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If you ship a Grav plugin or theme, the new compatibility flag is one of the most important things to know about for Grav 2.0, and it's also one of the easiest 2.0 updates you can make. It's a one-block addition to your blueprints.yaml that tells Grav exactly which major versions you've tested...

If you maintain a Grav plugin or theme, this post is your starting point for Grav 2.0. I know how a major version bump can look from the outside, especially when the headline features include a brand-new admin and a first-party API, so I wanted to get out in front of the obvious question: "what do...

One of the biggest lessons we took from the 1.8 beta cycle is that in-place upgrades across a generational library change are inherently fragile. When the PHP stack moves, the Symfony vendor packages move, and Twig moves all at the same time, even a well-tested upgrade path can fall over the m...

After nearly two years of development (including a 1.8 beta cycle that taught us a great deal about what not to do), I'm thrilled to announce that the entire Grav 2.0 suite has reached Release Candidate status today. Grav 2.0 core, the API plugin, Admin2, Quark 2, and the Migrate plugin are all available right now via GPM (the MCP server is a separate standalone Node.js package, see below), and they all behave like the final product is going to behave.

I want to take a moment to write honestly about where Grav is, how we got here, and what's coming next. The short version is that Grav 1.7 has been the backbone of this project for the past five-plus years, it's been remarkably stable, and we've reached a natural ceiling that means it's time for...

We're excited to announce the launch of our brand new in-house licensing and purchase system for all Grav Premium products. This is a change we've wanted to make for a long time, and we're confident it will provide a much better experience for everyone.

Why the Change?

When we first launched G...

TLDR: This document outlines the steps required to upgrade an existing Tailwind 3 version of the Typhoon Premium Theme to Tailwind 4.

This is a major update and probably worth your while getting your theme updated to ensure you can take advantage of all the cool new stuff available as part o...

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