Upgrading is the process of moving your site from a previous major version of Drupal to a newer version, for example from Drupal 7 to Drupal 11.

Responsive web design is a set of design approaches and development best practices that ensures that a web design can be used on many types and sizes of devices.

Modules are bundles of primarily PHP code that extend Drupal in order to add new features or alter existing functionality.

Patches are used to describe modifications made to one or more code files, and can be used to share those changes.

Drupal includes the PHPUnit testing framework. This enables us to write unit and functional tests to attempt to minimize the number of bugs in our application.

In order to run a Drupal site, the web server you are using must meet minimum technical requirements.

Tools and workflows for deploying code and configuration changes from one environment to another with Drupal-specific considerations.

Coding standards provide a set of rules for how your code should be formatted, and best practice guidelines for naming conventions and the location of files.

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) is a popular interpreted programming language that is especially suited for web development. Drupal core and all contributed modules are written in PHP.

As an open source project, Drupal depends on community contributions in many forms including documentation, code, translation, speaking, organizing events, mentoring others, and even donating money.

A layout can describe how various components are arranged on various levels—from an entire page from the header to the footer, to just the “middle” where the dynamic content goes, to individual components. It can apply to templates for managed content or one-off designs for landing pages.