Issue 663 - December, 19th 2024

This is the last issue for 2024. Hope you all have a great holiday season and happy new year.

If you are interested in sponsoring in the new year there are still some openings in the first half. I will be opening the second half in January.

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~ Bob Kepford - Editor

Headlines

Drupal Blog: Drupal 11.1.0 Is Now Available

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Core

Creating a Field Storage in Kerneltests Without the Entity Schema Being Installed Is Deprecated

DrupaluserPluginviewsargument_defaultCurrentUser Now Requires the AccountProxyInterface

New Schema Method to Execute Data Definition Language (DDL) SQL Statements

Articles

Matt Glaman: Phpstan-Drupal Now Supports PHPStan 2.0

CKEditor: CKEditor 5 Introduces Self-Service Licensing and Version Override for Drupal

Drupal Association Blog: New Critical Security Updates for Drupal 7 Highlight Importance of Drupal 7 Extended Support by Tag1

How to Overcome Drupal 7 to 10/11 Migration Challenges | Droptica

Making Low-Friction, Accessible Forms for MyMassGov

Steps to Manage Product Data on a Drupal Website | Droptica

Tag1 Consulting: Tag1 D7ES Adds Full Support for CKEditor 5 in Drupal 7

Tag1 Is Your Trusted Partner for Drupal 7 Extended Support

With Drupal 7’s EOL fast approaching, now is the time to act. Tag1 D7ES offers flexible support plans for every budget, ensuring your site remains secure while you plan for the future. Whether you need temporary coverage or long-term support, we’ve got you covered. Don’t wait until it’s too late—protect your site now and avoid potential disruptions.

The Drop Times: Jay Callicot on DrupalX, Decoupled Architectures, and the Future of Drupal Development

The Drop Times: QED42 Debuts AI-Powered Twig-to-SDC Module

The Smart Way to Price Your Website Project (And Why One Model Is Ideal)

Tag1 Consulting: Migrating Your Data from D7 to D10: User and Taxonomy Term Migrations

Tutorials

Web Wash: Build Layouts with Bootstrap and Layout Builder in Drupal

Consensus Enterprises: Make Targets, Droplets, and Aegir, Oh My!

Freelock Blog: Automatically Post to Mastodon or Other Remote APIs

Freelock Blog: Automatically Update a Spreadsheet of Active Products

Freelock Blog: Build a Membership Application System

Freelock Blog: Cache-Bust Pages Containing Embedded Content

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Freelock Blog: Change the Display of an Event After It Happens

Freelock Blog: Use AI to Write Alt Text for Your Images

LostCarPark Drupal Blog: Drupal Advent Calendar Day 10 - Privacy

LostCarPark Drupal Blog: Drupal Advent Calendar Day 11 - Event Track

LostCarPark Drupal Blog: Drupal Advent Calendar Day 12 - Dashboard Track

LostCarPark Drupal Blog: Drupal Advent Calendar Day 13 - Accessibility Tools Track

LostCarPark Drupal Blog: Drupal Advent Calendar Day 14 - Multilingual and Concurrent Editing

LostCarPark Drupal Blog: Drupal Advent Calendar Day 15 - Documentation Track

LostCarPark Drupal Blog: Drupal Advent Calendar Day 18 - Content Publishing Workflows

Releases

date_all_day 2.1.0

Drupal 10.4.0

Drupal 11.1.0

Eca 2.0.9

environment_indicator 4.0.21

Htmlpurifier 8.x-1.2

Lando v3.23.22

Spammaster 8.x-2.53

user_expire 2.0.1

Wodby 2.0.5

Podcasts

Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #480 - Ripple Makers