Issue 745 - August, 20th 2026
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AI
A Drupal Couple: Watching Someone Not Need a Developer
Dries Buytaert: The Software Business After Code Scarcity
Is Your Drupal Platform AI-Ready? Here's How to Know | Vardot
Jacob Rockowitz: Vibing Drupal: Losing My Skills
Core
Case-Insensitive Array Conditions on PostgreSQL Now Require in or NOT in Operator
Installer-Specific Extension List Implementations Are Deprecated
NavigationShortcutsBlock Is Deprecated
PostgreSQL Truncate Queries Now Emit TRUNCATE inside Transactions
Settings Tray Is Deprecated
System Actions for Adding/removing Roles Are No Longer Created via hook_ENTITY_TYPE_insert()
Articles
Aten Design Group: Choosing a Multisite Approach in Drupal
Palantir: Thirty Years of Palantir
Stuart Clark (Deciphered): JSON:API Views 8.x-1.2
The Drop Times: Agent Skills Share a Format but Not a Distribution Model
Tutorials
#! Code: Drupal 11: Migrating from Jadu Into LocalGov Drupal: Part 2
Cheppers: ExperienceKit: Drupal Single Directory Components - What Your Pages Are Actually Made Of
Making Entity Pager Module API-First | Joachim's Blog
Omega8.cc: Dev Sites and Sandboxes
Specbee: How to Use AI for Drupal SEO: Internal Linking Explained
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Tag1 Insights: Drupal Workspaces FAQ
Web Wash: Using Webform in Drupal CMS
Webpro Company Blog: Managing Drupal Content with ChatGPT and MCP
Releases
Canvas 1.10.1
custom_field 5.0.2
Diff 2.0.1
Diff 2.1.1
Eca 3.0.14
Eca 3.1.6
Entity 8.x-1.7
Quicktabs 4.3.1
Podcasts
Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #565 - That Geerling Guy
Jobs
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