Is Drupal dead?
Deaditude Score:
61.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The repo's alive, but spiritually? No.
*Data last collected: 3 Jul 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad
Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2001
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Struggling
Question Metrics
Total Questions
5
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-100%
Recent Questions
Embed a multi-step form which interacts with an iframe
Unanswered43 views
phpajaxforms
Drupal 10 - How to display a list of nodes associated with a selected location on a map, both in a side panel and a map popup
Unanswered37 views
drupalleafletdrupal-views
Drupal 11 - Experience Builder not working
Unanswered31 views
phpdrupalcontent-management-system
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
17,533
Subscribers
7
Active Users
Activity Metrics
42
Posts
7.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-20.0%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Drupal detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysLatest updates to Drupal at your Fingertips
r/drupal19 days ago
37(83%)10
Drupal announces official AI initiative and it's great
r/drupal1 months ago
33(83%)4
How’s the Drupal job market?
r/drupal24 days ago
25(91%)62
After testing Drupal CMS extensively I've came to the personal conclusion that it's not the starting point that I was looking for so I've started building myself.
r/drupal17 days ago
17(73%)57
Back to the basics: Learning how to build a Drupal modu...
r/drupal22 days ago
15(86%)5
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Drupal jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
1,327🇮🇳India
345🇫🇷France
309🇨🇦Canada
115🇬🇧United Kingdom
87🇩🇪Germany
71Market Summary
2,254
Total Jobs
🏢
24,259
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Drupal is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Fading Away
HN tolerates discussions about Drupal, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
6
Posts
Last mentioned 14 days ago
Community Interest
Average points9.0
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
3/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Drupal CMS desktop application
3 months ago
31
Drupal launches community-funded AI Initiative
1 months ago
12
Ask HN: 3rd Week at FAANG and feeling imposter syndrome
2 months ago
4243
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Drupal.
Content Metrics
14
Videos
4.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Modest growth+20.0%
Average Engagement
283.9
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Drupal:
Ridha Rahmi
Hobby Channel
Stanford WebCamp
Hobby Channel
State of Arizona ASET-Digital Government
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Top 25 Drupal 9/10/11 Interview Questions & Answers | For 1-5 Years Experienced Developers
Tutorial Rays
1 months ago
220
Use Agentic AI & MCP to migrate old website to Drupal
The Modern Web Architect
1 months ago
131
Creating an AI Chatbot in Drupal: The Easy Way
Stanford WebCamp
2 months ago
60
1 months ago
01
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2025 | 61.9% |
| 19 Jun 2025 | 65.7% |
| 5 Jun 2025 | 48.2% |
| 10 May 2025 | 39.8% |
| 7 May 2025 | 43.7% |
| 3 May 2025 | 52.1% |
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