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Policy & Governance

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Tiffany Farriss Says Public-Sector Budgets Should Fund Open Source Maintenance

Open-source software still depends on infrastructure and human maintenance that carry real costs. Farriss argues that institutions should plan for those costs before contracts are awarded.

Event

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Drupal GovCon 2026 Speakers Examine Bots, AI Trade-Offs, Accessibility, Search, and Migration

Eight additional Drupal GovCon respondents focus on the controls, human decisions, and content structures that keep digital systems usable when automation and changing discovery meet production reality.

Event

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Drupal GovCon 2026 Speakers Preview AI Governance, Migrations, Performance, and Delivery

Interview

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Nathan Wallace on Drupal4Gov’s Shift From Platform Questions to Governance

Discover Drupal

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Annotations Builds Human-Curated Context Layer for Drupal

Discover Drupal

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Display Builder Beta 6 Brings UX Refresh and Drupal 11.4 Fixes

Drupal Association Board Election 2026

Artificial Intelligence: News & Updates

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
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

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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Drupal Cafe Lutsk #32 Sets PHP and Business Analysis Talks

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JSON:API Views 8.x-1.2 Improves Route Performance and Cache Handling

W3C Publishes Updated ARIA in HTML Recommendation

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Five Drupal Advisories Span Access Bypass and SSRF Risks

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Helppy Hour Drupal Brasil #6 Focuses on Drupal CMS and Custom Recipes

FlowDrop 2.2 Moves Execution Confirmation Into Site Governance

FlowDrop 2.2 Moves Execution Confirmation Into Site Governance

Interviews

Who You Know Is As Important As What You Know; Aubrey Sambor | FLDC

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

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Randy Kolenko on Maestro and Drupal’s Emerging Orchestration Work

Superhumans Leading Loudly in a Quietly Biased Industry

Superhumans Leading Loudly in a Quietly Biased Industry

Transforming Drupal’s Identity: Shawn Perritt on Rebranding an Open-Source Pioneer

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

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Drupal Community

Drupal AI Initiative Launches The AI Byte as Monthly Newsletter

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The DropTimes to Host July 2026 Open Townhall on 22 July

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Security Updates Fix Entity Browser XSS and Edit in-place field Access Bypass

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The same severity label does not mean the same exposure. Site maintainers need to distinguish administrator-dependent XSS from a permission-based field-editing bypass when assessing the two updates. ...more

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Tutorials

Marcus Johansson Tests AI Workflow for Drupal Tutorial Video Production

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The experiment points to a possible workflow for modules with limited video documentation, but it does not yet establish accuracy, cost, accessibility, or maintenance performance. ...more

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Event

LocalGov Drupal Offers Ten Sponsored Places for Government Summit at DrupalCon Europe

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Sponsored access lowers the cost barrier for council digital teams, but it does not include the rest of DrupalCon Europe. ...more

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Policy & Governance

Open-Source Dependency Stewardship Continues After Adoption

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Open-source code may remain available while the services, organisations, licences, and support arrangements around it change. Drupal delivery teams need accurate dependency records and workable continuity plans throughout the software’s operational life. ...more

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DXP Scorecard Introduces Seven-Question CMS and DXP Shortlist Tool

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A structured shortlist can reduce a crowded first round, but buyers still need to examine the evidence, implementation trade-offs, and current product documentation behind each result. ...more

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Policy & Governance

EU Open Source Strategy Backs Public Code With Procurement and Maintenance Measures

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The European Commission wants public bodies to become stronger users and contributors to open source, supported by fairer procurement, maintenance funding, security measures and long-term stewardship. ...more

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Event

Bluefly.io Town Hall to Feature Acquia Source and Agentic AI Demo

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The live session gives Drupal practitioners a chance to see Acquia’s approach to agentic AI and put questions to the presenter after the demonstration. ...more

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Policy & Governance

Drupal Association Reserves Fall Below Board Minimum After Two Years of Shortfalls

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Reported revenue grew, but the cash picture moved the other way as non-cash exchanges expanded and Drupal.org costs rose. ...more

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