Plan your next Drupal upgrade

One Cloud helps you plan a move from an unsupported Drupal release to a supported destination. Start with your current version, content, custom code and integrations, then agree a tested migration or sequential upgrade path.

Plan your next supported Drupal release

This existing URL now provides current upgrade guidance. Drupal 7, 8 and 9 are beyond community support; Drupal 9 is no longer a suitable upgrade destination.

Drupal 7 requires content and configuration migration. Drupal 8 and 9 require sequential upgrades through a compatible Drupal 10 release before Drupal 11. Review contributed modules, custom code, themes and hosting requirements at each step.

Start with a Drupal readiness assessment to identify dependencies, effort and a testable release plan.

 

What to evaluate before an upgrade

  • Editorial workflow: assess layout tools, structured content and the tasks your team needs to complete.
  • Integration: review APIs, authentication, data ownership and failure handling.
  • Compatibility: check contributed modules and custom code; compatibility across major versions must be verified.
  • Repeatable releases: use Composer, configuration management and a tested deployment process.
  • Multilingual content: preserve translations, language negotiation and associated URLs.
  • Responsive experience: test representative devices, images and user journeys.
  • Maintainable code: resolve deprecated APIs and unsupported dependencies.
  • Content continuity: reconcile entities, media, aliases and metadata.
  • Future maintenance: agree update ownership and a supported release schedule.
  • Performance: measure representative journeys before and after the change under comparable conditions.
  • Structured content: retain useful field definitions and validation.
  • Architecture: choose coupled or API-based delivery according to the actual requirements.

Drupal expertise within a connected agency

One Cloud Media brings strategy, design, development and ongoing care together around your business goals. Drupal remains an important capability within our websites, software and digital services work.

Review our documented work, then discuss your current site and the problems you need to solve. We can help assess whether to improve, migrate or rebuild, with scope and responsibilities agreed before delivery.