u/rhukster

A new version of Grav for a new era

Grav 2.0 is a modern update to the venerable Grav 1.7 release that was launched in 2021 and has received over 50 point releases since then. Grav 2.0 is a whole new take on Grav, it's still a PHP-based flat-file CMS that focuses on speed, extensibility and flexibility, but now it has a first-party API that makes it a full-featured "headless" CMS, as well as a new SvelteKit5-powered SPA-based Admin2 plugin. Still fully customizable via 3rd party plugins, just like you would expect of Grav, but faster, and more secure.

Grav 2.0 also has an MCP server that works in conjunction with the API, to make it super easy for AI agents to work with. AI already has a great understanding of Grav as it's been around for over a decade, but we now have dedicated Agent "Skills" that enable the easy porting of 1.7 plugins and themes to 2.0, as well as useful skills that help review plugins for correctness and functionality.

The getgrav.org site also got a major redesign as it had not been updated in years. As part of this I migrated our Discourse based forum back to a Grav-native "forum-pro" (will be released publically soon) solution. Another service we have brought in-house, is our translations.getgrav.org which replaces our Crowdin solution we have used in the past.

Grav has always been a great platform for documentation, and now our Docs are powered by Grav 2.0 and our latest Helios documentation theme as well as our own YetiSearch search engine to make them even more readable and functional. I've been blogging about the process and here's a few posts that will give you a good idea:

• https://getgrav.org/blog/state-of-grav-2026
• https://getgrav.org/blog/grav-2-admin-next
• https://getgrav.org/blog/grav-2-twig-content-security
• https://getgrav.org/blog/migrating-to-grav-2
• https://getgrav.org/blog/new-getgrav-org
• https://getgrav.org/blog/grav-2-forum-pro

And of course, the Grav 2.0 release article: https://getgrav.org/blog/grav-2-stable-released

Find out everything you need to know about Grav and the 2.0 release on the official site: https://getgrav.org

Thanks!

-- Andy

It's been 12 years since the first beta of Grav CMS was initially announced, and nearly 5 years since the last major version 1.7 was released. After some false starts, namely with Grav 1.8, I'm proud to announce the release of Grav 2.0 RC.

It's a major upgrade with PHP 8.3 minimum, but support through PHP 8.6, completely upgraded packages including latest Symfony. Grav 2.0 features an new headless-first approach with first-party API layer, an all new SvelteKit5 SPA Admin v2, MCP server, Skills + more. It's faster and more secure, but still backwards compatible with content, plugins and themes. Built for Humans & Agents! https://getgrav.org/blog/grav-2-rc-released

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You can read more details about how we got to this point: https://getgrav.org/blog/state-of-grav-2026