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A weekend fix built for The DropTimes now supports sites its maintainer may never see, bringing the responsibilities of public module maintenance into focus.

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Your Client Is Not a Ticket

A perfectly completed ticket can still solve the wrong problem. Tom Hollevoet argues that better Drupal delivery begins with understanding the need behind the request.

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Janna Malikova Wins 2026 Drupal Association At-Large Board Election

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AI Metering 1.0 Adds Cost Tracking and Quota Controls to Drupal AI

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DrupalCamp Colorado 2026 Puts Long-Term Drupal Practice in Focus

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

Artificial Intelligence: News & Updates

Drupal AI 1.4.7 and 1.3.12 Fix Agent Memory and Automator Defects

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Drupal Code Query Adds MCP Server for Core and Contrib Analysis

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AI Metering 1.0 Adds Cost Tracking and Quota Controls to Drupal AI

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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

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Agent Skills Share a Format but Not a Distribution Model

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Drupal CMS: News and Updates

Cheppers Pairs Custom Drupal Design Systems with AI Page Generation

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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

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Dominique De Cooman Proposes Athena Milestone for Drupal AI Initiative

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Mike Herchel to Demonstrate Dripyard Themes at Bluefly Town Hall

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WordCamp US Reports 425 Contributor Day Participants and Large Publisher Migrations

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Drupal AI 1.4.7 and 1.3.12 Fix Agent Memory and Automator Defects

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2026 Drupal Business Survey Opens for Agency and Service Provider Leaders

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Bluefly Town Hall to Feature Decoupled.io Demo by Jay Callicott

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The live demonstration gives Drupal teams evaluating headless architecture a closer look at how Decoupled.io combines managed hosting with APIs and tooling for AI agents. ...more

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Joomla Fixes Ten Security Flaws as Umbraco Patches High-Severity CMS Issue

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Unsupported CMS branches can turn a security patch into a major-version project. The 18 August releases show how support status changes the remediation burden across mixed CMS estates. ...more

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Webinar to Compare Managed Drupal Platforms and Custom Builds

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End-of-life notices, accessibility failures, hosting renewals and redesigns can all trigger major Drupal platform decisions. This webinar focuses on working out how much complexity a project actually requires before committing to an approach. ...more

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WordPress 7.0.4 Fixes Authenticated Remote Code Execution Through File Uploads

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File-upload permissions become more consequential when a CMS hands untrusted content to external media processors. ...more

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Policy & Governance

Bahamian Minister Sets Out Four Digital Sovereignty Priorities for the Caribbean

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Encryption-key control, data portability and provider exit turn public technology contracts into sovereignty questions for Caribbean governments. ...more

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Applications for Three DrupalCon Orlando 2027 Volunteer Roles Close 15 September

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Contributors looking for a defined role at DrupalCon Orlando can choose between program review, newcomer support, and accessibility-focused work in the current application round. ...more

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Australian Government Opens Tender for New GovCMS Drupal and DXP Services Panel

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The procurement will shape the next approved supplier arrangement for Drupal and digital experience services across Australian government agencies. ...more

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Mike Herchel Previews DrupalCon Orlando Venue and Talent Show Plans

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DrupalCon Orlando trades a walkable downtown setting for a resort where conference rooms and lodging share one property. That shift could change how attendees move between sessions and gather after the programme ends. ...more

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