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.
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.
As of May 15th, 2025, with the release of Backdrop CMS version 1.31.0, Backdrop CMS will require PHP version 7.1 or greater.
Currently, the listed requirement for Backdrop CMS is PHP 5.6 or greater, a version of PHP that has long since reached the end of its official life.
Backdrop CMS is excited to announce that we are a Bronze level sponsor for Florida Drupal Camp this coming Feb 21-23 in Orlando, Florida. The Backdrop CMS community has been participating in Florida Drupal Camp for over five years, offering sessions, training workshops and BOF sessions. We very much appreciate the community support that we’ve experienced attending this well organized camp that draws participants from across the country and around the world.
The Backdrop community is proud to announce the release of version 1.30 of Backdrop CMS! This is our 30th feature release in the course of the past 10 years.
As part of our commitment to deliver the most usable product, new "minor" releases come out three times a year, on a regular schedule. This allows site maintainers to know when to expect updates, and they can plan accordingly. See https://backdropcms.org/releases for more information on our release cycle.
The Backdrop community is proud to announce the release of version 1.29 of Backdrop CMS!
As part of our commitment to deliver the most usable product, "minor" releases come out three times a year, on a regular schedule. This allows site maintainers to know when to expect updates, and they can plan accordingly. (See https://backdropcms.org/releases for more information on this)
Version 1.29 includes the following new features and enhancements:
The Backdrop community is proud to announce the release of version 1.28 of Backdrop CMS! As part of our commitment to deliver the most usable product, "minor" releases come out three times a year, on a regular schedule. This allows site maintainers to know when to expect updates, and they can plan accordingly. (See https://backdropcms.org/releases for more information on this)
The lifespan of Backdrop 1.x has been extended several times as the lifespan of Drupal 7 has been extended. Initially, our goal was for Backdrop 2.x to be released at least 2 years after the end of Drupal 7 support. Our hope was to give Drupal 7 site owners the time they need to both move to Backdrop, and prepare for the first Backdrop major version upgrade.
The Backdrop community is proud to announce version 1.27 of Backdrop CMS, which was released as scheduled on January 15, 2024. As part of our commitment to deliver the most usable product, "minor" releases come out three times a year, on a regular schedule. This allows site maintainers to know when to expect updates, and they can plan accordingly.
Backdrop plans to include CKEditor 5 in the next core feature version (1.27.0). This will be released January 15, 2024. CKEditor 5 will be enabled by default in all new sites that are installed with version 1.27.0 and higher.