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Drupal 7 vs Drupal 8: presentation

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It’s popular, free, flexible, powerful. It’s just Drupal! This content management system (CMS) has had 7 official major releases, and the 8th is almost there.

With each release, Drupal becomes more improved and up-to-date.

It offers:

  • new functionality
  • better architecture
  • improved security
  • and many other benefits

We’re after the latest trends, so let’s discuss two freshest Drupal versions (7 and 8).

  • Drupal 7 has deservedly gained lots of supporters across the globe.
  • Drupal 8 promises to be an amazing discovery with lots of new features.

Drupal 7 vs Drupal 8: which to choose for your website?

  • Drupal 7: proven, mature, reliable.
  • Drupal 8: advanced, cutting-edge, innovational.

Drupal 7: The interface of Drupal 7 is really user-friendly, allowing many options to customize your website. If offers a lot of improvements compared to older Drupal versions, in terms of user experience, flexibility, scalability, security.

Drupal 8: It has some enhancements like multilingual add-ons, better mobile-friendliness for all kinds of devices, an improved version of HTML5 for better website management, higher file uploading and storing speed.

If you want to upgrade your website, should you choose Drupal 7 or Drupal 8?

Question 1: How complex is your website?

If your website is relatively simple, an upgrade to Drupal 8 can be your best choice. If it’s more complex with lots of custom modules, it could be rather challenging to move it all to Drupal 8.

Question 2: Do you plan a complete overhaul?

If you want a complete overhaul or redesign, moving to the Drupal 8 is a justified decision. Give yourself website a brand-new start!

How to make the right decision? Let us carefully analyze your website to say if Drupal 8 can be recommended for you or you should rely on the proven Drupal 7.

Let the right decision make your life happy! ;)

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