Issue 699 - September, 11th 2025

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Headlines

Drupal Association Blog: Meet Maya Schaeffer and Her Vision for Community Growth

From Our Sponsor

Core

Drupal Scaffold Composer Plugin Generates a New DrupalDrupalInstalled Class

DrupalnodeNodeStorage::revisionIds, ::userRevisionIds, and ::countDefaultLanguageRevisions Are Deprecated

node_type_get_names Is Deprecated

Package Manager's Path to Composer Is No Longer Configurable

Articles

Drupal AI Initiative: August 28 Drupal AI Webinar - Survey Results and the Roadmap

Embracing an AI Coding Starter Kit for Drupal (Inspired by Laravel Boost)

How Automated Code Review Tools Reduce Pull Request Bottlenecks

Specbee: Why React Is the Front-End of Choice for Fortune 500 Leaders

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The Drop Times: 30 Drupal AI Framework and Integration Modules You Should Know

Vibe Coding a Blog Post Into Session Slides for BADcamp | Joshuami

Tutorials

10 Twig Tricks for Better Drupal Theming | the Vardot Blog

Dependency Injection in Drupal | the Vardot Blog

Dripyard Premium Drupal Themes: The Most Commonly Used ARIA Attributes on Drupal Sites

Jofitz: Composer Patches Advanced Usage

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Tailscale for DDEV: Simple and Secure Project Sharing - DDEV

Releases

acquia_dam 1.1.5

alert_message 1.0.5

Cms 1.2.5

commerce_shipping 8.x-2.15

config_pages 8.x-2.19

Drupal 10.5.3

Drupal 11.2.4

drupal_cms_helper 1.2.5

drupal_cms_starter 1.2.4

Entityqueue 8.x-1.10

Extlink 2.0.5

Graphql 8.x-4.13

Lando v3.25.5

Metatag 2.1.2

Securelogin 2.0.3

Securelogin 8.x-1.20

Token 8.x-1.16

Video

UI Suite Monthly #30 - Display Builder "Star of the Show" with Live Demo (Starting at 3:13) | UI Suite Initiative Website

Podcasts

Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #519 - DrupalCon Vienna

Events

Register Now for BADCamp 2025, Sept 25–26

Since 2007, the Bay Area Drupal Camp has gathered Drupal professionals and enthusiasts to share knowledge and build connections. Join us September 25–26 in Oakland, CA, for two days of Drupal sessions, networking, and community. Admission is free!