Awww — I kind of liked the #Drupal Telephone module being in core. I don't have a good reason why, I just did. 📞😅
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DrupalEasy:
Solid overview of some of the site templates available in the #Drupal marketplace today: 🧩
If any of these fit your use case, you'll likely save thousands of $$$ on your next site. 💰🚀
📝 Written by @mandclu@drupal.community
"Style queries let CSS respond to other CSS." 🎨
@mherchel@mastodon.social explains why CSS style queries are a big deal: 💡🚀
https://dripyard.com/blog/why-css-style-queries-are-bigger-deal-you-think
I'm quite pleased that @mandclu@drupal.community focused this blog post on how AI can be a positive for open-source: 🤖💚🚀
https://www.acquia.com/blog/vibe-coding-drupal-force-multiplier-contrib
Learning to use HTMX in #Drupal is near the top of my list of things I wish I had time to learn. Here's a solid primer from @philipnorton42@fosstodon.org: 🎓
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@jpoesen@drupal.community All credit goes to @lostcarpark@drupal.community - I just hop in and help when James needs a review or something!
Time to (finally) get up-to-speed with #Drupal single directory components? Register today using the EARLY discount code for our July 13-24 class (3 half-days/week for 2 weeks): 🧩🎓
If you're a @drupaleasy@drupal.community DCO, PSDC, or PMD alumnus, be sure to check your email for our alumni newsletter from last week regarding how you can register for the beta version of our forthcoming "Responsible Drupal AI Basics" class for 50% off! 🎓🤖💸✨
A question well worth asking: 🤔👃🎭
https://www.popsci.com/science/what-is-gonzo-muppet/
📝 Via Popular Science
#muppets
I have zero tolerance for AI "brat mode". 😤 In fact, I view clearing context in the middle of a task as a way to punish the model and reassert my dominance over it. 💪
Jacob Rockowitz explains: 📝
https://www.jrockowitz.com/blog/vibing-drupal-brat-mode
The maintainer of the #Drupal Custom Fields module, Andy Marquis, explains why you should consider using it over Paragraphs in some situations: 🧩⚙️🤔
https://www.thedroptimes.com/70725/custom-field-paragraphs-drupal
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The first of what we hope to be many “firsts” for @drupalcon@mastodon.social Orlando - register as an early-bird (starting September 20) and get a limited-edition #drupal 🐘 elePHPant!
#DrupalConOrlando will be like no other Drupal event before 🎉 — save the dates, March 22-25, 2027!!! 📅
Lots of good stuff in the 1.4.x releases of the #Drupal AI module 🤖 including "drush generate" commands for extending AI functionality ⚙️, VBO integration with automators, and more ✨:
https://www.drupal.org/about/announcements/blog/drupal-ai-140-unveiling-extensibility-enterprise-resilience-and-advanced-guardrails
📝 Blog post via @pdjohnson
I'll be at #Drupal @midcamp@fosstodon.org in Chicago on May 12 teaching a half-day "Responsible Drupal AI Basics" workshop - join me! 🤖🎓🇺🇸
https://www.midcamp.org/events/2026/sessions/responsible-drupal-ai-basics
Keep your web site's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service up-to-date AUTOMATICALLY with Termageddon 🔒
https://policies.termageddon.com/?fp_ref=manello
Automatically updating policies based on changing regulations. 📋⚖️🔄
"Drupal solved the governance problem for content a long time ago. That foundation is now worth something more than it was worth two years ago." 🌱📈
https://www.drupal.org/about/ai/initiatives/blog/the-un-spent-a-week-describing-drupal
I have no idea what "Umbraco" is, but it's pretty cool that #DDEV can support it. 🎉
https://ddev.com/blog/umbraco-on-ddev/
LMGTFY: it's a CMS that relies on .NET, Kestrel, and SQL Server. 💻
Blog post from Lee Mills 📝
If you haven't tried it yet, the new #DDEV TUI (Terminal User Interface) that shipped with v1.25.1 is pretty sweet. 🖥️✨
2-minute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdfpeq74ewo
March newsletter with additional info: https://ddev.com/blog/ddev-march-2026-newsletter/
🔌 No doubt MCP will be a big part of the #Drupal AI initiative's new "Outside AI" stream: 🌐
https://www.drupal.org/about/ai/initiatives/blog/drupal-ai-initiative-introducing-inside-ai-and-outside-ai
📝 Blog post from Paul Johnson
Interested in a free or discounted ticket to @drupalcon@mastodon.social Orlando? 🎟️🌴 We're looking for some volunteers — learn more here: https://events.drupal.org/orlando2027/volunteer-opportunities-drupalcon-orlando-2027
"As production gets cheaper, control becomes more important, not less." 🎛️
@dries@indieweb.social makes the argument that #Drupal is definitely not being rendered obsolete by AI 🤖💪.
