
21 Apr 2026
Drupal.org aggregator
HOOK_DEV_ALTER(): Manage Displays: Canvas vs Display Builder (Part 2)
When building a Drupal site, we want to control how our content looks in different contexts, e.g. the full display for standalone or the card display for overview pages. In Part 2 of this series we compare how Drupal Canvas and Display Builder handle display configuration by building a node display for a blog content type.
21 Apr 2026 8:40am GMT
Smartbees: Automated Website Provisioning
See how we optimized the administrative workflows, making it easy to manage numerous websites simultaneously and launch new instances on demand.
21 Apr 2026 6:48am GMT
Très Bien Blog: Proposal for an LLM policy for Drupal Core contribution
Proposal for an LLM policy for Drupal Core contribution
I've been following and participating in the conversation about applying AI tools to the Drupal core issue queue, and the broader community. I've been listening, reading, and experimenting quite a bit in and out of Drupal. It's been a wild ride since last December and for the past few weeks a few things started to solidify.
theodore
21 Apr 2026 12:30am GMT
20 Apr 2026
Drupal.org aggregator
Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #549 - Catching up with the DDEV Team
In Episode 549, Randy Fay and Stas Zhuk join us to discuss what DDEV is, recent improvements, and where it's headed. Module of the week is the DDEV Drupal Contrib add-on. Randy and Stas discuss priorities like reliability, consistent UX, add-ons discoverability, and new features including revamped ddev share with Cloudflare and rootless Podman support. They also cover coder.ddev.com, a cloud-based DDEV environment built on coder.com for easier onboarding and contribution, plus sustainability, community support, and challenges such as AI-driven PR volume and Stas's development constraints in Ukraine.
For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/549
Topics
- Module of the Week - DDEV Drupal Contrib
- DDev Drupal Contri Overview
- Contrib Workflow Q&A
- Drush in Core Debate
- Add-on Registry and Contact
- Drupal AI Summit Plug
- What Is DDev
- Stas Origin Story
- Recent Releases and Priorities
- DDev Share and Podman
- Developer Experience Changes
- Database Upgrade Pain Points
- Coder DDev Cloud IDE
- Cloud DDEV Basics
- VS Code Remote Workflow
- Pair Programming Training Wins
- Docker Desktop Alternatives
- Onboarding Teams Faster
- Windows Support Reality
- Building Through War
- Roadmap Env File Fixes
- Beyond Drupal Adoption
- Addons Discovery Tools
- Funding Community Health
- AI Pull Requests Pressure
- AI Agents MCP Plans
- How To Get Involved
Resources
DDEV - https://ddev.com/ DDEV Add-on Registry - https://addons.ddev.com/ Introducing coder.ddev.com: DDEV in the Cloud - https://ddev.com/blog/coder-ddev-com-announcement/ About Stas Zhuk - https://ddev.com/blog/introducing-maintainer-stas/ Power Through Blackouts: How DDEV Community Helped Me in Ukraine - https://ddev.com/blog/power-through-blackouts-ddev-community-support/ Drush command in core - https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/3453474 Drush's Final Act - https://weitzman.github.io/blog/drush-final-act coder.com - https://coder.com/ Service hosting coder.ddev.com - https://www.hetzner.com/ Funding DDEV - https://ddev.com/blog/sustainability-for-ddev/ Gen AI DDEV newsletter note - https://ddev.com/blog/ddev-march-2026-newsletter/ Sharing Coder.ddev.com workspaces - https://github.com/ddev/coder-ddev/issues/80
Guests
Stas Zhuk - stasadev Randy Fay - ddev.com rfay
Hosts
Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Rod Martin - DrupalHelps.com imrodmartin
Module of the Week
with Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
DDEV Drupal Contrib - DDEV integration for developing Drupal contrib projects. As a general philosophy, your contributed module/theme is the center of the universe.
20 Apr 2026 6:00pm GMT
The Drop Times: Sovereignty Expires; Licences Don’t
Europe is finally getting serious about digital sovereignty, and getting it half right. The instinct to "Buy European" is sound, but the frameworks being built around it are solving for the wrong variable. Ownership and headquarters are snapshots; they tell you where power sits today, not where it will sit after the next acquisition. Skype had every European credential imaginable. Microsoft shut it down in 2025.
The missing piece is durability. Dries and Nicholas argue, convincingly, that a sovereignty score without an open-source licensing requirement is a sovereignty score with an expiry date. The GPL licence did not stop Oracle from acquiring Sun Microsystems, but it ensured that MySQL could not be discontinued. MariaDB exists today because someone had the legal right to fork before the deal closed. That right is structural; it does not depend on which flag flies over the headquarters.
The forthcoming Cloud and AI Development Act is the real test. Europe can use it to define what makes sovereignty resilient: open licensing as a hard gate for mission-critical procurement, and supply chain assessments that distinguish between dependencies that can be replaced quickly and those that would take years to rebuild. Anything short of that risks becoming a checklist rather than a strategy.
With that, here are the key stories from the past week.
DISCOVER DRUPAL
- Drupal Clarifies Marketplace and Community Pathways for Site Templates
- Drupal Arabic Translation Progress Reaches 42%
- AI Schema Module Introduces Structured Drupal Data Exports for LLM Workflows
- Dalia 1.0.0-beta3 Introduces Haiku Retrieval and Expands Developer Workflow Controls
- LocalGov Bus Data Module Brings UK Transport Data Integration to Drupal
EVENT
- Mountain Camp Plans 10-Year Anniversary Edition for 2027, Calls for Organisers
- Drupal Camp Asheville 2026 Opens Sponsorship Opportunities
- A11yTalks to Host AmyJune Hineline Session on Sustaining Accessibility Beyond Launch
ORGANIZATION NEWS
DRUPAL COMMUNITY
SECURITY
Additional developments from across the Drupal ecosystem were published during the week. Readers can follow The Drop Times on LinkedIn, Twitter, Bluesky, and Facebook for ongoing updates. The publication is also active on Drupal Slack in the #thedroptimes channel.
Alka Elizabeth
Sub-editor
The Drop Times
20 Apr 2026 2:16pm GMT
Drupal AI Initiative: Drupal Is All In on AI. Now Comes the Hard Part
Original article posted by Christoph Breidert on 1xINTERNET website
Over a decade ago, I co-founded 1xINTERNET on the conviction that Drupal was the best platform for ambitious web applications. That bet paid off. But recently, as AI began disrupting our industry, I found myself facing an unfamiliar feeling: uncertainty. For the first time in my career, the path forward wasn't entirely clear.
If you are a decision-maker navigating this shift, you likely feel the same way. We are all trying to figure out how to leverage AI's huge potential without compromising enterprise security, compliance, or content quality.
The good news is that while the broader AI landscape remains turbulent, the direction for content management systems is becoming clear.
Christoph Breidert

