As Drupal 8 gets ready to knock down
the door and make a super star entry in the web arena, several users
are still betwixt and between about whether the upgraded CMS will
actually make it big. However, amidst all the speculations about its
success, there is one aspect of the platform whose future looks
promising- mobile compatibility. Yes! The new Drupal kin is more
mobile-oriented as compared to its predecessors and promises to
dissolve the patchy history of content management systems with mobile
devices. It promises to throw more light on this area and take a lead
in this growing field.
Let’s take a look which features
have been incorporated to make Drupal more adaptable for on-the-go
mobile users.
- Responsive Layout: As mobile technology overshadows its web counterpart, designers are exceedingly adopting responsive layouts as their default design setting. And the designing team behind Drupal 8 is no different. They have planned to re-launch default themes like Stark, Bartik and Seven with an added touch of responsiveness. And in order to make these themes cross-browser compatible, the team has adopted a mobile-first approach which lies at the center of the drive.
- Enhanced Front-end Performance: Slow-loading sites don’t only face the perceived risk of losing users but are also at a risk of ranking lower on search engines. Thus, it has become essential for any platform to have an optimized front-end speed. Drupal 8 will be coming with page rendering improvements, enhanced download speed and performance tweaks in its JavaScript, in order to keep pace with evolving web trends.
- Mobile-oriented Administration: Good News! Drupal 8 will be administrable through mobile devices ranging from handhelds to tablets. The main components of the administration section which have been worked upon are Overlay, Dashboard, Contextual links and Shortcut Modules.
Drupal 8 is set to hit the shelves
later this year. Let’s hope that it isn’t a failure like Drupal 7
on the mobile front, keeps up the bright promises which its
development team has made and keeps up the spirits of people who have
opted for PSD to Drupal conversion just to test this new kid
out!
