Pantheon release notes

Drupal 7.102 is now available on Pantheon as of November 20, 2024. This release includes two important security fixes and addresses a PHP 8.2 deprecation notice in the bundled pantheon_apachesolr module.

For a detailed list of changes, see the announcement on drupal.org.

Action required

Upgrade your Drupal 7 site to version 7.102 directly from your Pantheon Dashboard or via Terminus.

Long-Term Support

Pantheon is committed to providing security updates for Drupal 7 for at least two additional years beyond its upcoming end-of-life date on January 5, 2025. This commitment is in partnership with Tag1 Consulting, offering Long-Term Support (LTS) for Drupal 7 at no additional cost.

For details about this offering and steps to prepare your sites, refer to our related documentation.

Pantheon is now accepting customers into a private beta for our Content Publisher.

With Pantheon Content Publisher, your team can now safely publish content directly from Google Docs to Drupal, WordPress, or Next.js sites — quickly and seamlessly. Skip the extra steps and empower everyone who writes and collaborates to participate in web publishing.

Here’s what you can expect

• Publish from Google Docs straight to your website: Write, edit, collaborate, and publish right from Google Docs.
• Live preview: See exactly how your content will look before it goes live and see changes in real time.
• Collaborative editing: Use comments, suggestions, and other collaboration features in Google Docs.
• Structure your content: Organize and structure your content for content discoverability and SEO. Define metadata fields with AI recommendations.
• Controlled publishing: Manage publishing workflow. Avoid copy-pasting mistakes with automated quality control.

Documentation

Learn how to set up Content Publisher on your Drupal, WordPress, or Next.js website:

• Documentation
• Release notes
• FAQ

Version 8.2.0 of our Drupal module Search API Pantheon has been released to address performance and schema issues with Solr cores.

Update to 8.2.0 and check the behavior of your site in a Dev or Multidev environment prior to deploying to Test or Live environments.

Critical fix: Solr core reload functionality

This release addresses a critical issue where Solr cores did not automatically reload after schema updates, leading to schema reversions, search index corruption, and potential site downtime. 8.2.0 implements automatic core reloading to maintain search index integrity.

Key improvements in 8.2.0

• Automatic core reload after schema updates
• Core reload functionality accessible through both UI and Drush commands
• Enhanced error handling during schema updates

Updating Search API Pantheon via Composer

Depending on the strictness of your Composer constraints you may get 8.2.0 just by running composer update. If you do not, you can specify the version with:

Schema updates

After installing 8.2.0 of Search API Pantheon, please perform a schema update within a non-live environment via one of the following methods:

• Admin dashboard: /admin/config/search/search-api/server/pantheon_solr8/pantheon-admin/schema
• Terminus and Drush: terminus drush <site>.<env> search-api-pantheon:postSchema [solr-server] [path-to-schema]

After performing the schema update in the non-live environment, check the search functionality to ensure it is working as expected. If it is, deploy the changes Test and Live environments and repeat the schema update there.

Report any issues to Pantheon Support.

We’ve updated the dashboard navigation with a refreshed look and enhanced usability, making it easier than ever to access all the features you rely on.

What’s new

• Responsive design: The navigation now adjusts smoothly on smaller screens, providing an optimized experience across devices.
• Expand & collapse options: Adjust the navigation to create more workspace as needed.
• Improved access: Key sections are now more accessible from the navigation, helping you find what you need faster.

Explore the new navigation and enjoy a streamlined experience designed to support your work.

The latest version of WordPress, 6.7 (Rollins), is available on Pantheon as of November 12, 2024.

Action required

Upgrade to WordPress 6.7 right from your Pantheon dashboard or Terminus to access the latest features, fixes, and security enhancements. See related documentation for how to apply core updates.

Highlights

• A new default theme, Twenty Twenty-Five, with dozens of customization options, templates, and patters built into the Site Editor.
• A new Zoom Out view to see more of your page layout at once.
• Updated style sections in the Site Editor to make it easier to customize your site design.
• ...and more

Check out the 6.7 preview we recorded with XWP on our YouTube channel.

Notes

• Support for HEIC images -- added in this version of WordPress -- will not be supported at release time on Pantheon due to a conflict with our version of ImageMagick. We are working on a solution that will include support for HEIC images in a future platform update.

For full details about WordPress 6.7, see the release notes or the WordPress 6.7 Field Guide.

We have rolled out a new site status block to improve visibility into software versions, helping customers track whether their site’s software is end-of-life (EOL).

Features and access

• Location: Access the status block via Pantheon dashboard > Site > Status.
• Software coverage: The block shows version information for PHP and Solr.

PHP version status

• PHP 8.0 and below are end-of-life. Upgrade to PHP 8.2 or above for full security coverage.

Solr version status

• Pantheon provides Solr versions 3 and 8. Version 3 is end-of-life. We recommend upgrading to Solr 8. Solr 8 support for Drupal 7 is in progress.

Redis recommendation

• Redis versions aren’t shown in the new block currently, but we recommend upgrading to Redis 6.2.

This addition helps you easily monitor and maintain your site's software for improved performance and security. For more information on other reports you can run on the Status tab, see the following:

• Launch Check - WordPress Performance and Configuration Analysis
• Launch Check - Drupal Performance and Configuration Analysis

PHP versions 8.2.25 and 8.3.13 are now available on the platform, bringing the latest bug fixes and updates for improved performance and security.

Important PHP version information

• PHP 8.0 reached End-of-Life on November 26, 2023.
• PHP 8.1 is now receiving security-only updates and will reach End-of-Life in December 2025.
• For more details, see the full list of PHP supported versions.

For the best performance and security, Pantheon recommends running PHP 8.2 and above.

Some customers have reported that emails generated from form plugins, such as Gravity Forms or Contact Form 7, have content truncated after upgrading their site to PHP 8. A fix has been applied to PHP 8.2 and above. Affected sites can resolve this issue by upgrading their PHP version to 8.2 or 8.3.

Important PHP version information

• PHP 8.0 reached End-of-Life on November 26, 2023.
• PHP 8.1 is now receiving security-only updates and will reach End-of-Life in December 2025.

For the best performance and security, Pantheon recommends running PHP 8.2 and above.