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Migrating Content into Drupal

Useful Modules Available for D7DC Drupal MeetupSeptember 2011

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Our Clients Requirements Migrating to Drupal

Migrating content from existing sites Other CMSs Drupal

Migrating content into new sites

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3Where to Begin?

csv filesxml files

data

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Approach Review source data structure and inventory

content Stand destination site Prepare Drupal entities in destination site Export and prepare the source data Import data Test data

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Contributed Modules and … Node Export Feeds Migrate

Drupal Core Upgrade

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Node Export Module Export and import nodes from one Drupal

installation to another Content type definitions must match Exports to node code, .csv files, .xml files and

serialized data References, relationships, structures aren’t

exported UUID module – creates unique IDs

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7Node Export UI

http://example.com/admin/content/node

http://example.com/admin/content/node_export

http://example.com/node/add/node_export

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Feeds Module Import from various source data

RSS/Atom CSV

One-off, periodic or batch imports Creates Drupal entities Granular mapping of data Extensible Exportable configurations Feeds Tamper module – prepare data

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Feeds UI http://example.com/admin/structure/feeds

http://example.com/admin/structure/feeds/[node-type]/mapping

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Migrate Module Migrate content from CMSs and other sources Creates core Drupal objects Rollback migrations Run import and rollback commands from admin UI

as well as Drush Migrate Extras module – contributed module

support

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Drupal Core Upgrade

Upgrade core Drupal entities http://drupal.org/node/570162

CCK 7

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