Issue 624 - March, 14th 2024

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~ Bob Kepford - Editor

Headlines

Drupal Core News: Drupal 11 Will Be Released Either on the Week of July 29 or Week of December 9, 2024

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Core

Content Type Entities Are Marked as Syncing During Migrations

Drupal Core Now Stores Its PHPStan Baseline in PHP Format

New AJAX Command to Open a URL in a Dialog

Articles

Demonstrating Drupal’s Across Government, Public and Private Sector — Call for Research And…

"The long term future of Drupal is dependant upon new organisations choosing to develop digital services upon the platform. The CMS market place is huge. We are far from the only choice. Selecting a right platform is a non trivial exercise and encompasses a range of disciplines and concerns."

Drupal Association Blog: Contributor Guide: Maximizing Impactful Contributions

Drupal Association Blog: Meet Imre, Empowering Drupal's Growth as a Board Member of the Drupal Association

Drupal Association Blog: Why You Should Attend Open Source Conferences 

ImageX: Unlocking Customer Management Efficiency: A Deep Dive Into CRM Integration with Drupal Websites

Integrating Drupal, Ecommerce and ERP Capabilities for B2B Manufacturers

Introducing Gesso — a headless commerce accelerator that reduces time-to-market for technology and architecture upgrades, unlocking ecommerce, ERP and CMS integrations for B2B Manufacturing. Featuring native integrations with Drupal, Storyblok, BigCommerce, Drupal Commerce, Shopify and Acumatica.

Just Say Drupal - TEN7

"Dropping the version number from our lexicon requires a major paradigm shift. It requires a nuance that I believe we are all capable of. We are smart, progressive, inclusive, and empathetic as a community. We wish for any user that comes into contact with Drupal to have a delightful experience. Some of that experience is in the UI, some in the accessibility, some in the functionality. For someone new to Drupal, it’s also about how we speak about Drupal. Providing clarity and not confusion. Being curious and not judgmental. Simplifying our message. Let’s change how we speak about Drupal." I co-sign this message. @ultimike and I discussed this back in February of 2023. Let's make it happen!

Matt Glaman: Drupal Has Made Contributing to Open Source a Marketing Opportunity

The Drop Times: Dries Buytaert's Visit to Japan: Fostering Growth for Drupal Community

The New Storybook Module for Drupal

Tutorials

ComputerMinds.co.uk: Webform Protected Downloads

DrupalEasy: Reintroducing Drupal Core's Views "Combine Fields Filter"

Say Goodbye to Web Obscurity

Elevate your web projects with strategies that ensure your content doesn't just exist but is easily found and accessed. This guide covers essential techniques for developers to enhance site discoverability and user accessibility, making every click count towards meaningful engagement.

Specbee: Better Page Layouts with the CSS Grid Layout Module in Drupal

Releases

automatic_updates 3.0.1

Colorbox 2.0.2

Cookies 1.2.10

Docker4Drupal 6.0.11

Drupal 10.2.4

Drupal 7.100

Druplicon 1.0.1

Facets 2.0.7

Message 8.x-1.5

office_hours 8.x-1.17

registration_role 2.0.1

Spammaster 8.x-2.41

Podcasts

Diffy and Visual Regression Testing with Yuri Gerasymov - Beyond Blocks

Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #441 - CI for Drupal Modules

Events

Drupal Camp Asheville Returns July 12-14, 2024

Bringing the Drupal community together to learn, grow, and contribute with three days of sessions, training, unconference, and community. Join us in sharing knowledge with the Asheville Community by submitting a session or training.