This course series aims to prepare individuals for migrating their Drupal 7 sites to Drupal 8 or starting new projects in Drupal 8. The learning outcomes include understanding the changes in the user-facing interface, migrating data, themes, and custom modules to Drupal 8, and updating module code to work with Drupal 8. The teaching method involves a series of videos that cover interface comparisons, data migration, theme upgrading, and module code updating. The intended audience includes site builders, developers, and site managers familiar with Drupal 7 who are considering upgrading to Drupal 8 and want to understand the process involved.
Overview
Syllabus
Welcome to "Upgrading to Drupal 8".
Whirlwind tour of Drupal 8's user experience improvements.
Comparing Drupal 7 and Drupal 8's installation process.
Making minor adjustments to the interface to more accurately compare Drupal 7 and 8.
Demonstrating Drupal 8's responsive home page.
Comparing Drupal 8's responsive administrative toolbar with Drupal 7.
Reviewing Drupal 8's changes to Bartik's default color scheme and logo.
A review of the Drupal 8 home page blocks and views.
Reviewing IE support changes and CSS and JavaScript aggregation settings in Drupal 8.
Comparing theme settings in Drupal 7 and Drupal 8.
Comparing Drupal 7 and Drupal 8's included themes.
Reviewing changes to the "Seven" theme in Drupal 8 and why the overlay was removed.
About Drupal 8's administrative style guide.
Comparing menu administration in Drupal 8 and Drupal 7.
The benefits of using a drop-down button.
A tour of Drupal 8's Wysiwyg.
Comparing the secondary options when creating content in Drupal 8 and Drupal 7.
Improvements to form buttons in Drupal 8.
Comparing the content preview tool in Drupal 7 and Drupal 8.
Differences between the content management page in Drupal 7 and Drupal 8.
Taught by
BuildAModule
