24 Nov 2025

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Drupal Core News: Seeking Subsystem and Topic Maintainers for Open Positions

The 2025 Annual Maintainer Check-In is now complete, a huge thank you to everyone who responded and to all the maintainers who continue to keep Drupal core moving forward.

As part of this process, we've confirmed that a number of Drupal Core subsystems and topic areas are currently without an active maintainer.

If you've ever thought about stepping into a maintainer role, or co-maintaining alongside others, now is the perfect time to get involved.

Why maintainers matter

Maintainers play a key role in ensuring the quality, stability, and momentum of Drupal core.

Maintainers help shape the direction of their subsystem or topic area, guide contributors as well as triage issues and review merge requests.

You don't need to be a long-time contributor, if you've been active in a related area or are keen to grow your involvement, we'd love to hear from you.

Learn more about the maintainer role:

Areas currently without an active maintainer

Subsystems

  • Authentication and Authorization
  • Automated Cron
  • Ban
  • Bootstrap
  • Content Moderation
  • Content Translation
  • Cron
  • Database Update API
  • Filter
  • Image
  • Inline Form Errors
  • Installer
  • Language
  • Lock
  • Mail
  • Markup
  • Menu UI
  • MySQL DB driver
  • Options
  • Path
  • PostgreSQL DB driver
  • Request Processing
  • Settings Tray
  • Sqlite DB driver
  • System (module)
  • Token
  • Workflows

Topics

  • Documentation

How to express interest

If you'd like to maintain or co-maintain one or more of these areas:

What happens next

Once interest is expressed:

  • A public issue is opened in the Drupal core issue queue for each applicant so the community can provide feedback.
  • The Leadership Team reviews each application, discusses any concerns with the applicant directly, and offers support where needed.
  • Following this, a member of the Core Leadership Team updates the issue with the outcome and adjusts the issue metadata.

Thank you to everyone who contributes as a Drupal maintainer, your work is what keeps Drupal core secure, stable, and evolving.

24 Nov 2025 11:34pm GMT

ImageX: Your Guide to the SEO Tools recipe in Drupal CMS

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a rich and multi-dimensional craft, with numerous best practices and techniques to apply on your Drupal site. Optimizing your content, configuring an XML sitemap, and creating well-structured URLs are just a few examples of what should be done for SEO success.

24 Nov 2025 8:19pm GMT

Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #530 - Join the Community Working Group

Today we are talking about the community working group, What they do, and how you can help with guests AmyJune Hineline, Mark Casias, and Matthew Saunders. We'll also cover Drupal CMS Geo Images as our module of the week.

For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/530

Topics

Resources

Guests

AmyJune Hineline - volkswagenchick Matthew Saunders - jamesmatthewsaunders.ai MatthewS Mark Casias - omibee.com markie

Hosts

Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi

MOTW Correspondent

Mike Anello - drupaleasy.com ultimike

24 Nov 2025 7:00pm GMT

The Drop Times: Where Dries Points Next

DrupalCon Asia 2025 in Nara, Japan, closed with a strong sense of momentum. Dries Buytaert's Q&A format replaced a traditional keynote, and it paid off with direct insight into where Drupal is heading. The discussion tracked real trends across the ecosystem. Drupal CMS adoption continues to rise, the upcoming Drupal Canvas release is shaping expectations for easier site building, and the planned site template marketplace signals a shift toward faster delivery for agencies and teams.

Government interest in open source also stood out. Dries noted that digital sovereignty is becoming a priority across regions, positioning Drupal well for long-term public-sector growth. On the ground in Nara, the commitment felt real. The city's mayor, Gen Nakagawa, opened the event by stating his goal to make Nara the most Drupal-friendly city in the world. It is rare for municipal leadership to tie open source directly to civic strategy, and it captured the tone of the week.

Beyond the sessions and the packed YouTube playlist, the Drupal CMS leadership team used the conference as a working sprint to align on priorities for the next six months. Agencies and end users shared where they need support, shaping the product roadmap. The result is a community that feels focused, confident, and ready for another cycle of growth.

INTERVIEW

OPINION

TUTORIALS

DISCOVER DRUPAL

DRUPAL COMMUNITY

EVENT

ORGANIZATION NEWS

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.

