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Backdrop CMS Overview

Backdrop CMS makes website creation straightforward with its lightweight, user-friendly design. This open-source platform, built in PHP, is perfect for crafting professional and visually appealing websites without the complexity. A standout feature is its seamless upgrade path from Drupal 7, catering to users familiar with Drupal's ecosystem. The system places your content at the forefront, ensuring it remains the focal point of your site. Backdrop CMS is ideal for those seeking a simple yet effective solution for managing web content, offering a balance of functionality and ease of use.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Content Management, Meeting Management, Collaboration, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using Backdrop CMS.

Other use cases:

Lead Qualification: Behavioural
Business Development
Proposal & Quote Management

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Business Priorities

Enhance Customer Relationships and Scale Best Practices are the most popular business priorities that customers and associates have achieved using Backdrop CMS.

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Backdrop CMS Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

Backdrop CMS works with different mediums / channels such as Phone Calls. and Website.

Backdrop CMS's features include Personalization. and Backdrop CMS support capabilities include 24/7 Support, Chat Support, AI Powered, etc. also Backdrop CMS analytics capabilities include Custom Reports, and Analytics.

Reviews

"...Mission Backdrop CMS enables people to build highly customized websites, affordably, through collaboration and open source software...." Peer review

Backdrop CMS, belong to a category of solutions that help Content Management Systems. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

Backdrop CMS is a free, open-source CMS built in PHP. It is simple, lightweight, and easy to use for creating professional websites.

Popular Business Setting

for Backdrop CMS

Top Industries

Design

Popular in

Small Business

Backdrop CMS is popular in Design, and is widely used by Small Business,

Backdrop CMS Customer wins, Customer success stories, Case studies

How can Backdrop CMS enhance your Content Management process?

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Backdrop CMS solved their Content Management Systems needs. Cuspera uses 105 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Content Management Systems needs.

Bud Werner Memorial Library - Non Profit Organization Management

Backdrop CMS helped Bud Werner Memorial Library upgrade from Drupal 7 and refresh their website design. The new site uses natural shapes and colors inspired by the library’s location. Aten improved a...ccessibility to meet new Colorado laws and made content management easier with the Gin admin theme. The upgrade allowed the library to keep their existing infrastructure and prepare for future improvements.

Museum of Arts and Design - Non Profit Organization Management

Backdrop CMS helped the Museum of Arts and Design move their website from Drupal 7. The team needed a simple and cost-effective way to keep all their content. Migrating to Drupal 10 was too expensive... and slow. Backdrop CMS allowed their web developer to move the database and custom theme in about 20 hours. The museum chose Backdrop for its ease, speed, and lower cost.

Ascot Cars - Transportation/trucking/railroad

Backdrop CMS helped Ascot Cars rebuild their private hire taxi website. The original site had copyright issues with images, leading to a costly fee. Backdrop CMS was chosen for its flexibility and re...liability. The new site was rebuilt in less than a week. The project delivered a single-page website with custom animations and slideshows.

Stanford University - Education

Backdrop CMS helped Stanford University upgrade their On & Off-Campus Learning Opportunities platform. The challenge was to move away from Drupal 7 quickly and cost-effectively. Backdrop CMS enabled ...a fast migration in about three months and 550 person-hours, compared to an estimated 3500-4000 hours for a Drupal 9 upgrade. The result was a seamless transition, improved performance, and continued feature development at a lower cost. Users experienced better page load times and no disruption during peak application season.

The Lynching Sites Project of Memphis - Non Profit Organization Management

Backdrop CMS helped The Lynching Sites Project of Memphis share research on racial violence in Shelby County. The group needed an easy-to-use site with an interactive map, news, and event listings. B...ackdrop CMS was chosen for its user-friendly design and affordability. The project is mostly volunteer-run and needed a cost-effective solution.

BridgeSight - Information Technology And Services

Backdrop CMS helped BridgeSight migrate their PGSuper support site from Drupal 7. The main challenge was the end of security support for Drupal 7. Backdrop CMS allowed a smooth migration of all conte...nt, users, and forums. The migration used the d2b module and was completed in under 40 hours. BridgeSight now has a stable, cost-effective, and future-proof CMS with low maintenance costs.

Image Optimization for Backdrop CMS (2024/02/15 - User Group Meeting)

Peers used Backdrop CMS for content management and meeting management

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FEATURE	RATINGS AND REVIEWS
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Backdrop CMS Software Association News

Product 20/08/2025

Backdrop 1.30 released! | Backdrop CMS

Product 20/08/2025

Backdrop CMS drops support for PHP versions prior to 7.1 | Backdrop CMS

Backdrop CMS will require PHP version 7.1 or greater starting May 15, 2025, with the release of version 1.31.0. This change aims to support PHP 8.4 and improve security and performance. Sites running older PHP versions must upgrade to continue receiving updates and security fixes.

Backdrop CMS Software Association Profile

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Backdrop CMS Software Association

Company Website

https://backdropcms.org/

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