30 Jun 2025

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Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #509 - A WordPresser @ DrupalCon

Today we are talking about DrupalCon, Wordpress, and what a wordpress guy can learn at a Drupal Event with guest Chris Reynolds. We'll also cover Shortcode as our module of the week.

For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/509

Topics

Resources

Guests

Chris Reynolds - jazzsequence.com jazzsequence

Hosts

Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi JD Leonard - jdleonard

MOTW Correspondent

Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu

30 Jun 2025 6:00pm GMT

DevCollaborative: Protecting Nonprofit Websites from a Hostile Government

The Trump administration and its supporters are attacking dissenting views on a terrifying scale. Here are steps to protect your website from censorship.

30 Jun 2025 4:58pm GMT

The Drop Times: Belonging by Design

Dear Readers,

Drupal's strength rests on more than code quality or feature sets. The project's true resilience comes from the choices it makes about who belongs. As Pride Month closes, the maxim "what you permit, you promote" takes on new urgency. By embedding inclusion into every pull request review, event guideline and policy decision, Drupal lays the groundwork for a community where diverse voices shape its future.

Concrete steps turn that principle into reality. Fei Lauren recalls that "seeing people like me and feeling seen felt so transformative," a shift driven by initiatives such as hidden-disability sunflower lanyards, family-friendly meet-ups and dedicated channels for neurodivergent contributors. These grassroots practices have sparked regional working groups in Latin America and Africa and transformed the Drupal Diversity and Inclusion Slack space into a hub of shared resources and real-time support.

Sustaining momentum beyond a single month requires ongoing action. Community members can audit site accessibility, propose new support channels and volunteer to host meet-ups that center diverse needs. As Fei urges, "find your people," because every inclusive choice today becomes the culture Drupal promotes tomorrow.

INTERVIEW

DISCOVER DRUPAL

ORGANIZATION NEWS

EVENT

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 and Facebook. You can also join us on Drupal Slack at #thedroptimes.

Thank you,
Sincerely
Alka Elizabeth
Sub-editor, The DropTimes.

30 Jun 2025 2:28pm GMT

The Drop Times: TDT's Chinju Prakash Wins Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation

The DropTimes' social media manager Chinju Prakash has secured the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 for her Malayalam translation of Gioconda Belli's memoir "El país bajo mi piel," showcasing exceptional lyrical depth, cultural nuance, and revolutionary storytelling for Malayali readers.

30 Jun 2025 1:30pm GMT

DDEV Blog: How to Downgrade Terminus in DDEV's Web Container and Customize Other Bundled Tools

Installing custom software packages in the containerized environment

This guest post is by DDEV community member and Drupal contributor Bill Seremetis and sponsored by Annertech.

DDEV comes bundled with a predefined set of tools, Pantheon's terminus being one of them. The latest releases of terminus are not compatible with older PHP versions like PHP 8.1, though, so we needed to downgrade it inside DDEV's ddev-webserver Docker image.

This guide covers how to downgrade terminus and will also explain how to use the same technique to install additional custom tools.

Please note there are many ways to install packages in a container. We will cover extra Dockerfiles here, but also check webimage_extra_packages and dbimage_extra_packages in your config.yamlfor more details).

Case study: Manually Downgrading Terminus

Terminus dropped support for PHP 8.1 in recent versions, but some of our projects still use PHP 8.1. We had to downgrade the DDEV-bundled version of terminus for those projects by using a custom Dockerfile:

# .ddev/web-build/Dockerfile.terminus
# Terminus 4 drops support for PHP 8.1 which we still need
ARG TERMINUS_VERSION="3.6.2"
RUN curl -L --fail -o /usr/local/bin/terminus https://github.com/pantheon-systems/terminus/releases/download/${TERMINUS_VERSION}/terminus.phar && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/terminus

terminus is just an example here, it could be any command you wish, either because you are running an older PHP version or the bundled version has a bug that ruins things for you.

