Download Drupal 6.0

After a year of development, the final release of version 6.0 of Drupal was finally released on Wednesday. Drupal is a dynamic PHP-written system that allows users to manage, organize and publish content. It contains many features that can be found in, for example, content management systems, blogs, collaboration sites and forums. An extensive description of all options is available on this page to find. Version 6.0 contains a large number of changes, too many to list here. If you have half an hour to spare, by watching this half-hour video cast be fully discussed. Below is an excerpt from the announcement for version 6.0:

Drupal 6.0 released

Download Drupal 6.0 After one year of development we are ready to release Drupal 6.0 to the world. Thanks to the tireless work of the Drupal community, over 1,600 issues have been resolved during the Drupal 6.0 release cycle. These changes are evident in Drupal 6’s major usability improvements, security and maintainability advancements, friendlier installer, and expanded development framework. Further, from bug fix to feature request, these issues follow-through on the Drupal project’s continued commitment to deliver flexibility and power to themers and developers.

what’s new

The Drupal 6.0 release contains many improvements, some visible from the first click, and others hidden beneath the hood. For a quick video tour, check out Greg Knaddison’s “New features in Drupal 6.0 screencast“, or one of the many other screencasts.[break]