Talking Drupal #463 - Drupal vs DIY Site Builders

Aug 12, 2024

Ivan Stegic, a web development expert at TEN7, discusses the differences between DIY site builders and Drupal. He highlights how DIY platforms like Wix and Shopify can be more accessible and cost-effective for non-technical users. The conversation also dives into the migration process from Drupal to these site builders, revealing the trade-offs in customization versus ease of use. Furthermore, they explore the features of the upcoming Drupal 11, emphasizing its enhancements that could maintain Drupal's competitive edge.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Navigating Drupal 11: Features and Future

01:48 • 13min

Drupal vs. DIY Site Builders

14:35 • 7min

Migrating from Drupal to Shopify

21:49 • 10min

Navigating Website Platforms: DIY vs. Custom Solutions

32:11 • 21min

Navigating Drupal's Competitive Landscape

52:57 • 10min

Exploring Affordable Hosting Options for Drupal

01:03:13 • 3min

Exploring Drupal and the Starshot Initiative

01:06:01 • 2min

Engaging the Community and Listener Interaction

01:08:02 • 2min

Today we are talking about DIY Site Builders, what are the benefits over Drupal (If Any), and When using Drupal makes sense with guest Ivan Stegic. We’ll also cover Drupal 11 as our module of the week.

For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/463

Topics

What is a DIY site builder
Does TEN7 use DIY site builders
How are DIY site builders better than Drupal
Are they less expensive than Drupal
HAve you ever suggested a site builder to a client
What does a migration from a site builder look like
Do you think starshot will make Drupal competitive with site builders

Resources

Guests

Ivan Stegic - ten7.com ivanstegic

Hosts

Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Josh Miller - joshmiller

MOTW Correspondent

Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu

Brief description:
- Have you been wanting a version of Drupal that can use Workspaces, Recipes, and Single Directory Components, while running all the latest versions of its underlying technologies? Drupal 11 is all of that and more
Module name/project name:
- Drupal 11
Brief history
- How old: created on Aug 2 by catch of Tag1 and Third & Grove
Module features and usage
- Limited additions vs 10.3: by design to make the transition easier
  - Mostly in the recipes API, e.g. new config actions
- Recap of new features vs. 10.0
  - Workspaces
  - Revisions and workflow are possible in the UI for Blocks and Taxonomy Terms
  - UI updates for creating and reusing fields, as well as bulk content operations
  - New Access Policy API and Single Directory Components
  - New Navigation and Announcements Feed modules
- Contrib support out of the gate: about ⅔ of the top 200 modules already support Drupal 11
  - Adding modules that Rector estimates will only need info.yml or automated fixes brings us to over 80% of the top 200, or about 75% of all Drupal 10-compatible projects on Drupal.org
- Updated dependencies: PHP 8.3, Symfony 7, CKEditor 5 42.0,2, Twig 3.9, Yarn 4, jQuery 4.0.0-beta, jQuery UI 1.14-beta.2 and more
- Modules moved to contrib (smaller core):
  - Actions UI
  - Activity Tracker
  - Book
  - Forum
  - Statistics
  - Tour
- Drupal 10 will receive maintenance support until mid-2026, so the community created this release of Drupal 11 early to give sites as much time as possible to make the transition, in this case almost 2 years!