Mauricio Dinarte

Migration How-To: #23

Previously, we wrapped up migrating configuration to match the content model we specified in our upgrade plan. Ready to start migrating content? Hang in there — it’s coming up next. But first, let's address one of the hardest issues to resolve when they arise - entity ID conflicts in content migrations.

Mauricio Dinarte

Migrations How-To: #21

We executed the last field-related migrations in the previous article, but we are not done with field configuration yet! Back in article 17, we used the Migrate Skip Fields module to prevent the automatic migration from importing image and YouTube fields. Today, we will use Drupal recipes to create media types and manually add media reference fields where needed.

Mauricio Dinarte

Migrations How-To: #17

In this article, we delve into the process of migrating Drupal fields, building on the knowledge from previous discussions about Drupal fields and their database structures. We begin by addressing the two key components of field migrations: storage and instance settings. This is the first step in a multi-stage migration process that will ultimately involve four different migrations.

Mauricio Dinarte

Migrations How-To: #15

In the previous article, we began migrating configuration from Drupal 7 example site to our Drupal 10 instance, specifically content types. In today's article, we will continue with two more D7 entities: taxonomy vocabularies and field collections. The latter will be imported as Paragraphs in Drupal 10. Along the way, we will review the content model and the migration plan. This will help us determine what parts of the migration should be automated and what...

Mauricio Dinarte

Migration How-to: #14

This step-by-step series has covered a lot of ground on planning and preparing for a Drupal 7 to Drupal 10 migration. Today, we start putting that knowledge into practice by automatically migrating content types. First, we will execute a migration to pull all content types in Drupal 7. Then, we will customize the migration to remove unnecessary content types. Finally, we will learn how a separate node title label migration also affects content type configuration...

Mauricio Dinarte

Migration How-to: #13

Our last article explored the syntax and structure of migration files. Today, we are diving deeper into the most important part of a migration: the process pipeline. This determines how source data will be processed and transformed to match the expected destination structure. We will learn how to configure and chain process plugins, how to set subfields and deltas for multi-value fields, and to work with source constants and pseudo-fields.

Mauricio Dinarte

Migration How-to: #9

Transition your Drupal 7 site to Drupal 10 with ease using the automated migration approach. This latest article from our comprehensive migration guide walks you through configuring the Drupal 10 site, enabling migration modules, and utilizing the Migrate Drupal UI for a smooth transition. Are you ready?

Mauricio Dinarte

Migration How-to: #8

Now that we have covered how to prepare for a migration, let’s put that knowledge into practice. In this article we introduce the example project: a Drupal 7 site that we will be migrating to Drupal 10. After providing an overview of project setup, we will perform an audit of the Drupal 7 site and draft a migration plan to Drupal 10.

Mauricio Dinarte

Migration How To:

As pointed out in the first article, the Migrate API scope is to move over content and configuration. Porting modules and themes are out of scope. With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at some of the assumptions and limitations. In addition to what will be presented in today’s article, I highly recommend reviewing the official documentation for upgrading from Drupal 7. Drupal is ever-evolving and the Migrate API documentation gets...

Mauricio Dinarte

Migration How-To:

In the previous article, we analyzed the site from a high-level perspective. It is time to dive deeper into the site structure.