The Case for Drupal CMS: Growing adoption and expanding our focus for a new digital era
Time: Thursday 14th May 09:00-09:30
Room: Te Aro
Track: Keynote
When Drupal CMS was announced almost two years ago, the focus on user experience for less technical users may have felt like a pivot for a project that has largely prioritised developers in recent years. But rather than changing the focus, the introduction of a product-ised release is all about growing adoption by expanding Drupal's reach. This is more than just marketing -- although that's important too! -- and the convergence of new developments in the last year or so does feel like the start of a new era for Drupal, not only for newbies but for all of us.
Now that we are a few months on from the release of Drupal CMS 2.0, it's a good time to reflect on the initiative and see where things stand. In this session, I will:
Revisit the strategy for Drupal CMS and how fits in with the larger project
Explain what Drupal CMS actually is and touch on some of the highlights from the latest release
Provide some observations about outcomes so far
Look ahead to what's coming up
Now that we are a few months on from the release of Drupal CMS 2.0, it's a good time to reflect on the initiative and see where things stand. In this session, I will:
Revisit the strategy for Drupal CMS and how fits in with the larger project
Explain what Drupal CMS actually is and touch on some of the highlights from the latest release
Provide some observations about outcomes so far
Look ahead to what's coming up
Speakers
Pamela Barone
CTO of Technocrat, a full-service Drupal agency based in Australia. Product owner of Drupal CMS. Drupal contributor and site builder since 2011. Served on DrupalSouth Committee from 2018 to 2020. Involved with organising local meetups and a number of DrupalSouth and other conferences.