{ "uuid": [ { "value": "a564439d-3102-47dc-8f4b-70b080383552" } ], "langcode": [ { "value": "en" } ], "type": [ { "target_id": "daily_email", "target_type": "node_type", "target_uuid": "8bde1f2f-eef9-4f2d-ae9c-96921f8193d7" } ], "revision_timestamp": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:24+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": "Why you need to start upgrading from Drupal 7 now" } ], "created": [ { "value": "2024-01-03T00:00:00+00:00" } ], "changed": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:24+00:00" } ], "promote": [ { "value": false } ], "sticky": [ { "value": false } ], "default_langcode": [ { "value": true } ], "revision_translation_affected": [ { "value": true } ], "path": [ { "alias": "\/daily\/2024\/01\/03\/why-you-need-to-start-upgrading-from-drupal-7-now", "langcode": "en" } ], "body": [ { "value": "\n

There's only one year before support for Drupal 7 support ends, but there are still more than 337,000 Drupal 7 websites, according to https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/project\/usage\/drupal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Even though there's a year left, if you've got a Drupal 7 website, you need to start upgrading now!<\/p>\n\n

Unlike upgrading from Drupal 8 to 9 or 9 to 10, upgrading from Drupal 7 requires major changes to your code for it to be compatible. This will take time to do and test.<\/p>\n\n

Most websites have some or many custom modules and at least one custom theme that must be upgraded.<\/p>\n\n

Most use a large number of community-contributed modules.<\/p>\n\n

Many of these are abandoned or minimally maintained as their maintainers have focused on newer Drupal versions or a module has been marked as unsupported in favour of another.<\/p>\n\n

If they do have supported versions, it is likely that they haven't had a release for some time. If that's the case, they're essentially unsupported.<\/p>\n\n

Because of this, there may not be the same modules available with the same functionality for Drupal 10.<\/p>\n\n

Depending on the available modules, your functionality may need to change, or the old functionality will need to be written within a new custom module.<\/p>\n\n

Here's the thing<\/h2>\n\n

Depending on the complexity, it will take a number of months to complete an upgrade.<\/p>\n\n

Rather than wait until 2025, you want to do the work now whilst Drupal 7 is still supported rather than waiting and being vulnerable to security exploits if running an outdated and unsupported version.<\/p>\n\n ", "format": "full_html", "processed": "\n

There's only one year before support for Drupal 7 support ends, but there are still more than 337,000 Drupal 7 websites, according to https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/project\/usage\/drupal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Even though there's a year left, if you've got a Drupal 7 website, you need to start upgrading now!<\/p>\n\n

Unlike upgrading from Drupal 8 to 9 or 9 to 10, upgrading from Drupal 7 requires major changes to your code for it to be compatible. This will take time to do and test.<\/p>\n\n

Most websites have some or many custom modules and at least one custom theme that must be upgraded.<\/p>\n\n

Most use a large number of community-contributed modules.<\/p>\n\n

Many of these are abandoned or minimally maintained as their maintainers have focused on newer Drupal versions or a module has been marked as unsupported in favour of another.<\/p>\n\n

If they do have supported versions, it is likely that they haven't had a release for some time. If that's the case, they're essentially unsupported.<\/p>\n\n

Because of this, there may not be the same modules available with the same functionality for Drupal 10.<\/p>\n\n

Depending on the available modules, your functionality may need to change, or the old functionality will need to be written within a new custom module.<\/p>\n\n

Here's the thing<\/h2>\n\n

Depending on the complexity, it will take a number of months to complete an upgrade.<\/p>\n\n

Rather than wait until 2025, you want to do the work now whilst Drupal 7 is still supported rather than waiting and being vulnerable to security exploits if running an outdated and unsupported version.<\/p>\n\n ", "summary": null } ], "feeds_item": [ { "imported": "1970-01-01T00:33:45+00:00", "guid": null, "hash": "9d62f0394c3edfda3c7091efc05827b8", "target_type": "feeds_feed", "target_uuid": "90c85284-7ca8-4074-9178-97ff8384fe76" } ] }