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DrupalCamp Colorado 2026 Puts Long-Term Drupal Practice in Focus

A training day can introduce a workflow. Thursday's speakers are asking what happens when Drupal systems must survive staff turnover or move content safely between environments.

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W3Techs Data Shows About Half of Detected Drupal Sites on End-of-Life Versions

The gap between W3Techs detection and Drupal.org reporting shows why Drupal version-share figures need careful reading rather than a single absolute site estimate. Drupal 10's December end-of-life deadline adds another support transition to an ecosystem still carrying large shares of older versions.

Discover Drupal

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Eight DAM Decisions for Drupal Teams

Security

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Drupal Security Team Marks 16 Contributed Projects Unsupported in Ten Weeks

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TDT August Town Hall Tracks Editorial Shift and Wider Community Outreach

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Kristen Pol Explains How Drupal’s Context Control Center Governs AI Context

Artificial Intelligence: News & Updates

Symfony Establishes Four-Person Core Team for Symfony AI

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Kristen Pol Explains How Drupal’s Context Control Center Governs AI Context

18 August 2026
Agent Skills Share a Format but Not a Distribution Model

18 August 2026
Annotations Builds Human-Curated Context Layer for Drupal

10 August 2026
Marcus Johansson Tests AI Workflow for Drupal Tutorial Video Production

06 August 2026
Drupal AI Learners Club Examines the Learning Gap in Agent-Written Code

28 July 2026

Drupal CMS: News and Updates

Cheppers Pairs Custom Drupal Design Systems with AI Page Generation

18 August 2026
Drupal CMS Strategy 2.0 Prioritises Agencies and Professional Developers

17 July 2026
Acquia Guide Compares Drupal Site Templates Marketplace Options

10 July 2026
Drupal CMS 2.1 Adds Site Templates to Speed Website Setup

09 June 2026
Dries Buytaert Highlights Drupal CMS as a Shift in Drupal’s Usability Strategy

25 May 2026
Dominique De Cooman Proposes Athena Milestone for Drupal AI Initiative

13 May 2026

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ECA 3.1.6 Fixes Configuration and Upgrade Issues After Guide Library Addition

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Mike Herchel Previews DrupalCon Orlando Venue and Talent Show Plans

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The AI Guy from QED42: Alphons Jaimon in Talks with TDT

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Matthew Saunders Calls for Open-Source Funding to Move From Values to Budgets

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Mike Gifford: Accessibility Must Move Upstream in Public-Sector Open Source

Benji Fisher on Drupal Security, Usability, and Focusing on the Basics

Robert Menetray Builds DruScan to Simplify Drupal Audits

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Randy Kolenko on Maestro and Drupal’s Emerging Orchestration Work

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Applications for Three DrupalCon Orlando 2027 Volunteer Roles Close 15 September

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The first PHP 8.6 beta gives maintainers a clearer compatibility target before November, and Drupal core testing has already surfaced a concrete deprecation to address. ...more

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Employees can use public AI tools before security, privacy, or compliance teams have clear visibility into how company information is handled. The session examines that governance gap and approaches to more controlled AI access. ...more

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Bluefly.io Town Hall to Feature Drupal-Based LibreChart Demo

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LibreChart puts Drupal CMS in a clinical recordkeeping setting where reliable connectivity cannot be assumed. The event notice leaves the project’s offline implementation unexplained. ...more

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WordPress 7.0.3 Fixes 12 Security Issues, Including High-Severity Login XSS

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The 8.9 login-screen flaw is remotely reachable without an authenticated account, yet its path to code execution still depends on social engineering and active victim interaction. ...more

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Fox Valley Drupal to Host Custom Field Session With Andy Marquis

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Site builders weighing Custom Field against Paragraphs or entity-reference approaches will get a maintainer-led look at its data model and workflow. ...more

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Drupal Events This Week: 17–23 August 2026

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The week combines hands-on contribution work with practical technical learning, while online and hybrid formats open several sessions to participants beyond their host communities. ...more

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Southwestern Ontario Drupal Camp Opens 2026 Call for Sessions

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The call extends beyond Drupal-only talks, giving speakers room to propose sessions on the wider work of building and managing websites. ...more

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TDT August Open Townhall Scheduled for 19 August 2026

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Questions, story leads, and feedback on future Drupal coverage are on the agenda for contributors and community members joining the monthly meeting. ...more

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