22 May 2026
Drupal.org aggregator
Freelock Blog: The Night the Internet Tried to Kill Your Website
The Night the Internet Tried to Kill Your Website John Locke
The rain had been falling on the city for weeks.
Not real rain. The kind that falls on the internet - a constant drumbeat of probes, scans, and automated fists rattling every doorknob on every block, every hour of the day. Most people don't hear it. That's fine. That's what we're here for.
My name doesn't matter. Call me the op. I run a small shop - we keep websites alive, patch the holes before the wrong people find them, and make sure that when something goes sideways, there's always a way back. It's not glamorous work. But this spring? This spring was something else.

22 May 2026 6:30pm GMT
The Drop Times: Mike Gifford Says Accessibility Must Be Built Into Workflows Before AI Scales Bad Patterns
Drupal Core Accessibility Maintainer Mike Gifford says organisations risk accelerating inaccessible digital experiences when accessibility remains dependent on isolated advocates instead of embedded governance systems. Speaking as part of The DropTimes' continuing Global Accessibility Awareness Day coverage, Gifford argued that sustainable accessibility depends on integrating accountability, workflows, testing, and organisational culture directly into development infrastructure before automated systems amplify poor practices at scale.
22 May 2026 2:06pm GMT
Très Bien Blog: Visualization of Drupal Core Change records over the years
Visualization of Drupal Core Change records over the years
How many Drupal Core change records (CR) has there been over the years? Is it a manageable amount for contrib maintainers? How many are about something new or deprecated? This is what it looks like since 2018. For visual effect I grouped CRs in 4 buckets:
theodore
22 May 2026 1:40pm GMT
21 May 2026
W3C - Blog
W3C recognized on the 2026 Forbes Accessibility 200 list
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is honored to be included in the Forbes Accessibility 200 list for 2026 in recognition of the impact that our Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has had on the world.
21 May 2026 12:49pm GMT
30 Apr 2026
W3C - Blog
Age-restrictions on the web and user privacy and safety
In this blog post, W3C CEO Seth Dobbs shares his thoughts about age-restrictions and user privacy on the web - a topic that was at the heart of the October W3C/IAB workshop on Age-Based Restrictions on Content, and recent W3C Members conversations.
30 Apr 2026 8:04pm GMT
14 Apr 2026
W3C - Blog
2026 Breakouts Day recap
Breakouts Day 2026 was the third edition of W3C's fully remote community driven information sharing event. In this post we summarize key aspects of the event.
14 Apr 2026 11:03am GMT
18 Jan 2026
Official jQuery Blog
jQuery 4.0.0
On January 14, 2006, John Resig introduced a JavaScript library called jQuery at BarCamp in New York City. Now, 20 years later, the jQuery team is happy to announce the final release of jQuery 4.0.0. After a long development cycle and several pre-releases, jQuery 4.0.0 brings many improvements and modernizations. It is the first major … Continue reading
18 Jan 2026 12:29am GMT
11 Aug 2025
Official jQuery Blog
jQuery 4.0.0 Release Candidate 1
It's here! Almost. jQuery 4.0.0-rc.1 is now available. It's our way of saying, "we think this is ready; now poke it with many sticks". If nothing is found that requires a second release candidate, jQuery 4.0.0 final will follow. Please try out this release and let us know if you encounter any issues. A 4.0 … Continue reading
11 Aug 2025 5:35pm GMT
17 Jul 2024
Official jQuery Blog
Second Beta of jQuery 4.0.0
Last February, we released the first beta of jQuery 4.0.0. We're now ready to release a second, and we expect a release candidate to come soon™. This release comes with a major rewrite to jQuery's testing infrastructure, which removed all deprecated or under-supported dependencies. But the main change that warranted a second beta was a … Continue reading
17 Jul 2024 2:03pm GMT
29 May 2023
Smiley Cat: Christian Watson's Web Design Blog
7 Types of Article Headlines: Craft the Perfect Title Every Time
When it comes to crafting an article, the headline is crucial for grabbing the reader's attention and enticing them to read further. In this post, I'll explore the 7 types of article headlines and provide examples for each using the subjects of product management, user experience design, and search engine optimization. 1. The Know-it-All The […]
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29 May 2023 10:20pm GMT
09 Apr 2023
Smiley Cat: Christian Watson's Web Design Blog
5 Product Management Myths You Need to Stop Believing
Product management is one of the most exciting and rewarding careers in the tech world. But it's also one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented. There are many myths and misconceptions that cloud the reality of what product managers do, how they do it, and what skills they need to succeed. In this blog post, […]
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09 Apr 2023 5:28pm GMT
11 Dec 2022
Smiley Cat: Christian Watson's Web Design Blog
The Key Strengths of the Best Product Managers
The role of a product manager is crucial to the success of any product. They are responsible for managing the entire product life cycle, from conceptualization to launch and beyond. A product manager must possess a unique blend of skills and qualities to be effective in their role. Strong strategic thinking A product manager must […]
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11 Dec 2022 4:43pm GMT
01 Apr 2004
Planet PHP
ezSystems are classy folks

Last week I helped the folks at ezSystems debug some APC problems they were having. The problems ended up being a 64bit architecture problem (they have uber-fast Opterons) and the bug is now fixed in 2.0.3.
Today I received Python & XML from them (off my Amazon wishlist). Thanks guys!
On a side note, my wishlist seems borked. The list I get when I search on my email address or name is not the same one I can edit when I log into the site.
01 Apr 2004 6:53pm GMT
PHP april fools...
1st of April 2004 get's to it's end and I guess it's time, to summarize the recent April fools a bit. Not that I think anyone in the world believes in them, but some were quite funny:
1. Changes to case sensitivity in PHP.
Alan Knowles announced that PHP will change to the studlyCase API and therefor will get everything broken by changing established functions.
2. IBM takes over Zend.
Myself hacked a little article about IBM taking over Zend to make PHP a compete of Java.
3. The first PHP virus has been seen.
Wasn't there one last year, too?
4. PHP has been overtaken by Micro$oft.
Mhhh... a little bit unreliable, if they had been taken over by IBM this morning... Maybe one should first look, what others wrote...
5. And finally, PHP4 and 5 showed their real faces...
Take a look at a phpinfo() output!
I guess I missed some, so feel free to comment on this entry, if you found another!
01 Apr 2004 5:49pm GMT
PHP Virus Attacking Web Hosts
Symantec have a report of the virus here. I've yet to see any of the PHP news sites picking up on it but, using a virtual host account, managed to deliberately expose some PHP scripts to it. From examining the infected scripts, what's disturbing is once infected, every tim...
01 Apr 2004 12:19pm GMT