Drupal 7 & 10 End of Life
Upgrade or Migrate Safely
Drupal 7 support ended in January 2025 and Drupal 10 ends on 9 December 2026. Brisbane Drupal engineers who upgrade, migrate and secure unsupported Drupal sites.
- Drupal 7 to 11
- GovCMS Experience
- Security First
Shipping production software since 2014
Is Your Drupal Site Still Supported?
Drupal 7 reached end of life on 5 January 2025. Drupal 8 and 9 ended in 2021 and 2023. Drupal 10 reaches end of life on 9 December 2026, and 10.6 is its final, security-only release.
In August 2026 Drupal.org counted more than 173,000 sites still on Drupal 7, and 42.8% of all Drupal sites on end-of-life versions. In Queensland we still see associations and public bodies running Drupal 8, 9 and 10.
Once a version is unsupported, new security holes are never fixed. Contributed modules stop being maintained, hosts drop old PHP versions, and the site gets harder and riskier to change every month.
Upgrade What
Works,
Rebuild What
Doesn’t
Upgrade What Works,
Rebuild What Doesn’t
Upgrade What Works,
Rebuild What Doesn’t
Drupal 7 to 10 or 11 is not a click-through upgrade. It is effectively a migration: content, users, files and taxonomy move to a new site, custom modules are rewritten and themes are rebuilt. Drupal 10 to 11 is a smaller step, but contributed modules and custom code still need checking.
We start with an audit of your modules, custom code, integrations and hosting, then give you a fixed-quote plan. We migrate content with Drupal’s migration tools, keep or redirect every URL, and test before cut-over, so members and search engines barely notice the move.
If a full migration can’t happen right away, we harden and monitor your current site while we plan it.
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Why Choose
Pixelbird for
Drupal
Why Choose Pixelbird
for Drupal
Why Choose Pixelbird
for Drupal
Engineers, Not Designers
Custom modules, migrations and integrations are software work. You deal directly with the engineers writing the code.
Security From Day One
We audit modules and custom code for known vulnerabilities before migrating them, so old problems don’t follow you onto Drupal 11.
Brisbane Based
We’re in Brisbane, on your time zone, and we know the Queensland associations and public bodies that run Drupal.
Of Drupal Sites on End-of-Life Versions (Aug 2026)
Drupal 7 Sites Still Live (Aug 2026)
December 2026: Drupal 10 Reaches End of Life
Years Shipping Production Software
How It Works
Tell us your Drupal version, hosting and what the site does. We’ll tell you honestly what the upgrade involves.
Step 2: Module & Code
Audit + Fixed Quote
We audit contributed modules, custom code, integrations and content, then give you a fixed-quote upgrade or migration plan.
Step 3: Migrate, Test
& Launch
We build the new site, migrate content and users, redirect every URL, test thoroughly and cut over without surprises.
Brands We Have Helped
What People Say
Makes the Magic Happen
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Always Shows Up
“I have hired Pixelbird many times to build websites and to host. I recommend Dustin and his team without question.”
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Social Media Marketing
Responsive Professionalism
“Dustin is friendly and good to work with. He is good at finding better ways to provide solutions and automate the processes.”
Ivan Huang
CPA
What You Can Expect
What You Get
Pixelbird
Typical Agency
Upgrade Approach
With Us
Audit first, then a staged, fixed-quote plan
With Them
A rebuild quote and a new theme
Custom Modules
With Us
Rewritten for Drupal 10 or 11 and tested
With Them
Dropped or swapped for something generic
Content Migration
With Us
Drupal’s migration tools, not copy-paste
With Them
Manual re-entry
URLs & Rankings
With Us
Every URL kept or redirected
With Them
Broken links and lost rankings
Security
With Us
Modules and code checked for known vulnerabilities
With Them
Not reviewed
Integrations
With Us
AMS, CRM, SSO and payments carried across
With Them
Left for later
Accessibility
With Us
WCAG 2.2 checked during the rebuild
With Them
Not considered
Hosting
With Us
Supported PHP and secure, monitored hosting
With Them
Same old server
Testing
With Us
Tested on staging before cut-over
With Them
Tested in production
After Launch
With Us
Care plans that keep Drupal patched
With Them
Handover and goodbye
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Drupal 7 still safe to run?
No. Drupal 7 stopped receiving official security fixes on 5 January 2025. Any vulnerability found since then stays open unless someone patches it privately, and attackers actively look for Drupal 7 sites.
Can Drupal 7 be upgraded directly to Drupal 11?
Not as a simple upgrade. Moving from Drupal 7 means building a new Drupal 10 or 11 site and migrating content, users and files into it, with custom modules rewritten. From Drupal 10, moving to 11 is a much smaller upgrade.
What happens to Drupal 10 sites after 9 December 2026?
They stop receiving security fixes. If you’re on Drupal 10 now, plan the move to Drupal 11 before then. It’s usually far quicker than a Drupal 7 migration.
Do you work on GovCMS?
Yes. We support Drupal and GovCMS sites for government and public-sector organisations, including upgrades, custom module reviews and accessibility work.
Should we move off Drupal instead?
Sometimes. If your site no longer needs Drupal’s depth, we’ll say so and can migrate you to WordPress or a custom build. If it does, Drupal 11 is a strong, well-supported choice.