Drupal 7 end-of-life has been extended to January 2025, but support is limited to critical security updates.
Reduced support since August 2023 increases the risk of security breaches for Drupal 7 sites.
Upgrading to Drupal 10 offers improved features, stronger security, and long-term sustainability.
The extension is not a reprieve—start your migration now to avoid functionality and compatibility issues.
Latest announcement from DrupalCon 2023
At DrupalCon 23, the Drupal security team announced that it would be extending end of life for Drupal 7 to January 2025. This announcement was a relief for many organizations who have not yet upgraded their Drupal CMS. So, what does this mean for your organization?
Can my site remain on Drupal 7 through the new end-of-life date?
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How soon do I need to start upgrading my Drupal 7 site?
Immediately. We strongly encourage you to upgrade your Drupal CMS as soon as possible.
Starting as early as August 1, 2023, Drupal 7 sites will receive reduced support, putting those sites potentially at higher risk of security breaches. This is Drupal’s way of stressing the importance of upgrading Drupal 7 sites to Drupal 10. To put it plainly, even Drupal wants you to get off of Drupal 7. Now.
"Even Drupal wants you to get off Drupal 7. Now."
Why should I migrate to Drupal 10?
Drupal 10 is the latest major version of the Drupal CMS and offers the following important improvements.
Enhanced features
Drupal 10 introduces a range of new features and improvements to help your organization deliver exceptional digital experiences, including improved user interfaces, accessibility enhancements, and advancements in multilingual capabilities.
Security and stability
Drupal 10 features the latest security best practices and addresses known vulnerabilities, which ensure a secure environment for websites.
Long-term sustainability
Drupal 10 maintains compatibility with the latest PHP versions. Upgrading to Drupal 10 will allow your team to future-proof your website(s) and enjoy ongoing support from the Drupal community.
Is this a grace period or death march?
Definitely, death march. Think of this extended period less as an extension of life and more as a slow death. To ensure your site’s security, functionality, and compatibility with other platform integrations, it’s time to move to Drupal 10, now.
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Nope, not if you want to ensure a high level of security, functionality, and compatibility with other platform integrations. During the extended period, Drupal will continue to push out only critical security updates and patches. Issues deemed less critical will go into the public issue queue, which means those issues won't get fixed until other people in the community fix the code, submit the patch, and wait for automated tests to pass, etc. This will impact your organization's ability to quickly implement new initiatives through your site—or worse, fix something that's broken.
