Drupal 8 - what's new?
- 2. What’s new in Drupal 8?
- 3. Mobile in its DNA ● Mobile first: all themes are responsive - including the admin theme, allowing for content editing and management on any device ● Native support for responsive images ● Responsive tables used where needed Drupal 8
- 4. More in core ● Views. ● WYSIWYG editor ● Improved block management system - admins can now easily create instances of complex structured blocks ● Accessibility improvements - better support for aria roles ● Native HTML5 support Drupal 8
- 5. Huge re-factor under the hood ● Brought up to date with modern PHP frameworks ● Future-proofed architecture to allow for quicker custom development and upgrades ● Improved interoperability with APIs and web services ● New and powerful Twig templating engine Drupal 8
- 6. What will it look like?
- 10. When will we be able to use it?
- 11. Timings ● Currently at beta12 ● Expecting a release candidate in September ● Small sites - Jan 2016 ● Larger sites - April 2016 ● Commerce and community features will take longer Drupal 8
- 12. How are Sift Digital preparing for it?
- 14. “The Sift Digital site on Drupal 8 is by far the easiest site I’ve ever managed!!” Lauren Lennard Drupal 8
- 15. Key Learnings ● Only needed 5 community modules!! ● Implemented a hosting environment for Drupal 8 ● Developed a deployment process for Drupal 8 ● Exposure to the new Twig templating system ● Know what we need to learn Drupal 8
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- 18. Thanks!