what's new in drupal 7

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