Drupal 7

myDropWizard automatically transition to Extended Support to all current Drupal 7 customers!

by Elliot Christenson on September 1, 2020 - 6:20pm

In November 2022, Drupal 7 will be End-of-Life (EOL). To continue getting security updates, you'll need to get Extended Support (D7ES). But if you sign up before EOL, you'll get automatic security updates until then AND a better price when EOL comes.

We Support the Mainstream Drupal: Drupal 7

by Elliot Christenson on July 1, 2020 - 9:03pm

Drupal 7 Forever

Where Does Drupal 7 Fit?

Drupal 9 is the future of Drupal. No doubt. It's awesome.

Drupal 8 site owners are busy upgrading to Drupal 9!

Drupal 6 is still a reality for a large number of critical websites.

In fact, at myDropWizard, we spent a lot of time focusing on Drupal 6 over the years. 32,000 Drupal 6 sites is not an insignificant number, and many of them contract for suport with us.

Drupal 9 is Coming Out in June. What To Do About Drupal 7!?

by Elliot Christenson on January 8, 2020 - 11:41pm

According to Drupal.org, Drupal 9 is scheduled to be released on June 3, 2020. It is scheduled to be released alongside a "LTS" minor version of Drupal 8 at the same time. What happens with Drupal 7?

There are three important things to know - and some associated dates:

  • When does community support end?
  • When does extended support end?
  • What should you do?

myDropWizard will give Extended Support to all current Drupal 7 customers!

by Elliot Christenson on December 19, 2019 - 12:04am

In November 2021, Drupal 7 will be End-of-Life (EOL). To continue getting security updates, you'll need to get Extended Support (D7ES). But if you sign up before EOL, you'll get automatic security updates until then AND a better price when EOL comes.

Wizards & Robots Save Drupal Websites From Non-Stop Attack!

by Elliot Christenson on October 16, 2019 - 7:53am

All versions of Drupal are under attack - no different than other software. What can be different is that websites are often custom, complex, and can be attacked seconds after an exploit is made public. myDropWizard's Support "Wizards" and our automated process "Robots" are continually working to keep you backed up, supported, and secured from all types of threats.

My Drupal Developer Stopped Drupaling! What Now?

by Elliot Christenson on August 1, 2019 - 12:39am

If you have a Drupal website, then you have a Drupal developer. In some cases, that might be you. In other cases, that could be an employee or intern on your staff. In other cases, it could be an employee or team from a consulting team or "Drupal Shop". For all sorts of reasons, any or all of these types of people may eventually not be able to continue to maintain the website they built for you. Read on!

Tired of Emergency Drupal Security Updates Yet? (They're Never Going to Stop!)

by Elliot Christenson on February 21, 2019 - 8:02am

You run a Drupal Agency - or you're an independent Drupal Developer. Did you have to drop everything for the security update yesterday? Don't you have project deadlines to meet? Why deal with that frustration and anxiety?

What if there were a better way? Do the profitable things - and let the robots at myDropWizard handle your Drupal security updates smoothly and automatically?

Drupal 7 Long-Term Support ... for after official support ends!

by Elliot Christenson on April 11, 2018 - 9:24pm

Screaming Drupal 7 user

You may already know that we've been providing Drupal 6 Long-Term Support (D6LTS) for over two years.

What we have been hearing over and over lately - especially at Drupalcon - is "what about Drupal 7?"

Typically, only two major versions of Drupal are supported at once: the latest version, and the previous one. Right now, that means Drupal 7 and Drupal 8.

We don't know when the community's support for Drupal 7 will end or if the community itself will do some kind of LTS. But we do know that community support will come to end at some point. While the details will depend on what the community does, we just wanted to let everyone know...

We intend to provide Long-Term Support for Drupal 7, in order to keep your site going long after the end of official support!

Read more to learn more about our plans for D7LTS...

Outsourced Drupal 7/8 Maintenance Can Give Better Support Than You Can!

by Elliot Christenson on March 14, 2018 - 8:20pm

We see two chief types of Drupal developers day-to-day. First there are those of you who are full-time developers with NGO's or medium to large business. Second, there are those developers that work independently or as part of larger agencies. In both cases, I believe outsourcing maintenance for your Drupal 7 or Drupal 8 websites is better from a quality standpoint and/or a cost standpoint. That might seem a little controversial to you, but stick with me, dear Drupaler!

It's Security Update Wednesday - You're Just Chillin'

by Elliot Christenson on March 1, 2018 - 7:35am

You're Just Chillin'

Last Wednesday, February 21 was a security update that impacted Drupal 8, Drupal 7, and even Drupal 6 "LTS". Hundreds of thousands of website operators need to immediately update their websites! A huge percentage of them are not "web developers". Many don't even know they need the update!

Drupal isn't known for its ease of use for site owners. It's come a long way, but it remains difficult for most. That's expected and sometimes even exciting for Drupal developers.

What about the (non-developer) site owner? We don't believe your site should be left vulnerable. We believe you should be able to "just chill" rather than stress about your Drupal site security!

Read on for a peek behind the curtain to see what the Wizards do so you don't have to.

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