Is Drupal dead?
Deaditude Score:
52.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> If you touch this, wear gloves.
*Data last collected: 3 May 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
4,150
total stars
Forks
1,939
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
147
last 30 days
Contributors
8
active developers
Pulse Check
Stable
trend assessment
Language Distribution
PHP92.3%
CSS3.0%
JavaScript2.5%
Twig2.1%
HTML0.1%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
9
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-25%
Recent Questions
I don't know how to change from at() to once() in phpunit 10 and above
Unanswered40 views
phpdrupalphpunit
Drupal config sync but database drifting, how to automate 'database migration'?
Unanswered32 views
phpdrupaldrupal-modules
drupal installation isnt recognising installed php modules
Unanswered26 views
phpdrupal
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
17,360
Subscribers
17
Active Users
Activity Metrics
75
Posts
6.6
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+38.1%
Strong momentum
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 daysMy Drupal, AI, and Schema.org Manifesto
r/drupal28 days ago
36(95%)17
Announcing the Drupal CMS desktop application
r/drupal26 days ago
36(93%)36
After a year of building a new Drupal site, my IT team wants to switch to Power Pages—looking for advice
r/drupal19 days ago
28(94%)30
Open Source Intranet based on Drupal - Open Intranet
r/drupal6 days ago
24(100%)3
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Drupal jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
1,184🇮🇳India
366🇫🇷France
365🇨🇦Canada
162🇩🇪Germany
127🇬🇧United Kingdom
71Market Summary
2,275
Total Jobs
🏢
20,647
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
Barely Mentioned
HN tolerates discussions about Drupal, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
14
Posts
Last mentioned 2 days ago
Community Interest
Average points5.4
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Drupal CMS 1.0 Released
3 months ago
51
Drupal Launches Game-Changing CMS Platform
3 months ago
41
Drupal CMS desktop application
22 days ago
31
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Drupal.
Content Metrics
10
Videos
2.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
199.7
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Drupal:
Specbee
Hobby Channel
Jerome Esperanza
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
25 days ago
387
Quickly get started using AI to write Drupal modules with Claude Code and a new Drupal Project
FreelyGive
1 months ago
263
Leveling Up Content - Integrating Drupal with Godot for Game Development
Drupal Association
7 days ago
101
How to submit your Drupal website to Google Search with XML sitemap module Screen Recording 06 03 20
Jerome Esperanza
2 months ago
10
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
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