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Decoupled Days 2026 Speakers Preview AI, Content Models, and Neurodiversity

AI may accelerate output, but the featured speakers are looking at the content structures, application design, development processes, and working conditions that surround its use.

Standards & Compliance

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Sovereignty Takes Different Forms Across Drupal Hosting

Data can remain in one jurisdiction while account ownership, administrator access, software dependencies, and exit control sit elsewhere.

interview

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Randy Kolenko on Maestro and Drupal’s Emerging Orchestration Work

Discover Drupal

5 min read

Entity Reference Field Override Adds Per-Placement Control in Drupal

Discover Drupal

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Drupal 7 Extended Support Separates Patch Coverage From Service Ownership

Discover Drupal

3 min read

Drupal 12 HTMX 4 Upgrade Returns to Review

Artificial Intelligence: News & Updates

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

28 July 2026
Atelier Packages Drupal as a Self-Contained Site Builder

27 July 2026
Drupal AI Initiative Sets Inside and Outside AI Priorities

27 July 2026
Drupal AI Ecosystem Tracker Added to AI Dashboard Documentation

21 July 2026
AI Access Restrictions Put Model Routing on Drupal’s Infrastructure Agenda

20 July 2026
Enterprise AI Summit Highlights Three Drupal AI Case Studies for Rotterdam

15 July 2026

Drupal CMS: News and Updates

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
Drupal CMS Adds Frontend Lead, Promotes Product Lead as Technical Lead Steps Down

16 April 2026

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BOA Refines Drupal 7-to-Backdrop Upgrade Workflow

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Drupal AI 1.5.0-alpha2 Adds Chat Processor Selection to DeepChat

TDT hero card about AI transparency in Drupal. Title: “AI Transparency Moves Into Drupal Workflows.” Deck: “New provenance and disclosure tools arrive as EU AI Act rules approach.”

Universal AI Provider Beta 2 Adds Provenance and Disclosure Tools

Drupal Events This Week: (3 August 2026 - 10 August 2026)

Drupal Events This Week: HTMX, AI, Community Safety, and Decoupled Web Development

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Drupal AI Video Demonstrates Self-Hosted Grafana Observability Stack

A wide security graphic summarizes one Drupal module update and two unsupported modules beside a Token Content Access settings screenshot and a login security icon. Text reads "SECURITY. One Update. Two Uninstalls. Security advisories published 29 July 2026. Token Content Access has a patched release. while Disable Login Page and Powerful Surveys are now unsupported. Follow us on. https www.thedroptimes.com. THE DROP TIMES."

Drupal Security Advisories Require One Update and Two Uninstalls

Interviews

Chris Kelly rock climbing beside an interview graphic about making Drupal easier to adopt, with a byline for Allen Jason.

Chris Kelly Makes Easier Drupal Adoption a Focus of Board Candidacy

Community Needs to Do a Better Job at Quickly Reviewing Code: Mike Herchel | FLDC

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Matthew Saunders Makes Community Trust a Focus of Board Candidacy

Driving Drupal Forward Suzanne Dergacheva on the Strategic Rebranding of Drupal

Driving Drupal Forward: Suzanne Dergacheva on the Strategic Rebranding of Drupal

Portrait of David Bishop, creator of Council Insight, featured in a Drop Times interview

David Bishop on Council Insight and Rethinking How UK Council Websites Are Evaluated

Hero graphic for “Scott Falconer on Growing Drupal Without Vendor Lock-In,” featuring a candidate portrait and the supporting line “Provider-neutral AI, contribution pathways, and community-led governance.”

