Drupal 7’s End-of-Life doesn't mean end of choice.

Salsa's Endless Drupal suite of solutions allows you to choose how and even if you end Drupal 7.

Pathway 1: D7 Static Archive solution

In our Static Archive solution, you leave your site as-is but move off Drupal 7.

Decommission your Drupal 7 site instantly to host and serve a separate, static snapshot of your website.

Site visitors use the static snapshot site as if it was still running live on Drupal 7.

Benefits of Salsa’s D7 Static Archive solution

Decommission D7 instantly

Greatly reduce hosting cost

Significantly improve security

What is Static Archive hosting?

Static hosting is taking a snapshot of a website’s HTML code and hosting this on a separate server to the content management system (CMS), in this case a ‘content delivery network (CDN). Separating the CMS from the CDN (where the public is actually viewing the HTML copy of the website) provides improved speed and security. Site visitors can fully interact with the static snapshot copy of the site as if it was live, including using search and webforms.

What is the underlying tech?

QuantCDN allows hosting and serving of a static snapshot of any Drupal website. The underlying Drupal 7 code and structure is preserved, but separated from the CMS, which is not required to run the site.

Why leave it as static hosting

  1. You don't need to change your content or add new features to your site

  2. It's the simplest option with no migrations, no design changes and no Drupal CMS

  3. Change immediately for a low cost, fast and secure site

You can host a copy of your D7 website without a CMS, that runs like an active Drupal site.

What are your Static Archive options

What are the other D7 EOL pathways?

Use our EOL Pathway Matrix, aka ‘EOL Pathfinder’ to find the best D7 EOL option for you

Find the best Drupal 7 EOL pathway that meets your needs with our EOL Pathfinder. Use the EOL Pathfinder to select the features that suit your needs and circumstance [EOL pathway matrix]