I wrote a blog post that reflects my own thoughts on how I personally view Backdrop CMS as part of the larger community and a service to those being left behind by Drupal 9+.
I like Drupal 9 in some situations and for some client and still consider myself part of the Drupal community. I wish there were some way for the Drupal community to acknowledge that Backdrop CMS might meet the needs of some Drupal 7 users and that adopting Backdrop CMS is not abandoning Drupal, it's just a small fork in the road.
Backdrop CMS - Providing a Soft Landing for Drupal 7 Sites
I'd love feedback.
Recent comments
I second this-- I have a module in contrib now that I just marked as "deprecated", and I removed its sole alpha release (because a fix in Core made it obsolete). Just plain deleting the module...
Weekly Meetings July 23rd 2026
If there's some time left in the dev meeting - although it might rather be a topic for the PMC: We have nice documentation and procedures, how to provide projects in backdrop-contrib space...
Weekly Meetings July 23rd 2026
The need for a clear AI policy is growing. Please can this be a priority.
Weekly Meetings July 23rd 2026
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Blog module questions
Hello, I have a question about the block “Recent blog posts”. I've set it up so that the five most recent blog posts are always displayed on the page (mybackdrop.de/blog) at the TOP...
Blog module questions