What Pantheon shipped in 2026

Public Office Hours

Pantheon announced its weekly public office hours, held every Wednesday via Zoom, allowing users to ask questions to Developer Relations and other staff. Sessions are open to all, with some weeks feat…

Introducing the Pantheon 30-day Trial

Pantheon introduced a free 30-day trial for all new signups, with site assets locked for 90 days post-trial unless upgraded. Existing paid customers remain unaffected; sandbox users will migrate later…

PHP 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 updated to their latest security patch releases

Pantheon rolled out security updates for PHP versions 8.2.32, 8.3.32, 8.4.23, and 8.5.8, including bug fixes and performance enhancements. The updates will be applied automatically within days, requir…

PHP 8 ChangeLog

Setup and Configure ElasticPress

Pantheon introduced native Elasticsearch support for WordPress sites, requiring activation via the Pantheon Dashboard or Terminus and configuration through the ElasticPress plugin. The integration ena…

Apache Solr Reference Guide

Solr 9 now generally available on Pantheon

Pantheon Search has launched general availability for Apache Solr 9.10.1 across Drupal 7, 10, and 11, replacing older Solr versions. The update includes security defaults, a unified highlighter, and p…

Elasticsearch for WordPress is now available

Pantheon introduced Elasticsearch for WordPress as a GA add-on for all Performance sites and above, powered by ElasticPress. The feature enhances search performance, reduces server load, and improves …

PHP 8.4 and 8.5 updated to their latest security patch releases

Pantheon has rolled out PHP 8.4.22 and 8.5.7, featuring security fixes (CVE-2026-44927, CVE-2026-44928) and stability improvements. The updates will apply automatically over the next few days without …

GitLab support for external repositories

Pantheon expanded its external repository integration to include GitLab, enabling connections via Terminus with support for both GitLab.com and self-hosted instances. Previously limited to GitHub, thi…

Lock Environments with the Dashboard Security Tool

Pantheon updated its Security tool to allow password-based locking of Dev, Test, and Live environments, with immediate effects on Drupal/WordPress and build-triggered changes for Next.js. Teams can cu…

Security tab now available for Next.js sites

Pantheon introduced a Security tab for Next.js sites, enabling password protection via basic authentication for any environment. This feature mirrors functionality already available for Drupal and Wor…

How to Win the War for Agentic Citations

Pantheon announced a webinar featuring case studies from WeGlot and MarkUp AI on how to optimize content for AI agent citations, not just traditional SEO. The session highlights four measurable signal…

Pantheon Survey: 72% of Consumers Mistake Slow Website Performance for an AI Scam

Pantheon’s June 2026 survey found 72% of consumers misidentify slow or glitchy legitimate websites as AI scams, with 86% more skeptical of online brands than two years ago. Poor performance now trigge…

Terminus 4.3.2 release now available

Pantheon released Terminus 4.3.2 with GitLab support for version control commands, a new --custom-domains flag for Drush aliases, and custom build path support. The update is available via Homebrew or…

Bun package manager and Node.js 26 support for Next.js sites

Pantheon now supports Bun as a package manager and Node.js 26 (LTS) for Next.js sites, while removing Node.js 20 due to EOL. Bun is auto-detected via bun.lockfile, and Node.js 26 is set via package.js…