Blog Syndication

In Day 21 of his #24Days of #Drupal series, Alejandro Madrigal Leiva reflects on how to stay current with Drupal’s fast-paced evolution. From change records and LLMs to trusted blogs and community resources, he shares practical tips and go-to sources for keeping Drupal knowledge fresh and frustration-free. ...more

James Williams demonstrates how to improve Drupal’s search experience by showing fallback content suggestions even when some results are returned. This technique reduces dead ends and helps guide users to more relevant content by utilising a smart modification of Views' "No results" behaviour. ...more

The Digital Center of Excellence offers a candid perspective from a hiring manager: applying to every job blindly doesn’t work. From fake LinkedIn profiles to AI-generated resumes, authenticity and alignment—not volume—win interviews and trust. If you're applying, make it real and make it count. ...more

Saroj’s beginner-friendly guide to Module 2.2 in the Acquia Drupal Developer exam series explains the key differences between form modes and view modes. It focuses on how Drupal separates editing experience from content presentation, helping site builders avoid common exam pitfalls. ...more

In a thoughtful reflection on AI and content management systems, Dries Buytaert argues that AI is reshaping CMSs by flattening user interfaces while making underlying foundations more critical than ever. As AI takes on most content creation, CMS platforms like Drupal must evolve into trusted systems that provide structure, context, and accountability for both humans and AI agents. ...more

On Day 21 of the Drupal Advent Calendar, James Shields revisits a talk by Martin Anderson-Clutz on the evolving Drupal recipe system. Designed to replace complex install profiles, recipes offer a modular, reusable way to build feature-rich Drupal sites faster—with a spotlight on time-based functionality like calendars and events. ...more

On Day 20 of the Drupal Advent Calendar, James Shields spotlights a DrupalCamp Scotland session by Philip Norton that explores integrating Storybook with Single Directory Components. The talk demonstrates how developers can build and preview reusable components in a visual, interactive environment, streamlining frontend workflows in Drupal. ...more

Day 20 of Freelock’s Drupal Advent Calendar emphasizes the importance of skip links and structural landmarks for keyboard and screen reader users. The blog outlines how Drupal and WordPress themes can implement these features to comply with WCAG standards and improve user experience. ...more

Saroj K. shares Module 2.1 of his Acquia Developer Certification prep series on WeeklyDrupal.com. This installment focuses on content modeling in Drupal—how to correctly define content types, fields, and relationships that scale, reuse well, and align with exam expectations. ...more

James Shields’ Day 16 entry in the Drupal Advent Calendar looks to the future of Drupal CMS as version 2.0 moves through its alpha release. Featuring insights from DrupalCon Nara, the post highlights usability improvements, low-code tools like Canvas, and a shift toward pre-built site templates designed for faster, easier site creation. ...more

Day 4 of Freelock’s Drupal Advent Calendar addresses the importance of logical focus order and visible indicators for keyboard users. The post outlines WCAG standards and best practices for ensuring navigable and accessible interfaces. ...more

Day 21 of Freelock’s Drupal Advent Calendar focuses on the importance of customizable text spacing for users with dyslexia, low vision, and other reading challenges. The post offers practical guidance on building accessible layouts and avoiding images of text. ...more

On Day 11 of the Drupal Advent Calendar, James Shields spotlights a live demo of Drupal Canvas from DrupalCon Vienna. Presented by Lauri Timmanee and Bálint Kléri of Acquia, the session showcases a new visual builder that allows users to design and preview pages in real time using blocks, components, and intuitive controls. ...more

On Day 6 of the Drupal Advent Calendar, Freelock explores the accessibility of status messages, emphasizing the importance of ARIA live regions for informing screen reader users about dynamic content changes without interrupting their workflow. ...more

On Day 9 of the Drupal Advent Calendar, James Shields reflects on a DrupalCon Vienna session by Matt Glaman and Mike Herchel that explores how to turn ideas into successful contributions. From forming teams to pitching solutions, the talk offers a roadmap to contributing without going it alone. ...more

Day 17 of the Drupal Advent Calendar features Jason Pamental’s keynote from New England Drupal Camp, introduced by John Picozzi. The talk, “Curious Findings,” explores how curiosity and open-ended exploration can drive deeper creativity and better user experiences in digital design. ...more

James Shield’s Advent Day 19 post features Carlos Ospina’s DrupalCamp Asheville talk on mastering Drupal updates. With a structured, confident approach and smart use of tools like Upgrade Status, site maintainers can navigate version bumps, custom code, and API changes without fear. ...more