Christoph Breidert facilitating a Drupal AI workshop at DrupalCon Chicago 2026.
When the Drupal AI Initiative was founded in June 2025 by 1xINTERNET, Acquia, DropSolid, FreelyGive, and Salsa Digital, our mission was to chart that exact path. Today, alongside Niels Aers, my role is to manage the AI product direction so that organizations can confidently bring AI into production.
Since the founding, over 30 leading companies have joined the initiative. But a defining moment happened recently at DrupalCon Chicago 2026. During his keynote - the "Driesnote" - Drupal founder Dries Buytaert bluntly asked the community regarding the AI shift: Are you in or are you out?
The undeniable energy from the community and the rapidly intensifying momentum proved one thing: Drupal is all in on AI.

But what does "all in" actually mean? We aren't just talking about adding superficial features like chatbots or simple text generators. We have built a powerful agentic infrastructure natively into Drupal. This provides us with a robust foundation, allowing organizations to build complex AI applications and deploy autonomous agents capable of executing multi-step workflows on their behalf.
What an Agentic CMS actually requires
Let's be clear: Agentic AI delivers incredible velocity, and every organization from SMEs to global enterprises needs that speed. But deploying autonomous agents without control is a liability. You need AI infrastructure that accelerates your workflows while ensuring that this speed doesn't destroy your content quality or violate your compliance rules.
This requires a robust governance foundation to run the infrastructure safely. The Drupal AI Initiative has spent the past months building exactly that. These are the final pieces we have built to complete the production-ready foundation:
- AI Guardrails: Configurable rules that intercept both outgoing requests and incoming AI responses. Whether it's preventing the exposure of personal data (PII), ensuring prompt safety, or mitigating legal liability, guardrails keep the AI agents within defined boundaries.
- AI Observability: Complete transparency into what your AI agents are doing. Every prompt, token usage metric, and model response is logged, providing a clear audit trail for compliance and cost optimization.
- Context Control Center: AI models are useless without context. This system acts as a router, intelligently feeding the right organizational data (and only the right data) to the LLM based on the user's specific task.
Introducing AI Content Reviews
Let's separate the hype from reality: The core foundation of Drupal AI is production-ready today. With a secure governance infrastructure now in place, we are shifting from building the engine to delivering the applications. We are shipping out-of-the-box features so organizations can immediately benefit without building complex workflows from scratch.
The first major capability rolling out is AI Content Reviews. This is not a future roadmap concept, it is a real, tangible feature designed to close the quality gap for large websites by acting as a continuous, background quality assurance partner.
It provides scalable, AI-assisted content governance that integrates naturally into how editors already work. The system evaluates content against your organization's specific rules, such as brand voice, legal compliance, SEO, and accessibility. It flags issues, explains them in plain language, and proposes concrete fixes. Crucially, human oversight remains the starting point: an editor simply reviews the flagged issues and can apply the suggested fixes with a single click.

AI Review Management Overview
Upcoming features
AI Content Reviews is just the first application of our agentic infrastructure. Following close behind is AI-powered semantic search with synthesized summaries. This allows visitors to find what they need through meaning rather than keywords, enabling the site to surface direct answers instead of just a list of results.
We are also actively packaging AI assistants embedded natively across editorial workflows, site-building, and end-user interfaces. These capabilities have been thoroughly explored and validated in our innovation workstream and are now being readied for production use.
Want to see the full picture of what we are building? You can explore the complete Drupal AI Roadmap to see exactly where the initiative is heading next.

Overview Drupal AI Roadmap 2026.
Drupal's architectural advantage
Why build this directly into Drupal instead of relying on external AI services or other CMS platforms? It comes down to a fundamental technological advantage. Many modern CMS platforms, especially closed SaaS products and pure headless systems, force you to rely on disconnected external API wrappers to communicate with AI. This architectural limitation means your developers have to manually rebuild your existing user permissions, workflows, and access rules in a separate middleware layer just to keep the AI secure.
Drupal AI has a distinct head start because of its deep internal architecture:
- Co-location with the Content Graph: AI models are only as good as the context they can access. By embedding AI orchestration directly within Drupal, the AI has native, zero-latency access to your entire structured content graph. There is no integration friction.
- Native Permissions & Access Control: Because Drupal's entity system and field-level access controls are so deeply integrated, the AI operates entirely within your existing permissions. It cannot expose, analyze, or modify content the user shouldn't see.
- Provider-Agnostic Abstraction: Similar to what makes frameworks like LangChain powerful, Drupal AI abstracts the LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, local models, etc.). But unlike external middle-tiers, Drupal enforces strict schema typing before data ever hits your database, ensuring structural integrity.
An Unmatched Ecosystem for AI Agents: Autonomous agents need tools to interact with the outside world. Because Drupal already possesses a massive, deeply established ecosystem of enterprise integrations, your AI agents can directly interact with your CRMs, ERPs, and marketing platforms. You don't have to build custom API connectors for your AI to take action across your broader tech stack.