Thank you.

Kazima Abbas,
Sub-editor,
The DropTimes.

24 Nov 2025 4:38pm GMT

The Drop Times: Discover Leading Drupal Websites and Real-World Use Cases on 'TDT Discover'

The DropTimes has launched the Discover page to spotlight Drupal's real-world adoption and ongoing relevance. Featuring over 3,000 top ranked websites and detailed case studies, it reveals how Drupal continues to power critical digital platforms in government, media, education and enterprise. This page is not just a list; it is a living record of trust, resilience and the impact of open source.

24 Nov 2025 12:16pm GMT

UI Suite Initiative website: UI Suite Monthly #32 - Display Builder Beta 1 Launch, Core Integration Progress and AI-Powered Component Generation

Overall SummaryOur November monthly meeting showcased significant progress across the UI Suite ecosystem as we edge closer to major milestones. The star of the show was Display Builder, with beta 1 finally ready for release after strategic delays to align with Drupal 11.3 alpha 1. We demonstrated exciting real-time collaboration features that allow multiple users to build displays simultaneously. The meeting also covered our ongoing migration from UI Patterns 1 to 2, with a new automated conversion tool now available.

24 Nov 2025 9:59am GMT

LostCarPark Drupal Blog: Drupal Advent Calender 2025 - Call out to Initiative Leads

Drupal Advent Calender 2025 - Call out to Initiative Leads lostcarpark_admin

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For the past three years, the Drupal Advent Calendar has spotlighted shiny new modules, clever projects, and all sorts of open-source goodness.

This year we're hanging up our "new module smell" stockings and doing something different.

It's time to celebrate the people, the elves, reindeer, and magical snow-folks who keep the Drupal project running behind the scenes.

This year's theme is The People of Drupal, and we're on a quest to find the unsung heroes who quietly make the magic happen.

We're asking initiative leads to nominate someone from their project who's made a meaningful impact but hasn't…

24 Nov 2025 1:37am GMT

23 Nov 2025

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#! code: DrupalCamp Scotland 2025

DrupalCamp Scotland 2025

This year, DrupalCamp Scotland was held on the 7th November, at the University of Edinburgh.

On the morning of the conference I made the quick walk from by bed and breakfast and arrived at 50 George Square to join in with around 60 attendees to a day of talks and chatting.

The morning coffee and a selection of pastries was set out in the corridor outside the main room of the conference. I'm sure a few of the tasty pastries were lost to passing students.

After getting settled in we had a quick introduction session by Stratos Filalthis before we started the day.

The first talk of the day was with Paul McCrodden and Laura Waldoch, with their talk Less Is More: Streamlining 500+ Diverse University Sites into One Central Platform. Paul and Laura both work at the University of Cambridge and the talk was a look at how the university is taking the 500+ websites that are dotted around and consolodating them into a single resource. That single resource is powered by Drupal 11 and the talk looked at how they were building a Drupal install profile that could handle the requirements that these different sites had.

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23 Nov 2025 6:33pm GMT

Web Wash: Build Content Workflows in Drupal

Managing content workflows in Drupal requires tools that track content from draft to publication. Drupal provides options for implementing workflows at different levels, from basic content moderation to field-level state management and webform submission tracking.

In the video above, you'll learn how to set up and configure Content Moderation, use field-level state management with the Field States Transitions module, and track webform submissions with the Webform Workflows Element.

23 Nov 2025 4:44pm GMT

Peoples Blog: Secure Application Password Reset Flow: Best Practices

Generally any application framework provides users to have a flow to reset the passwords by default, It is more like, use clicking on the Reset Password link and redirects to a page where he will asked for email and reset link sent to users email, so that user can reset the password on their own. This is a default or general flow that any application framework provides, but developers or architec

23 Nov 2025 5:22am GMT

Peoples Blog: Store Drupal Logs on AWS: A Practical Logging Guide

Store Drupal logs on Amazon S3 via hook_watchdog, so that you can get rid of heavy logs on your drupal database and can later read from the S3. For this todo on Drupal You should use the "hook_watchdog" hook, where this hook allows modules to route log events to custom destinations. In our case, our custom destination will be S3. Initially we need to get the access to AWS and appropri

