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TheDropTimes is a news website started with the vision of contributing to the growth of a vibrant community of users and contributors around Drupal through the process of covering and reporting on everything happening around Drupal.
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Huge thanks to Michaël Totta! 👏 Sharing the experience, the vision, and the case study—it’s a powerful combination for our community.
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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🎊 A massive shoutout and congratulations to acolono GmbH for winning three Splash Awards at DrupalCon Europe - Vienna 2025! A truly outstanding accomplishment.

Details Via TDT:-https://bit.ly/47TVsEH
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Drupal Eastern Time Zone Meetup! Join the online meetup on December 3, 2025 for talks, conversation, and networking across ET Drupal groups. 🗓️ 11:30 PM GMT+5:30 | Details: https://bit.ly/49PALv5
via TDT: https://lnkd.in/dGEweGc2
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Unlock AI in your decoupled Drupal site with the GraphQL Vertex AI module! adds autocomplete, semantic search, and Gemini summaries through Vertex AI. Huge thanks to nterbogt, darvanen, and mortim07. Explore all 17 AI-powered Drupal modules on TDT 👇 https://bit.ly/43qglEU
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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🎓 German-speaking Drupal devs—there’s a new Udemy course just for you.
Peter Majmescu’s “Drupal 11 für Entwickler:innen und Sitebuilder:innen” covers DDEV, WSL2, theming, and custom modules.
No dev experience needed to start.
🔗 https://bit.ly/48357ZL
##DrupalTraining #Drupal11 #GermanDrupal #DDEV
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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🧩 New contrib module from Mustapha G.: A11y Widget brings accessibility tools to Drupal 8–10.

Offers font sizing, contrast toggles, link highlights and more—no page reload needed.
Built to support WCAG 2.1 AA and ADA goals.

https://bit.ly/4prluVN
##Drupal #Accessibility #A11y #OpenSource
Mustapha G. Releases A11y Widget Drupal Module for Enhanced Web Accessibility
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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🛠️ Toggle Logger Channels 2.0.1 now supports #Drupal 10.3 and is prepping for 11.
Contrib module by Nino Marrazzo lets you suppress log channels like "cron" or "user".
Helpful for cutting log clutter without disabling system logging.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4iiGATY
##DrupalContrib #DevTools #Drupal11
November 21, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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🔧 Proctor + Stevenson launch a Headless Drupal Starter Site for enterprise use.

It combines Drupal with a Next.js frontend for fast builds and improved editorial UX.

Includes built‑in content types, SEO tools, and drag‑and‑drop editing.

https://bit.ly/4a1iWZS
##Drupal #HeadlessCMS #Nextjs
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Join the Drupal community in Montréal! The Nov 25 meetup features Albert Albala and Romain N. Don’t miss the chance to connect and hear the latest Drupal updates. Hosted by Evolving Web. Details: https://bit.ly/3JDw6lc
More via TDT: https://lnkd.in/diiguUjD
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Unlock AI on your Drupal site with the SQLite VDB Provider! Fast vector search with a lightweight SQLite setup—no extra server needed. Kudos to jimyhuang and NETivism. Explore all 17 AI-powered Drupal modules on TDT: https://bit.ly/43qglEU
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Dries Buytaert announces Acquia Source, a SaaS platform for simplified Drupal deployments.
It builds on lessons from the now-retired Drupal Gardens—offering fast launches and full content export.

Details ➡️ https://bit.ly/3X3SBCT
##Drupal #Acquia #OpenSource #SaaS
Dries Buytaert Reflects on Drupal Gardens and the Rise of Acquia Source
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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📅 On 26 Nov, Salsa Digital hosts a free webinar on Drupal patching for gov.au websites.

Jorge Castro shares best practices to reduce risk, avoid downtime, and stay compliant.

Register here ➡️ https://bit.ly/43Ewc2L
##Drupal #GovTech #CyberSecurity #EssentialEight
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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“Drupal devs: check out this list of AI‑powered utilities — modules that accelerate debugging, auto‑doc, log analysis & content migrations. See the full list 👉 https://bit.ly/49YZY63
#Drupal #AI #DevTools”
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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CivicActions @civicactions.com kicks off Open November 2025 to scale open-source tools in civic tech.

From Drupal guides to automation scripts, all contributions must be publicly licensed and reusable.

Learn how to get involved ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K41Yzw
##OpenNovember #DigitalCommons #CivicTech
Open November 2025: CivicActions Rallies Digital Services Community to Expand the Digital Commons
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Drupal migration tip from Jeff Greenberg:

Clean taxonomy first.

