Drupal, as a content management system (CMS) with wide global coverage, has evolved its platform towards version 7 and brings with it the possibility of generating content and proposals directly related to Web 3.0. The user community has contributed to updating and improving the interaction and usability of Drupal.
Web 3.0 aims to expand the interaction between content, the user and the interface, making the latter “intelligent” by being able to use semantic data to store information through “databases” and thus, with this collected information, produce an interaction between multiple contents, which can be more personalized for the user.
Drupal 7 will improve the relationship between users of Drupal-supported content and Web surfers, who will have a more direct, friendly and simple relationship with Drupal platforms.
Some of the features of this version 7 are:
- New installer: The improved installer.
- New user key check: Increased security.
- The administration tool is simpler and easier to use.
- Installing plugins does not require FTP (ala WP).
- Some of the community developed plugins, for example CCK, become part of the core.
- The steps to perform actions/tasks are reduced.
- There is time zone support.
- "Story" is changed to "Article".
- The permissions screen now has names and descriptions for example:
- Users can now cancel their accounts.
- The translations interface has been improved.
- Forums now have icons.
- The Content Types screen is easier to use.
- The modules page has more help.
- Ping and Trottle modules are "gonzo"
- On the themes page, the admin theme is in one place and there is a new theme called Stark.
- Error reporting is configurable. Errors can now be displayed by default with an interface.
- Advanced Help will be put in the core.
- Clearer separation of administration and user.
- Improvements to the filtering system.
- Mark Boulton Design assists with the redesign.
- Renewed page.tpl.php. It allows designers to do their work without touching php.
- Stark: A bare core theme.
- Improvements in drupal_add_js()
- Cross Library Compatibility
- SimpleTest: we will run test. Very very important.
- Slave database replication, schema api, update system, multiple database support, conversion of all core queries to DBTNG
- Field API (CCK in core!)
- Performance improvements are coming into play
- Improvements in the File API.
- Handling images in the core
- File management console
- Native File Fields
- With any luck there will be improvements in the handling of private files.
- There are a few new Hooks in D7.
Written by Elisabeth Aguilar for Seed