Issue 641 - July, 11th 2024

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~ Bob Kepford - Editor

Headlines

Config Actions Have Standardized on Camel Case for a Better Developer Experience

Drupal Association Blog: Introducing Ripple Makers: Our Revamped Individual Membership Program!

Navigating the Future 6 Months Out from Drupal 7 Support Ending: Options for Your Drupal 7 Site

"With Drupal 7’s (D7) end-of-life (EOL) in 6 months on January 5, 2025, organizations relying on D7 face critical decisions regarding the future of their websites. This article will help guide you through the paths you can take: migrating to modern Drupal, leveraging extended long-term support options, or staying on unsupported Drupal 7."

From Our Sponsor

Core

'parent' Key in Static Menu Link Overrides Config Can No Longer Be an Empty String

New API to Mark Database Updates as Equivalent

The View Variable Passed to Node Templates Is Deprecated

Articles

Drupal Association Blog: Celebrating Success: DrupalCon Portland 2024 Event Impact Recap

Gábor Hojtsy: Continuous Forward Compatibility Checking of Extensions for Drupal 12, 13, Etc

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ImageX: The Gems of Drupal 10.3: Exploring What’s New in the Release

joshics.in: Journey Into Drupal: Becoming a Contributor That Counts!

Responsive HTML Tables: Presenting Data in an Accessible Way

Simonbaese - Blog: Performance Improvements for an Enterprise Drupal Website

Still on Drupal 7? Get Ready—Drupal 11 Is Almost Here!

With Drupal 11 on the horizon, it’s crucial not to fall further behind. Our on-demand webinar guides you through a seamless upgrade from Drupal 7 to 10. Secure your site’s future with OPTASY’s expert migration strategies. Don’t wait—watch the webinar and elevate your site before Drupal 11 arrives!

The Drop Times: Transforming Drupal Site Building: Lauri Timmanee on Experience Builder and Starshot Initiative

Wim Leers: XB Week 6: Diagrams & Meta Issues

Tutorials

A Bash Script to Install Different Drupal Profiles the Easy Way | Mark Conroy

roose.digital: How to Prefill a Webform Field Based on the node/URL Being Viewed in Drupal 10

Specbee: Simplifying Content Duplication with Quick Node Clone Module in Drupal

The Drop Times: Using Drupal Migrations to Modify Content Within a Site

Using Drupal Migrations to Modify Content Within a Site | fdiv.net

Releases

Address 2.0.2

better_messages 2.0.1

Crop 8.x-2.4

Ddev v1.23.3

Drupal 10.3.1

Graphql 8.x-4.8

Gutenberg 3.0.2

Htmx 1.2.0

Liveness 1.0.1

upgrade_status 4.3.3

Wodby 6.0.15

Podcasts

Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #458 - Drupal & Next.js

The Future of Content Podcast – VidaFair and the New Age of Content Monetization with Bob Bowdon