| title | description | category | keywords |
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Drupal |
Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications. |
drupal |
drupal, sites, pantheon, upstream |
Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications. It’s built, used, and supported by an active and diverse community of people around the world.
Pantheon runs an unmodified core version of Drupal 8. When you create a new Drupal 8 site, it clones the drops-8 repository and sets it as the site's upstream, so you can apply core updates with a single click.
Pantheon runs an optimized version of Drupal, based on Pressflow, with an additional Pantheon API module. When you create a new Drupal 7 site, it clones the drops-7 repository and sets it as the site's upstream, so you can apply core updates with a single click. The import process for migrating an existing Drupal site replaces core with drops-7.
Migrate an existing Drupal site or launch a new one using the Pantheon Dashboard.
See Cloning an Existing Site from a Dashboard Backup.
The best practice for doing a major Drupal revision upgrade (e.g. version 6 to version 7) is to start a new site. Even the simplest of upgrades require their own QA and deployment process, and trying to do an upgrade on an existing site is not a recipe for success.
Also, Pantheon needs to track the proper upstream for your site to deliver core updates. By starting a new site for the upgrade, you ensure that future core updates are available via the Dashboard. Learn more.
See Updating Modules Through Drupal.
Apache Solr is an open source system for indexing and searching website content. We manage a cluster of fast Solr index servers that communicate with your site via these popular Drupal modules:
Apache Solr - 7.x-1.x and 6.x-3.x
Search API Solr - 7.x-1.x
For most sites, the apachesolr module is the easiest to configure and maintain, and includes functionality like facets and other great features.
Pantheon provides static site analysis as a service for Drupal 7 sites to make best practice recommendations on site configurations. Go live with confidence using Launch Check for Drupal.