From Fear to Freedom: Mastering Drupal Updates with a Structured Approach
Video Description
Are your Drupal updates a source of stress? Drawing from nearly a decade of experience as a Technical Account Manager, this session transforms the often-dreaded update process into a reliable, repeatable workflow that any team can implement. Through a combination of best practices, live demonstrations, and practical tools, attendees will learn how to confidently manage their Drupal updates, including how to prepare their custom code for version changes and avoid common API pitfalls.
Learning Objectives
This session will introduce attendees to:
A structured approach for planning and executing Drupal updates
Best practices for maintaining composer.json files
Effective use of configuration management during updates
Methods for tracking custom code dependencies and API usage
Strategies for monitoring API changes that affect custom modules
Practical use of the Upgrade Status module
Real-world testing and deployment workflows
Speakers
Carlos Ospina
https://www.midcamp.org/2025/topic-proposal/fear-freedom-mastering-drupal-updates-structured-approach
Learning Objectives
This session will introduce attendees to:
A structured approach for planning and executing Drupal updates
Best practices for maintaining composer.json files
Effective use of configuration management during updates
Methods for tracking custom code dependencies and API usage
Strategies for monitoring API changes that affect custom modules
Practical use of the Upgrade Status module
Real-world testing and deployment workflows
Speakers
Carlos Ospina
https://www.midcamp.org/2025/topic-proposal/fear-freedom-mastering-drupal-updates-structured-approach