In a creative integration of Drupal and IoT, Hash Bang Code shows how to control Pimoroni’s Plasma 2350 W LED strip using a custom Drupal 11 REST service. From building a Drupal form to updating colours over Wi-Fi with MicroPython, this project merges back-end logic with real-world light control. ...more

Marcus Johansson reflects on attending Oaisys 2025, the first AI Practitioners conference focused on Drupal, held in Pune, India. From leading contribution days to meeting key contributors to the Drupal AI ecosystem, the event highlighted the energy, collaboration, and real-world innovation shaping the future of AI in Drupal. ...more

In Day 17 of its Drupal Advent Calendar, Freelock focuses on accessible form error handling. The post explains why vague error messages harm usability and outlines how Drupal’s Inline Form Errors module helps ensure that users can identify and fix form issues quickly and clearly. ...more

Freelock’s Day 18 entry in the Drupal Advent Calendar underscores the importance of user control over timeouts, auto-playing media, and motion effects. The post outlines how inaccessible defaults like session expirations and moving carousels can disrupt users and provides Drupal-specific strategies to improve usability for all. ...more

James Shield's Advent Day 18 post covers Elliott Mower’s talk at DrupalCon Nara, where he explains why modern Drupal templates like Mercury go far beyond traditional themes. With Canvas and no-code tools, even non-developers can build, style, and extend sites with ease. ...more

Specbee explores the strengths and ideal use cases for Drupal’s Paragraphs module and Layout Builder. From structured components to visual page-building freedom, this guide helps teams choose the right content strategy—or combine both—for cleaner, editor-friendly Drupal websites. ...more

Joshi Consultancy Services outlines key best practices for integrating third-party APIs in Drupal. From using Guzzle and secure credential storage to caching, queuing, and graceful failure handling, their approach emphasizes resilience, scalability, and user experience. ...more

Freelock’s Advent Day 16 post emphasizes the importance of accessible video content, breaking down captioning standards and advocating for sign language interpretation. It provides clear Drupal implementation guidance and outlines best practices for live and prerecorded media. ...more

Dries Buytaert explores a growing problem of the modern web: content disappearance. Drawing inspiration from RAID storage systems, he proposes a “digital preservation RAID” that accepts failure as inevitable and designs for resilience across platforms like GitHub, the Internet Archive, and decentralised storage. It’s a thoughtful call to rethink how we preserve knowledge for the long term. ...more

In the third edition of his ECA use case series, Jürgen Haas explores how Drupal authentication workflows—from login redirects to role assignments—can be simplified using Event-Condition-Action (ECA) models. With fewer dependencies and more flexibility, ECA offers smarter alternatives to core features and popular modules alike, all while enhancing the site builder experience. ...more

Freelock’s Advent Calendar Day 12 takes a deep dive into the often-overlooked world of audio description for video accessibility. Drawing on practical research and firsthand discovery, the post explains when audio description is necessary, how it works, and how Drupal site builders can begin incorporating it through modules like Able Player and thoughtful content planning. ...more

On Day 14 of his Drupal Advent Calendar, James Shields highlighted the talk “Brilliant, But Doubting” by Suchi Garg and Julia Topliss, which explores imposter syndrome and its disproportionate effect on women in the tech industry. Drawing on personal experience and industry data, the talk outlines how systemic factors compound self-doubt and suggests ways individuals and organizations can foster inclusion and confidence. ...more

Mark Conroy responds to content editing challenges in Drupal Workspaces, raised by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. His new blog and video guide offer practical fixes for editorial issues in staging and publishing workflows. A helpful resource for anyone using Drupal’s content staging tools. ...more

On Day 15 of Freelock’s Drupal Advent Calendar, the spotlight turned to Editoria11y, a module that empowers content editors to catch and fix accessibility issues as they work. Designed for non-developers, it delivers instant feedback directly within the editing workflow, helping prevent common problems before they reach live pages. ...more

Day 13 of the Drupal Advent Calendar features the Member Platform project, spearheaded by JD Leonard. This initiative aims to create a general-purpose Drupal distribution for membership-based organizations, as shared in Leonard’s session at DrupalCon Atlanta 2025. ...more

1xINTERNET hosted the Drupal AI Summit at FOST 2025, spotlighting advancements in no-code AI search and the strategic S1x SIGNALS framework. Presenters emphasised how AI-driven search is reshaping digital marketing, SEO, and user engagement strategies. ...more

