Drupal for Developers

Build the open web with Drupal

Drupal is the open-source CMS that helps you deliver ambitious, elegant, and performant digital experiences at scale.

Build outside the box

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Powered by Community

Strong community support ensures regular updates and ongoing innovation

Security-oriented
Security-oriented

Top-notch security thanks to robust architecture and dedicated security team

Fast performant
Fast performant

Advanced caching API enables performant websites and apps

Heavily customizable
Heavily customizable

API-first with a rich theme ecosystem and integration capacities

Modernized DX
Modernized DX

Leveraging modern tools and practices such as OOP, Symfony, and Composer

Future ready
Future ready

Embracing top front-end tech through core JSON:API and Decoupled Menus

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Drupal is a powerful framework that has inspired a new generation of digital experiences.

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To help you get up to speed, the community has curated expert documentation to help you get started.

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You'll need PHP and Composer, and then can run these two commands:

composer create-project drupal/recommended-project drupal && cd drupal
php -d memory_limit=256M web/core/scripts/drupal quick-start demo_umami
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Driven by community

Drupal is driven by a diverse network of developer, designers, and other contributors that are constantly innovating. This strong community support ensures the top-notch security and flexibility of the platform.

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