Backdrop CMS

Past and Future

Where we are Today

Backdrop CMS is 5 years old
Since Backdrop 1.0

15 versions released

The Fork and "Manifesto"

Sept 10, 2013 - GitHub Fork Created

Sept 12, 2013 - Manifesto Published

(Not recommended. Explanation first, THEN fork.)

Early Infrastructure

April 1, 2014: BackdropCMS.org launch on Drupal 7

May 27, 2014: Initial API website on Drupal 7

Design Work

Feb 27, 2014: Logo is created
(Designer: Darius Garza)

Nov 11, 2014: Drop hatches!
(Illustrator: Marc Movino)

Backdrop 1.0

After 15 months development Backdrop 1.0 released

Backdrop 1.0

Drupal compatibility layer

Backdrop 1.0

New Layout System

New Configuration Management System

Backdrop 1.0

Views Module Built-in

Global Dialog System

Backdrop 1.1

Updated Admin Theme

Backdrop 1.1

Tokens and Token UI added
Token module in D7

Automatic path aliases added
Pathauto module in D7

Backdrop 1.2

Vertical tabs made responsive

Backdrop 1.2

• A Rich-Text editor added to core
  CKeditor / WYSIWYG modules in D7
• Link module added into core
• Email module added into core
• Date, Date Views, Date API and Date Popup modules moved into core

Backdrop 1.2

First release that uses BackdropCMS.org packager

Backdrop 1.3

• Transliteration module added to core
• Individual blocks for each field
  Field as Block module for D7
• UX: Custom text (config) blocks
• UX: Login with email address possible
  Email Registration module in D7*
• UX: Horizontal admin tabs made responsive
• UX: Improved interface for multi-values fields
• 25+ other UX improvements

Backdrop 1.3

Content type forms

Backdrop 1.3

Notification icon

Backdrop 1.3

Background fetch for faster page cache

Backdrop 1.4

Installer module added to core
Project Browser module in D7

Backdrop 1.4

10 new layout templates (backwards compatible)
Radix Layouts module in D7

Backdrop 1.4

• Redirect module added to core
• More menu features added to blocks
  Menu Block module in D7
• Mobile device camera support merged
  Image Mobile Camera module in D7

Backdrop 1.5

New front-end theme & Hero block type
Btester Custom Block Content in D7*

Backdrop 1.5

Responsive dropdown menus
Smartmenus / Nice Menus / Superfish modules in D7

Backdrop 1.5

• Default homepage layout
• Existing content block
  Node Block in D7
• Emoji support in the database (w upgrade path!)

Backdrop 1.6

Files become more complete entities

Backdrop 1.6

Mobile friendly menu (hamburger) in core

Silkscreen

Feb 12, 2017

The Pressflow of Backdrop, specializing in large-scale Backdrop, and database compatbility.

https://silkscreencms.org

Backdrop 1.7

Link to existing content via Rich-Text editor
LinkIt / CKEditor Link modules in D7

Backdrop 1.7

Images may be uploaded through copy/paste
Direct Upload module in D7

Backdrop 1.7

• New Status report design
• Layout improvements:
  • Views block displays get per-placement settings
    Views content ctools module in D7
  • Titles, tabs, messages, and action links are blocks
    Blockify module in D7

Backdrop 1.8

Progress bar design

Configuration diff design

Backdrop 1.8

Installer gets screenshots

Admin page gets icons

Backdrop 1.9

File entities get the ability to replace files in place

Backdrop 1.9

• Login system redirects sanely
  Login Redirect* or Login Destination* modules in D7
• 404 pages not in the error log
  Fast 404 module* in D7
• New Status report design
  

Backdrop 1.10

Comment auto-closing
Comment Closer module in D7

Backdrop 1.10

Scheduled publishing
Scheduler module in D7

Backdrop 1.10

• Inline file uploading (in addition to images)
  CKeditor Upload module in D7
• Translatable menu items
  Menu Translation module in D7
• Translatable blocks
  i18n module in D7

Backdrop 1.11

New Color module UI, Basis colorized

Backdrop 1.11

Image Browser
CKEditor Media Browser* in D7

Backdrop 1.11

Content Preview (works with Layouts!)
Live Preview and Page preview in D7

Backdrop 1.11

• Hidden Paths for Content
  Rabbit hole module in D7
• Contact module improvements
• Client-side upload progress bars
• Ability for Backdrop core to update itself (hidden)

Backdrop 1.12

Core self-updates from the UI

Backdrop 1.12

Better UI for defining field options
Options Element module in D7

Backdrop 1.12

Icons added into the admin bar
Admin menu in D7*

Backdrop 1.12

• Contact block
  Btester Custom Block Content in D7
• Translatable taxonomy terms
  i18n / entity translation modules in D7
• CSS grid (for views grid)
• UX: Module page improvements

Backdrop 1.13

Dashboard module in core
Total Control / Dashboard module in D7

Backdrop 1.13

• Support for PHP 7.3
• Content Blocks associate translations automatically
• UX: Interface for adding Link attributes
• UX: Vertical tabs on Taxonomy term edit pages
• UX: A Vertical tab for multilingual settings

Backdrop 1.14

Sept 15, 2019

• Fieldable file types
• Custom Layout Builder UI
• New Installs include an Editor Role
• Security improvement: support for trusted_host_patterns

Backdrop 1.15

• Improved Media Management and UI
• Package Signing (more prep for auto-updates)
• Recent News Block

Backdrop 1.x

• Automatic core updates
• Central configuration translation
• Reference field in core
• More!

Backdrop 2.0

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