We are asking folks to help us conduct a simple usability test on our community infrastructure:
How to help:
If you have not had the opportunity to evaluable a working copy of Backdrop CMS in the last 12 months:
- DO NOT read the comments here until you finished the test.
- Attempt to accomplish the following scenario
- Post a comment below with feedback about how easy or difficult it was to accomplish this task and any ideas you have for making it easier.
Scenario:
You would like access to a sandbox site to evaluate Backdrop CMS to see what features it comes with 'out of the box" without having to install it yourself.
Recent comments
Thanks for the detailed instructions. It worked.
Page navigation also above the page content?
Hello opentype. Welcome to Backdrop CMS. This would either require a sub-theme (have a look at Thesis which is a starter sub-theme with nothing changed) or a custom module. Assuming...
Page navigation also above the page content?
Perhaps, these latest lines of random test failures can be considered in the meeting too?
December 18th, 2025 - Weekly Meetings
There are some test failures in the user module after merging in the latest commits. Randomly, only in one PHP version - and always a different one. See also this Zulip...
December 18th, 2025 - Weekly Meetings
Two issues would benefit from testing and code reviews; they've been around for a while and no takers. It would be a shame for these to miss the next releases. View Table Headings...
December 18th, 2025 - Weekly Meetings