Drupal 10 End of Life: A Decision Calendar for Q4 Freezes
Drupal 10 reaches end of life on December 9, 2026. Teams that cannot upgrade before their Q4 change freeze have three defensible options: cut the scope, negotiate a cutover window, or run past end of life with documented compensating controls.
How to manage multiple websites without spreadsheets
Managing multiple websites takes more than spreadsheets. Learn the six-step governance approach Vardot uses across hundreds of sites: one inventory, named owners, a written standard, connected code, continuous checks, and tracked evidence, plus how Auditray runs it on any CMS.
Healthcare CMS: Fix or Replace for Section 504 Compliance?
HHS moved the Section 504 web accessibility deadline to May 11, 2027. This guide shows when to fix or replace a healthcare website CMS, where accessibility risk sits, and how Varbase, Vardot’s Drupal distribution, builds accessible authoring into the platform from day one.
Agents Need a Trust Layer. Your Drupal Site May Already Have One
AI agents need enforced limits, human review, and an audit record before they act on a website. Drupal core already provides roles, content moderation, revisions, and structured fields. This article explains where those controls stop, when to keep agents off a site, and a six-point readiness check.
Varbase vs. Sitecore for Enterprise AI
Varbase and Sitecore take different routes to enterprise content management. This comparison covers licensing, hosting, AI features, and run costs, what changed with SitecoreAI and Sitecore XP support, when Varbase makes more sense, and a four-point test to see if it fits.
Driesnote Rotterdam 2026: What's New in Drupal CMS
Drupal CMS now gives marketers multilingual visual page building, ready-made site templates, and governed AI. Key takeaways from the Rotterdam Driesnote.
How to Manage Multiple Websites Without Spreadsheets
Manage multiple websites across any CMS with one standard, continuous checks, and clear owners for security, accessibility, and compliance.
Drupal 10 to 11 Upgrade: Commands, Failures, Timeline
A Drupal 10 to 11 upgrade is mostly preparation on Drupal 10. A Vardot senior engineer shares the pre-flight checks, the exact Composer and Drush commands, where upgrades fail, what breaks unnoticed, an 11 to 24 working day estimate, a done checklist, and the rollback plan.
Website Governance Platform: Why We Built Auditray
Auditray is a website governance platform that monitors every site and codebase you run against customizable policies, using data from your existing tools.
When Does Accessibility Belong in Your AEO Plan?
Agentic browsing makes accessibility one of several AEO factors. AI agents read the accessibility tree to understand and act on pages. This article covers Google's 2026 Lighthouse Agentic Browsing audit, what the evidence on accessibility and SEO shows, and a five-question test for when accessibility belongs in your AEO plan.
Introducing AI Content Review: Your Brand Guide, Applied to Every Drupal Page
AI Content Review is an open-source Drupal module that scores content from 0 to 100 against criteria your team defines, such as brand voice, terminology, or reading level, and suggests fixes with reasons. Its lead developer, Ahmad Khader of Vardot, explains setup, scoring, the editor experience, bulk and scheduled reviews, run costs, and pilot readiness.
What a Drupal Agency's Contribution Record Tells You
Credits on Drupal.org show what an agency gave back, and when. Read the last 12 months, check where credits land, and confirm contribution time is funded.
Inside AI and Outside AI: Drupal's Split AI Roadmap
A Drupal AI Initiative contributor's read on the Inside AI and Outside AI split, what governed agent access requires, and what to check before roadmap lands.