23 Nov 2025 5:04am GMT

Peoples Blog: Fix Colima Connection Refused Error on Mac: Step-by-Step

This article is about fixing only a single error which you see with Colima on Mac machines. This might be a simple & specific issue, but people who are facing this issue will really feel grateful with the solution provided. While you are running Colima on your mac machines, generally you get into such issue, when you power off or shut down your mac, without stopping the colima service (and de

23 Nov 2025 4:30am GMT

Peoples Blog: Setup Multisite Local Environment with DDEV & Drupal

In this article we are going to see how we can set up a multisite environment with ddev on the local machine. Assuming people are aware of configuring the drupal multiple site from the drupal side of configurations. As we all know ddev is an open source tool for running local PHP development environments in minutes, which makes developer life easier during the local environment setup process, her

23 Nov 2025 4:18am GMT

Peoples Blog: Fix Drupal Update Manager Error: “Settings Already Exist”

Generally you see this error while you try to install the update manager module via UI or via Drush command. Not really sure how you came up with this issue. But if you are seeing this issue, you have an entry in your site's configuration saying that the update module is already installed. 1. You can simply delete this configuration with the below command $ drush cdel update.settings Which

23 Nov 2025 4:17am GMT

21 Nov 2025

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Drupal Association blog: See Your Design in Print - Enter the DrupalCon Chicago T-Shirt Contest

The Drupal Association is excited to announce that our t-shirt design contest will be returning for DrupalCon Chicago!

We want to see the Drupal community's design ideas for the official t-shirt, available for all attendees to wear and enjoy. Do you have a fantastic idea in mind? Let's see your creativity!

The winner will get THEIR design on the front of the official t-shirt for DrupalCon Chicago!

What the judges are looking for

Judges are looking for a combination of creativity, impact, and relevance to the Drupal community. A design that tells a story and aligns with the values and aspirations of DrupalCon attendees is likely to capture attention.

While exploring bold ideas, consider how your design will resonate with a diverse audience. Think of classic elements that make a T-shirt memorable while pushing creative boundaries. Avoid overcomplicating things; sometimes less is more, especially if every element adds value to the message.

Now, for the finer details…

Your design must include the DrupalCon Chicago Logo and will only be featured on the front of the t-shirt. Sponsor logos will be added to the t-shirts sleeves after the design is finalized.

Specs:

  • PNG or PDF preferred
  • 16 inches tall
  • graphics need to be 300 dpi

All designs must be submitted by 21 December 2025 at 23:59 UTC, after which the submission form will close.

The Drupal Association will then select 4 designs to go forward to a public vote.

The top three designs as chosen by the Drupal Association will then be voted upon by the public, with voting open 5 January until 12 January 2026 at 23:59 UTC.*

The winning design will be printed on the front of the official DrupalCon Chicago t-shirt and the winner will receive a complimentary ticket to their choice of either DrupalCon Chicago 2026 or DrupalCon North America 2027.

References

Winning designs from previous years

Graphic Elements

How to enter

Simply create your design, then fill out our submission form by 21 December 2025 to submit your final design. We also ask that you include a sentence or two describing why you chose your design and how it represents the Drupal community.

So, what are you waiting for? Submit your design now, and please help us spread the word throughout the Drupal community!

Good luck!

* Dates for public voting dates are subject to change but will be open for a minimum of 1 week.
** Drupal Association staff and members of the DrupalCon Chicago Steering Committee will not be permitted to enter this contest.

21 Nov 2025 10:22am GMT

The Drop Times: When AI Becomes Part of the Team: An Interview with Ronald te Brake

With nearly 14 years at Open Social (via GoalGorilla), engineering lead Ronald te Brake has shifted from writing code to shaping how teams think, collaborate and solve problems. In this interview with TDT's Alka Elizabeth, Ronald explains why he views AI not as a magic bullet, but as a teammate that demands context, guardrails and documentation. He shares how governance, decision records and meaningful standards help developers stay effective in a world where automation and intelligent systems are growing.

21 Nov 2025 7:46am GMT