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Layout Paragraphs for Backdrop CMS: A Development Update

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At a Backdrop User Group meeting on Dec 18, Laryn Kragt Bakker of Aten Design Group shared an early look at an important new project in development: Layout Paragraphs for Backdrop CMS.

The project began as part of a conversation around what layouts could look like for content editors in Backdrop – partially inspired by a Drupal 7 installation profile called Web Express, developed originally at the University of Colorado Boulder and deployed currently in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Colorado Denver, which has provided backing for this project.

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Backdrop 1.32 released!

Posted by on September 19th, 2025

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Backdrop CMS 1.32.0 Released — New Features, UX Enhancements, and Performance Boosts

The Backdrop CMS community is excited to announce Backdrop CMS 1.32.0, the latest stable release in our regular 4-month update cycle. Version 1.32.0 delivers major improvements for site builders and developers alike — including responsive layout options, expanded configuration control, CKEditor 5 updates, and key performance and stability fixes.

Announcement
Releases

New homepage design

Figma designs in process

Clean, Focused, and User-Friendly

BackdropCMS.org has launched a new home page design, showcasing a modern new look that better highlights the project’s strengths and growing community. The new home page is part of Backdrop's ongoing mission to serve the needs of site owners, designers, and developers  — especially in higher education and nonprofit sectors.

Announcement

Backdrop CMS at Stanford WebCamp: Exploring Paragraph Layouts

At the recent Stanford WebCamp, Laryn Bakker, developer with Aten Design Group, talked about "Layout Paragraphs: Answering the Same Questions, Differently." This session presented  innovative approaches for managing complex content layouts within Backdrop CMS, drawing inspiration from Drupal's Layout Paragraphs module. 

Community Spotlight
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The Legend of Drop the Dragon

Posted by on March 7th, 2025

A fictional story of the origin of Drop the dragon.

In the spirit of celebrating 10 years of Backdrop since the first release in 2015 one idea suggested was to invite people to write about the origin of Drop the Dragon with full mythological license. Here is my submission.

How did Drop the Dragon become the mascot of Backdrop CMS?

10 Tips for a Better Editor Experience in Backdrop CMS

One of the things that we’ve worked hard to create in Backdrop CMS is an improved Editor experience. As a fork of Drupal 7, we inherited the power and flexibility of custom content types, fields, and views from Drupal. But, we also inherited some confusing user interfaces that sometimes frustrate and discourage site editors. While Backdrop CMS has implemented a number of changes that we think improve the editor experience, there is still a great deal of room for improvement. 

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