Part 1 of his new TDT tutorial series explains why pre-migration audits matter more than QA.

https://bit.ly/4pkWgbA
##Drupal7 #Migration #Taxonomy #QA
Drupal Migration Taxonomy Audit – Part 1: Why Planning Matters More Than QA Avoid cleanup chaos—start your Drupal 7 migration with a structured taxonomy audit.
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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New module release for multilingual Drupal: Config Translation Sync 1.0.0 by Alexander Shabanov automates translated config syncing and adds a drush crst command for manual control.

Details from The Drop Times 👉 https://bit.ly/49tHkmG
##Drupal #Multilingual #Drush #DevOps
Config Translation Sync 1.0.0 Released to Stabilize Multilingual Deployments in Drupal
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Dev update:

FlowDrop Episode 3 reveals how the UI was extracted from Drupal and rebuilt in Svelte, paired with a new OpenAPI‑YAML spec for workflows.

Read more via The Drop Times 👉 https://bit.ly/4is0kEN
##Drupal #Svelte #OpenAPI #WorkflowAutomation”
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Rod Martin @imrodmartin.bsky.social drops a 13-part free course on “Introduction to Drupal AI” via @DrupalHelps 🎥

Covers NLP, AI content, image generation, multilingual workflows, and RAG—all inside Drupal.

Solid resource for builders using AI within the CMS.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4r9dFWh
Drupal Helps Launches Free Drupal AI Course on YouTube with 13-Part Training Series
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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🫶 Nominations for the 2026 Aaron Winborn Award are now open. This annual honor celebrates Drupal community members whose behind-the-scenes care makes a real impact.
🗓️ Submit by Jan 9 to recognize someone who uplifts others.
https://bit.ly/3X19iPp
##DrupalCommunity #OpenSource
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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🛠️ Use Drupal Forge to spin up free demo sites?

It’s time to give back. The platform is seeking monthly backers to cover hosting and keep services open.

Support starts at $5/month via OpenCollective.

Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/480VVnd
##Drupal #OpenSource #DevTools #DrupalForge
Drupal Forge Seeks Community Backers to Sustain Free Site Launch Platform
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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📍@1xinternet.bsky.social has opened a new UK office to support British clients and deepen Drupal partnerships.

Led by @pdjohnson.bsky.social & James Tillotson, the move brings 1xINTERNET’s European team closer to institutions like @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

Full story 👉 https://bit.ly/47N9Yht
1xINTERNET Launches UK Office to Expand Drupal Services and Deepen Client Partnerships Expansion led by Paul Johnson and James Tillotson to strengthen digital services for UK institutions
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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🧰 From Acquia’s support trenches: Real-world Composer pitfalls in Drupal—and how to fix them.

Mohammad Zomorodian’s DrupalCon Vienna session now summarized on TDT.
PHP mismatches, Symfony conflicts, vendor chaos—solved.

Full guide 👉 https://bit.ly/3K0qhOE
##Drupal #Composer #PHP #DevOps
Top Composer Pitfalls in Drupal Projects: Real-World Fixes from Support Frontlines
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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🧠 New on TDT: Luca Lusso launches a 6-part deep dive into the Drupal Service Container.

Part 1 explains service tags, compiler passes, autoconfiguration, and how Symfony powers Drupal’s DI.

Full tutorial 👉 https://bit.ly/3LIPMVn
##Drupal #Symfony #DependencyInjection #DrupalDevelopment
Drupal Service Container Deep Dive (Part 1): Tags, Compiler Passes, Service Providers and Autoconfiguration
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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🧠 New on TDT: Luca Lusso launches a 6-part deep dive into the Drupal Service Container.

Part 1 explains service tags, compiler passes, autoconfiguration, and how Symfony powers Drupal’s DI.

Full tutorial: https://bit.ly/3LIPMVn
##Drupal #Symfony #DependencyInjection #DrupalDevelopment
Drupal Service Container Deep Dive (Part 1): Tags, Compiler Passes, Service Providers and Autoconfiguration
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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📬 This week’s Editor’s Pick from The Drop Times is out!

Vol. 3 | Issue 46 (17 Nov 2025) highlights include PHP’s supply chain upgrade via Packagist.org’s new transparency log, insights from DrupalCon Asia, and new tools like Drupal Forge.

Catch up here 👉 https://bit.ly/3K9AOar
##Drupal #PHP
Lighting the Ledger for PHP Editor’s Pick | Vol: 03 | Issue: 46 dt 17 November 2025
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM