Drush

Drupal core now has a CLI path that modules can target, but most production workflows still belong to Drush. ...more

A routine field-length change becomes more complex once Drupal has production data to protect. ...more

Site audit automation now has broader Drush controls and Drupal 12 readiness, but maintainers still need to account for the project’s advisory-policy caveat before treating it as a security baseline. ...more

Full cache rebuilds remain a familiar slowdown in local Drupal work. Drupal Watcher offers a narrower file-change path for developers, while its claims remain limited to documented behaviour rather than independent benchmarks. ...more

Talking Drupal episode 556 uses Moshe Weitzman’s work on Drush, Drupal core command-line tools, and DDEV add-ons to frame a wider maintenance question for Drupal developers. The discussion connects the proposed core CLI to Drush’s long role in the ecosystem, examines local testing workflows through DDEV and database images, and places Cache Metrics in the practical context of production cache visibility, while also addressing maintainer burnout and the limits of AI-assisted learning. ...more

ImageX has published an educational guide aimed at helping non-technical users navigate the terminology commonly encountered when working with Drupal websites. The article explains acronyms spanning content management, infrastructure, security, privacy and digital marketing, presenting them as building blocks for understanding how modern websites operate. ...more

A regression introduced in Drupal 11.3.6 can lead to unintended data loss during configuration imports under specific conditions, particularly when multiple modules are installed simultaneously. Although the issue is addressed in Drupal 11.3.8, affected sites must verify their configuration state and data integrity before and after updating, as the fix does not automatically restore lost data. ...more

A Specbee blog outlines how Drupal migrations rely on a combination of tools and structured processes rather than a single solution. ...more

A new Drupal module introduces CLI-based tools for removing or anonymising sensitive data from local database copies. Local Data Sanitiser integrates with Drush and includes safeguards such as environment detection and execution warnings. The project is not covered by Drupal’s security advisory policy, placing responsibility for evaluation on developers. ...more

A new Drupal module, AI Schema, introduces a command-line method to export entity models into structured formats designed for AI workflows. Shared by Erdem Alkan, the module generates schema definitions, relationships and SQL mappings to simplify working with Drupal data in LLM contexts. ...more

A Drupal migration project reported 2,525 configuration files appearing changed after a reinstall, despite identical migration logic and data. The only difference was regenerated configuration UUIDs, highlighting a limitation in reinstall-driven development workflows. ...more

Views Code Data is a new Drupal developer module that allows Views displays to be executed programmatically and return arrays, JSON, JSON Lines or delimited text without rendering markup. The project is not covered by the Drupal Security Advisory Policy. ...more