The Technical Aspects of Drupal 9 Upgrade

Drupal is a free and open source web content management framework that is used by some of the world’s most prominent organizations, like BBC, NBC, MTV UK, Amnesty International, and University of Oxford. It also has a large community of users and developers involved in its continuous development. Contributors provide active support by creating new functionality, providing security updates, improving its usability, testing updates, creating and improving documentation, and much more.

In 2020, Drupal 9 came out as the latest version of the content management framework, which provides a leaner, more secure system and APIs that are easier to work with. Organizations would want to upgrade to Drupal 9 from previous version for various reasons, chief among them being continued support.

However, understanding Drupal 9, its functionalities and technical aspects, can be a cumbersome and overwhelming process for any organization. With this whitepaper, we answer some prominent questions, and help organizations understand why they should migrate.