Issue 697 - August, 28th 2025

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Headlines

Community Working Group Posts: Join the CWG in the Ongoing Work of Calling in and Caring for Community

Drupal AI Initiative: Major Funding Milestone Reached by Drupal AI Initiative with 10 New Makers

Drupal.org Blog: The Crediting Page Moves to the New Contribution Records System

From Our Sponsor

Core

node_is_page and the Page node.html.twig Variable Are Deprecated

Saving the Current Default Revision as a Non-Default Revision Is Disallowed

Use the getToolkitId() Method Instead of the toolkitId Property When in an ImageFactory Subclass

Articles

Centarro: What Makes a Good Drupal Commerce Developer?

DrupalEasy: Drupal Contrib Module Markdown Easy 2.0.0 - New Features, Simpler Setup!

Golems GABB: How to Optimize CI/CD Pipeline for Microservices Architecture

Why Top Drupal Agencies Use Drupal Aid for Security Updates & Maintenance

By the time most agencies finish reading a Drupal security advisory, the ones outsourcing to Drupal Aid already have their client sites patched, tested by hand with backups and visual checks, and confirmations in their inbox. Smart agencies white-label Drupal Aid — offloading same-day security updates and full monthly maintenance, marking it up as profit, and keeping their teams focused on real revenue work. You can keep doing it the hard way if you want — but you’re way behind the agencies that discovered Drupal Aid years ago.

Installing and Configuring Markdown Easy for Drupal

PreviousNext: AI in Drupal: Empowering Content Editors, Not Replacing Them

Switching to Markdown After 20 Years of HTML

Web Accessibility in Government: Common Misses and Practical Fixes

Tutorials

Gbyte Blog: How to Detect Entity Changes in Drupal the Right Way

ImageX: Making Your Drupal Content Accessible with Editoria11y Accessibility Checker

Drupal 7 Data Migration Playbook: Tools, Tips & Checklists

Data migrations are often the most challenging part of any Drupal upgrade. That’s why Tag1 Consulting’s migration experts created this free, comprehensive 31-part guide — complete with source site audit checklists, preconfigured environments, and techniques for transforming content models. Claim this essential resource today!

Jofitz: How to Patch Drupal Core and Contrib Modules

Releases

Dashboard 2.0.1

entity_type_clone 4.0.5

message_filter 2.0.1

module_builder 4.1.2

Sitemap 8.x-2.3

Podcasts

Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #517 - the Event Platform Levels Up