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Drupal End-of-Life is near.
Leave it, keep it or rebuild it.
Three faster, cheaper and more secure options.
Drupal 7 will be End-of-Life on 5 January 2025 and Drupal 9 has been End-of-Life since 1 November 2023. This means no more security updates will be developed after these dates. If your site is on these versions after these dates, the chances of being hacked considerably increases.
Innovative technology
Resolve your Drupal End-of-Life challenge.
Quickly and easily.
We’ve developed 4 technologies that help mitigate your Drupal End-of-Life burden. When combined, they significantly reduce your build complexity and the time it takes to go live. All without the hefty price tag.
Static web generator
- Improve site speed
- Increase security
- Resilient and scalable
- Reduce hosting costs
Hosting platform
- Locked-down Drupal
- Eco-sleep mode
- Reduced footprint
- Maintain resilience
Design system
- Drupal 10 theme
- 50+ UI components
- Rapid assembly
- WCAG 2.1 AA tested
Content migration
- Automated migrations
- Repeatable, predictable
- Preconfigured mappings
- Zero content freeze
Security
Significantly reduce cyber threats.
Hackers beware.
Lockdown Drupal and restrict access to content editors only. It’s a one-way street from here allowing updates to be pushed to your site while also denying any unwanted access from the outside. Alternatively, eliminate Drupal all together with a static replica, reducing vulnerabilities even further with 100% of public traffic blocked at origin^1.
1
When converting your website to 100% static.
PUBLIC TRAFFIC
100%
BLOCKED TO
ORIGIN
MITIGATES AGAINST
ZERO
DAY
VULNERABILITIES
SIGNIFICANTLY
Lower
CYBER ATTACK
SURFACE
Performance
Dramatically improve page load times.
Impatient people love us.
All content updates are pushed to over 50 locations around the world, each time and every time. Low lag means faster page times, better user experience and better engagement.
GUARANTEED
100%
CACHE
HITS
UP TO
10x
FASTER PAGE
LOAD TIMES
OVER
50+
GLOBAL POINTS
OF PRESENCE
Delivery time
Seriously reduce time to go live.
Weeks, not months.
Have your site up and running within 2 to 8 weeks^2.
Our options involve site configuration and assembly rather than code, reducing the time to deliver when compared to a traditional rebuild.
2
2 to 4 weeks for Leave It and Keep It, and 2 to 8 weeks for Rebuild It.
UP TO
3x
FASTER PROJECT
DELIVERY TIME
ZERO TO
Low
CODE
CONFIGURATION
Hosting cost
Leaner and greener hosting costs.
Sayonara hefty servers.
Generating a static version of your site means your Drupal host only needs computing power to serve your content editors^3, greatly reducing your hosting and carbon footprint. Better yet, we can put your Drupal servers to sleep when not in use by content editors, saving even more power and costs.
3
Your static public content will still require power, though significantly less.
UP TO
100x
REDUCTION
CARBON FOOTPRINT
UP TO
60%
LOWER COST TO
HOST AND SECURE
AT LEAST
2+
AVAILABILITY ZONES
GREATER RESILIENCE
Delivery cost
Considerably reduce cost to go live.
Black Friday every day.
Our options involve site configuration and assembly (rather than code) which means the cost to deliver your site is considerably less compared to a traditional rebuild.
UP TO
50%
LOWER COST TO
REBUILD AND PROTECT
End-of-Life options
Drupal End-of-Life options.
One size doesn’t fit all.
Our Drupal End-of-Life options provide choice to meet individual needs.
You have 3 unique options to leave it, keep it or rebuild it. You also have the option of a traditional upgrade.
Leave it
Leave Drupal altogether by publishing a static copy of your website.
How
Generate and host a static version of your site, with a simple content editor for basic updates, then decommission (leave) your Drupal site permanently once the static site is all setup.
Outcomes and benefits
- Keep your public site look and feel, content and functionality as-is ^4
- Drop Drupal instantly and eliminate Drupal maintenance and patching obligations
Ideal for
- Websites with no further content updates or very few content updates
- Site owners who need to buy time and defer their decision on their next major site build
4
Some functionality can’t be made static and is thus not supported. To be assessed during evaluation.
Keep it
Keep your Drupal 7 site for longer by locking down and restricting access to the editorial domain.
How
Generate and host a static version of your site for your public site visitors, but keep a locked down version of your Drupal site for your content editors.
Outcomes and benefits
- Keep your Drupal site as-is
- Enjoy increased performance and security from your static site
- Maintain your operational procedures and content workflows
Ideal for
- Site owners who are happy with what they have with no desire to add new features but want to continue to publish content
- Site owners who need to buy time and defer their decision on their next major site build
Rebuild it
Rebuild your site onto a modern, feature-rich, responsive, and inclusive theme optimised for Drupal 10.
How
Map your existing site features and UI to out-of-the-box components from our open source design system and Drupal 10 theme. Then migrate your content as-is with automation.
Outcomes and benefits
- Access to the latest Drupal 10 features and security patches
- New and modern Drupal 10 theme made up of rigorously designed, engineered and user-validated components
- Highly configurable components and content types so you can rapidly assemble features and manage your site without a developer
- Inclusive user experience compliant with WCAG 2.1 AA
Ideal for
- Site owners who want to upgrade to the latest version of Drupal and take on a modern, inclusive theme with their branding applied
Upgrade it
Carry out a traditional upgrade of your website as-is onto Drupal 10, maintaining your existing functionality and look-and-feel.
How
Rebuild your website with Drupal 10 by mapping your existing functionality to available modules and replicating your UI as-is. Then migrate your content as-is with automation.
Outcomes and benefits
- Access to the latest Drupal 10 features
- Ongoing support and security patches
Ideal for
- Site owners who want to upgrade to the latest Drupal while preserving site functionality and design
Get in touch
Where to from here?
All roads lead to Rome.
There’s a lot to take in, so we thought we’d help.
- Want to learn about your options? Chat with us.
- Know what you want? Get a quote.
About us
Who is Salsa?
More than a Latin dance.
Salsa is an open source digital innovation company that’s devoted the past 11+ years to mastering its craft in Drupal. We are currently responsible for managing many of the largest Drupal websites on behalf of the Australian
Government… Can we have this dance?
Official service provider
Official service provider of 4 major government programs across Australia.
Drupal contributor
Top 10 international ranking in 2022 for Drupal contribution.
100+ sites upgraded
Upgraded 100+ Drupal sites automatically on behalf of the Australian Government.
Supporting 400 websites
Responsible for supporting over 400 Drupal websites across Australian government.
Values-driven culture
Accountability, transparency and authenticity are 3 examples of Salsa’s 8 key values.
Digital innovation company
Salsa is a digital innovation company with pioneering spirit.
