Drupal 8 has got lots of exposure before release and experts around the world are claiming that Drupal 8 will take open source CMS to the next level. So the big question here is: What are the features that is going to make Drupal 8 ahead of other open source CMS? We have tried to find the answer and here are some.

Drupal 8

There are a variety of advanced technologies in Drupal 8 that will revolutionize the CMS world for sure. But, really two significant improvements stand out. First is the significant re-architecture around the Symfony2 framework. This provides a completely new routing and context system. The other one is Drupal 8 is introducing multilingual website support functionality. So this newer version is much better for building multilingual websites. You can now translate anything in the system with built-in user interfaces.

Besides these two breakthrough improvements, there is something for everyone to love Drupal 8. What could be the possible reasons? Well, there are many.

New out-of-the-box Features:

Drupal 8 will allow site builders to build responsive sites quite conveniently than before. New out-of-the-box features include views, configuration management, and an improved UI. Site building with Drupal has never been more enjoyable and rewarding.

Ready for Responsive Display:

Although, we can build mobile-friendly sites on Drupal 7 too, Drupal 8 has introduced new features that ensure your website looks great even on smallest screen. Additionally, Drupal 8 has responsive theming and administration as part of its core functionality. Tables resize nicely, and the new toolbar included in Drupal 8 is mobile-friendly out of the box. It’s therefore ready for responsive display.

HTML 5 Finally:

HTML5 plays an important role in making websites fully functional and compatible with mobile screens. Now we can finally see this industry standard in Drupal 8. This means Drupal now has native input tools for mobile fields like date, email and phone.

Drupal 8 + Twig: More Secure and Simplifications:

Twig, which is the flexible, fast and secure template engine for PHP called ‘Twig’ is now a part of Drupal 8. With Twig, templates are now written an easy-to-learn syntax which means several simplifications and greater security. Additionally. Drupal 8 + Twig integration will drastically lower down the amount of template files and code you need to organize your theme which saves your time and efforts.

Migration from Previous Version is Easier:

If you want to migrate from previous version (Drupal 6 or 7) website to Drupal 8 you can easily do so with this new version. Previous versions of Drupal are not that supportive for migration. However, with this new release, site builders can easily migrate from previous versions to newer one.

New Editor Functionality:

For content admins,it has never been easier to edit the content in Drupal. The content editing form has been redesigned in Drupal 8 with two columns. Finally, Drupal brings in-place editing, by this one can edit on the front end without using the full edit form. You can see improvements to draft saving have also been made in Drupal 8 as well.

These are just a few highlights about the next major Drupal version (Drupal 8). So, who is it going to benefit from Drupal 8? In a nutshell, everyone. Drupal 8 will provide a better experience for site builders, CIOs, Marketers, content administrators, end users or those looking for a significantly improved mobile experience.

Source: http://bestopensourcesolutions.blogspot.in/2015/10/what-makes-drupal-8-really-awesome.html