News Roundup

DrupalCon Vienna 2025 is now accepting sponsors. Sponsorships help fund sessions, scholarships, and community programs. Companies gain visibility, hiring access, and a stronger presence in the Drupal ecosystem.

Drupal Mumbai's third meetup is set for June 28 at Iksula Services in Andheri East. Sessions will cover Google API integration and a contribution sprint. The event also includes networking and planning for DrupalCamp Mumbai.

Drupal core is officially adopting the Gin admin theme, replacing Claro as the default interface. The change targets a smoother admin experience by unifying design efforts under one modern theme. Gin is set to be included in Drupal 11.3, expected this December.

The DropTimes has curated a week of Drupal and open source events happening from June 23 to 29, 2025. The lineup includes in-person meetups in Denver, Bern, Granada, Madrid, Mumbai and Kochi, and virtual sessions on accessibility, content workflows and incident response. Attendees can join technical talks on multi-site setups, data visualizations, Google API integration and AI in Drupal, as well as hands-on workshops and networking socials.

CKEditor is hosting a webinar on June 25 to explore new Drupal CMS Recipes and updates to the CKEditor Plugin Pack. Experts from Acquia, Kanopi Studios, Four Kitchens, and CKEditor will discuss how these tools improve site-building and editorial workflows. The session targets Drupal developers and digital teams aiming to enhance content efficiency.

Droptica has released version 1.0.0 of Open Intranet, a Drupal-based platform for internal communication. It includes team directories, calendars, AI tools, and integrates with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. The stable release follows a beta phase and is now available on Drupal.org.

The Austin Drupal Meetup is hosting a social happy hour on June 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Bouldin Acres. This informal event welcomes all experience levels and is focused on casual networking. Drinks are sponsored by BigTuna Interactive, and food is available for purchase.

Session videos from the EvolveDigital Boston conference are now online. Topics include brand trust, Drupal’s Experience Builder, and AI in digital experiences. Some moments, like karaoke and hallway chats, remain exclusive to those who attended in person.

SPARC is a Drupal-based system that helps homeowners schedule appliances and forecast solar energy output using Solcast data stored in InfluxDB. It employs best-fit, worst-fit, and first-fit allocation algorithms and sends real-time notifications via a Discord integration powered by a custom Drupal module. Future enhancements include adding Forecast.solar and ENTSO-E data, EPREL device metrics, and local consumption insights for dynamic, cost-based scheduling.

Drupal 11.2.0 delivers major performance and developer-experience upgrades, with site and extension installs now completing up to four times faster thanks to optimized container rebuilding and a revamped installer. It brings full object-oriented hook support, auto-generated JSON Schemas for content entities, front-end boosts like AVIF conversion with WebP fallback and conditional CSS loading, plus navigation and render-cache optimizations. The release also updates core leadership roles and shifts Drupal 10.5.0 to a six-month maintenance schedule through December 2026.

Bernardo Martinez of Vaultes will speak tomorrow, June 20, at the Chattanooga Convention Center during Scenic City Summit on “Why Has Modern Drupal Taken Over Chattanooga?”. He’ll cover Drupal’s strengths and limits, comparing it to other platforms, and showcase how UTC and the City of Chattanooga leverage it for faster, cost-effective site maintenance. Martinez, a Drupal veteran since v8.3, has contributed to local user groups, Drupalcamps, DrupalCon, and tools like the Drupal recording initiative and DDEV.

DrupalCon Vienna has extended the Splash Awards submission deadline to June 23, 2025. This gives developers and teams an extra week to enter their top Drupal projects. The awards spotlight design, functionality, and impact in the global Drupal community.

Dries Buytaert is experimenting with publishing “living notes” on his website. These are informal updates on what he's learning or working on. He says the approach favors usefulness over polish and helps him share knowledge early.

amazee.io has released a new on-demand webinar on using AI in Drupal with full data privacy. It features a live demo of their AI provider, showing tools like smart search and chat. The session includes a Q&A with leaders from amazee.io and offers a free month of access.

Sponsorships are now open for Drupal Developer Days 2026 in Athens. The event runs April 22 to 25 and expects over 300 attendees. Sponsors can gain brand exposure and connect directly with the Drupal community.

AI tools are transforming Drupal development, offering help with code, debugging, and documentation. At DrupalCamp Asheville, Kanopi Studios' Will Jackson will show how developers can start using tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and custom GPTs. The session is hands-on, showing both beginner and advanced ways to work with AI in real-world Drupal projects.

Salsa Digital is calling for APAC involvement in Drupal’s AI strategy to ensure regional compliance and sovereignty. Their approach supports self-hosted AI, auditability, and human oversight—key for public sector use. A working demo is planned for DrupalCon Vienna, but active participation is needed to shape global standards.

gbyte has released a new Drupal module called Views Grouping Field Pager. It fixes broken pagination in grouped Views by treating each group as a unit, preserving layout across pages. The module uses a lightweight pre-query and works best for content like news, catalogs, or events.

The Leaflet module for Drupal has released version 10.3.x with support for GeoJSON overlays. This allows editors to add dynamic, styled map overlays from various sources directly in the UI. It's backward compatible with 10.2.x and enhances geospatial editing with snapping and auto-fit features.

Voting for the Drupal Association’s At-Large Board member opens on June 18, 2025. Candidates include Alexander Varwijk, Carlos Ospina, Matthew Saunders, Matt Glaman, Maya Schaeffer, Vladimir Roudakov, and Will Huggins. All registered individual members can vote if signed up at least 24 hours before polls open.

The Denver Drupal Meetup will host a session on DrupalAI on June 19, 2025, from 7 to 9 PM. The event will feature a presentation on the DrupalAI initiative, new core features, and community involvement opportunities. Attendees can participate in discussions, a Q&A, and network with Drupal professionals.

Palantir.net has been named a Top Tier Drupal Certified Partner, a status held by only four firms globally. The company has contributed to Drupal core, built tools like EditTogether, and led the modernization of Drupal.org. This recognition highlights Palantir’s long-standing technical leadership and commitment to open source.

DevBranch has released a new PHPStorm plugin called Drupal Extend. It gives smart autocomplete for Drupal fields, entities, and services. The tool was shared by Drupal architect Bohdan Artemchuk and is already used globally.