Drupal CMS 2.0 is here: Visual building, AI, and site templates transform Drupal

January 28, 2026 – Today marks one of the biggest evolutions in Drupal's 25-year history.

Drupal CMS 2.0 launches with Drupal Canvas, AI-powered tools, and introduces a component system along with the first site template that enables marketing teams to launch fully branded, professional websites in days instead of weeks. Built on Drupal core, it maintains the enterprise-grade security, scalability, and flexibility Drupal is known for.

Drupal Turns 25 Today

Twenty-five years! In the world of technology, hitting a quarter-century milestone while remaining a top-notch powerhouse of the internet is an achievement so rare it's almost unheard of. Today, we're popping the confetti and cutting the cakes around the world to celebrate a colossal journey. This isn't just a birthday for a piece of software; it's a testament to resilience, constant evolution, and the deep-seated belief in doing things the right way. Join us as we look back on 25 years of shared passion, contribution, and the incredible community that has made Drupal so powerful.

Get ready to celebrate Drupal's 25th birthday on Jan 15th, 2026

https://buff.ly/24y5oL8Drupal turns 25 on 15 January 2026! 🥳 That’s 25 years of open source, collaboration, innovation, and an incredible global community.

We’re planning a few ways to celebrate Drupal’s birthday week (Jan 8-15). Meanwhile, you can start dreaming up your own ways to join the fun 👉 meetups, posts, stories, creativity, and more. ✨

Drupal 11.3.0 is now available

The third feature release of Drupal 11 is here with the biggest performance boost in a decade. Serve 26-33% more requests with the same database load. New native HTMX support enables rich UX with up to 71% less JavaScript. Plus, enjoy the new stable Navigation module, improved CKEditor content editing, native content export, and cleaner OOP hooks for themes.

Drupal Canvas is Now Available: Inside Drupal's New Visual Page Builder

For years, Drupal has been the platform of choice for organizations that need serious digital capabilities—think universities managing millions of pages, government agencies with complex workflows, and Fortune 500 companies running mission-critical websites. The power is undeniable, but there's always been a catch: you needed technical expertise to unlock it.

DrupalCon Chicago 2026: Your Stage to Shape the Future

March 23–26, 2026 | Chicago, IL

Chicago isn't just hosting DrupalCon 2026—it's providing the stage where the Drupal community writes its next chapter. And that story starts with you.

DrupalCon Nara 2025: Building Tomorrow in One of Japan's Most Ancient Cities

November 17–19, 2025 | Nara, Japan

The energy is building in Asia. Following July's groundbreaking first-ever Contribution Day in Tokyo—where developers, translators, and UX experts came together to push Drupal forward—that momentum is heading straight to one of Japan's most culturally rich cities.

DrupalCon Vienna 2025: Where Digital Ambitions Meet Community Innovation - Will you be there?

October 14–17, 2025 | Austria Center Vienna

Vienna is calling the global Drupal community home this October, and we can't wait to see what happens when ambitious minds gather in one of Europe's most inspiring cities.

Drupal 11.2.0 is now available

The second feature release of Drupal 11 improves backend and frontend performance and scalability, completes the introduction of OOP support of hooks, adds JSON Schema support, includes AVIF image format capability, supports SDC variants, and more.

State of Drupal presentation (March 2025)

Three months ago, we launched Drupal CMS 1.0, our biggest step forward in years. Our goal is ambitious: to reimagine Drupal as both radically easier to use and a platform for faster innovation.

In Dries' DrupalCon Atlanta keynote last week, he reflected on the journey so far, but mostly talked about the work ahead.

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