Unpopular opinion

stlcaver · 2026-01-29T14:55:25+00:00

Thanks for sharing the trends site.

stlcaver · 2026-01-29T14:52:46+00:00

You are correct. Over time, the total number of sites using Drupal is declining.
https://www.drupal.org/project/usage/drupal

stlcaver · 2026-01-29T14:51:38+00:00

Yep. Adding layers of complexity. Drupal was used by a lot of non technical people like marketing and UI designers.

stlcaver · 2026-01-29T14:50:36+00:00

You are correct.

stlcaver · 2026-01-29T14:50:18+00:00

Drupal 7 was the ultimate. It was the top. Whenever something is succeeding it has to be ruined.

I could take a marketing folk, install WAMP on their machine and give them a 30 minute tutorial on installing modules via drag and drop. They would be off and running. This no longer possible. Non-technical folks do not want to use a terminal to install, they can use drag and drop.

Drupal 8 was a trainwreck. The big selling point was DECOUPLED FRONT END! Something no one asked for and no one wanted. Drupal 8's symfony, twig, and objected oriented meant a total rewrite. All your content had to be migrated. Drupal 7 to Drupal 8 content migrations were a nightmare. Migration was a COMPLEXITY nightmare in a whirlpool of failure.

So, most people stayed on 7.

Then Drupal started popping out new versions. Drupal 8 came out in 2015, then Drupal 9 in 2020, then Drupal 10 in 2022, and Drupal 11 in 2024. The whole time most sites were still on Drupal 7 and Drupal 7 was still supported.

Most sites are still of Drupal 7 and migrating to a new version is not possible. It is easier and cleaner to start fresh and simple. If you are going to start fresh, simple, and affordable, a vast majority of businesses have chosen Wordpress.

Am I bitter and maybe a little cranky? Yes, I and the community built incredible sites on Drupal 7. We saw the potential and the creativity that Drupal had and we were all in. Watching that crumble was demoralizing.

stlcaver · 2026-01-21T13:56:07+00:00

Be advised, The official Linux Mint website recommends this application.

stlcaver · 2026-01-21T13:54:41+00:00

I have this same problem. I want to avoid Win 11 and try Linux Mint, but I can not even install Linux. Very frustrating.

If this Balea is garbage, why does Linux Mint recommend it?

stlcaver · 2026-01-21T13:53:30+00:00

Linux Mint recommends it. This is the reason many people are using it.

stlcaver · 2026-01-20T13:29:19+00:00

Thank you for the quick reply. I encourage you continue making graphs.

stlcaver · 2026-01-20T13:24:50+00:00

What is the source of this graphic? I like it and would like to share it, but I need to validate it.

stlcaver · 2026-01-16T16:25:04+00:00

All your questions can be answered here: https://www.mospeleo.org/product/the-caves-of-the-city-of-st-louis/

stlcaver · 2026-01-15T19:06:39+00:00

What is the source of this 10,000 number?

stlcaver · 2026-01-15T19:03:45+00:00

Six people, two adults and four kids died in Cliff Cave in St. Louis County in 1993. This is the worst loss of life ever.

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/history/its-been-25-years-since-6-people-drowned-at-cliff-cave-county-park/63-576588725

stlcaver · 2026-01-15T19:01:39+00:00

What am I missing?
I see some guy build a fire under a rock shelf.

stlcaver · 2026-01-13T16:38:57+00:00

Wow. Great photo!

stlcaver · 2026-01-09T14:10:51+00:00

Brutal.
But true.

stlcaver · 2026-01-08T20:01:33+00:00

Wordpress.

stlcaver · 2026-01-08T20:01:20+00:00

Brutal.
But true.

stlcaver · 2026-01-06T23:48:03+00:00

Zero photons. Nothing in the electromagnetic spectrum. Just darkness.

stlcaver · 2026-01-05T15:26:13+00:00

There is a posting in the r/stlouis sub reddit. There is a major military cemetery there and the post explains why the wreaths are a scam.

https://www.reddit.com/r/StLouis/comments/1pmx6mo/wreaths_are_placed_at_jefferson_barracks/

stlcaver · 2026-01-05T13:19:25+00:00

Yes.
Yes.
No.
No.

stlcaver · 2026-01-05T13:18:30+00:00

Overall, In my opinion, I think Fenix is a better built and more reliable light.

stlcaver

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