06 Jul 2026
Drupal.org aggregator
Drupal Starshot blog: Drupal CMS product strategy: version 2.0
We've published an updated product strategy for Drupal CMS. Version 2.0 replaces the original Drupal Starshot strategy from August 2024, and it reflects where we are after nearly two years of building.
The updated strategy largely documents what we're already doing, and why, and makes some important clarifications.
Developers delivering for marketers
The initial strategy framed content creators and marketers as the primary target audience. That made sense as a signal about our ambitions: Drupal already has a reputation for being developer-friendly, so we wanted to emphasize the focus on end users.
In practice, though, it created some confusion. Marketers are the end users of the sites built with Drupal CMS, but they're not the ones installing it, configuring it, or (in most cases) choosing it. That decision usually belongs to agencies and professional developers.
So the updated strategy is clearer: Content creators and marketers remain the target person for the product as end users, and the primary audience for the builder experience is agencies and professional developers. We can only reach marketers if developers can succeed with Drupal.
Rather than representing a change in what we're focused on, this now more accurately captures it.
What's actually changed
The strategic frame has shifted to "making agencies and developers successful faster." The end goal of delivering great experiences for content teams is still central to the strategy, but we are explicit about doing that through agencies and developers.
A few other notable updates:
AI is now framed as infrastructure, rather than a feature. The original strategy positioned AI as one of several ways to win. Version 2.0 is more direct: every workflow in Drupal CMS should be operable by an AI agent. The goal is to be able to ship new AI-enabled workflows in days, not months.
Integrated hosting providers are now explicitly part of the strategy. These platforms are becoming real distribution channels for Drupal CMS, and the strategy names them as a priority. Making Drupal CMS excellent to provision and host is a prerequisite for those partnerships.
Vibe coding platforms are now named as a positioning opportunity. We're not competing with tools like Lovable or Bolt for prototyping. But we are positioning Drupal CMS as where those projects land when they need real content governance, multi-contributor workflows, and long-term maintainability.
The timeline has changed. Version 1.0 set a target of June 2027. Version 2.0 extends that to June 2028, acknowledging that the scope has grown and the strategy is more comprehensive.
What hasn't changed
We're still aiming to expand in the mid-market, with projects with total budgets in the $30,000-$120,000 USD range, and we're still explicitly not competing with entry-level website builders. We are also calling out that we will continue to maintain our leadership in the enterprise market.
And, of course, the differentiators against proprietary CMS solutions are the same: open source, no vendor lock-in, digital sovereignty.
Read the full strategy
The updated strategy is published on Drupal.org.
If you have questions or feedback on the direction, find us in #drupal-cms-development on Drupal Slack.
06 Jul 2026 1:33pm GMT
Skynet Technologies USA LLC Blogs: What's New in Drupal 11.4.0: Features, Improvements, and Upgrade Highlights!
Drupal 11.4.0 is the latest feature release in the Drupal 11 branch, bringing developer-focused enhancements, performance improvements, and a smoother upgrade experience. As a minor release, it introduces new capabilities while maintaining backward compatibility for public APIs, making it a recommended upgrade for production websites. Drupal 11.4.x will receive security support until June 2027…
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23 Jun 2026
W3C - Blog
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22 Jun 2026
W3C - Blog
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22 Jun 2026 3:16pm GMT
25 May 2026
W3C - Blog
W3C Japan Member Meeting and W3C in Japan 30th Anniversary Ceremony
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25 May 2026 12:42pm GMT
18 Jan 2026
Official jQuery Blog
jQuery 4.0.0
On January 14, 2006, John Resig introduced a JavaScript library called jQuery at BarCamp in New York City. Now, 20 years later, the jQuery team is happy to announce the final release of jQuery 4.0.0. After a long development cycle and several pre-releases, jQuery 4.0.0 brings many improvements and modernizations. It is the first major … Continue reading
18 Jan 2026 12:29am GMT
11 Aug 2025
Official jQuery Blog
jQuery 4.0.0 Release Candidate 1
It's here! Almost. jQuery 4.0.0-rc.1 is now available. It's our way of saying, "we think this is ready; now poke it with many sticks". If nothing is found that requires a second release candidate, jQuery 4.0.0 final will follow. Please try out this release and let us know if you encounter any issues. A 4.0 … Continue reading
11 Aug 2025 5:35pm GMT
17 Jul 2024
Official jQuery Blog
Second Beta of jQuery 4.0.0
Last February, we released the first beta of jQuery 4.0.0. We're now ready to release a second, and we expect a release candidate to come soon™. This release comes with a major rewrite to jQuery's testing infrastructure, which removed all deprecated or under-supported dependencies. But the main change that warranted a second beta was a … Continue reading
17 Jul 2024 2:03pm GMT
29 May 2023
Smiley Cat: Christian Watson's Web Design Blog
7 Types of Article Headlines: Craft the Perfect Title Every Time
When it comes to crafting an article, the headline is crucial for grabbing the reader's attention and enticing them to read further. In this post, I'll explore the 7 types of article headlines and provide examples for each using the subjects of product management, user experience design, and search engine optimization. 1. The Know-it-All The […]
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29 May 2023 10:20pm GMT
09 Apr 2023
Smiley Cat: Christian Watson's Web Design Blog
5 Product Management Myths You Need to Stop Believing
Product management is one of the most exciting and rewarding careers in the tech world. But it's also one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented. There are many myths and misconceptions that cloud the reality of what product managers do, how they do it, and what skills they need to succeed. In this blog post, […]
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09 Apr 2023 5:28pm GMT
11 Dec 2022
Smiley Cat: Christian Watson's Web Design Blog
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The role of a product manager is crucial to the success of any product. They are responsible for managing the entire product life cycle, from conceptualization to launch and beyond. A product manager must possess a unique blend of skills and qualities to be effective in their role. Strong strategic thinking A product manager must […]
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01 Apr 2004
Planet PHP
ezSystems are classy folks
Last week I helped the folks at ezSystems debug some APC problems they were having. The problems ended up being a 64bit architecture problem (they have uber-fast Opterons) and the bug is now fixed in 2.0.3.
Today I received Python & XML from them (off my Amazon wishlist). Thanks guys!
On a side note, my wishlist seems borked. The list I get when I search on my email address or name is not the same one I can edit when I log into the site.
01 Apr 2004 6:53pm GMT
PHP april fools...
1st of April 2004 get's to it's end and I guess it's time, to summarize the recent April fools a bit. Not that I think anyone in the world believes in them, but some were quite funny:
1. Changes to case sensitivity in PHP.
Alan Knowles announced that PHP will change to the studlyCase API and therefor will get everything broken by changing established functions.
2. IBM takes over Zend.
Myself hacked a little article about IBM taking over Zend to make PHP a compete of Java.
3. The first PHP virus has been seen.
Wasn't there one last year, too?
4. PHP has been overtaken by Micro$oft.
Mhhh... a little bit unreliable, if they had been taken over by IBM this morning... Maybe one should first look, what others wrote...
5. And finally, PHP4 and 5 showed their real faces...
Take a look at a phpinfo() output!
I guess I missed some, so feel free to comment on this entry, if you found another!
01 Apr 2004 5:49pm GMT
PHP Virus Attacking Web Hosts
Symantec have a report of the virus here. I've yet to see any of the PHP news sites picking up on it but, using a virtual host account, managed to deliberately expose some PHP scripts to it. From examining the infected scripts, what's disturbing is once infected, every tim...
01 Apr 2004 12:19pm GMT