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Drupal 7
Jhef VicedoDrupal Camp ManilaFeb 5, 2011
About meAbout me
Drupal Developer since 2005Drupal Developer since 2005 Drupal Philippines group site managerDrupal Philippines group site manager PHP Programmer @Exist Global /MorphLabsPHP Programmer @Exist Global /MorphLabs
What’s new?What’s new? User interfaceUser interface Flexible contentFlexible content Image and file handlingImage and file handling Faster response and optimized performanceFaster response and optimized performance Better themingBetter theming Automated testing frameworkAutomated testing framework Extended database supportExtended database support Installation profilesInstallation profiles
UI ImprovementsUI Improvements
Flexible contentFlexible content - Entity - Entity
Node, Node, Taxonomy termTaxonomy term CommentComment User, User, Fields (CCK)Fields (CCK) Others (CRUD not yet in core)Others (CRUD not yet in core)
File handlingFile handling
Image and file fieldsImage and file fields Image stylesImage styles Public, private and remote storage Public, private and remote storage
supportsupport
Image stylesImage styles
Image field Image field
File uploadFile upload
PerformancePerformance
Aggregate CSS/JSAggregate CSS/JS Pluggable cache systemPluggable cache system Content Distribution NetworkContent Distribution Network Function registryFunction registry
CachingCaching
For DesignersFor Designers
Re-engineered XTHML structure of Re-engineered XTHML structure of templatestemplates
CSS only themesCSS only themes Semantic HTMLSemantic HTML Blocks and RegionsBlocks and Regions
Other new featuresOther new features
Testing Framework - SimpleTestTesting Framework - SimpleTest Improve database support – Improve database support –
MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLiteMySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite MS SQL Server, OracleMS SQL Server, Oracle
Improved internationalization (translation)Improved internationalization (translation) Better distribution supportBetter distribution support
Installation ProfilesInstallation Profiles
BloggingBlogging Social networkingSocial networking News publishingNews publishing Community websitesCommunity websites EducationEducation Localized installationLocalized installation Project managementProject management More...More...
Some distributionsSome distributions
Acquia Drupal Acquia Drupal OpenAtrium – intranet and group OpenAtrium – intranet and group
collaborationcollaboration OpenPublish – online newsOpenPublish – online news Pressflow – enhanced performance and Pressflow – enhanced performance and
scalabilityscalability Tattler – content aggregation for journalistsTattler – content aggregation for journalists VoiceBox – community-orientedVoiceBox – community-oriented
Ready for D7?Ready for D7?
New site? Yes!New site? Yes! Upgrade from D6:Upgrade from D6:
Server meet D7 requirementsServer meet D7 requirements Modules have D7 versionModules have D7 version Themes have D7 versionThemes have D7 version Willing to port code and test functionalitiesWilling to port code and test functionalities
Upgrade from D5 or earlier:Upgrade from D5 or earlier: Lots of work!Lots of work!
Minimum RequirementsMinimum Requirements
ResourcesResources
http://drupal.orghttp://drupal.org http://drupal.org/drupal-7.0http://drupal.org/drupal-7.0 http://groups.drupal.org/philippineshttp://groups.drupal.org/philippines