Issue 728 - April, 23rd 2026

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Headlines

Sites Must Update to Drupal 11.3.0 or Higher Before Updating to Drupal 12.x

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Core

Cursor Offset and Orientation Arguments in StatementInterface::fetch() Are Deprecated

Password Hashing Is Configurable Using Kernel Parameters

String Formatter Can Now Also Link to an Entity's Edit Form

There Is a New Theme Extension Object. system_region_list() and system_default_region() and Region Related Constants Are Deprecated

ToStringTrait Is Deprecated

Articles

1xINTERNET Blog: Drupal Is All in on AI. Now Comes the Hard Part

Dominique De Cooman: Drupal Is No Longer Just a CMS Decision. It’s an AI Infrastructure Decision.

Drupal Starshot Blog: Differentiating Marketplace Site Templates and Community Site Templates

Freelock Blog: When Views Meets Drupal Canvas -- Getting Dynamic Content Into Your Canvas Page

Jacob Rockowitz: Drupal (AI) Playground: Training and Practicing Building a Module Using AI

Specbee: What Tools and Services You Need for a Successful Drupal Migration

Très Bien Blog: Proposal for an LLM Policy for Drupal Core Contribution

Tutorials

Drupal Workspaces: Guide for a Production-Ready Workflow - Musings from Chris Hill

HOOK_DEV_ALTER(): Manage Displays: Canvas vs Display Builder (Part 2)

ImageX: Devel in Drupal: A Known Tool for Devs, a Secret Gem for Marketers

Releases

Canvas 1.3.3

Commerce 3.3.5

Drupal 11.3.8

Eca 3.1.1

smart_date 4.2.5

Podcasts

Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #549 - Catching Up with the DDEV Team