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The organization's intranet runs on Drupal 7, a version that has not received official security fixes since January 2025. Staff use it every day. A direct upgrade is not possible: between Drupal 7 and Drupal 11 the architecture changed and many modules have no equivalent. Parker+Parker is therefore rebuilding the intranet on Drupal 11, based on an analysis of current content, features and usage. The project is in progress.

About the project

Results (project in progress)

  • An inventory of the content, features and usage of the Drupal 7 intranet, completed before any development.
  • An interface and a block library designed from a design system specific to the intranet.
  • The selected features rebuilt on a Drupal 11 base, with a simplified back office and an approval workflow.

Goal

Move the intranet from Drupal 7 to a maintained Drupal 11 base, keep the features that are actually used and simplify publishing for internal teams.

Challenge

  • Drupal 7 no longer receives official security fixes.
  • Many Drupal 7 modules have no equivalent on Drupal 11: a direct upgrade is not possible.
  • Staff use the intranet every day.

Solution

  1. Usage analysis. The team inventories the content, features and usage of the Drupal 7 intranet before any development.
  2. Interface and blocks. An interface and a block library are designed from a design system specific to the intranet.
  3. Development on Drupal 11. The selected features are rebuilt, with internal search and a simplified back office that includes an approval workflow.
  4. Acceptance testing with the teams. Each delivery is tested with the organization's teams before going live.

What editors do without developers

Internal editors will publish from a simplified back office, with an approval step before content goes live.

Why Drupal was chosen

The intranet already ran on Drupal, and the teams knew its editorial logic. Drupal 7 support ended in January 2025: a maintained version was required. Drupal's architecture has changed since version 8, so the intranet is rebuilt rather than upgraded. Drupal 11 brings structured content, configurable approval workflows and block-based pages. As open source software with a published release schedule, Drupal lets a public body plan its version upgrades several years ahead.

Intranet being rebuilt from Drupal 7 to Drupal 11 for a national public body, with a block library and an approval workflow.

Technical Specifications

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