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DRUPAL 6 END OF LIFE ANNOUNCEMENT, SHOULD I UPGRADE MY DRUPAL

WEBSITE?


official release of Drupal 8 on Nov 19th 2015 coinciding with the birthday of Drupal founder Dries Buytaert

February 24th 2016 – Time left to act (Official Drupal 6 End of Life)

Drupal community will no longer release any official updates for Drupal 6

.

End of Life Announcment?


No security updates ( Websites can be compromised and becomes vulnerable to hackers)

It will no longer be supported by the community at large

Might have to rely on paid vendors for keeping the website safe & secure

February 24th 2016 – Time left to act (Official Drupal 6 End of Life).

Drupal 6 End of Life announcement


Drupal 8 focussed on overcoming the inherent complexity of the previous versions, to enable website administrators to work through hassle-free without complex configurations.

Improved content editing/authoring experience (Now your site’s content could be managed from your phone)

Mobile-first, responsive, HTML5 output (Enhanced User Experience on both desktop & mobile devices, Drupal 8 has mobile responsiveness in its DNA)

What does Drupal 8 Offers


Ease of multilingual configuration (Easily translate to your website’s content to 110 supported languages)

Improved performance (Less modules for faster page loads and reduced server load ) Although, it promises a lot of cool features, apart from major modules, there are a whole lot of contributed modules that still needs to be developed for Drupal 8.

What does Drupal 8 Offers Contd.


Should Drupal 7 Owners WorryDrupal 7 could be around for another 4 years as per the Official Drupal release cycle,

Source: https://www.drupal.org/core/release-cycle-overview


How long you can stay with Drupal 6 beyond its EOL is a question of what your website is?

you do not have to worry about upgrading to Drupal 8.

If your website is made up of heavily customized modules, say an e-commerce website with lot of functionality achieved with contributed modules and customizations, to check if you have relevant modules available on Drupal 8

The next planned minor upgrade is planned to happen by April or May, 2016

I have a Drupal 6 Website What should I do?


While deciding to go with Drupal 8, do not hesitate to reach the Drupal geeks

already started delivering on Drupal 8 and has a readily available professional team.

For a thorough assessment and professional guidance on upgrading your Drupal website, Drupal Geeks can be reached out @ 312-340-7112 or send an emailto [email protected]

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