Drupal 11
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Events
Date | Description |
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5 Mar 25 |
Drupal 11 Information Session |
16 Jul 25 |
Drupal 11 Information Session |
Aug 25 Date TBC |
Drupal 11 Information Session |
Oct 25 Date TBC |
Drupal 11 Information Session |
Nov 25 Date TBC |
Drupal 11 Information Session |
Feb 26 Date TBC |
Drupal 11 Information Session |
Timeline
Timeframe | Description |
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Current - Nov 25 | Build the D11 distribution |
May 25 | Drupal Core 10.4 Preview |
Jun 25 | Move to Drupal 10.4 Core |
Jun 25 | Drupal Core 10.3 is EOL |
Jun 25 | Drupal Core 10.5 is released |
Jun 25 | Drupal Core 11.2 is released |
Jul/Aug | Drupal Core 10.5 Preview |
Sep 25 | Move to Drupal 10.5 Core |
Nov 25 | Release the GovCMS D11 distribution (Goal will be to move from 10.5.x to 11.2.x) |
Nov/Dec 25 | Security Assessment |
Feb-Mar 26 | D10-D11 Upgrade Automations |
May 26 | Retire D10 distribution |
Main Changes from D10
Adding BOOK module
- Is being removed from Drupal 11 Core
- Currently in use by 35+ projects
- Contrib-equivalent will be added to the distribution
How to Prepare?
The first step to D11 is to ensure that the following technical debt has been removed from your website:
- Aggregator
- Adminimal
- Google Analytics
- G8 Calendar Item
- G8 Foundations
- G8 Layouts
- G8 Modifiers
- Page Manager
- Panels
- Panelizer
- Redirect 404
- UI Starter Kit
- Video Embed Field
- Video Embed Media
Please review the GovCMS Drupal 11 readiness knowledge base article for more information.
Process
The website upgrades phase will follow that same process as the past:
- [We] will Create D11 feature branch
- [You] will have 2 weeks to Identify and fix any issues, then once you let me know
- [We] Merge D11 website to become LIVE
The whole process will be communicated and tracked via a service desk ticket
Upgrade Schedule
At this stage the plan is:
2026 Dates | Schedule |
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4 Feb -18 Feb | Group 1 |
11 Feb– 25 Feb | Group 2 |
18 Feb– 4 Mar | Group 3 |
25 Feb – 11 Mar | Group 4 |
4 Mar– 18 Mar | Group 5 |
11 Mar– 25 Mar | Group 6 |
18 Mar– 1 Apr | Group 7 |
25 Mar– 8 Apr | Group 8 |
1 Apr– 15 Apr | Group 9 |
8 Apr– 22 Apr | Group 10 |
15 Apr– 29 Apr | Group 11 |
22 Apr– 6 May | Group 12 |