Installing custom tools

You can obviously use the same techniques to install a variety of custom tools:

# .ddev/web-build/Dockerfile.fzf
# fooscript relies on fzf
# fooscript lists all your Pantheon projects using a fuzzy finder list
ARG FZF_VERSION="0.62.0"
RUN curl -s -L https://github.com/junegunn/fzf/releases/download/v${FZF_VERSION}/fzf-${FZF_VERSION}-linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xvz -C /usr/local/bin/ && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/fzf

Resources

Contribute to DDEV

If you like DDEV then you are welcome to contribute! You can join the Discord channel, create a new DDEV Add-on, or blog about how you use DDEV in your daily workflow. We're always happy to hear from you on any of our support channels.

30 Jun 2025 12:00am GMT

28 Jun 2025

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Drupal Starshot blog: Marketplace Share Out #7: The MVP Proposal Is Here - What We’re Testing and How to Shape It

The Drupal Site Template Marketplace MVP proposal is now live for community review through 13 July 2025 in the Innovation Issue Queue.

After hundreds of community voices contributed through surveys, Slack, and Real-Time Collaboration sessions, this MVP reflects what we've heard: a trusted, flexible, and contributor-friendly ecosystem is possible-if we design it thoughtfully.

What's in the MVP?

This Minimum Valuable Product (MVP) is a structured experiment targeted for launch at DrupalCon Chicago 2026. Key features include:

  • Up to 15 curated DrupalCMS Site Templates (free and paid), listed on Drupal.org
  • Initial participation limited to Drupal Certified Partners (DCPs) to streamline quality and feedback (expansion beyond DCPs may occur post-MVP)
  • Makers set their own prices and sell directly to users (off-platform)
  • A 10% revenue share from paid template sales and upsell services is directed to the Drupal Association
  • Submission fee: $395 per new listing, with a $250 annual review fee
  • Baseline standards for all templates include:
    • Accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA)
    • Security and licensing compliance
    • Self-certified GDPR readiness (if applicable)
    • Documentation, maintenance commitments, and user support expectations
    • Regular feedback collection
    • Discoverability features including tags, badges, and demo previews
  • Templates must be built for DrupalCMS, using the Recipes schema, demo content, and XB-compatible themes
  • Templates will undergo automated and manual reviews, conducted by DA Staff (or contractors), with badges and trust indicators displayed where applicable
  • Governance and policy oversight by Drupal Association staff during the MVP; future transitions to community-hybrid models are planned

What the MVP Is Designed to Test

This isn't just a launch-it's a test-and-learn cycle designed to validate whether a Site Template Marketplace is desirable, feasible, and sustainable. The MVP will help us understand:

  • What types of templates people adopt-and what makes them valuable
  • Whether direct sales by makers are viable, and what pricing models emerge
  • What kinds of support, trust signals, and governance policies matter most
  • Whether the DA can sustainably operate and review templates at scale
  • How to balance monetization with fairness, contributor credit, and open source values

We'll use this data to decide whether to expand, adapt, or stop the Marketplace after a 3-6 month MVP.

Submission Fee and Revenue Model

To help fund reviews and platform operations, the MVP includes:

  • $395 USD per new site template listing
  • $250 USD for annual review and revalidation

Site Template Makers:

  • Set their own pricing for paid templates
  • Transact directly with users (outside of Drupal.org infrastructure)
  • Report anonymized data quarterly (downloads, revenue, support volumes)
  • Keep 90% of revenue, while contributing 10% to the Drupal Association based on completed transactions quarterly

Why This MVP Matters

We've heard the same call again and again: make it easier to get started with Drupal-without compromising quality or community values. This MVP is a first attempt to meet that need, grounded in clear standards, shared incentives, and real-world feedback.

Let's test it together-with care, clarity, and Drupal's best interests at heart.

What's Next?

