Is Drupal outdated?

In November 2021, after over a decade, Drupal 7 will reach end of life (EOL). In fact, the first release of Drupal 9 will be identical to the last release of Drupal 8, except with deprecated code removed and dependencies updated to newer versions. (See Plan for Drupal 9 for more information on Drupal 9.)

Why do people still use Drupal?

Drupal is better suited for web applications, as opposed to web sites, that need to do complex things, handle complex logic and integrations, sometimes involving a decoupled user interface while maintaining scalability. You need personalization and a Digital Experience Platform (DXP).

What is the difference between WordPress and Drupal?

Drupal has been around for even longer than WordPress, though it lacks WordPress’ gaudy market share. Originally launched in 2000, Drupal powers 2.3% of all websites and has a 4.6% share of the content management system market. Some notable websites running on Drupal are: Nasa.gov

What are blocks in Drupal 8?

Blocks are boxes of content rendered into an area, or region, of a web page (such as “User Login” or “Who’s online”) that can be displayed in regions (such as footer or sidebar) on your page. This functionality is provided by the Block module, which is a part of Drupal 8 core.

How do I change the placement of a block in WordPress?

If you click “Configure Block” you can go ahead and edit the contents of the block, deal with the visibility settings and even change the placement of where it is on your theme. Blocks are placed in regions via the Block Admin page Administer > Structure > Block Layout. Your site’s theme defines the regions available.

What is a Drupal website?

Drupal is an open-source (free) content management framework that is written in PHP and is distributed under the General Public License (GPL). It provides a strong back-end framework for at least 2.2 percent of the websites on the web today. Drupal is used on all types of sites.