https://dri.es/ai-and-the-great-cms-unbundling
How about a ~20% speed boost ⚡ in your #DDEV start and stop commands?
You got it (and a bunch more goodness) 🎉 in version 1.25.3:
https://ddev.com/blog/release-v1-25-3/
A 3-month trial period of having an AGENTS.md file in #Drupal core ("main" branch only) is underway: 🤖📄🧪
https://www.drupal.org/node/3585894
If you're considering using any part of the #Drupal AI eco-system in a future site-build, then you'd be crazy not to leverage the Context Control Center. Granted, it is in its infancy, but it is clearly the type of thing that will be table-stakes very shortly. 🤖🎯🔮
Another giant performance gain for #Drupal?! 🚀 I'm not even taking advantage of the last one yet! 😅
https://www.drupal.org/blog/drupal-11-4-0
@gaborhojtsy@bird.makeup tells us why we should be updating our sites to Drupal 11.4. 💡
A few weeks ago I was on the @talkingdrupal@drupal.community podcast as a guest to talk about my new "Responsible Drupal AI Basics" class (now renamed to "AI Inside Drupal Essentials.") 🎙️
Think you might be interested in our October 5 class? Have a listen! 🎧
https://sacstudio.libsyn.com/talking-drupal-566-drupaleasy-responsible-drupal-ai
💬 "If you're using Twig's raw filter with #Drupal, you're doing it wrong"
Agreed. ✅
Do what @larowlan@drupal.community says 🎯 (and share this with junior devs 👨💻.)
https://www.previousnext.com.au/blog/if-youre-using-twigs-raw-filter-drupal-youre-doing-it-wrong
🧪 If you maintain a #Drupal module and write (or need to write) PHPUnit tests for your update hooks, @lostcarpark@mastodon.ie has a nice blog post 📖 for you: ✅
https://lostcarpark.com/drupal/creating-tests-drupal-module-update-hooks
Solid, well-written, step-by-step blog post ✍️ about adding an AI 🤖 moderation step to your existing #Drupal content moderation workflow. ✅
https://atendesigngroup.com/articles/using-ai-moderate-content-existing-drupal-workflow
📝 Via Nathaniel Woodland from @AtenDesign@fosstodon.org
The t-shirt design contest for @drupalconeur@bird.makeup Rotterdam closes tomorrow — vote now! 🗳️👕
https://events.drupal.org/rotterdam2026/drupalcon-rotterdam-2026-t-shirt-design-contest
(I voted for number 2! 🙌)
"Drupal is stronger than its reputation, but unless the community tells that story, the outdated one wins."
