Languages: Four multilingual modules in core.
Editorial sites and structured publishing.
| Languages | Four multilingual modules in core |
|---|---|
| Content | Translate pages, taxonomy terms and blocks |
| Workflow | Translate configuration and interface separately |
| Best suited to | Editorial sites and structured publishing. |
| Before you commit | Your server must satisfy the selected Drupal version’s PHP and database requirements. |
| Pricing & plans | Free license; hosting billed separately Official website ↗ |
| Source | www.drupal.org ↗ www.drupal.org ↗ |
Published observations; lines connect measured dates. Global identified-CMS share, not absolute website counts. W3Techs ↗
| Platform profile | Jan 1, 2023 | Jan 1, 2024 | Jan 1, 2025 | Jan 1, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drupal | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.9% |
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Free license; hosting billed separately
Software license only; hosting and operations cost extra.
Pricing & plans ↗| Country | Live websites |
|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | 135,904 |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 22,365 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 20,276 |
| 🇫🇷 France | 16,829 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 14,280 |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 13,026 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 11,075 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 8,684 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 7,977 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 7,503 |
Live websites detected by BuiltWith. Leading countries; partial coverage. · Source ↗
| Company name | Drupal open-source project |
|---|---|
| Founders | Dries Buytaert |
Drupal released Drupal as open source, allowing the community to inspect, modify and redistribute the software.
Drupal fixed a serious SQL-injection flaw in 7.32.
Drupal 8 adopted Symfony and Twig, changing runtime and extension compatibility requirements.
Drupal 9 adopted Symfony 4 and Twig 2, changing runtime and extension compatibility requirements.
Drupal ended official support for Drupal 7; remaining installations needed migration or separately arranged maintenance to retain security coverage.
Drupal introduced Drupal CMS 1.0 for AI-assisted generation and editing.
Drupal fixed a serious SQL-injection flaw in 7.32. Its security team reported systematic attacks after disclosure and warned that delayed patching could require compromise investigation, not just an update.
Source ↗Your server must satisfy the selected Drupal version’s PHP and database requirements.
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