27 Aug 2026

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Berliners blog: Rebuilding a data-driven Drupal site: From ctools plugins to Layout Builder blocks

Rebuilding a data-driven Drupal site: From ctools plugins to Layout Builder blocks

In the previous post, I described why we chose Layout Builder and how Layout Builder IPE restored the frontend editing workflow we had used with Panels IPE.

With the editing workflow in place, we still had to rebuild the elements that editors placed on their pages.

The Drupal 7 site used custom ctools content type plugins for maps, charts, figures, lists and tables. Editors placed and configured these plugins, while the plugins retrieved the information and rendered the result. I will call both these ctools plugins and the block plugins that replaced them page elements.

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27 Aug 2026 1:06pm GMT

Specbee: 16 Drupal AI modules that can make your website smarter

We rounded up 16 Drupal AI modules and sorted them for you. Deploy now, pilot on staging, or just keep an eye on it. Check it out!

27 Aug 2026 6:25am GMT

26 Aug 2026

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Gspikes: Drupal vs WordPress Performance: What Core Web Vitals From 2.9 Million Sites Actually Show

We analyzed 79 months of Chrome UX Report field data covering every Drupal and WordPress site Google measures - 2.9 million origins in July 2026 alone. Drupal has led on Core Web Vitals in every single month since 2020, and the entire gap traces to one metric. The numbers, the honest caveats, and what to fix on whichever platform you run.

26 Aug 2026 11:43pm GMT