  • Public comment period is open through 13 July 2025
  • Marketplace Working Group meets 15 July 2025 to review input and finalize its recommendation
  • The Drupal Association Board will vote 24 July on whether to move forward with implementation

How You Can Help

Your voice is essential to shaping a Marketplace that works for the community. Here's how to get involved:

Let's build something that's good for contributors, great for users, and unmistakably Drupal.

28 Jun 2025 3:06pm GMT

Drupal life hack's: Drupal 11.2 Hook Migration Guide: Modernize Your Module’s Hooks with Attributes

Drupal 11.2 Hook Migration Guide: Modernize Your Module's Hooks with Attributes admin Sat, 06/28/2025 - 11:27

28 Jun 2025 8:27am GMT

Drupal Starshot blog: Share Out #6: Preparing for the MVP Proposal

We're excited to announce that a draft Drupal Site Template MVP Marketplace proposal will be released next week for public comment. This version outlines a clear Minimum Valuable Product (MVP) focused on early value, sustainability, and trust.

But first - here's a look at what's been shaping the direction of this proposal.

The Business Model Canvas: A Snapshot

To help align on strategy and priorities for the Site Template Marketplace, the Working Group created a Business Model Canvas-a simple tool that breaks down the core elements of how the Marketplace can deliver value and remain sustainable. The Working Group landed on an MVP model that centers:

  • Primary Users: Low-code/no-code marketers and freelancer agencies
  • Key Value: Trusted, flexible site templates that reduce time-to-launch and lower adoption barriers
  • Revenue Stream: application and referral fees on sales and upsell opportunities to support Drupal Association infrastructure
  • Cost Structure: Low-overhead pilot with both automated and staff-supported review

What We Heard: Shared Priorities Across Surveys and Slack

More than 500 people have shared their perspectives across four surveys-and others have weighed in through Slack discussions, real-time collaboration, and open conversations.

This community and end-user input has been honest, nuanced, and incredibly generous. It has revealed clear patterns, thoughtful tensions, and strong signals of where the community wants to go. So as in advance of the MVP proposal's release, let's reflect back what we've heard so far.

1. Trust Starts with Quality, Transparency, and Previews

Both in survey responses and in Slack, the message was the same: don't launch unless people can trust what they're getting.

Top trust signals:

  • A live demo or preview (most consistently requested signal across all channels)
  • Clear documentation of dependencies and limitations
  • Visible signals of quality (badges, reviews, contributor reputation)

In Slack, people emphasized that even a great theme becomes untrustworthy if it's hardcoded, inaccessible, or unclear about what it installs.

Show me a demo. Let me see the code. If it's a mystery box, I won't touch it."

2. People Want a Marketplace That Reflects Drupal's Open Source Values

From contributors and module maintainers to end users and evaluators, we heard a common theme: this effort should feel like Drupal.

  • Governance should be fair, transparent, and enforceable-not performative.
  • Monetization is okay-but must support the whole ecosystem, not just those selling templates.
  • Attribution matters. Contributors want to be credited, not cloned.

If someone else is profiting off my work, I need to at least be recognized."

Slack also raised the importance of review pathways that aren't vulnerable to sabotage or bias-suggesting a need for a mix of automation and paid staff to ensure fairness.

3. There's Real Enthusiasm-for the Right Version of This

End users want this. Freelancers want this. Agencies want this.

  • 85% of end-user survey respondents said vetted templates would increase their likelihood of recommending Drupal.
  • Agencies see templates as a powerful tool for demos, pre-sales, and fast-start projects.
  • Contributors are eager to participate-if it's worth their time.

Key Tensions: Where We'll Need to Find Balance

Pricing Expectations Don't Match (Yet)

  • Users: Many want free or low-cost templates, especially smaller orgs and nonprofits.
  • Contributors: Cite $300-$1,000 as reasonable price points for a complete, maintained, accessible, and documented product.

Slack conversations added nuance: Some contributors are fine with lower prices if the marketplace generates leads or recognition. Others say without fair compensation, they simply won't participate.

