{"id":18202,"date":"2022-01-13T12:59:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T07:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/blog\/?p=18202"},"modified":"2022-01-17T16:05:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T10:35:28","slug":"how-to-build-drupal-9-migration-roadmap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/blog\/how-to-build-drupal-9-migration-roadmap\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build Drupal 9 Migration Roadmap for your Business?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">We are living in a digital era, where online portals and e-commerce websites are ruling the roost. Every business wants an e-commerce solution, that can help them to reach out to millions of untapped customers and enhance their revenue potential.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">However, if you are already in the e-commerce domain or planning to venture into it, then you should never undermine the vital role of technology that can help you meet all your business objectives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Considering this fact, Drupal has emerged as a lucrative and capable solution for creating robust and scalable online stores with an attractive design that leads to intuition and engagement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Drupal has proven to be the most reliable and popular CMS in the market, and it has become an ideal choice for startups and scaled organizations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">To run a successful business, you must take calculated risks that can help you generate rewarding outcomes. You can minimize the potential business risks by choosing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/drupal-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Drupal CMS platform<\/strong>,<\/a> as it offers the most reliable and trusted framework with utmost flexibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Well, that\u2019s the reason why more organizations are planning to migrate to Drupal 9 to explore enormous possibilities for their business.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_should_you_migrate_to_Drupal_9\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why should you migrate to Drupal 9?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As Drupal 7 and 8 are approaching the end of life, it will be cumbersome to operate your websites and portals with these products, as you might encounter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/blog\/know-drupal-automation-security-quality-assurance\/\">Drupal <\/a><\/strong><\/span>security<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or functionality issues in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"b4b4b2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #b4b4b2;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"not-transparent aligncenter wp-image-18241 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drupal-9-Migration-1.png\" alt=\"Drupal Development\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132643\/Drupal-9-Migration-1.png 750w, https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132643\/Drupal-9-Migration-1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">However, most of the websites are still running just fine on Drupal 7\/8, but websites owners do realize that they have to migrate to Drupal 9 somewhere in the future. You may have some confusion about whether your organization should go for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/blog\/migrate-to-drupal-9-exceed-expectations-of-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Drupal 9 migration<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">So, here are 3 important reasons why you should consider migrating your existing website to Drupal 9:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Drupal will no longer offer support and security advisories for older versions, which will wean the security of your websites and users.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">All the project pages developed by Drupal 7 and 8 will be flagged as \u2018not supported\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drupal 7 and 8 websites may be flagged as insecure in 3rd party scans, which will make 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> party integration difficult.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_unique_benefits_does_Drupal_9_offer_to_your_Business\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What unique benefits does Drupal 9 offer to your Business?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Drupal acts as the backbone for your <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/digital-transformation-consulting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital<\/a> <\/strong>experiences, and it enables organizations to think ahead and implement next-generation strategies to transform their customer engagement. Drupal offers some unique benefits to businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Offers adequate Protection and Security<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Enables exceptional scalability\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Ensures content available to the widest possible audience<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Offers unimaginable possibilities due to Open-Source<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Enhances ease of content editing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Provides class-leading customer experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Multilingual support helps businesses to speak the language of their global users<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Editors can create content once and publish it from anywhere<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_New_in_Drupal_9\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What\u2019s New in Drupal 9?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">You are planning to migrate to Drupal 9, but do you know how it is different from the previous versions and its competitors?<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"011c27\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #011c27;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"has-transparency aligncenter wp-image-18244 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drupal-development-1-e1641824777723.png\" alt=\" Drupal 9 Migration\" width=\"750\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132643\/Drupal-development-1-e1641824777723.png 750w, https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132643\/Drupal-development-1-e1641824777723-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Drupal 9 offers some amazing features due to the robust framework and innovative <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/blog\/emerging-technologies-to-learn-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a><\/strong> it is based on. It is certainly an incremental upgrade from Drupal 8 as far as security, performance, innovative capabilities are concerned, although there is not a humongous change in the code.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Here we see what\u2019s new in Drupal 9.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Better and Faster Performance<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drupal 9 offers way better performance than its predecessors.\u00a0 It uses PHP version 7.3 that has improved the page loading speed and user experience. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses Symfony version-4 framework, which significantly reduces the time to create new modules and update the existing ones. Drupal 9 comes with a fresh theme engine, which makes it at least 15% faster than Drupal 8.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cleaner Code Base<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drupal 9 scores big as it doesn\u2019t have any deprecated code. This ensures cleaner code for your solution once you migrate to Drupal 9. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experts need to remove any deprecated codes from all modules while performing the migration. This makes the final product clean and ensures it offers top-notch performance for end-users.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Headless CMS<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier the developers were using Drupal as a full-fledged platform solution. Drupal was used for developing both frontend and backend components, right from creating pages or displaying the dynamic content. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drupal 9 has changed this approach completely, as it has transformed into a headless CMS.