Issue 683 - May, 22nd 2025

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Headlines

The Drupal Association Endorses the United Nations Open Source Principles

The Drop Times: Marine Gandy and Joris Vercammen Elected as NEDA Representatives to Drupal Working Group

From Our Sponsor

Core

Blocks Are No Longer Created Automatically When Themes or Modules Are Enabled During Config Sync

Calling DrupalCoreExtensionThemeInstaller::__construct() Without the $componentPluginManager Argument Is Deprecated

Extending the Hook Attribute Is No Longer Directly Supported

Package Manager Can Allow Composer Operations Directly on the Live Site in Some Situations

The 'cachetags' Database Table Is Now Purged During Cache Rebuild

Transaction::commitOrRelease() Method Introduced to Explicity Commit a Transaction

Articles

7 Quick Ways to Cut AWS Costs for Your Drupal Website Today

DrupalEasy: Choosing the Right Modern Drupal Bootstrap Base Theme

eiriksm.dev: Drupal Deployment Confidence: I Always Quadringentoheptapentacontuple-Check My Code Before Deploying

Enterprise Drupal Website Migrations Done Right | amazee.io

Jacob Rockowitz: Drupal, Schema.org, and AI for Government

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The Drop Times: From Chennai to San Francisco, with Drupal in Between

The Drop Times: Helping New Drupal Developers Cross the Gap Between Learning and Real-World Contribution

Tutorials

Automated Testing Kit for Drupal — Kickstart Your Playwright or Cypress Testing

Improve your site’s reliability by catching bugs early. Click above to learn how fast you can implement automated tests with our video introduction or by installing the demo.

ImageX: Drupal Image Optimization, Part 2: Performance Booster Modules

Specbee: 7 Impactful Tips to Enhance Your Website's Accessibility (And How Drupal Helps)

Releases

auto_username 2.0.1

auto_username 8.x-1.7

custom_field 3.1.8

Ddev v1.24.6

Monolog 3.0.5

one_time_password 2.0.0

openai_client 1.2.0

Registration 3.4.3

Tour 2.0.9

Podcasts

Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #503 - TD Cafe #002 - John and Jason