Topic Tag: How to build a site with Toolset

Problem: I would like to know if I should use the new M2M beta plugins now, or continue using the production versions. I am creating a new site. I would like to choose the safest option, and I would like to know about backwards compatibility.

Solution: The safest solution is to wait until the new relationship production versions are released, since beta plugins are more prone to errors and less complete. However, new features in the beta plugins are not available yet in the production versions so you will not be able to take advantage of key improvements, like repeating field groups and more robust relationship filters in Views. When the new relationship features are released in the production versions, a migration process will be offered that will migrate existing relationships into the new relationship structure. This will help ensure existing content works in the new relationship structures. Once migration happens, there is no reversal process so at that point any new relationship data added to the system will not be backwards compatible. If any custom code is put in place that queries those old relationships, some manual code changes may be necessary as well.