DrupalCon Seattle 2019: Migrating terrible static content into Drupal 8
About this talk
This talk covers the challenges and solutions involved in migrating over 200,000 static web pages into Drupal 8. The speaker discusses the use of Migration Tools, which leverage Drupal 8's core migration architecture to extract structure from static HTML files. Attendees will learn how to spider, organize, and audit static HTML content, and will see specific configuration examples and steps taken during large-scale migration projects. The session focuses on fundamental D8 migration concepts and involves working with both YAML and PHP code, offering insights into building a content index and utilizing various migration source plugins for effective content integration.