Drupal End-of-Life is near. Leave it, keep it or rebuild it.

3 faster, cheaper and more secure options for you to choose from.

Drupal mascot is standing sadly at the tombstone of Drupal 7. The tombstone reads: R.I.P. Born January 2012. Died November 1 2023. Was a good CMS. Served many. Loved by many.

Drupal 7 and 9 will be end of life on 1 November 2023. This means no more security updates will be developed. If your site remains on these versions after this date, the chances of being hacked by a cybersecurity attack considerably increases, potentially risking costly reputational damage to your brand.

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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 will significantly reduce your build complexity and the time it takes to go live, 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-ready theme
  • 50+ UI components
  • Rapid assembly
  • WCAG 2.1 AA tested

Content migration

  • Automated migrations
  • Repeatable, predictable
  • Preconfigured mappings
  • Zero content freeze
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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.

^1When converting your website to 100% static.


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 engagement.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 little 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 thus not supported. To be assessed upon evaluation.

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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 the 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
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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-ready 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 AA 2.1

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
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Upgrade it

Carry out a traditional upgrade of your website as-is onto Drupal 10, maintaining your existing functionality and look-and-feel as-is.

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
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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.

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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…
Could 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.