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Block F - Slot 16

Slot 16: 2:00 pm America/Los_Angeles - November 7, 2025

Over the last year, we've done more than a handful of upgrades from Drupal 7 to Backdrop! We will be discussing the broad process and lessons learned, and answering questions related to:

  • Estimating effort in broad strokes
  • Some gotchas around module porting
  • Rebuilding vs porting themes
  • Tracking launch steps
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Intended Audience: 
  • All skill levels
  • Developers (yes code)
  • Front-End Developers (themes + layouts)
  • Back-End Developers (modules + more)
  • Technical (even if no code)
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