Thanks to 2129 contributors from 616 organizations resolving 4083 issues in the past two and a half years, Drupal 10.0.0 is available today! This new version sets Drupal up for continued stability and security for the longer term. All new features will be added to Drupal 10 going forward. What’s new in Drupal 10.0.0? Better looking on the frontend and backend The new Olivero theme provides a modern look and feel. Olivero includes built-in support for multi-level menus and listings in responsive grids. The new administration theme, Claro, provides an accessible, clean interface for site manage ..read more

The fifth and final feature release of Drupal 9 brings a stable CKEditor 5 module, a command line theme generator and helps prepare for your update to Drupal 10. Bugfixes will be provided for Drupal 9.5 until June 2023 and security fixes will be provided until November 2023. What’s new in Drupal 9.5.0? CKEditor 5 support is now stable Drupal 9.5.0 is the only feature release of Drupal that includes both a stable CKEditor 4 integration (labeled as the "CKEditor" module) and stable CKEditor 5 integration (exposed as a separate "CKEditor 5" module). CKEditor 4 has been removed from Drupal 10 and ..read more

This blog has been re-posted and edited with permission from Dries Buytaert's blog. Last week, Drupalists around the world gathered virtually for DrupalCon Europe 2021. In good tradition, I delivered my State of Drupal keynote. You can watch the video of my keynote, download my slides (156 MB), or read the brief summary below. I talked about end-of-life schedules for various Drupal versions, delivered some exciting updates on Drupal 10 progress, and covered the health of the Drupal community in terms of contributor dynamics. Last but not least, I talked about how we ..read more

This blog has been re-posted and edited with permission from Dries Buytaert's blog. DrupalCon Europe 2022 Driesnote presentation Last week, over 1,200 Drupalists gathered in Prague for DrupalCon Europe. It was great to see everyone together in person. In good tradition, I delivered my State of Drupal keynote. You can watch the video of my keynote or download my slides (380 MB). Why the Open Web should win Today the web is ingrained in every aspect of our daily lives. We use it for work, to socialize, to pay our bills, get healthcare, and gain access to informat ..read more

What’s new in Drupal 9.4.0? The fourth feature release of Drupal 9 brings a whole new frontend look with the Olivero theme by default and a refreshed backend interface with the Claro theme. There is also a new starterkit theme generator, better image loading performance and easier permission management. Drupal now uses the Olivero frontend theme by default When you install Drupal 9.4.0, it will look quite different from previous releases because it uses the new modern Olivero frontend theme. While the theme looks beautiful, it also has superb accessibility and adapts well to various display si ..read more

Continuing again with our series of articles highlighting ways that the Drupal software and its community are building solutions to help combat the effect of COVID-19, today we hear from Justin Emond of Third and Grove. Here, they describe their project for Brown Advisory. The COVID-19 pandemic may be the most sweeping, transformative global event since World War II. Coronavirus has changed the very nature of work for millions of people almost overnight. Organizations have had to virtualize any mass gathering events that were planned for 2020. As a leader in the indus ..read more

This blog has been re-posted and edited with permission from Dries Buytaert's blog. DrupalCon North America 2022 Driesnote presentation Last week, 1,300 Drupalists gathered in Portland, Oregon for DrupalCon North America. It was the first in-person DrupalCon in more than two years. I can't tell you how amazing it was to see everyone face-to-face. In good tradition, I delivered my State of Drupal keynote. You can watch the video of my keynote or download my slides (262 MB). I covered a lot of ground in this presentation, so I broke my written summary into a three ..read more

What’s new in Drupal 9.3.0? The third feature release of Drupal 9 introduces experimental support for CKEditor 5, makes the Olivero theme stable and introduces various content editor and developer improvements. The Olivero frontend theme is now stable! The new Olivero frontend theme was added in Drupal 9.1.0 and thanks to various contributors since then is now stable. A modern and clear theme, Olivero is planned to become the new default Drupal theme later (replacing Bartik). Subtheming Olivero is currently not supported, but formal support may be included in the future. The theme is named aft ..read more

This blog has been re-posted and edited with permission from Dries Buytaert's blog. An in-depth analysis of how Drupal's development was sponsored between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021. For the past few years, I've examined Drupal.org's contribution data to understand how the Drupal project works. Who develops Drupal? How diverse is the Drupal community? How much of Drupal's maintenance and innovation is sponsored? Where do sponsorships come from? The report might be of interest even if you don't use Drupal. It provides insights into the inner workings of one of the largest Open Source pr ..read more

What’s new in Drupal 9.2.0? The second feature release of Drupal 9 helps keep your site even more secure, and comes with increased visitor privacy protection, improved migration tools from Drupal 7, enhancements to the Olivero frontend theme and early support for the WebP image format. Download Drupal 9.2.0 Security and privacy improvements Critical security advisories and public service announcements will now be displayed on the status report page and certain administration pages for the site's administrators. This helps prepare site owners to apply security fixes in a timely manner. For incr ..read more