7 Reasons to Upgrade to Drupal 7 Right Now- Drupal Geeks

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• #4: 6 Reasons to Upgrade to Drupal 7 Right Now    With the release of Drupal 8 on the imminent horizon, current websites utilizing Drupal 6 will no longer be supported and will be put a higher risk without supported fixes for vulnerabilities that the newer versions will address. As well, there are some key advantages to upgrading to the mature, stable Drupal 7 that outweigh the desire to skip to the newest release right away. There are many reasons to upgrade your current Drupal 6 site to Drupal 7, and we’ve laid out 6 of the best reasons why we think this is a great decision.
• #5: 1. Drupal 7’s Mature Code The code of Drupal 7 is highly developed and offers thousands of new modules that can greatly enhance your existing site. A mature stable version of Drupal with ongoing community support is the best bet for sites needing the most security.
• #6: 2. Better Contributed Modules If your site uses contributed modules, Drupal 7 is a great improvement over Drupal 6 because there are more modules available. The newest development work is in Drupal 7 and it is not being back ported to older versions.
• #7: 1. Drupal 7’s Mature Code The code of Drupal 7 is highly developed and offers thousands of new modules that can greatly enhance your existing site. A mature stable version of Drupal with ongoing community support is the best bet for sites needing the most security.
• #8: 3. Easier Future Upgrades Your future upgrade to Drupal 8 will be much smoother if your site migrates from version 7 rather than from version 6. Also, this step enables your site to avoid headaches that can arise from the bleeding edge of a new version of Drupal prior to the stable release.
• #9: 4. Direct Migration Paths from 6 to 8 are Uncertain Despite the fact that approximately 200,000 websites currently run Drupal 6, it could take developers 12 months or longer to provide a direct migration path from 6 to 8 once Drupal 8 is ready. This combined with the attractive stability of the Drupal 7 version makes upgrading to Drupal 7 a safe bet for protecting your online content.
• #10: 5. Avoid lengthy manual testing When Drupal 8 is released, Drupal will no longer provide automated testing of Drupal 6. Without automated testing of Drupal 6, making changes to sites will be risky and require painstaking manual testing of all modules. This will require a lot of extra time and effort, which certainly helps justify the need to upgrade to Drupal 7 that will still have automated testing for quite some time.
• #11: 6. Security Support Typically, Drupal only provides security support for the most current version and previous version of the platform. The best way to keep your site secure is to make updates based on security advisories issued by Drupal that will not be available for Drupal 6 after Drupal 8 is released.
• #12: 6 Reasons to Upgrade to Drupal 7 Right Now    With the release of Drupal 8 on the imminent horizon, current websites utilizing Drupal 6 will no longer be supported and will be put a higher risk without supported fixes for vulnerabilities that the newer versions will address. As well, there are some key advantages to upgrading to the mature, stable Drupal 7 that outweigh the desire to skip to the newest release right away. There are many reasons to upgrade your current Drupal 6 site to Drupal 7, and we’ve laid out 6 of the best reasons why we think this is a great decision.   Here are 6 reasons to upgrade to Drupal 7 right now:   1. Drupal 7’s Mature Code The code of Drupal 7 is highly developed and offers thousands of new modules that can greatly enhance your existing site. A mature stable version of Drupal with ongoing community support is the best bet for sites needing the most security.   2. Better Contributed Modules If your site uses contributed modules, Drupal 7 is a great improvement over Drupal 6 because there are more modules available. The newest development work is in Drupal 7 and it is not being back ported to older versions.   3. Easier Future Upgrades Your future upgrade to Drupal 8 will be much smoother if your site migrates from version 7 rather than from version 6. Also, this step enables your site to avoid headaches that can arise from the bleeding edge of a new version of Drupal prior to the stable release.   4. Direct Migration Paths from 6 to 8 are Uncertain Despite the fact that approximately 200,000 websites currently run Drupal 6, it could take developers 12 months or longer to provide a direct migration path from 6 to 8 once Drupal 8 is ready. This combined with the attractive stability of the Drupal 7 version makes upgrading to Drupal 7 a safe bet for protecting your online content.   5. Avoid lengthy manual testing When Drupal 8 is released, Drupal will no longer provide automated testing of Drupal 6. Without automated testing of Drupal 6, making changes to sites will be risky and require painstaking manual testing of all modules. This will require a lot of extra time and effort, which certainly helps justify the need to upgrade to Drupal 7 that will still have automated testing for quite some time.   6. Security Support Typically, Drupal only provides security support for the most current version and previous version of the platform. The best way to keep your site secure is to make updates based on security advisoriesissued by Drupal that will not be available for Drupal 6 after Drupal 8 is released.   Have more questions about upgrades? Feel free to contact a member of our Senior Team at Drupal Geeks to learn more about how we can help your Drupal development efforts.