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Drupal

An Empirical Analysis of Technological Relevance
7/4/2026

Abstract

An in-depth empirical analysis of the remaining vitality of Drupal. This document explores historical data points, community despair, and residual hype to determine its true existential status.

1. Executive Summary

65.3%Dead
▼ Improving (-4.5% since last check)
Table 1: Subject Demographics & Prognosis
MetricValue
Clinical Notes"Not dead, just severely clinically depressed."
Classificationframework
Age25 years (est. 2001)

2. Algorithmic Evaluation

The following mathematical model was applied to evaluate the existential footprint of Drupal. The deaditude score is heavily influenced by the components listed below.

D =fage × ∑i=1nWbase,i · qi∑ Wbase,j · qjCi
Where Ci ∈ {GH, SO, RE, HN, YT, JB}

Figure 1: Existential Footprint

GH (7%)SO (85%)RE (39%)HN (67%)YT (78%)JB (70%)
Radar analysis mapping the six distinct vectors of existential threat.

Figure 2: Historical Deaditude Evolution

71.854.837.8May 2025Jul 2026 5/3/2025: 52.1% 5/7/2025: 43.7% 5/10/2025: 39.8% 6/5/2025: 48.2% 6/19/2025: 65.7% 7/3/2025: 61.9% 7/16/2025: 44.2% 7/30/2025: 49.6% 8/13/2025: 53.8% 8/26/2025: 56.6% 9/9/2025: 66.3% 9/23/2025: 60.1% 10/6/2025: 54.8% 10/20/2025: 61.4% 11/3/2025: 60.2% 11/15/2025: 66.8% 11/29/2025: 60.3% 12/13/2025: 63.7% 12/26/2025: 65.5% 1/9/2026: 63.4% 1/23/2026: 62.4% 2/5/2026: 63.8% 2/19/2026: 62.5% 3/5/2026: 53.4% 3/18/2026: 68.3% 4/1/2026: 54.9% 4/15/2026: 64.7% 4/28/2026: 67.5% 5/12/2026: 68.6% 5/26/2026: 65.7% 6/8/2026: 56.5% 6/22/2026: 69.8% 7/4/2026: 65.3%
Expected Extinction Date (Approximation): September 2027
Chronological evolution of existential threat.

2. Clinical Analysis

2.1 Diagnostic Metrics

The following objective indicators have been collected to determine the existential status of this technology:

Codebase Vitality (GitHub)

  • Stars: 4,275
  • Forks: 1,979
  • Open Issues: 0
  • Issues Closed Ratio: 0.0%
  • Recent Commits (last month): 71
  • Days Since Last Commit: 0
  • Contributors Count: 8
  • Trend Direction: stable
  • Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%

Community Cry for Help (StackOverflow)

  • Total Questions (recent): 1
  • Answered Ratio: 100.0%
  • Accepted Ratio: 0.0%
  • Zero Answer Ratio: 0.0%
  • Median Response Time (hr): N/A
  • Days Since Last Activity: 5
  • Trend Direction: stable

Hype & Propaganda (YouTube)

  • Recent Videos: 10
  • Average Views: 56.7

Despair & Existential Dread (Reddit)

  • Reddit Posts (recent): 20
  • Average Upvotes: 13.3
  • Trend Direction: stable
  • Trend Growth Rate: 40.0%

Intellectual Discourse (Hacker News)

  • Mentions (recent): 8
  • Average Points: 3.0
  • Days Since Last Post: 35

Corporate Adoption (StackShare & Jobs)

  • Stacks Using It: 27,950
  • StackShare Followers: 0
  • StackShare Upvotes: 0
  • StackShare Mentions: 0
  • Open Job Postings: 1,413
  • Jobs Trend Direction: stable
  • Jobs Trend Growth Rate: 0.0%

Data retrieved at: 7/4/2026

Appendix A: Recent YouTube Propaganda

Recent YouTube activity related to the subject.
ThumbnailVideo DetailsViews
Drupal: User to send a list of selected nodes via e-mail to the adminDrupal: User to send a list of selected nodes via e-mail to the admin
Channel: Sophia Wagner		1
Setting Drupal Decoupled Locally: Drupal 11 + Next.js + DDEVSetting Drupal Decoupled Locally: Drupal 11 + Next.js + DDEV
Channel: Octahedroid		75
Creating single directory components with Drupal Canvas in mindCreating single directory components with Drupal Canvas in mind
Channel: MidCamp - Midwest Drupal Camp		63
How to migrate 1800 Drupal 7 sitesHow to migrate 1800 Drupal 7 sites
Channel: MidCamp - Midwest Drupal Camp		21
Beyond Keyword Search: Implementing Vector Search in DrupalBeyond Keyword Search: Implementing Vector Search in Drupal
Channel: Drupal Forge		26

Appendix B: Reddit Despair Logs

Sampled Reddit discourse demonstrating community sentiment.
Post TitleScoreComments
How it feels to have invested in the original core layout solution6041
Drupal 11.4 - Check Issue Queues before Updating!3319
Drupal has been great for many years but...2189
Vibing Drupal: New Kids on the Block209
Bootiq: Open-source Drupal Commerce theme175

Appendix C: Hacker News Discourse

Recent intellectual debates and mentions on Hacker News.
TopicPointsComments
Drupal – Upcoming highly critical release on May 20, 2026 – PSA-2026-05-1860
CISA orders feds to patch actively exploited Drupal vulnerability40
Highly critical security release for Drupal31
SQL injection on Drupal sites using PostgreSQL30
Show HN: Backlit – Lit Web Component SSR for Drupal via Go and WASM, No Node.js30

Appendix D: StackOverflow Pleas for Help

Recent questions demonstrating developer struggles.
Question TitleViewsStatus
Drupal - Yoast SEO Snippet preview not rendering: TypeError 'attr is not a function' on native DOM element74Answered (2 ans)

Appendix E: Historical Deaditude Scores

Chronological record of the technology's vitality.
DateDeaditude ScoreVerdict
7/4/202665.3%Dying Slowly
6/22/202669.8%Dying Slowly
6/8/202656.5%Dying Slowly
5/26/202665.7%Dying Slowly
5/12/202668.6%Dying Slowly
4/28/202667.5%Dying Slowly
4/15/202664.7%Dying Slowly
4/1/202654.9%Dying Slowly
3/18/202668.3%Dying Slowly
3/5/202653.4%Dying Slowly
2/19/202662.5%Dying Slowly
2/5/202663.8%Dying Slowly
1/23/202662.4%Dying Slowly
1/9/202663.4%Dying Slowly
12/26/202565.5%Dying Slowly
12/13/202563.7%Dying Slowly
11/29/202560.3%Dying Slowly
11/15/202566.8%Dying Slowly
11/3/202560.2%Dying Slowly
10/20/202561.4%Dying Slowly
10/6/202554.8%Dying Slowly
9/23/202560.1%Dying Slowly
9/9/202566.3%Dying Slowly
8/26/202556.6%Dying Slowly
8/13/202553.8%Dying Slowly
7/30/202549.6%Stable & Mature
7/16/202544.2%Stable & Mature
7/3/202561.9%Dying Slowly
6/19/202565.7%Dying Slowly
6/5/202548.2%Stable & Mature
5/10/202539.8%Stable & Mature
5/7/202543.7%Stable & Mature
5/3/202552.1%Dying Slowly