Drupal 7 to 10+ Migration Checklist: Vardot’s Strategic Guide for a Successful Rebuild
With Drupal 7 now end-of-life, Ala Batayneh (Vardot) offers a practical readiness checklist for migrating to Drupal 10+, underscoring that this is a rebuild—not a one-click update—across architecture, theming and module ecosystems.
The guide recommends auditing content, modules, themes and third-party integrations; aligning business and user goals (including an explicit AI strategy); and planning content cleanup, taxonomy improvements, and SEO/accessibility compliance. It maps legacy functionality to Drupal 10+ modules, flags where custom work is needed, and stresses team and infrastructure prep (Composer/Symfony/Twig skills, PHP 8+, CI/CD and hosting). A phased roadmap—from discovery through launch and post-launch support—sets expectations for a 6–12+ month effort, positioning the migration as a modernization opportunity to cut technical debt and improve security, performance and UX.
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