--- title: "Drupal Support Scope" date: "2024-02-14T06:18:38+00:00" summary: "Discover Acquia's comprehensive Drupal support services, including core, contributed, and custom modules. Learn about supported versions, subscription tiers, and our approach to troubleshooting and issue resolution for your Drupal-powered website." image: type: "page" url: "/service-offerings/drupal-support-scope" id: "dc97006c-663d-47e0-ae5c-d1665d58c6c1" --- Note For additional information about Drupal, see [drupal.org](https://www.drupal.org/). **Last updated: December 15, 2025** Table of contents will be added This page outlines the support services provided by Acquia for various Drupal components, including the scope of support for [Drupal core](https://www.drupal.org/docs/develop/core-modules-and-themes/core-modules), [contributed modules and themes](https://www.drupal.org/node/340271), custom modules and themes. It also details the supported versions of Drupal and subscription information for different service tiers. Components ---------- * Drupal core * Custom Modules and Themes * Drupal core’s experimental modules * Community-Contributed Modules and Themes Supported versions ------------------ * 7.x (Drupal core and contribute modules only). HeroDevs is available and Acquia's preferred partner to ensure these applications receive all required security updates. For more information about this offering, visit [https://www.herodevs.com/support/nes-drupal](https://www.herodevs.com/support/nes-drupal). * [Current Drupal version](/service-offerings/guide/software-life-cycle#supported-drupal-version) * Unmodified core and major Drupal.org distributions are supported. Subscription information ------------------------ ### Cloud Platform * Starter * Basic * Business * Premium * Elite * Standard * Plus ### Site Factory * SaaS tier * PaaS tier Support scope ------------- ### Drupal core support Acquia provides diagnostic services for troubleshooting Drupal core modules. Unmodified core, and major Drupal.org distributions, are supported. If a bug or issue is discovered in a core module, Acquia will submit an issue to the Drupal.org module issue queue on the Customer’s behalf. Acquia can advocate with Drupal core maintainers for a fix like any other member of the Drupal community, but Acquia cannot influence priority. Acquia does not control core maintainer priorities, resources, or the Drupal roadmap. The core maintainers control if the issue will be fixed and included in a subsequent release. Acquia recommends caution when electing to patch Drupal code, as this can complicate or put future code updates at risk (including security fixes). ### Drupal 7 Never-Ending Support (NES) with HeroDevs Acquia no longer provides security support for Drupal 7. However, Acquia recognizes that not all customers could migrate their Drupal 7 applications to a later version by November 30, 2025, and is committed to ensuring that the platform remains compatible with Drupal 7 for a reasonable period of time, while our customers transition to a newer Drupal version. Therefore, Acquia has partnered with HeroDevs to offer their Never-Ending Support (NES) service for Drupal 7. This program ensures that Drupal 7 applications receive any and all security updates. While purchasing this offering is not mandatory for customers, Acquia strongly recommends it as it provides a clear, official path to remain on Drupal 7 safely while they plan their migration. For more information about this offering, visit [https://www.herodevs.com/support/nes-drupal](https://www.herodevs.com/support/nes-drupal). ### Drupal core’s experimental modules Unmodified experimental core modules with a minimum stability of _beta_ are supported on a best-efforts basis. Support for experimental modules that are in an alpha or development state is limited to basic diagnostics only. ### Community-Contributed Modules and Themes Acquia provides diagnostic services for troubleshooting contributed modules. If a bug or issue is discovered in a [contributed module](https://www.drupal.org/node/340271)**,** Acquia may submit an issue to the [Drupal.org module issue queue](https://www.drupal.org/project/issues) on the Customer’s behalf. Acquia may address the issue directly if a solution can be developed within one hour or less of work; in these situations, Acquia may also submit a patch.  The module maintainer controls accepting and including the patch in a future release. If the maintainer chooses to not include the patch in a release, the Customer is solely responsible for the module’s maintenance and the merging of any security update changes. Support for modules _**not marked**_ as _recommended_ or are in a _beta_ or _development_ state is limited to basic diagnostics only. Acquia does not _finish_ modules, code new features, or fix major bugs. Acquia can help diagnose theme output issues, but may not be able to assist with troubleshooting or fixing browser rendering issues. Note Modules that are named with "Acquia", such as [Acquia Connector](https://www.drupal.org/project/acquia_connector) and [Acquia Purge](https://www.drupal.org/project/acquia_purge), adhere to the same guidelines as those outlined in [Community-Contributed Modules and Themes](#community-contributed-modules). ### Custom Modules and Themes Acquia provides diagnostic services for troubleshooting custom modules. As part of our service, Acquia will identify website issues linked to custom code, and Acquia may identify particular aspects of custom code that are responsible for the reported issue. In some cases, Acquia may provide a fix or fix approach, but it is the responsibility of the Customer to fix issues with custom modules. Acquia Support does not provide code review services, but those are available from Acquia Professional Services. Acquia can help diagnose theme output issues, but may not be able to assist with troubleshooting or fixing browser rendering issues. ### Drupal Gardens distribution Acquia maintains and provides diagnostic services for troubleshooting the Drupal Gardens distribution. If a bug or issue is discovered in the distribution, Acquia will provide hotfixes for critical issues and otherwise schedule fixes as appropriate. ### Drupal application support Acquia offers support for Drupal _only_ when it is installed at the top level of the [docroot](/definitions/docroot) (`/docroot/`) directory. Drupal installations either in other folders or nested in an application are not supported configurations, for the following reasons: * Alternate or nested docroot directories create a poor and risky development workflow. * Diagnosing issues is more complicated, due to shared logs and other factors. * Acquia diagnostic and automation tools operate only on the top-level docroot directory. * Remote Administration automated security updates cannot be applied to alternate applications. * Performance of all websites can be compromised, and proper functioning of Cloud Platform functionality is not tested or assured. Where applicable, additional websites can be developed using a multisite configuration. Additional websites using another instance of the Drupal codebase may also be developed in a completely separate codebase. Subscription levels and purchased codebases determine the number of codebases available in the scope of your Cloud Platform subscription.