Certification: Signal or Gate?

  • Users want badges that help them sort and trust.
  • Contributors fear certification could slow things down or create an unfair playing field.

Slack participants suggested offering optional badges or tiers, not mandatory certification at launch. A common theme: start lightweight, evolve with real usage.

Monetization: Supportive or Distracting?

There's broad support for monetization-but only if it's done with intention.

  • Contributors want clear, fair revenue splits-and protection against cloned or stripped-down copies.
  • Users don't want to encounter bait-and-switch upsells or gated features.
  • Slack conversations reinforced a desire to avoid WordPress-style chaos, emphasizing community moderation, ranking hygiene, and a meaningful DA role.

This has to feel like Drupal, not like a spammy plugin store."

What's Next: Your Turn

The Community public comment period will be open from 27 June 2025 through 13 July 2025. The Marketplace Working Group will meet on 15 July 2025 to review feedback and draft its final recommendation to the board for their go/no-go decision on 24 July 2025.

You will be able to share your thoughts by:

  • Anonymous feedback form
  • Issue queue
  • In Drupal Slack in #drupal-cms-marketplace

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who contributed through surveys, Slack, working sessions, and feedback. Your ideas, critiques, hopes, and flags are shaping this from the inside out. All of this feedback has resulted in a proposal that's practical, community-aligned, and intentionally minimal.

This Marketplace effort is grounded in community-not just as a value, but as a working method. We're exploring the Marketplace potential together - ideally, to create something not just to reduce friction for new users, but to grow a stronger, more sustainable Drupal ecosystem for all.

Stay tuned.

28 Jun 2025 12:10am GMT

27 Jun 2025

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Drupal AI Initiative: A Coordinated Leap Forward: Introducing the Drupal AI Strategic Initiative

Filmed at the AI Summit at London Tech Week 2025, this two-minute video captures the passion and purpose behind the newly-launched Drupal AI Strategic Initiative.

Join Baddý and Jamie as they explain why this work is important and why we need the Drupal community to rally behind it.

"In order to get fast innovation in Drupal AI, we need people to work on the project-and we're doing that by getting funding and full-time contributors from participating companies."

- Baddý Sonja Breidert

"I've never seen something quite like this in the Drupal community… It's coordinated innovation not for one company, but for the whole open source community."

- Jamie Abrahams

27 Jun 2025 2:09pm GMT

The Drop Times: GitLab Co-Create Program Decoded by Nick Veenhof

In this interview, Alka Elizabeth of The DropTimes sits down with Nick Veenhof, Director of Contributor Success and Programs at GitLab, to reveal how the GitLab Co-Create Program empowers users to ship code in days. Discover how a two-engineer tweak saved 30 million users time, and learn how you can break into open source contributions today.

27 Jun 2025 11:44am GMT

DevCollaborative: A New FreePress.Net for More Effective Mobilizing

We led a rebuild and redesign of Free Press' Drupal website to modernize its codebase, expand its storytelling features, and refresh its design system.

The homepage of Free Press, which features the statement, "Media and technology are essential to our democracy. We fight to ensure they're used for justice."

27 Jun 2025 7:18am GMT

26 Jun 2025

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Four Kitchens: Launch announcement: North Dakota State University’s new digital platform

The Web Chefs

The Web Chefs

January 1, 1970

Highlights

  • Consolidated nearly 300 legacy websites into a single, cohesive Drupal-powered platform.
  • Achieved outstanding performance scores, including Lighthouse scores as high as 99 and an exceptionally fast homepage (FCP of 0.5 seconds).
  • Implemented sophisticated, easy-to-use authoring tools, empowering 130+ content creators.
  • Enhanced accessibility and SEO to ensure NDSU's content reaches and resonates with more students.

NDSU's engaging, new digital experience

We're thrilled to announce that North Dakota State University has officially launched the new NDSU.edu - a dynamic platform designed to attract, engage, and inspire prospective students.

