Migrating from Drupal to Backdrop

CHAPTER 3

Editorial and Administration Interface Differences

Backdrop’s editorial and administrative interfaces are similar to Drupal with several subtle changes focused on simplifying the process for content editors, site builders, and site administrators. In this chapter, I’ll cover the major differences between Backdrop and Drupal 7.

Administrator’s Menu Bar

There are several minor differences in the administrator’s menu bar between Backdrop and Drupal 7. The administrator’s menu bar in Backdrop (see Figure 3-1) is based on the Admin Bar module, which brings several of Drupal 7’s contributed module features back into Backdrop core, such as ...