Freelock's latest Advent post exposes the failures of accessibility overlays, which promise instant compliance but often cause more harm than good. Backed by legal cases, expert consensus, and real-world testing, the post urges site owners to avoid these tools and commit to real, code-based accessibility practices. ...more

DSFederal shares how it supports the digital operations of Medicaid and CHIP programs using a Drupal framework. The work enables timely, accessible, and accurate healthcare information delivery to millions of users annually. ...more

Freelock’s Advent Day 14 post highlights the foundational role of semantic HTML in web accessibility. By exploring the principle of “Info and Relationships” from WCAG 1.3.1, it explains why styling alone isn’t enough and how Drupal makes it easier to build inclusive, structured websites. ...more

In this ECA use case, Jürgen Haas highlights how the ECA module simplifies Drupal’s fragmented notification landscape. By modeling events, conditions, and actions, ECA allows site builders to manage all notification logic in one place, reducing technical debt and ensuring consistency. ...more

ECA brings powerful no-code automation to Drupal CMS, streamlining configuration and enabling custom workflows without additional modules. A recent blog post by Jürgen Haas explores its real-world value, current integrations, and the path toward a more intuitive user experience. ...more

ImageX’s latest post offers a clear and practical walkthrough of Drupal’s taxonomy system. It outlines the foundational concepts, step-by-step implementation, and contributed modules that enhance content classification and access control on Drupal sites. ...more

Freelock's Day 11 Advent Calendar entry emphasizes the importance of supporting device orientation and content reflow for accessibility. The article outlines best practices and common pitfalls in responsive design that affect users with disabilities and narrow viewports. ...more

In a new blog post, Saroj K presents a scenario-driven approach to Drupal module design, moving beyond file structures to focus on purpose-built architecture. Using an Event Hosting example, the post explores how to combine routes, services, permissions, and plugins to meet real-world needs. ...more

Phil Alonso reflects on Brad Czerniak’s lively and artistic MidCamp 2025 session, "Queue, our esteemed utility," as part of the Day 12 entry in the LostCarPark Advent calendar. The talk explored Drupal’s Queue API through humor, live code, and original art — all in Czerniak’s signature call-and-response style. ...more

Henk Beld explains why Drupal is the ideal Digital Experience Platform (DXP) for complex, enterprise-grade websites—and how amazee.io’s automated, container-based hosting unleashes its full power. From decoupled frontends to zero-downtime deployments and CI/CD, this blog post showcases the performance, flexibility, and future-readiness of Drupal in modern digital projects. ...more

Jürgen Haas of LakeDrops explores how the ECA module enables users to modify Drupal forms, such as adding or rearranging fields, without writing custom code. He compares traditional PHP-based approaches with ECA’s visual modeling, highlights current limitations, and imagines a more intuitive future UI that streamlines the user experience for form customization. ...more

LocalGov Drupal consultant Mark Conroy explains how Drupal’s Workspaces feature helps editors publish entire sections of a site, including multiple pages and menu items, all at once instead of piece by piece. His blog includes a short video walkthrough showing how to enable and set up Workspaces in Drupal to stage and publish coordinated content updates with ease. ...more

Drupal Academy has published a practical tutorial on using JSON:API Extras and JSON:API Defaults to customize Drupal’s API output. The guide helps developers tailor endpoints for frontend apps without writing custom code. ...more

In a recent blog post, Dan Moriarty of Electric Citizen explores whether AI-powered search might replace traditional website navigation. He argues that while conversational AI can guide users effectively, it still depends on structured content and intuitive navigation to work well—for both users and machines. ...more

Freelock’s Day 9 Advent Calendar post highlights common accessibility issues with tooltips and other hover- or focus-triggered elements. The article explains WCAG 1.4.13 and offers practical design guidance to ensure that these features are usable for all, including screen magnifier and keyboard users. ...more

Shefali Shetty of Specbee answers key questions about CMS integrations — from APIs and webhooks to headless setups. Her post highlights how Drupal’s architecture makes it especially suited for smooth, scalable integrations across marketing, CRM, and ecommerce systems. ...more

In a recent blog post, Cheppers CTO Bálint Pekker explores the evolution of Drupal site setup methods, comparing traditional installation profiles with the more flexible Recipes and Site Templates. These modern tools offer improved reusability, collaboration, and deployment across both new and existing Drupal projects. ...more