Moving forward
The uncertainty of the AI era remains, no one knows exactly what the landscape will look like in three years. I'm being honest about that. But what I do know is that the architecture we are building is solid, the foundation is ready, the community driving it is fully committed and has the resources.
If you are evaluating whether Drupal is the right foundation for AI-powered content management, you don't have to figure that out alone. The Drupal AI Partners network brings together specialized agencies with deep experience deploying exactly these capabilities. If you are ready to move from evaluation to implementation, that is the right place to start.
We are all building in conditions none of us have navigated before.
The difference is what we are building on.
20 Apr 2026 1:28pm GMT
18 Apr 2026
Drupal.org aggregator
Dominique De Cooman: Drupal Is No Longer Just a CMS Decision. It’s an AI Infrastructure Decision.
18 Apr 2026 10:35am GMT
16 Apr 2026
Drupal.org aggregator
The Drop Times: Erdfisch Expands nerdfisch DevBits into Public Drupal Code Archive
Reusable fixes often remain confined to individual projects, forcing developers to solve the same problems repeatedly. erdfisch has expanded its internal DevBits system into a publicly accessible archive, exposing working Drupal code snippets drawn directly from project work. The collection prioritises immediate implementation over explanation, making internal solutions available without reshaping them into long-form documentation.
16 Apr 2026 2:41pm GMT
1xINTERNET blog: Drupal Is All In on AI. Now Comes the Hard Part
I co-founded 1xINTERNET on the conviction that Drupal was the right platform for ambitious web applications. AI changed that certainty. Here is what the Drupal AI Initiative is building, what organizations are getting first, and why the direction is clear.
16 Apr 2026 11:00am GMT
Drupal Starshot blog: Differentiating Marketplace Site Templates and Community Site Templates
Site templates are available through two distinct pathways, each serving different needs within the community.
The official Drupal.org Marketplace provides a curated collection of site templates that meet certain quality standards, and are built on top of Drupal CMS as a foundation.
Community templates offer an alternative pathway for innovation and experimentation without the constraints of the curation process, by publishing the template as a general project on Drupal.org.
Official Marketplace Site Templates
The Drupal.org Marketplace are built on top of Drupal CMS, and curated to provide new users with confidence that they're starting with a consistent, solid and professionally built foundation that follows established best practices.
Key characteristics
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Templates undergo a review processes
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Must follow Drupal CMS best practices for security, accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA), performance, and code quality
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In the beginning, focus is solely on growing Drupal CMS adoption; site templates accelerate adoption of Drupal CMS by providing context relevant demo content and Drupal Canvas-compatible theme
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Clear documentation, maintenance commitments, and user support expectations
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Currently open to Drupal Certified Partners (for organizations) and Ripplemakers (for individuals or very small companies). Apply to become a creator here.
Benefits
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Consistency for users who need reliable, production-ready starting points
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Quality assurance through professional review processes
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Support and maintenance commitments for long-term sustainability
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Revenue opportunities for professional template creators
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Sustainability for the Drupal Association through revenue sharing
Community Site Templates
Anyone interested in contributing a template can do so now, by publishing it as a general project on Drupal.org. All free site templates, including marketplace templates, are general projects for packaging and distribution purposes. Community site templates will be considered for inclusion in the Drupal.org Marketplace based on their compatibility with the outlined criteria.
Key characteristics
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Can be published without formal review or approval
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Not bound by the same standards as Marketplace templates
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Can be built using Drupal CMS or Drupal Core
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Available to all community members
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Can take risks and explore directions that might not fit Marketplace criteria
Benefits:
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Innovation by removing barriers to experimentation
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Diversity of approaches and implementations
