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The evolution of open-source projects can sometimes lead to discontinuation, otherwise known as "contrib death." However, this does not mean the end, especially when there is a clear demand for certain features.
This case study revolves around two Drupal 7 auction modules and the drive of a developer and a company to breathe new life into the concept for Drupal 8.
Background
During the lifespan of Drupal 7, two notable auction modules were prominent:
Stemfuse is a renowned digital curriculum provider in the K-12 educational segment. They specialise in STEM, computer science, and CTE curriculum solutions. With their impactful and affordable offerings, they have expanded their presence in over 1500 schools across the USA, revolutionising STEM education.
BRAINSUM's work based on Drupal Commerce helped Gepida to expand its online sales to multiple countries using specific domains, currencies, VAT, and shipping with full ERP integration.
Hello. I am new to Drupal (4 months working with it). We have an website with Drupal 8.4.8 and we must update it to Drupal 8.8.0.
We did this to start:
. first we replaced 4 modules with more recent versions:
- pathauto 8.x.1.6
- variation cache 8x 1-0 (new)
- group 8x-1.4
- 8.x-1.0-beta3 do group menu
After, we manually replaced the required files form 8.4.8 with drupal 8.8.0 files and executed "drush cr" and after "drush updb". After the updade, the site works, but in the drush terminal, it was displayed the this message of error: