There are over 14,000 modules in Drupal, many of which provide unique administration interfaces. This often leads to difficulty for admin users and site builders inside the CMS. Like cattle, these modules must be herded together somehow. If not, our users will continue to be confused, angry and possibly give up using Drupal.

This session presents itself in three parts:

1. The Current State of Affairs: We go over popular interfaces such as Node administration, creating and updating Views, managing Panels and other display plugins. We'll also look at popular workflows like Workbench and of course, the always-outnumbered-never-outgunned permissions page. We'll identify the strengths and weaknesses of these interfaces. We'll study where they are similar and where there are divergences.

2. Working Solutions to the Problem: Now that we've addressed the problem, we'll saddle up and dig into solutions for solving this complex puzzle. While its not as simple as installing a new admin theme, this does help a lot. We'll talk about the Ember admin theme and its direction for a unified Drupal interface. We'll also look at Drupal 7 modules that aim to improve these interfaces in places that the admin theme cannot touch.

3. The Long Trail Ahead: We'll take a look at Drupal 8 and its improved admin interfaces, such as the Node edit page and the Block configuration screens. We'll also look at creating initiatives within the community to consolidate admin UX efforts going forward. It's clear that module developers need a roadmap for creating interfaces but how can we facilitate this?

Together, we've made Drupal a great CMS - the next step is delivering unified components that ensure quality user experiences. Let's head ‘em up and move ‘em out!