Hello, my name is Chris

http://drupal.org/user/81488
matason
http://twitter.com/matason
Upgrading from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7
Okay, so when should I upgrade?
#D7CX pledge - http://cyrve.com/d7cx
 1. Are all the contrib modules and theme(s) I am
currently using available (and stable) for Drupal 7?
Why should I upgrade to Drupal 7?
NikLP
Overview of the upgrade procedure
How hard can it be?
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 Drupal 7 Upgrade Guide at
http://drupal.org/node/548922
Preparation/Upgrade

• Devise a backup and restore procedure

• Check for “module movement”

• Disable and remove unused stuff

• Use pencil to create an upgrade plan

• Take your site off-line

• http://drupal.org/node/195435 - Theming the

Drupal 6 maintenance page
Preparation/Upgrade (cont.)

• Switch your theme to Garland

• Disable all custom & contributed modules

• http://drupal.org/project/contrib_toggle - disable
contributed modules with two clicks - woooo!

• And so on...

• Testing

• Put your site back on-line

 Coders, get involved in Coder

http://drupal.org/project/coder

"Developer Module that assists with code

review and version upgrade."
 Useful Modules
http://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate - Backup and migrate
module - "Backup and Migrate simplifies the task of backing up and
restoring your Drupal database or copying your database from one
Drupal site to another."

http://drupal.org/project/contrib_toggle - disable contributed

modules with two clicks

http://drupal.org/project/coder - Coder module - "Developer

Module that assists with code review and version upgrade."
 Useful Links
http://drupal.org/node/548922 - Drupal 7 Upgrade Guide

http://drupal.org/node/195435 - Theming the Drupal 6

maintenance page

http://drupal.org/node/536854 - Review and test the upgrade

guide for Drupal 7

http://drupal.org/node/563106 - Cannot upgrade from Drupal 6 to

Drupal 7 - meta issue

http://drupal.org/node/366364 - Upgrade path for D6 CCK fields

http://drupal.org/update/modules/6/7

http://drupal.org/update/theme/6/7
 Worth Watching

http://www.archive.org/details/TheStateofDrupal - The State of

Drupal - keynote by Dries

http://www.archive.org/details/
Drupal7StatusUpdateandNextSteps - Drupal 7 Status by Webchick
 How to Help

Issues tagged with "D7 upgrade path" - http://drupal.org/project/

issues/search/drupal?issue_tags=D7%20upgrade%20path
That’s that, any questions?