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"505b6d\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #505b6d;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"has-transparency aligncenter wp-image-18247\" src=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/CMS-development-1.png\" alt=\"CMS Development\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132644\/CMS-development-1.png 750w, https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132644\/CMS-development-1-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now developers can develop the backend content repository on Drupal while using other frameworks and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/technologies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technologies<\/a><\/strong> to build frontend elements. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drupal ensures seamless communication of these front-end technologies with the backend via dedicated APIs (application programming interface).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Backward Compatibility<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a general concern among people while undergoing a migration, that whether they will be able to use modules, data, configurations, or previous Drupal version. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, Drupal 9 diffuses all such concerns, as it offers seamless backward compatibility with previous versions so that users can access the data and configuration without any hassles.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The promise of innovative features from Drupal 9.1<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Drupal 9 was launched, the developer communities did promise to roll out the next versions soon, and we have already got the Drupal 9.1 update. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drupal 9.1 offers unprecedented features with an innovative Olivero frontend theme, that transforms the web experience like anything. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Drupal communities are working relentlessly to develop additional capabilities so that organizations can avail exceptional business value.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Easy Upgrade Process<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drupal 9 upgrade has been lauded for its simplicity and efficiency. Drupal has promised to toe a similar approach in the future; hence we can expect such simplicity in the upcoming releases. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations would never have to re-platform their site, as it will be quite easier to upgrade with Drupal\u2019s dynamic offerings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Innovative Layout Builder<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drupal 9 comes with an innovative and highly capable layout builder. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/services\/web-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Web development<\/strong><\/a> and Content creators can use the layout builder to create intuitive layouts for their websites.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"474444\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #474444;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"has-transparency aligncenter wp-image-18250 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Web-development.png\" alt=\"Web development\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132646\/Web-development.png 650w, https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132646\/Web-development-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Drupal used to come with the PlaceBlocks module approach, but Drupal 9 comes with Layout Builder which is known for its robust drag-n-drop abilities, that help content creators to develop and display content with ease.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Twig and Symfony Updates<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drupal 9 offers exceptional 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> party integration capabilities for Twig and Symfony. Drupal 9 uses the latest versions of Twig and Symfony, which helps developers and content creators to utilize the latest features and functionalities and transform a website into a full-fledged dynamic web portal.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Read Also:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/blog\/know-drupal-automation-security-quality-assurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Got Drupal? Know about Automation, Security, Maintainability<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"row clearfix content-line\"><\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_Migration_One-shot_vs_continuous\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Types of Migration: One-shot vs continuous<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">While developing a Drupal 9 migration roadmap, you must use either of the below migration approaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One-Shot migration<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this approach, the source website\u2019s snapshot is used to carry out the migration, as your fresh Drupal 9 website will be based on this snapshot. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, you are required to maintain both the existing and new Drupal 9 website, while the new website is being developed and launched.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"293243\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #293243;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"has-transparency aligncenter wp-image-18251\" src=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drupal-migration.png\" alt=\"Drupal migration\" width=\"600\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132647\/Drupal-migration.png 650w, https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132647\/Drupal-migration-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This approach works when you don\u2019t have a lot of user-generated data or when the website activity and traffic are minimal. Drupal provides several tools to execute migration update from the existing Drupal version to Drupal 9, which allow us to cleanly perform the migration. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This approach is easiest to perform and most cost-effective as well. However, you have to rebuild the Themes and Configurations such as Views.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This approach helps perform migration for straightforward websites, that are less on user data, configurations, and modules.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Continuous Migration<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This approach is highly recommended when you have abundant user activities and user-generated content on the website, and it is mandatory to preserve this information before switching to the new Drupal 9 website. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/services\/ecommerce-development-company\/shopify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">e-commerce <\/a><\/strong>site must preserve customer information, order details, and several other information while migrating to the new platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The biggest advantage of continuous migration is that data is visible throughout the development process. It allows developers to set up a pace of executing the continuous migrations so that you can keep the old and new sites in sync as far as user data is concerned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Continuous migration also allows migration experts to compare the data throughout the process, which relieves most of the issues before going live with the new website.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n\n<h4 class=\"row clearfix content-line\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read Also:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/blog\/top-benefits-of-drupal-cms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Benefits of Drupal that make it the popular CMS<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drupal_9_Migration_-_Best_Strategies_while_building_a_Migration_plan\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Drupal 9 Migration &#8211; Best Strategies while building a Migration plan<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">While preparing the Drupal 9 migration plan, you must follow the below strategies :<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identify Modules and Content Structure <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must Identify the modules, website configuration, and content structure that are lined up for migration. You should utilize the \u2018Migrate UI Drupal 8\u2019 tool and select the \/upgrade path to list the modules that can\u2019t be migrated to Drupal 9.