What path forward? The future for non-profit organizations still on Drupal 7
summary
Drupal 7 still powers twice as many sites as Drupal 8 and its end‑of‑life is set for November 2021, so migrating often means a full rebuild rather than an in‑place update. Options: rebuild on Drupal 8/9 (high cost, enterprise features), pay for long‑term Drupal 7 security support, switch to Backdrop CMS (a Drupal 7 fork with a direct upgrade path and config in files — Backdrop offers direct upgrade path from D7), or move to low‑cost site builders or static generators like Jekyll/Hugo. One developer ports complex modules (Rules) to Backdrop in a week and a small D7 site migrates in an afternoon, illustrating the time and cost differences. Drupal 7 still powers twice as many sites
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction and speaker background
- 10:00Drupal 7’s community and challenges
- 23:09Evaluating upgrade paths from Drupal 7
- 31:24Backdrop CMS as a Drupal 7 alternative
- 39:36Backdrop community and migration insights
- 43:11Q&A on hosting and future options
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