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DrupalCon News & Updates: Migrating to Drupal CMS: From Classic Drupal & Other Platforms

Migration is the real-world bridge between the platform you have today and the Recipe-driven, Canvas-powered experience covered in Post #1 of this series. Your Current Platform Migration Type Primary Tooling Drupal 7 Data + platform upgrade Migrate API + Migrate Drupal Drupal 9 / 10 / 11 (classic) Layer adoption, no data move Recipes + Canvas adoption WordPress / Jooml...

DrupalCon News & Updates: Migrating to Drupal CMS: From Classic Drupal & Other Platforms

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Technical Blog Series Introduction The conversation at DrupalCon Rotterdam 2026 won't just be about what Drupal CMS 2.x can do — it will be about how teams are actually getting there.

Your Current Platform Migration Type Primary Tooling Drupal 7 Data + platform upgrade Migrate API + Migrate Drupal Drupal 9 / 10 / 11 (classic) Layer adoption, no data move Recipes + Canvas adoption...

Migration is the real-world bridge between the platform you have today and the Recipe-driven, Canvas-powered experience covered in Post #1 of this series.

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Technical Blog Series Introduction The conversation at DrupalCon Rotterdam 2026 won't just be about what Drupal CMS 2.x can do — it will be about how teams are actually getting there. Migration is the real-world bridge between the platform you have today and the Recipe-driven, Canvas-powered experience covered in Post #1 of this series. This post is a hands-on guide covering the three migration paths developers are navigating in 2026, the tools that power each one, and the common pitfalls that derail projects weeks or months into execution.

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  • Your Current Platform Migration Type Primary Tooling Drupal 7 Data + platform upgrade Migrate API + Migrate Drupal Drupal 9 / 10 / 11 (classic) Layer adoption, no data move Recipes + Canvas adoption...
  • We'll go deep on the Migrate API, look at real YAML definitions, and document the failure modes you're most likely to hit — along with their fixes.
  • Migrating "Migrating to Drupal CMS" covers three structurally different problems.

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