Scott Falconer Makes Drupal Growth Focus of Board Candidacy

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Latest Drupal Tutorials

Jaymie Strecker Demonstrates Reusable Text in Drupal CKEditor

31 July 2026
LocalGov Drupal Override Filters Same-Day Food Waste Entries

28 July 2026
Podman Tutorial Shows Container Pattern With Drupal 10

23 July 2026
Christian López Espínola Explains JSON Key-Order Issue in Drupal Canvas

13 July 2026
DrupalFit Publishes Ebooks on Drupal Performance and Accessibility Debt

02 July 2026
Droptica Outlines Drupal Extranet Planning for Client and Partner Portals

01 July 2026

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BOA Refines Drupal 7-to-Backdrop Upgrade Workflow

04 August 2026
Drupal AI 1.5.0-alpha2 Adds Chat Processor Selection to DeepChat

03 August 2026
Universal AI Provider Beta 2 Adds Provenance and Disclosure Tools

03 August 2026
Drupal Events This Week: HTMX, AI, Community Safety, and Decoupled Web Development

03 August 2026
Drupal AI Video Demonstrates Self-Hosted Grafana Observability Stack

03 August 2026
Drupal Security Advisories Require One Update and Two Uninstalls

31 July 2026

Blog Syndication

Vardot Updates NGO Build-vs-Buy Guide Using UNHCR Drupal Platform

03 August 2026
Drupal LMS Plugin Merge Shows Where AI-Assisted Coding Fits

31 July 2026
Jaymie Strecker Demonstrates Reusable Text in Drupal CKEditor

31 July 2026
SparkFabrik Examines Drupal CMS Product Strategy 2.0

30 July 2026
Canvas Tip Clarifies Image Props in Drupal SDCs

29 July 2026
TD Cafe Guests Compare Drupal and FIRST Robotics Communities

29 July 2026

Discover Drupal

Vardot Updates NGO Build-vs-Buy Guide Using UNHCR Drupal Platform

03 August 2026
Drupal AI 1.5.0-alpha2 Adds Chat Processor Selection to DeepChat

03 August 2026
Universal AI Provider Beta 2 Adds Provenance and Disclosure Tools

03 August 2026
Drupal AI Video Demonstrates Self-Hosted Grafana Observability Stack

03 August 2026

Organization News

NVIDIA and Partners Launch Open Secure AI Alliance

30 July 2026
Three Providers Complete IRAP Assessments for Rules as Code Delivery

17 July 2026
Drupal Association Appoints Tiffany Farriss as Interim CEO

16 July 2026
Dropsolid AI Renews Brand Around Sovereign Open DXP Positioning

07 July 2026

Drupal Community

Drupal AI Initiative Launches The AI Byte as Monthly Newsletter

23 July 2026
The DropTimes to Host July 2026 Open Townhall on 22 July

13 July 2026
Drupal Association Names 2026 At-Large Board Candidates

08 July 2026
Drupal Mastodon Offers a Community-Run Entry Point to the Fediverse

07 July 2026

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Security

Drupal.org Completes Security Issue Migration to GitLab

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Automated testing now covers confidential merge requests for contributed-project security fixes, where testing was previously unavailable. ...more

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Policy & Governance

Study Proposes 13 Areas for Measuring Government Open Source Maturity

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Government open source strategies are easy to announce. The harder test is whether institutions have the skills, stewardship, and infrastructure needed for reuse. ...more

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Tutorials

LocalGov Drupal Override Filters Same-Day Food Waste Entries

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Accurate service data does not always produce a clear public schedule. A council project shows how Drupal can reconcile that difference without changing the external waste system. ...more

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Event

Drupal Events This Week: 27 July to 3 August 2026

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This week’s community calendar connects two questions facing digital teams: how technology can reduce cognitive barriers and how developers can move AI agents beyond prompt-based experiments. ...more

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Policy & Governance

What CMS Consolidation Can and Cannot Solve

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The savings case begins with reusable work, not with the number of CMS platforms an organisation retires. ...more

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Policy & Governance

Tiffany Farriss Proposes Cost Accounting and Usage-Based Enterprise Funding

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Farriss says reserves are covering a gap in Drupal’s wider stewardship work, prompting proposals to expose programme costs and connect enterprise use with ongoing support. ...more

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TDT Town Hall Links Newsroom Changes With Drupal’s Wider Future

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Community participation moves beyond story leads as The DropTimes prepares an Editorial Working Group for Drupal contributors. ...more

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Security

Ten Drupal Contrib Advisories Split Between Fixes and Unsupported Projects

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A single advisory window can demand upgrades, removals, and tighter environment controls. The correct response depends on support status and exposure conditions, not the severity label alone. ...more

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