For today’s Advent Calendar door, we’re joined by Eric Michalsen, who was keen to tell us about a talk he saw at DrupalCamp Asheville…
From Fear to Freedom: Mastering Drupal Updates with a Structured Approach
The talk by Carlos Ospina of Palcera LLC in Columbia talked about all aspects of keeping a Drupal site up to date.
Through a combination of best practices, live demonstrations, and practical tools, learn how to confidently manage their Drupal updates, including how to prepare their custom code for version changes and avoid common API pitfalls.
Topics covered include:
- A structured approach for planning and executing Drupal updates
- Best practices for maintaining composer.json files
- Effective use of configuration management during updates
- Methods for tracking custom code dependencies and API usage
- Strategies for monitoring API changes that affect custom modules
- Practical use of the Upgrade Status module
- Real-world testing and deployment workflows
I loved his time travel analogy for being on older versions of Drupal, which inspired the door image.
Eric Michalsen is a Drupaler at the National Kidney Foundation.
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