Dear Readers,
The Drupal Community is gearing up for its final and grand global conference of the year, DrupalCon Singapore 2024. Adding to the excitement: the release of Drupal core versions 11.1.0 and 10.4.0 is slated for December 12-13, 2024, immediately after DrupalCon wraps up. The timing is intentional, avoiding overlaps with the main conference days, so developers and site owners can fully enjoy DrupalCon without the distraction of major updates landing mid-event. This careful scheduling is part of Drupal’s tradition of planning minor releases for early December to line up with other technology updates while steering clear of year-end festivities.
The upcoming release will introduce a maintenance minor alongside the latest feature version for the very first time, marking a milestone in Drupal’s release strategy. As explained by Drupal core maintainer Jess (xjm),
"Maintenance minors are a part of our new major release cycle. They allow us to support major releases for four whole years so that Drupal 10 is supported until the release of Drupal 12. We hope that this overlapping support will ease upgrade pains for our community and help make Drupal simultaneously as stable and as innovative as today's site owners need."
To gear up for the release, the alpha phase of Drupal 11.1 started on October 28, 2024, giving developers a head start on testing and preparing for the updates. With beta releases and a release candidate phase lined up over the next few weeks, site owners and contributors are encouraged to dive into the early releases and help ensure a seamless launch. This schedule also gives everyone ample security coverage for Drupal 10.3 and 11.0 until mid-2025, making it easier to plan for upgrades in the new year without rushing.
With that let's move on to the important stories from last week.
An open-source advocate, active teacher, and community organizer, Vladimir Roudakov is now setting his sights on the 2024 DrupalSouth Steering Committee. With the voting period ending today, read this engaging interview offering an inspiring look at Vladimir’s journey and the goals he hopes to achieve, both for Drupal and for the people working within its community.
Still, caught up on deciding whether to attend the prestigious and the most final Drupal Conference of the year? DrupalCon Singapore 2024 is in just over a month and will be set up in the luxurious PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay scheduled from 9-11 December 2024. Here are the top 5 reasons why you should attend DrupalCon Singapore 2024.
For those of you who wish to attend DrupalCon Singapore 2024, organizers are offering a 20% discount for a limited time. Interested persons can book their seats using this link before 8 November 2024 to secure this special rate using the discount code, DRUPALCOMMUNITYSPECIAL.
For over 15 years, the Bay Area Drupal Camp has brought together thousands from the worldwide Drupal community, including users, developers, marketers, and content specialists. BADCamp 2024 brought the Drupal community back together for an engaging two-day event in Oakland, California. Organizer Luke McCormick recounts the vibrant sessions, impactful keynotes, and collaborative spirit that defined the camp, alongside moments like his own presentation on simplifying Drupal project management.
Siddharth Jain, a Drupal Developer at Horizontal Digital, shared his journey with The DropTimes, from learning to contributing at his first DrupalCamp in Pune. Reflecting on his experiences as both an off-site and on-site volunteer, Jain recounts highlights from community-driven sessions, hands-on code sprints, and the inspiring camaraderie that defines the Drupal community. Read about his favourite sessions and takeaways, including insights into AI integration, responsive design, and contributions to Drupal’s future.
The Drupal Community Working Group (CWG) has announced that nominations are now open for the 2025 Aaron Winborn Award. Community members are invited to honor individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, integrity, and kindness within the Drupal community. This award recognizes individuals who have gone above and beyond in contributing to the Drupal project and community.
The DropTimes has curated a selection of key events in the Drupal and Open Source communities for the week of November 04 to 10, 2024. Find it here.
In another set of news, Acquia Engage NYC 2024 showcased substantial updates to Acquia’s Digital Experience Platform (DXP), highlighting improvements in content management, site optimization, and privacy-compliant analytics.
Mark Conroy has announced the beta release of the LocalGov Live Preview module, a new feature designed to enhance the editing experience for administrators of LocalGov Drupal (LGD) microsites. Developed with an emphasis on usability and modular design, this feature enables a more intuitive, live-preview editing workflow within the LocalGov CMS environment.
Drupalize.Me is updating its extensive library of tutorials to reflect Drupal’s shift from PHP annotations to PHP attributes for plugin discovery. This significant transition, one of the largest updates since Drupal 8, impacts tutorials on the Plugin API, including blocks, field types, and views plugins.
We acknowledge that there are more stories to share. However, due to selection constraints, we must pause further exploration for now.
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Thank you,
Sincerely
Alka Elizabeth
Sub-editor, The DropTimes.
