Issue 668 - February, 6th 2025

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Headlines

Generating Image Descriptions and Alt-Text with AI

What Can a WordPresser Learn from Drupal CMS?

From Our Sponsor

Core

CacheBackendInterface::invalidateAll() Is Deprecated

Drupalmigrate_drupalPluginmigratesourceContentEntity Been Moved to the Migrate Module

Entity Queries for Latest Revision Now Return the Latest Workspace-Specific Revision

template_preprocess() Removed and Inlined Into ThemeManager

Articles

Community Working Group Posts: Navigating Burnout: Common Signs of Burnout Among Drupal Contributors and Resources for Support

Drupal Association Blog: A Year Like No Other Exploring Milestones from DrupalCon 2024

Drupal CMS: It's About Time

Drupal Version Upgrade- How to Prepare and What to Expect - Droptica

Attend a Free Drupal CMS Webinar on February 7

Join us on February 7 at noon EST to see how Drupal CMS improves the marketer and content editor experience and speeds up site building. You’ll also learn how Drupal CMS benefits existing Drupal users and get insights from contributors about the future roadmap. Register today!

Finalist: Drupal on MongoDB: More Than Just a New Database Option

Jacob Rockowitz: Drupal's Starshot Initiative and Its Impact on My Contributions… Aligning the Webform Module with Drupal CMS

The Drop Times: Drupal: Power, Flexibility, Freedom, and Now Smarter with AI

Wim Leers: XB Week 22: UX Refinements

Tutorials

Brian Perry: Using Verbose Output When Applying Drupal Recipes

Freelock Blog: Adding Power to Your Shell - My Home Manager Configuration

LN Webworks: ECA Modules for Effective Business Automation and Workflow Optimization

Free Drupal 7 Audit—Upgrade with Confidence | OPTASY

Drupal 7’s security support is officially over—don’t let your site fall behind! Stay secure, boost performance, and ensure compliance with a FREE migration audit from OPTASY. Let’s future-proof your website together! 🚀

Roles and Permissions on the Website on Drupal - Droptica

Specbee: How to Fine-Tune Drupal Performance Using XHProf Profiling

Timbers Dev: So What IS Drupal CMS... Exactly?

Web Wash: Using Bootstrap in Drupal CMS

Releases

Docker4drupal 6.1.0

Eca 2.1.3

Maxlength 2.1.4

Timepicker 3.0.3

Podcasts

Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #487 - Single Directory Components Workflow

Events

Don't Miss DrupalCamp NJ 2025 in Princeton, NJ, March 13-15!

Camp sessions and trainings have been announced! Register by February 10th, 2025 for Early Bird pricing.

Drupal MountainCamp 2025 Schedule Is Live!

Checkout the diverse lineup of sessions with quality, inclusive content and inspiring keynotes from Olga Baranova, Cristina Chumillas, Lauri Timmanee, and Vera Herzmann. This unforgettable Davos event is not to be missed. Get your tickets now!