Facing a rapidly changing digital landscape, North Dakota State University took a bold step to revolutionize its online presence. By investing in a transformative digital platform, NDSU has solidified itself as a forward-thinking leader committed to delivering an outstanding, cohesive experience for prospective students.

A screenshot of NDSU's homepage displayed on a MacBook

North Dakota State University

We now have an amazing authoring experience and an engaging web presence that reflects the vibrancy of the NDSU community.

-Lindsay Condry, Web Manager

Empowering editors with sophisticated, user-friendly tools

The editing experience developed for NDSU is among the most sophisticated and user-friendly we've ever created. Using Drupal's Layout Paragraphs module, editors can effortlessly design dynamic content layouts using intuitive drag-and-drop tools, enjoying real-time visual previews and hundreds of flexible layout combinations - giving them unprecedented control, speed, and confidence in content management.

Community-led transformation

At the heart of NDSU's digital transformation was the innovative "Web Principals" initiative. These campus-wide champions didn't just adopt new technology - they actively shaped its success by facilitating collaboration, peer-to-peer support, and fostering a genuine sense of community ownership. We also provided extensive training on a variety of topics - everything from page layout to writing effective copy for the web - during live office hours and in a publicly available knowledge base. This unique approach not only smoothed the transition but ensured long-term success and sustainability by "training the trainers," ultimately building a team of more than 130 content creators across campus.

Four Kitchens

The Web Principals became our change leaders. They're the power users and the first line of support, making sure knowledge spreads across campus.

-Megan Bygness Bradley, Technical Project Manager

More engaging program discovery

Prospective students now engage with academic offerings in an entirely new way through NDSU's visually immersive, Netflix-style program finder. Organized by compelling themes such as 'Pursue a Career with Purpose,' this innovative approach makes program discovery intuitive and enjoyable, directly supporting students in finding their ideal academic path.

A screenshot of NDSU's Netflix-style program finder
NDSU's innovative approach to program discovery is an engaging departure from the typical alphabetized list

Migrating hundreds of sites - with some help from AI

We engineered a custom migration strategy that consolidated nearly 300 TYPO3 sites - plus a couple of legacy Drupal sites - into a single, flexible Drupal platform. To modernize the frontend, we used AI-enhanced coding tools to convert two outdated Angular applications into lean, vanilla JavaScript, saving considerable time and complexity and reducing long-term technical debt.

Four Kitchens

AI helped us unravel messy Angular apps, turning them into clear, documented code that saved hours of guesswork.

-Jim Vomero, Senior Engineer

Results

  • Unified brand identity: Transitioned nearly 300 disparate sites into a unified brand experience - "One NDSU, One Voice" - strengthening NDSU's identity and clarity of messaging across all digital touchpoints.
  • Editor empowerment and efficiency: Implemented advanced, user-friendly authoring tools, dramatically reducing content publishing time, minimizing training, and increasing editor confidence.
  • Community engagement and ownership: Successfully trained more than 130 content editors campus-wide through a unique "Web Principals" initiative, creating an active community of empowered, knowledgeable users committed to continuous improvement.
  • Speed and performance: With Lighthouse scores as high as 99 on internal pages and a homepage loading in half a second, visitors experience incredibly smooth, fast interactions - improving engagement and reducing bounce rates.
  • Significant accessibility and SEO improvements: Achieved near-perfect accessibility and SEO scores, ensuring inclusivity, compliance, and maximized online visibility to attract more prospective students.

A screenshot of NDSU's 'Research Impact' webpage displayed on an iPad

Our partnership continues

This launch isn't the end - it's just the beginning! As NDSU's digital partner, our Continuous Care support program will constantly improve their platform, ensuring it remains flexible, secure, and ready to adapt to future needs.

Congratulations to the entire NDSU team! Explore their impressive new site at NDSU.edu.

Is your school's web platform ready for an overhaul? Let's talk!

