Why features?

because there is nothing easier and better

Configuration Managment

• Fast
• Simple
• Track many items, but not all

Only for configs

module Deploy

• API
• sometimes slow
   

More for content

Own solution

hook_update()

variable_set()

partial sql-dump

csv/txt/json/xml/migrate

etc

Migrate content with features

Use uuid_features

• slow & big

• difficult to export

• problems with managed_file images

• problems with menus

• problems with taxonomy

Feature = module

<?php
/**
 * @file
 * Code for the somename feature.
 */

include_once 'feature_somename.features.inc';

Features not revert

• If your feature includes a view views cache could cause it to remain changed; especially, the migrate module (#1)
• Other features can cause your feature to be overridden (#10)
• Adding a line in your info file (#24)
• There are hooks overriding or altering your view (#36)
• A view won't revert. So revert the view using the UI (#62)
• When Views UI is disabled, it may cause your view to be overriden (#64)
• A feature is missing an include file (#82)

• Troubleshooting: Reasons Features may be stuck as Overridden