What Pantheon shipped in May 2026

May Platform Tour: 5 Ways to Use Claude in a Pantheon Workflow

Pantheon announced a webinar demonstrating five workflow integrations of Claude AI to enhance speed and clarity in Pantheon's infrastructure platform. The event targets developers and content creators…

Livestream: Designing a WordPress site in under 10 minutes with AI

Pantheon announced a livestream event demonstrating Miles, an AI agent that designs and builds WordPress sites from scratch with custom blocks, plugins, and production-ready code in under 10 minutes. …

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Shutdown of Front-End Sites scheduled for October 1st

Pantheon will discontinue its Front-End Sites offering on October 1, 2026, replacing it with expanded support for Next.js. Customers using Front-End Sites are being notified to migrate their sites, wi…

Direct GitHub Integration Is Now Generally Available on Pantheon

Pantheon announced the general availability of its GitHub Application, enabling direct GitHub repository integration for Gold, Platinum, and Diamond Workspace customers. The integration automates code…

Terminus 4.3.0 release now available

Pantheon released Terminus 4.3.0 with GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) support for VCS commands, allowing GHES users to provision and manage repositories via Terminus. The update includes upgrade instr…

Drupal core - Highly critical - SQL injection - SA-CORE-2026-004

Drupal disclosed a highly critical SQL injection vulnerability (SA-CORE-2026-004) in its core API that allows arbitrary SQL injection for PostgreSQL users, exploitable by anonymous users. The advisory…

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…

WP SAML Auth 2.3.2 security update now available

Pantheon issued version 2.3.2 of its WP SAML Auth WordPress plugin to address security vulnerabilities in dependencies (robrichards/xmlseclibs and onelogin/php-saml). Users are advised to update immed…

Drupal core highly critical security update (CVE-2026-9082)

WordPress 7.0 (Armstrong) release now available

Pantheon announced the availability of WordPress 7.0 (Armstrong) on its platform as of May 20, 2026. Users are prompted to upgrade via the Pantheon dashboard or Terminus to access new features, fixes,…

WordPress 7.0 "Armstrong" launches with AI integration and modernized dashboard

WordPress 7.0 "Armstrong" introduces AI integration via a new AI Client in Core and Abilities API, enabling generative AI model connections for tasks like image generation and content suggestions. The…

WordPress 7.0 'Armstrong' released with new features and enhancements

WordPress 7.0 'Armstrong' launched on May 20, 2026, introducing new features and enhancements. The release includes updated packages and revised files, with a full changelog available via the Field Gu…

WordPress 7.0 launches with AI connectors, visual navigation, and block improvements

WordPress 7.0 introduces a dedicated navigation overlay builder, a centralized AI connectors hub for third-party integrations, and visual revision history with a timeline slider. The release also adds…

Troubleshoot New Relic

Pantheon updated its New Relic integration to disable automatic Browser Agent injection for Drupal 10.2+ due to Content-Length header conflicts, requiring manual theme edits or platform-level auto-inj…

Terminus 4.2.2 release now available

Pantheon released Terminus 4.2.2, introducing object cache and search visibility to the `site:info` command, upstream fields to site listing commands, and Node.js dependency update support. Users can …

New Relic Browser Monitoring for Drupal 10.2+

Pantheon restored New Relic Browser Agent auto-instrumentation for Drupal 10.2+ sites by introducing a single `pantheon.yml` setting to bypass strict Content-Length headers that previously broke the f…

WordPress 7.0 Field Guide: AI client, modernized dashboard, and design agility updates

WordPress 7.0 introduces a provider-agnostic WP AI Client with a Connectors API and Abilities API for generative AI workflows, alongside a modernized wp-admin with new color schemes, view transitions,…

Pantheon will host a public office hours event on May 13, 2026, as part of its weekly Zoom-based sessions where staff from Developer Relations and other departments answer platform-related questions.

Tika 1 is no longer accepted in pantheon.yml

Pantheon now rejects the `tika_version: 1` setting in pantheon.yml, replacing a silent fallback with a validation error. Tika 1.18 and 1.21 were removed from the platform on April 28, 2026, and sites …

Introduction

Pantheon released a Search API Pantheon module for Drupal that simplifies Apache Solr search integration, offering full-text search, date/taxonomy filtering, permission-based access control, and highl…

Using Solr on Drupal 7

Pantheon introduced Solr 9.10.0 beta support for Drupal 7 sites, requiring updated Pantheon Apache Solr and search modules. Users must manually merge a branch for Multidev testing, with one-click upst…

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 8.2.31, 8.3.31, 8.4.21, and 8.5.6, including bug fixes and performance improvements. The updates will be applied automatically within days, requir…

Solr 9 support for Drupal 7 now available in Beta

Pantheon released a beta version of Solr 9.10.0 support for Drupal 7, extending prior Solr 9 beta support for Drupal 10 and 11. The update is available for testing on Multidev environments only, with …

Solr 3 and Solr 8 removal schedule announced

Pantheon announced the removal of Solr 3 on February 9, 2027, and Solr 8 on July 11, 2027, with Solr 9 reaching General Availability on June 30, 2026. Sites using deprecated versions will lose search …

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PHP 7.2, 7.3, and 8.0 are now End of Sale

Pantheon has halted new site creation using PHP 7.2, 7.3, and 8.0, with full removal scheduled for September 30, 2026. Sites still running these versions will be auto-upgraded to the oldest available …

PHP 8 ChangeLog

PHP 8.4 and 8.5 updated to their latest patch releases

Pantheon has rolled out PHP 8.4.20 and 8.5.5, including bug fixes and performance improvements. The updates are applied automatically over the next few days with no manual intervention required.

Tompkins Cortland Community College: From Research to Web Launch in 10 months

Tompkins Cortland Community College rebuilt its website on Pantheon, reducing 3,100 pages to 750 with a new architecture and self-sufficiency model. The project included a security incident response a…

Building Continuous Accessibility Operations for Higher Ed

Pantheon announced a webinar with partners New City and EdTech Connect to discuss building sustainable, continuous accessibility operations for higher education websites. The session focuses on moving…

Your Hub for Mastering the Pantheon Platform

Pantheon introduced a free self-paced e-learning platform with onboarding courses, quizzes, and a WebOps Certification Program. The initiative includes exam study guides, office hours with experts, an…

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