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26 Jun 2025 10:00pm GMT

Tag1 Consulting: Tag1 D7ES Adds Apache Solr 8.x and 9.x Support for Drupal 7 Sites

One of the many benefits of the Tag1 D7ES service is that we notify you of any updates and provide security patches for all contrib and core modules you use - including free compatibility updates for Apache Solr! Apache Solr is a widely-used, open-source search platform that provides indexing, faceted search, and other features above and beyond plain-text string matching. Only version 9.x is currently supported by the community, with previous versions declared end-of-life (EOL) and no longer receiving security support. Two Solr integration modules for Drupal 7 (D7) saw wide usage, Apache Solr Search and Search API Solr. As of Drupal 7 EOL, these modules only supported Solr through version 7.x, meaning the D7 sites that wanted to continue using Solr were forced to use these older, unsupported versions. Hosting providers for D7 sites also needed to maintain outdated infrastructure for their customers. ## Tag1 D7ES updates Solr support Tag1 recently released updates to the Apache Solr Search and Search API Solr modules for all Tag1 D7ES customers, with support for Apache Solr versions 8.x and 9.x. This allows D7 sites to utilize Solr's major improvements, including * Improved security * Improved stability * Improved scalability * Improved logging...

Hank

26 Jun 2025 2:23pm GMT

Talking Drupal: TD Cafe #005 - Mike Miles and Aubrey Sambor

Join Mike Miles and Aubrey Sambor as they discuss their experiences with public speaking at tech conferences, including the challenges and joys of presenting technical and big-picture talks. Dive into their personal summer plans, ranging from trips to Cape Cod and Asheville to beer festivals and camping adventures. The conversation also explores recent technology updates, such as Figma's site builder and Apple's new 'Liquid Glass' design, emphasizing the importance of accessibility. Tune in for a casual, insightful chat about professional growth, summer fun, and the ever-evolving tech landscape.

For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/cafe005

Topics Michael Miles

Mike is passionate about development and working with the latest open source technologies. He has been working in web engineering since 2003, utilizing a number of different technologies, languages and frameworks. He has been working with Drupal since 2008 and is a regular contributor to the community and project. From 2015 to 2024 he was the lead organizer of the Boston Drupal Meetup Group. Since 2017 has been one of the organizers of New England Drupal Camp.

In his day-to-day role as Director of Web Development at MIT Sloan, Mike leads the development, maintenance and growth of the digital properties for the school, as well as, the development team that supports them. He is a public speaker and regularly presents at technical conferences around the world. Since 2013 Mike has presented dozens of talks at many different conferences/camps across the globe.

Aubrey Sambor

Aubrey is a lead front end developer and accessibility advocate with over 19 years of experience in software development and leadership. She specializes in writing modern CSS, semantic HTML, and performant JavaScript and brings almost two decades of experience in web development across higher education, non-profits, and public sector projects.

Aubrey is an active member of the Drupal community, contributing to open source initiatives and speaking at regional and national conferences. She champions accessibility best practices and writes about front end development, music reviews, and knitting projects on her blog, aubreysambor.com.

When she's not coding, Aubrey enjoys running, spinning her own yarn, fountain pens, and exploring local coffee shops and breweries.

Guests

Mike Miles - mike-miles.com mikemiles86 Aubrey Sambor - aubreysambor.com starshaped

26 Jun 2025 12:00pm GMT

The Drop Times: InfoBeans Hosts Drupal Pune Meetup to Support Open Source

InfoBeans hosted the 2025 Drupal Pune Meetup, showing its ongoing support for open-source communities and commitment to collaborative tech culture.

26 Jun 2025 9:49am GMT

Drupal life hack's: Drupal Theming and Layout: When to Use Paragraphs, Layout Builder, or Twig Templates

Drupal Theming and Layout: When to Use Paragraphs, Layout Builder, or Twig Templates admin

26 Jun 2025 5:16am GMT