LocalGov Drupal
No phone app
in Government Website Builders
- Recognised40% of the score85
- Phone app26% of the score0
- Documented20% of the score86
- Free plan14% of the score100
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs on
- api, self-hosted, Web
Summary
LocalGov Drupal is a free, open-source publishing platform built and maintained by councils and suppliers for local government in the UK and Ireland. Its content tools cover subsites, news, events, alert banners, directories, service pages, guides, step-by-step pages, HTML publications, and elections. Flexible components, patterns, styles, callouts, revisions, service contacts, and shareable preview links support publishing. Optional governance tools add roles, permissions, moderation, approval dashboards, scheduled publishing, review dates, and revision records. Councils can use LocalGov Drupal Microsites to run distinct websites from one platform; more than 50 microsites are live. The project supplies a scalable base theme and a sample Scarfolk subtheme, plus a quick-start install, modular architecture, automated testing, and coding-standard checks. Drupal REST and JSON:API tools and its module ecosystem can connect it with forms, payments, CRM, case management, identity providers, mapping, and directories. Content and functionality are designed to meet or exceed WCAG 2.1 level AA; multilingual publishing and document management are supported. Installation needs development resources, suitable hosting, and ongoing security updates. Local setup uses Composer, with DDEV or Lando recommended; Drupal 11 is supported on the 4.x branch.
Who it is for
LocalGov Drupal is aimed at councils in the UK and Ireland that need publishing tools for public-facing services and potentially multiple sites. It suits organizations with development resources, hosting, and capacity for ongoing security updates.
What is good
- Publishing tools cover services, events, alerts, and elections
- Optional workflows include approvals and scheduled publishing
- Microsites support distinct websites from one platform
- Designed to meet or exceed WCAG 2.1 AA
- Multilingual publishing and document management are supported
What to know first
- Implementation requires development resources
- Requires suitable hosting and ongoing security updates
- Local installation uses Composer
Verdict
LocalGov Drupal provides council-focused publishing and governance tools, including support for microsites and accessibility requirements. It is free, but councils need to plan for implementation, hosting, and maintenance.
LocalGov Drupal plans and pricing
All plansCompared on government website builders
- Free plan
- Yeslocalgovdrupal.org
- Accessibility standard
- wcag_aalocalgovdrupal.org
- Multilingual publishing
- Yeslocalgovdrupal.org
- Document management
- Yeslocalgovdrupal.org
- Multi-site support
- Yeslocalgovdrupal.org
Facts
- Purpose
- LocalGov Drupal is an open source publishing platform built and maintained by councils and suppliers for local government.localgovdrupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Audience
- The platform is designed for local councils across the UK and Ireland.localgovdrupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Content features
- The CMS includes subsites, news, events, alert banners, directories, service pages, guides, step-by-step pages, HTML publications and elections.localgovdrupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Publishing
- Publishing features include flexible page components, patterns, styles, callouts, workflows, revisions, service contacts and shareable preview links.localgovdrupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Accessibility
- LocalGov Drupal content and functionality is designed to meet or exceed WCAG 2.1 level AA.localgovdrupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Theme
- The project provides a scalable base theme and a sample Scarfolk subtheme for customization.localgovdrupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Development
- The distribution provides a quick-start install, modular architecture, automated testing and automated coding-standards checks.localgovdrupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Drupal’s REST and JSON:API tools and module ecosystem can connect LocalGov Drupal with forms, payments, CRM, case management, identity providers, mapping and directories.localgovdrupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Workflow governance
- Optional workflow tools support roles, permissions, moderation, approval dashboards, preview links, scheduled publishing, review dates and revision records.localgovdrupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Microsites
- LocalGov Drupal Microsites lets councils run many distinct websites from one platform, and more than 50 microsites are live.localgovdrupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Implementation requirement
- Installing and preparing a site requires development resources, appropriate hosting and ongoing security updates.docs.localgovdrupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Security testing
- An Invuse penetration test was commissioned in early 2023 and its recommendations are documented by the project.docs.localgovdrupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Community support
- The project offers technical Slack channels, a weekly Thursday technical drop-in and weekly Merge Tuesdays.docs.localgovdrupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Installation
- Local installation uses Composer, with DDEV or Lando recommended, and Drupal 11 is supported on the 4.x branch.drupal.org · 30 Sept 2026
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Sources
- localgovdrupal.org/about-us/building-shared-open-source-pu· checked 30 Sept 2026
- localgovdrupal.org/about-us· checked 30 Sept 2026
- localgovdrupal.org/products/localgov-drupal-cms· checked 30 Sept 2026
- localgovdrupal.org/about-us/building-shared-open-source-pu· checked 30 Sept 2026
- docs.localgovdrupal.org/devs/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- docs.localgovdrupal.org/devs/security/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- drupal.org/project/localgov· checked 30 Sept 2026