Drupal 10 Is Live; Which Version Should You Choose?

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We could not be more excited to share with Drupal Community that the much-awaited Drupal 10 is here. Released on 14^th December 2022, this new version sets Drupal up for continued stability and security for the longer term.

Drupal is an open-source content management system that’s been consistently evolving to better meet modern technology and user needs and with the release of Drupal 10, it’s time we talked about the move.

Drupal 10.0.0 has been released simultaneously with Drupal 9.5.0. Drupal 9.5 has most of the changes that Drupal 10 does but retains backward compatibility layers added through Drupal 9.5.0's release. Update to Drupal 9.5 before updating to Drupal 10 for the smoothest upgrade path.

The Benefits of Drupal 10

A new flexible default front-end theme, Olivero, provides better experiences for content managers
Improved administrative experience with a new theme, Claro, providing a better experience for site administrators
Upgraded, easy-to-use rich text WYSIWYG editing experience improvements that make managing content smoother (and prettier)
Improved core code performance (some modules moved to the contrib space) makes it easier for content creators to manage workstreams
Code Cleanup - Deprecated code has been removed to streamline the codebase, making Drupal development more consistent

If you are starting a new Drupal project, you have a choice between Drupal 9.5.0 and 10.0.0, and generally should choose Drupal 10 where possible for forward compatibility with future releases.

Regardless of which version you choose now, features will only be added to Drupal 10 minor releases. Plan to adopt Drupal 10 so that you can easily update to Drupal 10.1 and later.

Both 10.0.0 and 9.5.0 include all the latest changes, and they have the same APIs and features aside from a few edge cases. This also means modules and themes can be compatible with Drupal 9 and 10 at the same time!

The news of the Drupal 10 launch has reached far and wide. Drupal Communities have been organizing launch parties in full swing. Drupal enthusiasts across the world are going to celebrate the release with sessions on the new features of Drupal 10 over its predecessor

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