Issue 702 - October, 2nd 2025

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Headlines

Drupal AI Initiative: Global AI Report 2025 Released: Where Organizations See the Greatest Value in AI Today.

Discover Vienna During DrupalCon: A Guide for Attendees

Drupal Association Blog: DrupalCon Vienna 2025: Everything You Need to Know

Drupal Core News: Drupal 11.3.x Alpha Phase Begins Oct 29

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Core

Defining theme_file for Views Plugins with a Theme Key in Their Plugin Definition Is Deprecated

Migrate Source Plugins for Legacy Upgrade Are Deprecated

Node Module No Longer Ships with field.storage.node.body.yml

Page Cache Middleware Uses Service Closure to Speed Up Serving Cached Pages

Theme Hook Definitions for Views Plugins Automatically Define Initial Preprocess Callback

Utility Method to Replace Unserialize() in SqlContentEntityStorage()

Articles

Drupal Association Blog: Meet Baddý Sonja Breidert and Her Vision for Sustaining Community Growth

From Outdated to Outstanding: Claim Your Free Drupal 7 Audit

An upgrade isn’t just about staying current; it’s about evolving. OPTASY’s certified migration specialists provide a free audit to guide your transition to Drupal 11, helping you build a faster, smarter, and more secure digital experience.

Golems GABB: Container Security in Production: Best Practices and Tools

Mario Hernandez: Code Reviews Using AI

Tag1 Consulting: Smarter, Faster Testing: How AI Accelerates Test-Driven Development in Drupal

Tutorials

#! Code: Drupal 11: Using Storybook to Preview Single Directory Components

4 AI Modules in Drupal to Improve Work with Content - Droptica

Keep Your Drupal 7 Site Secure with Tag1 D7ES!

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The Accidental Coder: Unmanaged Files - Part 3

The Drop Times: Use Drupal’s Config Actions API to Spice Up Your Recipes

Releases

access_code 2.0.5

date_ical 4.0.13

field_redirect 3.0.1

Filehash 2.1.0

Filehash 3.2.0

Filehash 8.x-1.12

json_field 8.x-1.5

Mimemail 2.0.0

plausible_tracking 1.0.2

reverse_proxy_header 1.1.2

search_api 8.x-1.39

Podcasts

Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #522 - New Contrib Records System

Events

DrupalCon Vienna 2025 Is Around the Corner – Don’t Miss Out!

DrupalCon Vienna 2025 is almost here - happening 14–17 October! Dive into 100+ sessions, insightful keynotes, contribution events, and the International Splash Awards. This is your chance to learn, collaborate, and celebrate with the global Drupal community. Don’t miss Europe’s biggest Drupal event!