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Learning opportunities for the community to explore what's possible
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Stepping stones that might eventually evolve into Marketplace templates
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Lower barriers to entry for community contribution
16 Apr 2026 3:10am GMT
15 Apr 2026
Drupal.org aggregator
Security advisories: Drupal core - Moderately critical - Cross-site scripting - SA-CORE-2026-003
Drupal 11.3 comes with support for completing entity suggestions whilst adding a link to CKEditor 5.
The suggestions aren't sufficiently sanitized and a malicious user could trigger a stored cross site scripting attack against another user.
Install the latest version:
- If you use Drupal 11.3.x, update to Drupal 11.3.7
- Drupal versions below 11.3 are not affected by this vulnerability
- Lee Rowlands (larowlan) of the Drupal Security Team
- Drew Webber (mcdruid) of the Drupal Security Team
- Mingsong (mingsong), provisional member of the Drupal Security Team
- Damien McKenna (damienmckenna) of the Drupal Security Team
- Greg Knaddison (greggles) of the Drupal Security Team
- Lee Rowlands (larowlan) of the Drupal Security Team
- Juraj Nemec (poker10) of the Drupal Security Team
- Jess (xjm) of the Drupal Security Team
15 Apr 2026 7:27pm GMT
Security advisories: Drupal core - Moderately critical - Gadget Chain - SA-CORE-2026-002
Drupal core contains a chain of methods that could be exploitable when an insecure deserialization vulnerability exists on the site. This so-called "gadget chain" presents no direct threat, but is a vector that can be used to achieve remote code execution or SQL injection if the application deserializes untrusted data due to another vulnerability.
This issue is not directly exploitable.
This issue is mitigated by the fact that in order for it to be exploitable, a separate vulnerability must be present to allow an attacker to pass unsafe input to unserialize(). There are no such known exploits in Drupal core.
Install the latest version:
- If you use Drupal 10.5.x, update to Drupal 10.5.9.
- If you use Drupal 10.6.x, update to Drupal 10.6.7.
- If you use Drupal 11.2.x, update to Drupal 11.2.11.
- If you use Drupal 11.3.x, update to Drupal 11.3.7.
Drupal 11.1.x, Drupal 11.0.x, Drupal 10.4.x, and below are end-of-life and do not receive security coverage. (Drupal 8 and Drupal 9 have both reached end-of-life.)
- Benji Fisher (benjifisher) of the Drupal Security Team
- cilefen (cilefen) of the Drupal Security Team
- Neil Drumm (drumm) of the Drupal Security Team
- Greg Knaddison (greggles) of the Drupal Security Team
- Lee Rowlands (larowlan) of the Drupal Security Team
- Dave Long (longwave) of the Drupal Security Team
- Drew Webber (mcdruid) of the Drupal Security Team
- Ra Mänd (ram4nd), provisional member of the Drupal Security Team
- Jess (xjm) of the Drupal Security Team
- Greg Knaddison (greggles) of the Drupal Security Team
- Lee Rowlands (larowlan) of the Drupal Security Team
- Dave Long (longwave) of the Drupal Security Team
- Drew Webber (mcdruid) of the Drupal Security Team
- Juraj Nemec (poker10) of the Drupal Security Team
- Jess (xjm) of the Drupal Security Team
15 Apr 2026 7:25pm GMT
Security advisories: Drupal core - Critical - Cross-site scripting - SA-CORE-2026-001
Drupal core's jQuery integration for AJAX modal dialog boxes does not sufficiently sanitize certain options, which which can lead to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Install the latest version:
- If you use Drupal 10.5.x, update to Drupal 10.5.9.
- If you use Drupal 10.6.x, update to Drupal 10.6.7.
- If you use Drupal 11.2.x, update to Drupal 11.2.11.
- If you use Drupal 11.3.x, update to Drupal 11.3.7.
Drupal 11.1.x, Drupal 11.0.x, Drupal 10.4.x, and below are end-of-life and do not receive security coverage. (Drupal 8 and Drupal 9 have both reached end-of-life.)
- Anna Kalata (akalata) of the Drupal Security Team
- Benji Fisher (benjifisher) of the Drupal Security Team
- Neil Drumm (drumm) of the Drupal Security Team
- Lee Rowlands (larowlan) of the Drupal Security Team
- Michael Hess (mlhess) of the Drupal Security Team
- James Gilliland (neclimdul) of the Drupal Security Team
- Joseph Zhao (pandaski) of the Drupal Security Team
- Juraj Nemec (poker10) of the Drupal Security Team
- Ra Mänd (ram4nd), provisional member of the Drupal Security Team
- Jess (xjm) of the Drupal Security Team
- Greg Knaddison (greggles) of the Drupal Security Team
- Lee Rowlands (larowlan) of the Drupal Security Team
- Pierre Rudloff (prudloff) of the Drupal Security Team
- Jess (xjm) of the Drupal Security Team
15 Apr 2026 7:24pm GMT
Drupal Association blog: DrupalCon Chicago 2026: Where Innovation Meets the Open Web
Written by members of the DrupalCon Chicago Steering Committee.
Contributors: Stephen Mustgrave, Avi Schwab, Nikki Flores, and Rosie Gladden.
DrupalCon Chicago 2026 brought together leading experts in digital experience development, open source innovation, and enterprise technology.
The event provided a unique opportunity to connect with decision-makers, technical leaders, and innovators shaping the future of digital experiences. More than 1,300 tech leaders, CEOs, developers, marketing executives, agencies, and enterprise decision-makers gathered to help define the future of the Open Web.

