Drupal 10 Readiness Audit

All good things must come to an end. With Drupal 7 being left behind and hanging on a lifeline, Drupal 8 already EOL, and Drupal 9 EOL in November 2023 time is running out! It's imperative we get your upgrade or migration plan to Drupal 10 in order ASAP.

Learn how our Drupal 10 Readiness Audit allows us to determine the precise amount of work required and plan the optimal approach to migrate or upgrade your Drupal 7 or Drupal 8/9 application to Drupal 10.

First, let's differentiate between upgrading to D10 and migrating to D10. It's not just semantics. If your site is built on Drupal 8 or Drupal 9, you'll upgrade to Drupal 10. If your site is built on Drupal 7, you'll migrate to Drupal 10.

At a high level, this means one is more complex than the other. Drupal 7 and Drupal 10 are two completely different codebases. So, in order to move from Drupal 7 to Drupal 10, the codebase of the D7 application needs to be evaluated and (in many cases) sections of code need to be re-written to conform to the new standards on which D8 and above are based. It's a labour-intensive process and the reviewers must be meticulous when evaluating code, content and configuration.

Going from Drupal 8/9 to Drupal 10 (and all subsequent versions) is significantly less complex because your D8/9 codebase is (for the most part) already D10-ready... and if your Drupal 8/9 site was properly architected and kept up-to-date then the move from D8/9 to D10 is more accurately termed an upgrade, as opposed to a migration.

The next important thing to address is time frame. Drupal 7’s end-of-life (EOL) is forever being pushed out, Drupal 8's EOL was November 2021, Drupal 9's EOL is November 2023. Beside the fact a complex D7 application can take quite a bit of time and effort to migrate, the best agencies are filling their schedules - quickly! Wait too long and you could be in for a very unpleasant surprise.

Regardless of whether you're upgrading or migrating, the best place to start is with a Drupal 10 Readiness Audit by Thinkbean. We'll accurately assess the resources required (time-line, effort, budget) for either path and provide recommendations as to what you'll need to do to prepare for clear sailing to Drupal 10.

What is a Drupal 10 Readiness Audit?

A Drupal 10 Readiness Audit assesses the resources required and provides recommendations and preparations for a smooth upgrade or migration path to Drupal 10.

Depending on if you are migrating from Drupal 7 or upgrading from Drupal 8/9, the steps will vary. Below is a high-level list for each.

Drupal 8/9 to Drupal 10

Audit the codebase for deprecated code
Audit the codebase for composer compatibility
Identify deprecated code
Define compatibility issues
Produce estimate for migration effort

These five steps have proven a most effective process for the countless upgrades we have performed. You can rely on our tried-and-true method to accurately determine what your organization needs for a successful upgrade.

Let Thinkbean make your D8/9 to D10 move a "once and done" event.

The Drupal 8/9 to Drupal 10 Readiness
Audit starts at $2,500

Drupal 7 to Drupal 10

Audit the current state of the website, including all types of functionality and entity types (e.g. Modules, Content types, Taxonomies, Paragraphs, etc.)
Review current Drupal 7 theme and determine if scope of work will include a 're-theme' in Drupal 10, as opposed to a complete re-design.
Determine if any maintenance needs to be performed.
Identify the content types and structure of the existing site.
Document any broken or duplicated code, as well as a list of items to be programmatically migrated.
Identify items which should be manually re-created, as opposed to the step above (occasionally, it's more efficient to manually re-create certain items... but only occasionally).
Create a modules checklist to identify custom code and missing contrib functionality. Modules are the best way to customize the Drupal CMS to your specific needs. Some modules may have been customized. Some may not yet be compatible with a specific Drupal version. Such items are necessary to note beforehand.
Identify any custom modules and document either existing alternatives which are contrib for Drupal 10 or what will be required to customize them to operate properly with D10.

The Drupal 10 Readiness Audit for D7 to D10 is far more time-intensive than a D8/9 to D10 upgrade - and it will result in both a deep understanding of the state of your current Drupal 7 site and the steps we will need to take to get your site prepped for Drupal 10.

The Drupal 7 to Drupal 10 Readiness
Audit starts at $4,500