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"6e7581\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6e7581;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"has-transparency aligncenter wp-image-18254 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Content-Structure.png\" alt=\"Drupal Development Services\" width=\"650\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132647\/Content-Structure.png 650w, https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132647\/Content-Structure-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The migration scripts must be developed keeping the content catalog and data in mind, then content types must be mapped to the Drupal 9 platform.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ensure thorough Preparation <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undertaking the Drupal 9 migration involves a great level of preparation with some primary steps. In the case of your existing website on Drupal 7, you must ensure it must be incrementally upgraded to Drupal 8 along with its extensions. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must take the backup of your existing website and new installation for Drupal 8 should be executed in a stable form.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Utilize the Drush Method for Drupal 8<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must define the database connection details, that can help you to connect with the local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/database-management-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>database<\/strong><\/a> and import data from previous Drupal versions. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utilize a manifest file and build a migration set using Migrate Manifest module. You can list the migration set in arbitrary order while executing them while addressing the apparent dependencies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Website Compatibility with Drupal 9<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Once your website is migrated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/project\/drupal\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Drupal 8 version<\/a>, you must upgrade the contributed modules to the themes of Drupal 9. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must ensure that custom code themes must be compatible with Drupal 9. You have to eradicate the deprecated code, APIs, and manage dependencies by using the Composer from the Drupal 8 tool.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"39657d\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #39657d;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"has-transparency aligncenter wp-image-18255 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drupal-migration-1.png\" alt=\"Drupal 9 Development Company \" width=\"436\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132648\/Drupal-migration-1.png 436w, https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132648\/Drupal-migration-1-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Identify the Skillset <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Drupal 9 migration is reliant on the technical skillset of your developers. They must be familiar with the newer Drupal attributes and technical aspects. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your Drupal 9 migration will be seamless if your developers are capable of utilizing the innovative features and improvements. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If possible, you must engage a resource who can comprehend your business processes and workflows. Experienced resources could be proved valuable while performing the migration.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Phased Approach for Successful Migration<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to implement a phased migration approach to avail success. Before you migrate from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9, it is necessary to migrate to Drupal 8 in an incremental fashion. A robust migration plan, adequate team experience, and skill set will guarantee fruitful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/blog\/migrate-to-drupal-9-exceed-expectations-of-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Drupal migration<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Technical_considerations_while_performing_Drupal_9_Migration\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technical considerations while performing Drupal 9 Migration<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">You must keep a close eye on these aspects while migrating to Drupal 9, as missing any of these steps can jeopardize your website migration, which could lead to data and configuration loss, or may turn your website inaccessible for the end-users.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Ensure your website is upgraded to the latest version of Drupal (8.8 or 8.9)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The minimum system requirements such as supported PHP version, database extension, PHP extensions, cURL extension, and image library are readily available with the hosting environment before initiating the migration process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Identify and remove any deprecated code.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Ensure that hosting tools must be upgraded to meet all the system requirements and remain compatible with Drupal 9.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Move your website to maintenance mode during the migration process.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Apply the new patches and codes and implement modifications to all the files involved.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Ensure you update all the core dependencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Update your website\u2019s database and take your website off the maintenance mode.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drupal_9_Migration_Steps\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Drupal 9 Migration Steps\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Now once you have decided to perform Drupal 9 migration, you must follow the below process to execute it with finesse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The Drupal migration steps include the following activities:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Prepare and Analyze the source code<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Identifying the content that needs to be migrated<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Perform End to end testing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Rollback and Re-Test if any issues are observed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Release to the production environment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">While these are the common steps to perform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/blog\/migrate-to-drupal-9-exceed-expectations-of-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Drupal 9 migration<\/strong><\/a>. Now we will discuss how Drupal 9 migration could be performed on Drupal 7 and 8 versions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Upgrading from Drupal 8 to Drupal 9<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 1 &#8211;<\/strong> Detect and remove deprecated code: Run a command-line utility \u2013 drupal-check to identify the modules and deprecated code instances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 2 &#8211;<\/strong> You can use Drupal 9 Readiness (GUI Tool) in the Drupal 8.8 version, it helps you to prepare for Drupal 9 migration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 3 &#8211;<\/strong> Set up a Testing infrastructure to find and analyze the deprecated code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 4 \u2013<\/strong> Implement necessary and pre-requisite updates for Drupal 9 migration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 5 \u2013<\/strong> Update the depreciated code or substitute them with the \u2018search and replace function for the Drupal 9 version.