Breakout Room 1

Do you have questions about Backdrop CMS? Come along and we will try to answer them.

Backdrop 1.27.0 released January 15, 2024, and included a new major version of the popular rich text editor CKEditor. The jump from CKEditor 4 to 5 is a big one, with an entirely new plugin architecture.

This session we'll be reviewing the upgrade process for sites using CKEditor 4, starting with sites that are simply upgrading to the latest version. Then we'll go over common issues and differences from CKEditor 4, such as loading CSS into the editor.

Finally, we'll take a look at upgrading modules and plugins to the new API.

A check in on https://www.drupal.org/project/backdrop_upgrade_status

1. Have you used it?
2. Are you planning on using it?
3. What do you wish it would do for you?
4. Anything you'd like improved?

The layout system in Backdrop CMS is a powerful system for building custom pages. In this session, we'll walk through the process of creating custom layouts. 

Some topics we will include:

The views module is a powerful tool that allows site administrators to create complicated and dynamic displays of their content without writing any code or knowledge of database queries. 

This session is intended for the absolute Backdrop beginner. We'll introduce you to one of the fundamental building blocks of Backdrop CMS, custom content types and fields. 

An introduction to Backdrop CMS and the community that builds it

• What is Backdrop CMS?
• Why fork Drupal?
• Who is Backdrop CMS for?
• How is Backdrop CMS project structured?

Welcome to Backdrop LIVE. We ask (but don't require) that everyone introduce themselves and tell us a little about their experience with or interest in Backdrop CMS. 

1. How Backdrop LIVE works
2. Our plans for the event
3. Introduce participants
4. Opportunity to add topics to the schedule

I would like to facilitate discussion about hosting Backdrop sites.

Some questions we will be discussing are:

Join us for a lively discussion on what should (or should not) be included in Backdrop 2.x.

The lifespan of Backdrop 1.x has been extended several times as the lifespan of Drupal 7 has been extended. Initially, our goal was for Backdrop 2.x to be released at least 2 years after the end of Drupal 7 support. Our hope was to give Drupal 7 site owners they time they need to both move to Backdrop, and prepare for the first Backdrop major version upgrade.