By @dries@indieweb.socialhttps://dri.es/the-gap-between-drupal-and-its-reputation
I couldn't agree more. IMHO, getting the word out about what #Drupal can do today should be priority #1. 💯📣🔥
If you haven't tried out the new #drupal ECA modeler ✨, then you're missing out on its best feature (IMHO): the integrated debugger 🐛. Trust me, if you use ECA, it will only make you want to use it more. 🚀
https://www.lakedrops.com/en/blog/test-replay-debug-closing-feedback-loop
📝 @jurgenhaas@fosstodon.org
The #DDEV maintainers miss you! 👋 AI is gobbling up 🤖 many of the questions from our normal support channels on GitHub, Slack, and Discord, so consider this your official invitation to share what you learn about using DDEV with real humans! 🧑💻
📰 Read about this and more: https://ddev.com/blog/ddev-april-2026-newsletter/
The #Drupal AI initiative made several announcements last month at DrupalCon Chicago including an update on sponsorships, marketing leads, and their plan for the next few months. 🤖🌟
Blog post by Priyanka Jeph
The #DDEV foundation is less than 20% away from its recurring monthly contribution goal — help us cross the finish line! 🎯 Sponsor at any amount, benefits kick in at various levels. 💪
Details: https://ddev.com/sponsor/ 🚀
Yet another long-time default configuration is being removed from #Drupal core — this time, the Tags vocabulary won't be configured automatically in 11.5.0. 🏷️ The general idea is to streamline core as much as possible to nudge folks to Drupal CMS and other site templates. 🚀
https://www.drupal.org/node/3588274
…and so it goes. 👋
💡 My big takeaway from this blog post from @freelock@drupal.community is the idea of "Augmented coding patterns" - seems like this could be adopted to surface when an agent skill was actually used. 🤖
https://www.freelock.com/blog/john-locke/2026-06/argo-nizing-our-platform-ai-development
It's a bit of a pet peeve of mine to have skills installed but never really know if they were used unless I ask directly. 🛠️
"Machines do not skim [documentation]"
@jurgenhaas@fosstodon.org discusses the huge benefits of writing comprehensive documentation — for AI. 🤖📚
Eye-opening blog post (at least it was for me!) 💡
https://www.lakedrops.com/en/blog/eca-guide-revolution-documentation-meets-ai
Waiting to get your drupal.org project migrated to GitLab? Jump the line by becoming a #Drupal Ripple Maker! 🌊🚀
📝 Blog post by Neil Drumm
The #Drupal contribution credit system is one of the community's crown jewels. 💎
@dries@indieweb.social explains why:
https://dri.es/the-60-second-procurement-test
If you're eligible to vote for the at-large #Drupal Association Board of Directors 🗳️, please do so by August 14.
Check your email for details. 📧
https://www.drupal.org/association/board/elections/election-2026-dates-and-candidates
Join me at Drupal Camp Colorado on August 26 for a half-day #Drupal Canvas workshop! 🎨🚀
The June meeting of the #Drupal UI Suite initiative team teases some exciting progress for Display Builder — it is getting AI functionality with the ability to accept images and Figma links as inputs. 🎨🤖✨
https://uisuite.net/ui-suite-monthly-36-beta-5-recipes-and-ai-that-builds-your-pages/
📝 Blog post by Michael Fanini
The #DDEV project is making some really cool stats available. 📊
- Avg monthly users is approaching 30k 🚀
- So many users in Europe! 🇪🇺
- Lots of folks are using Pantheon platform integration
More here: https://ddev.com/usage-stats/
AI is moving so quickly that @drupalconeur@bird.makeup Rotterdam needs 2 different AI summits! 🤖🚀
🚀 In my experience, James Abrahams has one speed when it comes to #Drupal and AI: ludicrous (https://spaceballs.fandom.com/wiki/Ludicrous_Speed) 🎬 — and that's probably a good thing.
🤖 Catch a glimpse of it in this interview with Allen Jason of @thedroptimes@bird.makeup
https://www.thedroptimes.com/interview/70691/james-abrahams-drupal-ai-governance
So long, and thanks for all the fish. 🐟👋
Comments off by default in #Drupal core starting with 11.4.0 and 12.0.0 🎉🔧📢
https://www.drupal.org/node/3606437
I'd love to see more articles like this where #Drupal 🐡 contributors (individuals or organizations) periodically publish their contributions — I think it is a healthy thing to do. 🙌
This one is from @previousnext@drupal.community, written by Michael Strelan. ✍️
https://www.previousnext.com.au/blog/our-contributions-drupal-114-and-11x-journey-so-far
While digging deep 🔍 into the #Drupal AI 🤖 module ecosystem, I realized I needed a tool to help me ensure I left no stone (or module 🧩 or recipe) unturned:
https://www.drupaleasy.com/blogs/ultimike/2026/07/mapping-drupal-ai-ecosystem-building-automated-module-tracker