Drush

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

Dries Buytaert documents a daily script that exports his Drupal site content to GitHub as Markdown, using SSH-based deployment and a custom Drush module. ...more

Matt Glaman shares a technique to prevent automatic cache clearing when running drush updb, ideal for deployments where performance and control matter. By leveraging a Drush pre-command hook, developers can override the default behaviour and streamline updates without manually toggling flags. ...more

Phil Norton shares a practical guide on Hashbang Code detailing how to update layout types in Drupal's Layout Paragraphs module programmatically. Instead of manually editing each component, developers can use a Drush-based PHP approach to consolidate layouts, streamline content editing, and enhance visual consistency across a site. ...more

Mauricio Dinarte of Tag1 Consulting used Claude Code to create a browser-based admin interface for the AUTO_INCREMENT Alter module in Drupal 11, reducing reliance on Drush and improving usability. His experiment highlights both the promise and pitfalls of AI-assisted development and ships in version 1.0.0-alpha5 of the module. ...more

Acquia’s Solr 9 rollout is underway—are your Drupal sites ready? Fran Rouco from Metadrop walks through a self-service upgrade path, covering key changes in Solr 9.8, custom configsets, and how to handle the transition safely across environments. ...more

Matt Glaman brings Simplytest back online with key fixes, updated Drupal core, and restored API access. New improvements enhance demo previews and contrib module testing. ...more

Jay Callicot releases a standalone JSON Import Module for Drupal, offering a clean admin UI, Drush support, and AI-ready CLI features for importing content types, paragraphs, and fields using JSON configs — now with DrupalX integration. ...more

Learn how to create custom Drupal plugin managers using Drush’s plugin:manager generator. This step-by-step guide by Jo Fitzgerald explains setup, file structure, and best practices for attribute-based plugins in Drupal 10+. ...more

Learn how to set up Cypress for end-to-end testing of Drupal sites using GitHub Actions. This guide from Morpht covers CI setup, caching, environment prep, and real-world use cases that cut QA time by 80%. ...more

Joan Català shares a straightforward guide to installing Drush on FreeBSD 13 using Composer. The article covers key terminal commands for managing Drupal sites without relying on the web interface. ...more