Is Drupal dead?
Deaditude Score:
56.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Used by exactly three companies and one confused intern.
*Data last collected: 26 Aug 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
4
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-100%
Recent Questions
How do I add the Dialog plugin to CKEditor5 in a Drupal environment?
Unanswered45 views
pluginsdrupalckeditor5
Drupal checkbox and form field rendering nested labels
Unanswered38 views
drupaldrupal-10
Drupal Open Social 13.0.0-alpha23 cannot be installed as recommended by vendor
Unanswered23 views
drupalopensocialdrupal-10
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
17,704
Subscribers
9
Active Users
Activity Metrics
46
Posts
4.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-35.3%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysThe quadrupal challenge!
r/drupal7 days ago
20(100%)23
Let's go through the stack overflow developer survey 2025 - Drupal is winning!
r/drupal1 months ago
18(95%)2
Any thoughts on this ?
r/drupal28 days ago
15(80%)45
Screwed new site
r/drupal25 days ago
13(76%)30
U.S. Drupal Job Market Enters Tough Phase, Experts Warn
r/drupal21 days ago
13(72%)5
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Drupal jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
763🇮🇳India
358🇫🇷France
261🇨🇦Canada
121🇬🇧United Kingdom
62🇩🇪Germany
55Market Summary
1,620
Total Jobs
🏢
25,333
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
A month without HN mentions is like a year in regular tech time. Tick tock.
Mentions
4
Posts
Last mentioned 1 months ago
Community Interest
Average points11.8
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
0/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Drupal launches community-funded AI Initiative
2 months ago
12
Ask HN: 3rd Week at FAANG and feeling imposter syndrome
4 months ago
4243
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Drupal videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
22
Videos
1.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+120.0%
Average Engagement
67.5
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Drupal:
Sachin Sharma Academy
Hobby Channel
DrupalCampPoland
Hobby Channel
Drupal Asheville
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
The Future of Drupal Theming: AI, Experience Builder, and Beyond
Drupal Asheville
1 months ago
40
Image Styles - Beyond the Basics
Drupal Asheville
1 months ago
30
Drupal Logger Service with Controller | Step-by-Step Tutorial (Drupal 11) | Logger Service
Sachin Sharma Academy
1 months ago
20
How to get inspiration from Drupal source code - Vadim Valuev
DrupalCampPoland
1 months ago
10
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2025 | 56.6% |
| 13 Aug 2025 | 53.8% |
| 30 Jul 2025 | 49.6% |
| 16 Jul 2025 | 44.2% |
| 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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