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong><img data-dominant-color=\"061820\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #061820;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"has-transparency aligncenter wp-image-18263\" src=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drupal-8-to-Drupal-9-1.png\" alt=\"Drupal Development Services\" width=\"599\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132650\/Drupal-8-to-Drupal-9-1.png 650w, https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132650\/Drupal-8-to-Drupal-9-1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">However, it is important to understand that some deprecation needs complex and detailed processes. In that scenario, you will have to engage professional Drupal developers, who can help you tackle these technical issues.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Upgrade from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">If your website is on Drupal 7, then you must migrate it incrementally. You must migrate to Drupal 8, then only eligible to migrate to Drupal 9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Here are the steps to migrate from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8 :\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Take the backup of your website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Download the recent version of Drupal 8. You can also utilize the composer for Drupal 8 installation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Install and configure the Drupal 8 website on a local system. It will act as a destination site for the migration activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Please ensure that Migrate, Migrate Drupal UI, and Migrate Drupal must be enabled in the Drupal 8 website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Access the \u201cExtend\u201d tab of your website and check all the modules available in the core, past that click on the \u2018install\u2019 button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> Now open your web address and add \/upgrade in the address bar, then follow the given instructions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 7:<\/strong> Click on Continue, and then fill in the source database information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 8:<\/strong> Once the system validates the database credentials, you will see the upgrade review page, which displays a status summary of all the installed modules on your old website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 9:<\/strong> Review the modules that are not going to be upgraded, and ensure your website is capable to work without them. Please don\u2019t move further without installing the missing modules of Drupal 8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 10:<\/strong> Click on the \u2018Perform Upgrade\u2019 button to initiate the migration process.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"071419\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #071419;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"has-transparency aligncenter wp-image-18259\" src=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drupal-7-to-Drupal-8-e1641881505815.png\" alt=\"Custom Drupal Development Services\" width=\"599\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132649\/Drupal-7-to-Drupal-8-e1641881505815.png 650w, https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132649\/Drupal-7-to-Drupal-8-e1641881505815-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The migration process may take a longer time based on the type and size of configuration settings and data on your source website. Once it is completed, you will be directed to the front page of the website, where the result of your migration will be visible.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Read Also:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/blog\/drupal-vs-wordpress-vs-magento-vs-kentico-best-cms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress vs Drupal vs Magento vs Kentico, Which is Best CMS<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"row clearfix content-line\"><\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drupal_9_Migration_-_Challenges_you_may_encounter\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Drupal 9 Migration &#8211; Challenges you may encounter<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">You may encounter the following challenges while taking the Drupal 9 migration steps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Incompatible modules<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although with Drupal 9, we are expecting to have a negligible dependency on deprecated code, though that is not always possible. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, you need to engage more developers, who have to put a lot of effort to identify and fix the deprecated code and ensure the final code is compatible with Drupal 9. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While most of the contrib modules are compatible with Drupal 9, but for some instances, you have to put manual efforts to update them, which is indeed a time-consuming activity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"4c3633\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #4c3633;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"has-transparency aligncenter wp-image-18265 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drupal-9-Migration-Challenges-e1641884013297.png\" alt=\"Drupal Development Services\" width=\"650\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132650\/Drupal-9-Migration-Challenges-e1641884013297.png 650w, https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/17132650\/Drupal-9-Migration-Challenges-e1641884013297-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hosting environment<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your entire migration activity will turn futile if the hosting environments are incompatible. Hence, before moving any further, you must verify if the hosting environment is compatible, and you must validate all the updates carried out while switching to Drupal 9.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Porting features<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the biggest challenges you may encounter while porting the features. In most cases, web owners force the code to be abandoned away from the deprecated functions and libraries, which are supposed to be eliminated anyway. As an outcome, the transition could be challenging based on the website\u2019s code.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/contact-us?utm_source=blogs&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=Blog_Enquiry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-dominant-color=\"69a8d2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #69a8d2;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"not-transparent aligncenter wp-image-18282 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live-arkasoftwares.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Hire-Drupal-Developer-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hire Drupal Developer\" width=\"860\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">As older Drupal versions are going to be end-of-life, organizations are looking for a credible option that can keep them competitive in this ever-changing and dynamic technology paradigm. Using older versions can lead to lagging performance and security threats, that may disengage the users and loss of revenue as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Amid such a situation, Drupal 9 comes as a boon for organizations, as it offers the right set of features and functionalities. Here we must understand that every business is different, their websites have a different purpose and have slightly dissimilar organic growth paths. That\u2019s the reason why everyone performs migration for different reasons under specific circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">So, instead of adhering to a gold standard migration approach, you must carry out a thorough analysis before implementing a migration plan according to your business requirements, as that will help you overcome the challenges you encounter along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">For a seamless and easy Drupal 9 migration, you can consult our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkasoftwares.com\/drupal-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Drupal Experts<\/strong><\/a>, and rest assured to get the pathbreaking solution with innovative features and functionalities without causing any hassles to your existing setup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are living in a digital era, where online portals and e-commerce websites are ruling the roost. 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