Issue 736 - June, 18th 2026

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Headlines

Dries: AI and the Great CMS Unbundling

From Our Sponsor

Core

CSRF Token Validation with the 'rest' Key Is Deprecated in Drupal 11.4.0 and Removed in Drupal 12.0.0

HookDependsOnModule Attribute Allows to Conditionally Register Hooks

locale_translation_get_file_history(), locale_translation_update_file_history(), and locale_translation_file_history_delete() Have Been Deprecated

The Article and Page Content Types Are Removed from the Standard Profile and Recipe

ViewExecutable::getHandler() Is Deprecated, Use ViewExecutable::getHandlerConfiguration() Instead

Articles

Freelock Blog: Against Inevitability

ImageX: Two ImageX Built Modules with Big Benefits for Drupal Editors

LakeDrops Drupal Consulting, Development and Hosting: Test, Replay, Debug: Closing the Feedback Loop

Metadrop: CKEditor5 Markdown: Explicit Markdown-to-HTML Conversion for Drupal Editors

Specbee: 8 Drupal AI Modules Worth Using in 2026

The 2026 Redesign of dri.es

The Drop Times: ECA, FlowDrop, and Maestro Maintainers Explore Shared Drupal Automation Layer

The Drop Times: Europe Tests Open Source Sovereignty

Très Bien Blog: An Opportunity to Help Web Standards Move in a Good Direction

Tutorials

From Lando to DDEV: Replacing Custom Shell Scripts with Drainpipe

LostCarPark Drupal Blog: Creating Tests for Drupal Module Update Hooks

Web Wash: Drupal Canvas vs WordPress Gutenberg: Block Editor Comparison

Releases

Ai 1.3.7

Ai 1.4.2

Diff 2.1.0

Examples 4.0.6

Tagify 1.2.52

Podcasts

Talking Drupal #557 - Test-Driven Drupal eBook

Events

Come for the Code, Stay for the Mountains

Drupal Camp Asheville is more than sessions. Join us for all our social events! Paddling, baseball, pizza, live music, and plenty of opportunities to connect with the community in and around the Blue Ridge Mountains. But wait! Come for the Drupal too! Our training and session schedule is now live!