Drupal 10 (Credit image/Pixabay/Camilo Garcia)Drupal, the open-source content management system, is launching the latest upgrade to its popular software. Drupal 10 comes with even more features that Drupal developers and users’ demand. With Drupal 10, users will find more tools to help build versatile, structured content that dynamic web experiences require. This latest version brings Drupal to the next level with a modernized backend look and a future-proof platform upgrade. The updated version delivers new features and an enhanced user experience.

Over the past two and a half years, developers have been working to make the open-source software even better. The new features empower Drupal’s vision for the next generation of the web and include the Claro administration theme, the Olivero front-end theme, CKEditor 5, and more.

New Drupal 10 features

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Dries Buytaert, co-founder and CTO at Acquia

Dries Buytaert, Founder and Drupal’s Project Lead says, “Drupal 10 includes new features that appeal to developers and content creators. Stronger developer and site builder experience combined with content authoring and editing make this a key update for all users. The path from Drupal 9 to 10 is easier than ever. We anticipate organisations will want to move to the latest version quickly to gain its benefits.”

Drupal 10 is built on the latest Symfony 6.2 version. It also streamlines the core system with the least used components removed, focusing even more on its foundational strengths. The upgrade tools and processes are the same as the previous major release. All code changes are automated. Furthermore, three times as many contributed extensions are available at launch time as with the last major update.

Remaining truly open-source

Drupal is a true open-source project, leveraging the expertise of tens of thousands of developers worldwide. As a result, Drupal has earned a reputation for security, performance, accessibility, and scalability in the CMS ecosystem. “It is fascinating to see how Drupal keeps innovating and continuing to be the number one open-source software for enterprise-grade digital experiences,” says Baddý Sonja Breidert, Chair of the Board of the Drupal Association. “We have huge momentum with more than 270 organizations and 750 individuals contributing to Drupal 10 specifically. Additionally, 10,000+ contributing to Drupal in general. I am very proud to be a part of this community.”

Following the upgrade to Drupal 10, the Drupal community is focused on further innovations to keep Drupal on the leading edge of content management. From a secure automatic updates’ mechanism to a project browser for easily installing Drupal extensions. The company says even more innovation is waiting to be realised.

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It’s been a busy year for Drupal. In August, Acquia announced a new Drupal integration with the company’s digital asset management (DAM) solution, Acquia DAM (previously Widen DAM). The new solution is aimed at speeding up time-to-market for content. Using the open-source integration, content authors can now leverage Acquia DAM embed codes and manage versioning through the Media Library in Drupal.

In October, Acquia launched an open source, headless starter kit within Acquia CMS. The new headless starter kit expands existing Acquia CMS offerings, which supports organisations to accelerate building traditional Drupal applications. Acquia’s continued investment in Drupal ensures the platform remains a powerful open-source content management system. What sets Drupal apart is its flexibility; modularity is one of its core principles. It is currently used by everyone from the small non-profit to the enterprise. The launch of its latest upgrade should help it remain a popular software.

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