Image: Group photo in Chicago (Photo by Curt Rochon, CC BY-NC 4.0)
A Diverse and Multilingual Global Community
Participants from 26 separate countries brought with them an estimated 15+ languages, reflecting the rich linguistic and cultural diversity of the Drupal ecosystem. The United States (82.4%), Canada (6%), India (2%), Germany (1.2%) and Costa Rica (1.1%) were topping the list in terms of attendee numbers, with Brazil (1%), Colombia (0.8%) and the United Kingdom (0.8%) close behind.
This global span not only highlights Drupal's widespread adoption, but also underscores the strength of a community shaped by varied perspectives, experiences, and ideas from around the world. Next year we'd love to add more blue!

Event Attendance
A total of 1,316 participants attended in Chicago, an increase from 1,288 for Atlanta 2025. Of these we saw 394 first-time attendees, marking a 10.67% increase from those new to the event in 2025.
539 of 1,316 also chose to extend their learning at the Summits & Trainings, with the AI Summit seeing the largest turnout in its first year, with 104 attendees joining to learn about the latest insights connected to Drupal AI.
Welcoming the Next Generation: Drupal in a Day
Outside of the main conference, and following the successful Drupal in a Day organized ahead of DrupalCon Vienna by Hilmar Kári Hallbjörnsson, DrupalCon Chicago saw the North America inaugural program take place alongside the contribution day.
The training session, organized and staffed by ten volunteers, welcomed 55 learners of high school and college age to interact with Drupal CMS for the first time, helping to expand the reach of the community to new users of all ages. We thank the mentors and supporters who made this event a welcoming place for students, and particularly thank all the individual donors who made this happen, as well as Acquia for sponsoring, and Martin Anderson-Clutz and Jordan Thompson for instructing.

Image: Drupal in a day in Chicago (Photo by Paul Johnson, CC BY-NC 4.0)
Grassroots to Global
Building on the momentum of 2025, the local community ticket-sharing initiative (1 complimentary ticket for every 5th sold through participating organizations) resulted in an increase of 77.5% of ticket purchases which were affiliated with a local group at registration. This initiative continued to grow in both reach and impact, what began as a strong show of grassroots participation has evolved into a more connected and collaborative global network of local camps and meetups celebrating together at DrupalCon.
Participation has expanded beyond the initial groups, with 61 communities engaging through shared resources, cross-promotion, and increased visibility at the 2026 conference. This growth reflects not just higher numbers, but a deeper alignment across the community, where local leaders feel empowered, recognized, and increasingly integrated into the broader Drupal ecosystem.

A Community Spanning All Skill Levels
DrupalCon Chicago 2026 showcased a well-balanced and highly skilled community, with attendees representing every stage of the Drupal journey. Experienced professionals made up the majority, including 348 advanced practitioners (32%) and 301 self-identified Drupal experts (27.7%), creating a strong foundation for in-depth technical exchange and innovation.
Intermediate attendees accounted for 297 participants (27.3%), playing a key role in connecting emerging talent with seasoned leaders. At the same time, the event remained welcoming to newcomers, with 117 beginners (10.8%) and 25 individuals completely new to Drupal (2.3%) joining the community.

