Drupal Advocate Alex Moreno Shares Insights from WordCamp 2024

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A Drupal developer walks into a bar full of WordPress developers

Alex Moreno, a Developer Advocate at Pantheon, shared his experiences attending WordCamp 2024 as a Drupal architect. Despite his strong Drupal background, Alex was impressed by the large, affordable WordCamp event, which attracted nearly 3,000 attendees. He noted the WordPress community's open discussions on proprietary software and their push into the enterprise market, contrasting this with Drupal's traditional strengths. Alex also highlighted WordPress's focus on multisite and multilingual capabilities, suggesting that Drupal could benefit from further innovation in these areas.

Alex emphasized the collaborative potential between the WordPress and Drupal communities, reflecting on past joint initiatives like integrating WordPress's Gutenberg editor into Drupal. He praised memorable presentations on diverse topics, including AI, leadership, and WordPress Playground, a browser-based solution for local sites. The article concludes with a summary of the WordPress Project Summer Update, which outlines future enhancements to improve user collaboration, performance, and administrative experience.

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Title

A Drupalista Goes To WordCamp 2024

Byline

Alex Moreno

Date of Publication

01 July 2024

Organization

Pantheon

URL

https://pantheon.io/blog/drupalista-goes-wordcamp-2024

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