7 Drupal 8.6 Features That You Should Absolutely Know About

The release of Drupal 8.6 in the last quarter of 2018 was an exciting event for businesses looking for technology solutions based on this CMS. Like other version upgrades, this one too has some key features that takes the platform’s potential a notch higher. Even minor upgrades have something or the other to contribute and this one is no exception. Here are the latest features that are poised to empower Drupal 8 development to create better applications and websites. 

Media editing and management
The all-new media features packed in the 8.6 version are a big step forward. It comes with a core media library that enables content publishers to add, publish, and manage media, including images, audio, video, etc, with WYSIWYG editor as well as via a new media field. The media already added to the site can be reused while new items can be uploaded as well. Additionally, this feature facilitates the management of media via an overview page and addition of new items without creating content.

Layout Builder
Layout builder is a useful tool which renders ease into the site-building experience by providing a drag-and-drop interface for easy creation of layouts. Drupal web design becomes more powerful with this feature as site builders can use it to make more dynamic and personalized web pages. Furthermore, it brings amazing flexibility to build unique layouts for diverse content formats.

Workspaces
Another feature of Drupal 8.6 that deserves a special mention is Workspaces, an experimental module which enables the admin to create a parallel version of the website content. This is a Staging Workspace which can later be deployed to the lite website in a go. While the 8.5 version brought the content moderation feature, this new feature takes it to the next level and allows the entire content sections to be staged before they are published.