Special Luncheons
The Drupal Association formerly required sponsors, who provided programming support for community interest luncheons. These were folded into general programming this year, and we'd like to acknowledge that not all programs had an assigned, designated host. In the next year, our focus is on strengthening local, regional, topical, and community interest groups, so please reach out to us on how to get connected.
| Breakfast & Luncheons | Registered |
| Black in Drupal Luncheon | 68 |
| Ripple Makers Breakfast | 200 |
| Women in Drupal Luncheon | 200 |
| Total | 468 |
See You in Orlando
DrupalCon Orlando will see vision meet execution. Whether you're architecting enterprise platforms, launching your next big project, or scaling what you've already built in Drupal, this is the event that meets you where you are and pushes you further.
15 Apr 2026 5:15pm GMT
MidCamp - Midwest Drupal Camp: Continue the Momentum: The Tool to Convince Your Boss for MidCamp 2026!
Ready to Attend MidCamp 2026? We've Got You Covered
If, like us, you're still riding the wave from DrupalCon Chicago, MidCamp 2026 feels like it's right around the corner! MidCamp is the perfect place to dive further into what's next for Drupal, connect with your peers, and contribute to the momentum we're all feeling. But first, you might need to convince your boss to invest in your growth.
No worries-we've got your back! We've created a Convince Your Boss Tool to help you articulate the incredible value you'll bring back from MidCamp. From hands-on workshops to industry-leading insights, it's all about empowering your team with what's next in tech.
Get ready to:
- Outline the ROI for your company
- Highlight the unique benefits of MidCamp
- Start the conversation with confidence
Let us help you make MidCamp 2026 your next big career move.
15 Apr 2026 1:50pm GMT
14 Apr 2026
Drupal.org aggregator
DrupalCon News & Updates: Measuring What Matters: Building More Sustainable DrupalConEur
As DrupalCon continues to evolve, so does our responsibility to understand and reduce the impact of the events we create.
Great digital experiences don't exist in isolation. They are shaped not only by the technology we build and the communities we nurture, but also by the environmental footprint we leave behind.
At DrupalCon Vienna 2025, we took an important step forward by measuring the event's carbon footprint in detail, with measurement conducted by TerraVerde Sustainability, and the results tell a meaningful story.

Why measuring impact matters
Sustainability is not a one-time achievement. It is an ongoing process of learning, improving, and making better decisions over time.
The 2025 Event Carbon Measurement Report provides a comprehensive view of DrupalCon's environmental impact, helping us move from assumptions to data-driven action.
The total carbon footprint of the event was 512.8 tCO₂e, down significantly from 1,574.57 tCO₂e in 2024.
This progress reflects not only better planning, but also more intentional decisions, particularly in location and venue selection, where more efficient energy use and improved waste management played a key role.

What we learned from DrupalCon Vienna 2025
One of the most important insights is clear: Travel remains the dominant source of emissions.
94-95% of emissions came from delegate travel, mostly driven by flights.

However, while travel still represents the largest share, overall travel emissions were significantly lower than in 2024, supported in part by Vienna's central location and strong rail connectivity.
The remaining emissions are distributed across several categories. Excluding travel, the total footprint was 26.97 tCO₂e, with heating accounting for 48% of emissions, while materials, food & beverage, and accommodation were other large contributors.
Across the event, we also saw:
- Energy consumption significantly decreased compared to previous years
- Waste was reduced through improved recycling and diversion strategies

These insights help us move from general intentions to targeted action.
What sustainability looks like at DrupalCon
Sustainability at DrupalCon is built through intentional choices across the entire event experience:
- Catering - Plant-forward meals, locally sourced ingredients, no disposables, and food donation
- Wellbeing - Quiet spaces, wellness activities, and opportunities to recharge
- Climate action - Energy-efficient venues, low-emission travel, and carbon reduction strategies
- Community - Inclusive programs, scholarships, and initiatives that support diverse participation
- Waste reduction - Minimal printing, refill stations, and reduced single-use materials
- Partnerships - Working with sponsors and suppliers to align on sustainability goals
A shared responsibility
Drupal has always been more than just technology. It is a global community built on collaboration, openness, and shared values. Sustainability is a natural extension of those values.
By sharing these insights openly, we invite the Drupal community to be part of the solution.
Whether you are:
- Choosing more sustainable travel options
- Stay in green-certified hotels
- Being mindful of materials and waste
- Supporting more responsible event practices
- Providing more detailed travel information during registration to help improve measurement accuracy
Your decisions matter.
Together, we can continue building DrupalCons that are not only impactful and inspiring, but also responsible and sustainable.

14 Apr 2026 9:48am GMT
