Writing your first Drupal migration
In the previous entry, we learned that the Migrate API is an implementation of an ETL framework. We also talked about the steps involved in writing and running migrations. Now, let’s write our first Drupal migration. We are going to start with a very basic example: creating nodes out of hardcoded data. For this, we assume a Drupal installation using the standard installation profile which comes with the Basic Page content type.
Drupal migrations: Understanding the ETL process
The Migrate API is a very flexible and powerful system that allows you to collect data from different locations and store tham in Drupal— it is a full-blown extract, transform, and load (ETL) framework.
Adding Extra Source Properties in Drupal Migrations
Sometimes it is necessary to add extra information in our entities in order to migrate the content to Drupal 8.
Learn How to Migrate to Drupal 8 Successfully at the Nonprofit Technology Pre-Conference Day
Ben and Clayton are leading a session on what your nonprofit needs to know to successfully migrate to Drupal 8.
Drupal 8 Content Migration Training at DrupalCon Seattle
Come to Seattle, Washington and learn how to migrate content into Drupal 8.
Drupal 8 Migration Resources
List of resources for migrating into Drupal 8.
Avoid Sending Emails While Doing a Migration on Drupal 8
Inadvertently sent emails are the worse. Here's how to avoid sending them when running a migration.
