Whitepaper
The roadmap of Drupal 9
There is a lot happening in the Drupal community. For example, the end-of-life of both Drupal 7 and Drupal 8 has been announced and Drupal 9 has already been announced. Yet there is still a lot of uncertainty. For example, the end-of-life date of Drupal 7 and 8 is in November 2021 and it has been said that Drupal 9 will be released in 2020, but what else do we know now? We have listed that here in the roadmap of Drupal 9.
We have made a roadmap from where we are now up to and including 2021 when the end-of-life of Drupal 7 and Drupal 8 takes place. You can download the roadmap here by filling in the form.
In the roadmap, you can see which dates are of great importance to you and what you must implement in which year.
The roadmap of Drupal 9
Summary of content
Drupal 9: A Smooth Evolution
Drupal 9 marked a significant step forward for the popular open-source CMS. Unlike previous major version upgrades, Drupal 9 was designed as a smooth transition from Drupal 8. By focusing on removing deprecated code and updating core dependencies, the Drupal community successfully created a streamlined platform without compromising backward compatibility.
This approach minimized disruption for website owners and developers while laying the groundwork for future innovations. With Drupal 9, organizations benefited from improved performance, enhanced security, and access to the latest technologies, all while maintaining the stability and flexibility that Drupal is renowned for.