{ "uuid": [ { "value": "b16f4c7f-2876-4165-8c38-a7ef0b9cbb13" } ], "langcode": [ { "value": "en" } ], "type": [ { "target_id": "daily_email", "target_type": "node_type", "target_uuid": "8bde1f2f-eef9-4f2d-ae9c-96921f8193d7" } ], "revision_timestamp": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:16+00:00" } ], "revision_uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "revision_log": [], "status": [ { "value": true } ], "uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "title": [ { "value": "What about updating custom modules and themes?" } ], "created": [ { "value": "2024-04-14T00:00:00+00:00" } ], "changed": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:16+00:00" } ], "promote": [ { "value": false } ], "sticky": [ { "value": false } ], "default_langcode": [ { "value": true } ], "revision_translation_affected": [ { "value": true } ], "path": [ { "alias": "\/daily\/2024\/04\/14\/what-about-updating-custom-modules-and-themes", "langcode": "en" } ], "body": [ { "value": "\n

Yesterday's email<\/a> was about using Drupal Rector and the Automated Project Update bot to update contributed modules.<\/p>\n\n

But what about custom modules within your application?<\/p>\n\n

To do this, I use the drupal-check<\/code> tool, which is built on PHPStan, and the Upgrade Status module.<\/p>\n\n

They scan your custom modules and themes and report any deprecated code within your custom projects - i.e. code that will be removed in a future major version - and tell you what new code to use instead.<\/p>\n\n

Once you've removed any deprecations, your module or theme will be ready for the next major version of Drupal.<\/p>\n\n

This is the approach I've used to upgrade numerous websites between major modern versions of Drupal, making small updates to existing code instead of having to rewrite it from scratch.<\/p>\n\n ", "format": "full_html", "processed": "\n

Yesterday's email<\/a> was about using Drupal Rector and the Automated Project Update bot to update contributed modules.<\/p>\n\n

But what about custom modules within your application?<\/p>\n\n

To do this, I use the drupal-check<\/code> tool, which is built on PHPStan, and the Upgrade Status module.<\/p>\n\n

They scan your custom modules and themes and report any deprecated code within your custom projects - i.e. code that will be removed in a future major version - and tell you what new code to use instead.<\/p>\n\n

Once you've removed any deprecations, your module or theme will be ready for the next major version of Drupal.<\/p>\n\n

This is the approach I've used to upgrade numerous websites between major modern versions of Drupal, making small updates to existing code instead of having to rewrite it from scratch.<\/p>\n\n ", "summary": null } ] }