Drupal 8 - what's new?

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What’s new in Drupal 8?

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

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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

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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

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What will it look like?

When will we be able to use it?

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

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How are Sift Digital preparing for it?

“The Sift Digital site on Drupal 8 is by far the easiest site I’ve ever managed!!”

Lauren Lennard

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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

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Thanks!