With Drupal 7's end-of-life date of the 5th of January 2025 quickly approaching, I've recently seen again a number of companies offering support for Drupal 7 after its end-of-life date.

I've seen the same in corporate IT environments where they're running versions of software post their EOL date, so it's only Drupal 7, but I wonder if this is a good thing?

Is this deterring companies from upgrading if they know this is an option, or should everyone upgrade and we can move forward from Drupal 7 and other end-of-life software?

According to https://www.drupal.org/project/usage/drupal, there are still 281,000 active Drupal 7 installations.

It's considerably less than before - this time last year, it was over 380,000 installations - but it's still a lot of Drupal 7 being used.

Just like for-profit businesses, non-profit organizations also benefit from well-designed and high-performing websites. It serves as a great platform to let people know about your work, attract volunteers and donors, and provide potential clients with a way to seek out services. Unfortunately, many nonprofits lack the technical developers to create a smooth website on their own. A specialized Drupal development company can help nonprofits build user-friendly, secure, and scalable websites that cater to their unique needs, empowering them to grow their mission effectively

The first step to building a website is to pick a content management system or CMS. One of the most common options for many businesses, non-profit organizations, and government agencies is Drupal. It is an open-source CMS that is secure, relatively low-cost, and customizable. 

Drupal 7 reaches its end of life on January 5, 2025, creating an urgent need to upgrade to Drupal 10 to ensure your business success. Discover the benefits of migrating to Drupal 10, the challenges it presents, and a unique alternative to costly and labour-intensive traditional Drupal upgrades!

DrupalCon Barcelona 2024 was one of our busiest yet. We were a platinum sponsor, sponsored the contribution room, had numerous social activities (including Trivia Night), and Annertechies took to the mic at least seven times.

This week as part of my "Editor Experience" work for LocalGov Drupal, I worked on creating a feature to allow editors to clone pages of their sites.

Drupal CMS (formerly known as Drupal Starshot) is set to revolutionise how non-technical users engage with Drupal, enabling them to get started with just a few clicks. From installing Drupal directly in the browser to swiftly selecting Recipes that tailor the site to their specific needs, along with utilising AI-driven site-building tools, Drupal CMS is transforming the introduction of non-developers to the platform.

Unsurprisingly, Drupal CMS was a hot topic at DrupalCon, where an entire track of talks was dedicated to the various initiatives that constitute one of the most ambitious changes in Drupal's history. Dries Buytaert, the co-founder of Drupal and an influential leader in the open-source community, provided invaluable insights in his keynote presentation, showcasing the latest enhancements in Drupal CMS.

This year, DrupalCon took place in Barcelona, and we were proud to be Platinum Sponsors. DrupalCon is a vibrant celebration of the Drupal community, bringing together developers, designers, marketers, and business leaders to share ideas, collaborate and innovate. This year we thoroughly enjoyed connecting with other Drupal users and makers.

Upgrading from Drupal 7 to the latest version opens up a range of benefits, allowing you to leverage a modern CMS. By enhancing areas like content structure, SEO, and security during migration, you can maximize the impact of your investment. But, without Drupal expertise, deciding what to change and improve can be overwhelming during the migration process. Our free checklist, built on Droptica’s experience with clients, helps you explore common migration improvements and decide which ones fit your needs.

The Technical Working Group (TWG) is announcing one coding standards change for final discussion. Feedback will be reviewed at the meeting scheduled for 23 October 2024 UTC.

Issues for discussion

• Require short ternary (Elvis operator)

The Coding Standards project page outlines the process for changing Drupal coding standards.

Join the team working on Coding Standards

Join #coding-standards in Drupal Slack to meet and work with others on improving the Drupal coding standards. We work on improving our standards as well as implementing them in the core software.