Issue 641 - July, 11th 2024
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~ Bob Kepford - EditorHeadlines
Config Actions Have Standardized on Camel Case for a Better Developer Experience
Drupal Association Blog: Introducing Ripple Makers: Our Revamped Individual Membership Program!
Navigating the Future 6 Months Out from Drupal 7 Support Ending: Options for Your Drupal 7 Site
"With Drupal 7’s (D7) end-of-life (EOL) in 6 months on January 5, 2025, organizations relying on D7 face critical decisions regarding the future of their websites. This article will help guide you through the paths you can take: migrating to modern Drupal, leveraging extended long-term support options, or staying on unsupported Drupal 7."
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Core
'parent' Key in Static Menu Link Overrides Config Can No Longer Be an Empty String
New API to Mark Database Updates as Equivalent
The View Variable Passed to Node Templates Is Deprecated
Articles
Drupal Association Blog: Celebrating Success: DrupalCon Portland 2024 Event Impact Recap
Gábor Hojtsy: Continuous Forward Compatibility Checking of Extensions for Drupal 12, 13, Etc
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ImageX: The Gems of Drupal 10.3: Exploring What’s New in the Release
joshics.in: Journey Into Drupal: Becoming a Contributor That Counts!
Responsive HTML Tables: Presenting Data in an Accessible Way
Simonbaese - Blog: Performance Improvements for an Enterprise Drupal Website
Still on Drupal 7? Get Ready—Drupal 11 Is Almost Here!
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The Drop Times: Transforming Drupal Site Building: Lauri Timmanee on Experience Builder and Starshot Initiative
Wim Leers: XB Week 6: Diagrams & Meta Issues
Tutorials
A Bash Script to Install Different Drupal Profiles the Easy Way | Mark Conroy
roose.digital: How to Prefill a Webform Field Based on the node/URL Being Viewed in Drupal 10
Specbee: Simplifying Content Duplication with Quick Node Clone Module in Drupal
The Drop Times: Using Drupal Migrations to Modify Content Within a Site
Using Drupal Migrations to Modify Content Within a Site | fdiv.net
Releases
Address 2.0.2
better_messages 2.0.1
Crop 8.x-2.4
Ddev v1.23.3
Drupal 10.3.1
Graphql 8.x-4.8
Gutenberg 3.0.2
Htmx 1.2.0
Liveness 1.0.1
upgrade_status 4.3.3
Wodby 6.0.15
Podcasts
Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #458 - Drupal & Next.js
The Future of Content Podcast – VidaFair and the New Age of Content Monetization with Bob Bowdon
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