--- title: "Top Resources for Getting Started with Drupal 8 · Appnovation" url: "https://www.appnovation.com/insights/top-resources-getting-started-drupal-8" description: "Thinking about Drupal 8? The best resources to get started, plus what's new: Symfony, Twig, better authoring and multilingual support." --- Article # Top Resources for Getting Started with Drupal 8 [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/d554cb30b50f2e0f5ec2f886c627b6f37dd65b94-68x68.png?w=68&auto=format) azvonkov azvonkov Senior Front End Developer](/people/azvonkov-azvonkov.md) Feb 22, 2016 2 min read ![Top Resources for Getting Started with Drupal 8](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/d7054f9770a6de2c2e991b7b3b5720c763e5ab9f-700x200.jpg?w=1400&auto=format) Thinking Drupal 8? In this post, find resources for getting started. **Resons to be exited about** [**Drupal 8**](/services/drupal-development.md) * Symfony2 as part of Core * Theming and Presentation Changes. Twig, HTML5 * Improved Content Authoring Experience, Mobile-friendly * Improved Multilingual Support * RESTful web services * Configuration Management * Migration API * and many more **Resources that will help you get started with Drupal 8** ### For Drupal Themers [Theming in Drupal 8 - Conversion of themes to Twig (opens in new window)](http://www.undpaul.de/blog/2013/07/04/theming-drupal-8-conversion-themes-twig) - another practicle example of theming with Twig [Twigify (opens in new window)](https://github.com/ElephantVentures/public-twigify) - converts D7 phpTemplate themes into D8. I've attended a session about this module in DrupalCon Portland and it looks pretty interesting. [Looking at Drupal 8's JavaScript Changes (opens in new window)](http://atendesigngroup.com/blog/looking-at-drupal-8-javascript-changes) - did you know that [Backbone.js (opens in new window)](https://drupal.org/node/2053901) and [Underscore.js (opens in new window)](https://drupal.org/node/2053901) are bundled into Drupal 8? [Twig, Drupal 8's New Theme Layer (opens in new window)](http://youtu.be/adrW67KrdUY) - an in-depth look at D8's theming changes (1hr video) ### For Drupal Devs [A practical example for converting a Drupal 7 module to work with Drupal 8 (opens in new window)](http://www.pixelite.co.nz/article/practical-example-converting-drupal-7-module-work-drupal-8) - hands-on tutorial [Drupal 8 Module Development (opens in new window)](http://getlevelten.com/blog/ian-whitcomb/drupal-8-module-development-part-1-getting-started) - 3 part series [Drupal 8 Field API series (opens in new window)](http://realize.be/topics/drupal-8-field-api-series) - 4 part series [Creating Your First Simple Drupal 8 Module (opens in new window)](http://youtu.be/Q-aubgnL72s) - 20min video [Configuration Management and Features: a look at Drupal 8 (opens in new window)](http://nuvole.org/blog/2013/sep/03/configuration-management-and-features-look-drupal-8) [Drupalism (opens in new window)](http://www.drupalism.com/) - guide to transition from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8 [websiteSetup.org  (opens in new window)](http://websitesetup.org)- step-by-step guide in building a website with Drupal 8 ### For Site Builders, Content Creators and Administrators [Tutorial: Drupal 8 Site Building preview - Less is more (opens in new window)](http://www.acquia.com/blog/tutorial-drupal-8-site-building-preview-less-more) - from our partner Acquia [Getting your site ready for Drupal 8 (opens in new window)](https://www.acquia.com/blog/getting-your-site-ready-drupal-8) - yet another great post from our partner Acquia [Multilingual Drupal 8 (opens in new window)](http://hojtsy.hu/multilingual-drupal8) - an In-depth look into multilingual changes and features in D8 ### General D8 resources [Learning by Trial and Error - Installing and Touring Drupal 8 (opens in new window)](http://drupalize.me/blog/201306/learning-trial-and-error-installing-and-touring-drupal-8) - 15 min video tour of D8 [Great Resources for Learning Drupal 8 (opens in new window)](http://www.webomelette.com/drupal-8-learning-resources?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=bufferef980&utm_medium=twitter) - a collection of articles and tutorials [Drupal 8 links & resources (opens in new window)](https://github.com/hechoendrupal/drupal8-links) - a large collection of resources on Github ### Keep up with developments [Drupal 8 Wins (opens in new window)](http://live-drupal8wins.gotpantheon.com/) - a site that shows tweets hashtaged with D8 [Follow Drupal8 News (opens in new window)](https://twitter.com/Drupal8iscoming) - on Twitter [This week in Core (opens in new window)](https://groups.drupal.org/taxonomy/term/98113) - check out what's happening in Core on a weekly basis ### Take Drupal 8 for a spin Take a moment to try Drupal8 by using [Simplytest.me (opens in new window)](http://simplytest.me/project/drupal/8.x) ### Get Involved Drupal 8 already has 1700+ contributors! There are currently hundreds of modules being ported. [Here are few ways you can get involved  (opens in new window)](https://drupal.org/contribute)and [here's how we're getting involved!](/services/drupal-development.md) [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/d554cb30b50f2e0f5ec2f886c627b6f37dd65b94-68x68.png?w=68&auto=format) azvonkov azvonkov Senior Front End Developer · Appnovation](/people/azvonkov-azvonkov.md) ## Keep reading [![Abstract graphic of white lines spiralling around a green-outlined triangle on a dark background](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/e561f763d9608b75872d9b71d0674353c36a06fb-1201x630.png?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/2020-11-your-tech-stack-standing-way-your-success.md) Article · 4 min Nov 19, 2020 ### [Is Your Tech Stack Standing In The Way Of Your Success?](/insights/2020-11-your-tech-stack-standing-way-your-success.md) Your business potential and technology needs (should) go hand in hand. You can plan business outcomes all you want, but if they’re not mapped strategically to the technology you need to actually make them happen, you’ll fail. Easy as that. [Nathan Gervais](/people/nathan-gervais.md) Article [![Abstract graphic of white lines spiralling around a green-outlined triangle on a dark background](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/e561f763d9608b75872d9b71d0674353c36a06fb-1201x630.png?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/2020-11-finding-your-way-build-your-migration-roadmap-drupal-9.md) Article · 4 min Nov 05, 2020 ### [Finding Your Way: Build Your Migration Roadmap to Drupal 9](/insights/2020-11-finding-your-way-build-your-migration-roadmap-drupal-9.md) As we move toward 2021 and continue to reckon with COVID-19, digital-first companies need a plan to meet continuously shifting customer needs. Drupal 9 will help you do it. 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