Drupal
Open-source PHP content management system and framework built on Symfony components, with Twig theming and core JSON:API and REST modules.
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Drupal is an open-source PHP content management system and framework built on Symfony components. Content is stored in a database, and pages are themed with Twig. The admin interface runs in the browser. Core ships JSON:API and REST modules for headless use, and one codebase can serve several sites. Two starting points are documented: Drupal CMS, a distribution, and Drupal core, installed with Composer. Extensions are modules published on drupal.org. The project is community-driven and supported by the Drupal Association, a non-profit.
Worth knowing
Each older minor of core loses security support when a newer minor ships, so an installed site has to follow the minor releases. PostgreSQL needs the pg_trgm extension.
Identity
- Status
- Active
- Maintainer
- Drupal community, supported by the Drupal Association1
- Maintained by
- Foundation1
- First release
- 20014
Rendering and deploy
- Runs as
- Per request3
- Rendering
- On a server11
- Install with
- composer create-project drupal/recommended-project, Drupal CMS desktop app, ddev6
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-18: name, links, Maintainer, Maintained by, License, License model
www.drupal.org/about - 2026-10-18: links, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/drupal/drupal - 2026-10-18: links, Content storage, Runs as
www.drupal.org/docs/getting-started/system-requirements - 2026-10-18: First release
www.drupal.org/about/history - 2026-10-18: wikidata
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170855 - 2026-10-18: Categories, Admin interface, Install with
new.drupal.org/download - 2026-10-18: Built on, Minimum runtime, Current major version, Last release
repo.packagist.org/p2/drupal/core.json - 2026-10-18: Written in, Runtime, Minimum runtime
www.drupal.org/docs/getting-started/system-requirements/php-requirements - 2026-10-18: Databases
www.drupal.org/docs/getting-started/system-requirements/database-server-requirements - 2026-10-18: Content API
www.drupal.org/docs/core-modules-and-themes/core-modules/jsonapi-module - 2026-10-18: Templating, Rendering
www.drupal.org/docs/develop/theming-drupal - 2026-10-18: Multilingual
www.drupal.org/docs/multilingual-guide - 2026-10-18: License, Packagist downloads
packagist.org/packages/drupal/core.json - 2026-10-18: links, Plugins
www.drupal.org/api-d7/node.json?type=project_module&field_project_type=full&limit=1 - 2026-10-25: Sites using it (HTTP Archive)
cdn.httparchive.org/v1/technologies - 2026-10-25: Dependent repositories, Dependent packages
packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/packagist.org/packages/drupal%2Fcore - 2026-10-25: Packagist downloads a month
packagist.org/packages/drupal/core/stats.json