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Backdrop CMS Content Management Systems 4.05 105 reviewer insights

Backdrop CMS: Content Management and Website Migration

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Backdrop CMS helps SMB teams manage content and migrate websites to a secure and user-friendly platform. Teams use it to migrate their existing content management systems while ensuring all content, users, and forums remain intact without service interruption. They also use Backdrop CMS for website redesigns, benefiting from a new interface that simplifies content administration. For example, a customer built a searchable database of YouTube reaction videos using Backdrop CMS.

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Small companies

90% of customer stories; 18% from education.

What teams use Backdrop CMS for

Explore Backdrop CMS use cases grouped by customer job. Click a use case to read the supporting evidence, or open a job to see detailed results.

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Content Management Systems jobs
Content platform migration and improvement myShakespeare, Universal Hub
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Website migration Museum of Arts and Design, Bud Werner Memorial Library Website Builder
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Backdrop CMS capabilities

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Who uses Backdrop CMS

IndustriesAggregated usage insights
Design: 50%Education: 9%Non-Profit Organization Management: 9%Museums and Institutions: 5%Hospital & Health Care: 4%Other industries: 23%
  • Other industries23%
Company sizeAggregated usage insights
Small business: 95%Enterprise: 5%
  • Small business95%
  • Enterprise5%

Backdrop CMS customer stories

Results reported in published case studies.

myShakespeare

Education · Small

Backdrop helped myShakespeare migrate from Drupal 7 to a more cost-effective platform. The migration took 400 hours over 9 months. The new site supports over 1 million monthly visits from...

Backdrop helped myShakespeare migrate from Drupal 7 to a more cost-effective platform. The migration took 400 hours over 9 months. The new site supports over 1 million monthly visits from students and teachers. Backdrop enabled seamless integration with Clever and Google Classrooms. The team built a custom module for media migration and contributed fixes to open-source modules.

Ärzte für Alles - Hausarztpraxis in Hannover Linden

Hospital & Health Care · Small

Ärzte für Alles used Backdrop CMS to build a website for their medical practice in Hannover. They needed a secure, accessible, and privacy-compliant platform. Backdrop CMS allowed them to...

Ärzte für Alles used Backdrop CMS to build a website for their medical practice in Hannover. They needed a secure, accessible, and privacy-compliant platform. Backdrop CMS allowed them to create a user-friendly site with no external tracking tools. The modular system fit their specific needs and ensured full GDPR compliance. Patients can now easily book appointments and access information online.

FirstTimeWatching

Internet · Small

FirstTimeWatching built a searchable database of YouTube reaction videos using Backdrop CMS. The site helps users find reactions to movies and TV shows by matching videos with data from T...

FirstTimeWatching built a searchable database of YouTube reaction videos using Backdrop CMS. The site helps users find reactions to movies and TV shows by matching videos with data from The Movie Database. Backdrop was chosen because the creator had past experience with Drupal and found Backdrop familiar. The platform made it easy to organize and display reaction content for users.

Universal Hub

Media Production · Small

Universal Hub switched from Drupal 7 to Backdrop for its Boston news site. The site owner found Drupal 10 too complex and resource-heavy for a small operation. Backdrop allowed easy migra...

Universal Hub switched from Drupal 7 to Backdrop for its Boston news site. The site owner found Drupal 10 too complex and resource-heavy for a small operation. Backdrop allowed easy migration of 80,000 articles and 800,000 comments. Some metadata, like map coordinates, required extra effort. The site is now live and running smoothly on Backdrop.

Food Co-Op Initiative (FCI)

Non Profit Organization Management · Small

Backdrop helped Food Co-Op Initiative move from Drupal 7 to a modern platform. FCI needed a cost-effective way to keep using CiviCRM for donations, events, and mailings. A Drupal 10 rebui...

Backdrop helped Food Co-Op Initiative move from Drupal 7 to a modern platform. FCI needed a cost-effective way to keep using CiviCRM for donations, events, and mailings. A Drupal 10 rebuild was too expensive, and WordPress was not a fit. Backdrop let FCI keep their data and workflows without big changes. This upgrade supports FCI’s mission and daily operations.

Lynching Sites Project of Memphis (LSP)

Non Profit Organization Management · Small

Lynching Sites Project of Memphis used Backdrop to share research with the public. They needed an easy way to display an interactive map, event summaries, and digital archives. The site a...

Lynching Sites Project of Memphis used Backdrop to share research with the public. They needed an easy way to display an interactive map, event summaries, and digital archives. The site also features news and event listings. Backdrop was chosen for its user-friendly design and affordability. Volunteers manage the project, so simple tools were important.

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Backdrop 1.30 released! | Backdrop CMS

Backdrop 1.30 released! | Backdrop CMS

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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.

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