Across the Drupal ecosystem, much of the work that keeps the project moving forward happens through sustained community effort. Developers maintain modules and review patches, accessibility specialists improve inclusive design practices, documentation writers clarify complex workflows, and organisers run DrupalCamps, DrupalCons, and local meetups that bring contributors together.
Women across the Drupal community play visible roles in many of these areas. They lead accessibility initiatives, maintain projects, organise community events, and guide product and platform discussions that influence how Drupal evolves. In recent years, these contributions have shaped areas ranging from documentation and mentoring to platform initiatives such as Drupal CMS and accessibility-driven improvements across the ecosystem.
International Women’s Day offers a moment to acknowledge that work without separating it from the technical core of the project. The stories in this week’s issue highlight the broader ecosystem in motion—from new developer tools and experimental modules to DrupalCon Chicago announcements and community initiatives reported over the past week.
With that context, here are the major stories from last week.
We acknowledge that there are more stories to share. However, due to selection constraints, we must pause further exploration for now. To get timely updates, follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Bluesky, and Facebook. You can also join us on Drupal Slack at #thedroptimes.
Mike Herchel discussed his upcoming DrupalCon Chicago sessions with The DropTimes. His schedule includes a full-day theming training, a contribution session with Matt Glaman, and participation in the Drupal CMS Spotlights keynote. The responses provide an overview of the topics he plans to address during the conference.
Jordan Thompson previews his DrupalCon Chicago session on managing multisite configuration using Config Split. The session explores practical approaches for separating site-level, feature-level, and environment-specific configuration. It aims to help Drupal teams maintain clean and scalable multisite platforms.
The Drupal Community Summit will take place during DrupalCon Chicago 2026. The event will feature discussion sessions focused on community participation and governance. Attendance requires advance registration as part of the DrupalCon programme.
The Midwest Open Source Alliance will host the Drupal 25th Anniversary Gala during DrupalCon Chicago. The March 24 event celebrates 25 years of Drupal’s impact on the open web with community programming and sponsorship opportunities. Attendees can expect curated food, themed elements, and cross-community networking in a unified celebration.
Submissions have opened for the DrupalSouth 2026 Splash Awards. Entries are open to live Drupal projects from Australia and New Zealand completed or significantly updated in 2025. The awards will be presented during DrupalSouth Wellington 2026.
Stanford WebCamp organisers have opened the call for session proposals for the 2026 conference. Submissions are invited across topics including artificial intelligence, DevOps, UX design, site building, and research. The event will take place online on 30 April and in hybrid format on 1 May 2026.
Decoupled Days 2026 is scheduled for 6–7 August 2026 at Montréal CoWork in Montréal, Canada. The conference focuses on modern web development approaches such as API-first and headless architectures across content and commerce systems. Session proposals are open until 1 April 2026, with early-bird tickets currently available.
AmyJune Hineline has released a short accessibility course through the Linux Foundation. The training targets open source contributors across code, documentation, and community roles. The course emphasises practical accessibility habits rather than compliance requirements.
A fundraiser has been launched to support the Drupal in a Day workshop at DrupalCon Chicago. Donations will help provide meals and refreshments for student participants. The one-day training session is designed to introduce beginners to Drupal.
Ivan Zugec has built a local Node.js app to repurpose Drupal live streams into short video clips. The tool uses chapter markers from a CSV file and renders outputs using Remotion and FFmpeg in both 16:9 and 9:16 formats. Caption support remains in progress as the workflow is refined.
Rashid Abdullah has released a dev build of the Answer Engine Optimizer (AEO) module for Drupal. The module audits content structure, heading hierarchy, and schema readiness for AI search visibility. The project is seeking community testing and feedback, with Troon Technologies Pakistan credited for support.
Victor Jimenez proposes a signal-first method for tracking upstream Drupal changes. The workflow replaces passive awareness with structured triage and clear ownership. The goal is to reduce surprise regressions and upgrade risk.
Ron Ferguson released Shortlink Manager 1.1.0-beta, introducing analytics, QR workflows, and automated link expiration. The update adds broken link detection, Drush support, and enhanced privacy-conscious click tracking. Ron also shared insights into using AI-assisted development to accelerate feature delivery while maintaining code quality.
Luke Whitmore has released the Form Layout module on Drupal.org. The module provides tabbed and accordion layouts for Drupal entity edit forms. It separates layout configuration from field widget management within the Field UI.
An experimental Drupal module introduces WebMCP attributes to user authentication forms. The project explores how AI assistants operating through Chrome’s early WebMCP preview might interact with Drupal websites. The implementation represents an early experiment in exposing structured browser-level interactions to AI agents.
