEditor, Classy, Color, Comment, Configuration Manager, Contact, Contextual Links, Custom Block, Custom Menu Links, Database Logging, Datetime, Field, Field UI, File, Filter, Help, History, Image, Internal Dynamic Page Cache, Internal Page Cache, Link, Menu UI, Node, Options, Path, Quick Edit, RDF, Search, Seven, Shortcut, Stable, Standard, System, Taxonomy, Text, Text Editor, Toolbar, Tour, Update Manager, User, Views, and Views UI. This makes installation much more of an ‘out-of-the-box’ process. Most notably – Views and the WYSIWYG editor. The ‘core’ package now includes many modules that with Drupal 7 had to be installed individually.
Drupal 8 has improved on this significantly. With Drupal 7, there were still many modules that needed to be added before it was truly ready to go. I’ve been using Drupal 7 for several years and was asked to use Drupal 8 for a new site. This post contains my thoughts after evaluating Drupal 8 for the first time. Yes, Drupal may be harder to learn some alternatives, but it compensates for this with its options and flexibility.ĭoes Drupal 8 continue this tradition? I recently needed to find out.
Over the last 15 years, Drupal has earned a reputation for being the most powerful open source content management system.
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