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Talking Drupal #319 - Backdrop CMS

76 min • 1 november 2021

Today we are talking about Backdrop with Jen Lampton.

Topics

Nic - Vacation
April - need new shelves for Lego Harry Potter
Jen - Heirloom tomatoes and too much rain
John - Personal website / blog
Backdrop CMS Elevator pitch
Difference between Drupal and Backdrop
Why choose Backdrop over Drupal
Matt Glaman on twitter
- General challenges of growing a fork’s identity
- Challenges in being thrifty
Biggest milestones in the last two years
- New core committers
- 7 releases with new features
  - Layouts
  - File browser
  - Lazy loading images
  - Config overrides
  - Telemetry
- Backdrop Live events
More listener questions (Matt Glaman)
- Contributor community
- Companies specializing in Backdrop
Wider adoption as D7 approaches EoL
Wider adoption as D9 approaches EoL
Ease of migration from D7
- Easier than migrating D7 to D9
More listener questions (Matt Glaman)
- Marketing challenges
Anything that you would do differently after 6 years
Philosophy
Biggest upcoming features
Telemetry