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Dries Buytaert: Drupal 25th Anniversary Gala at DrupalCon Chicago
There is a big party happening at DrupalCon Chicago, and I can't wait.
On March 24th, we're celebrating Drupal's 25th Anniversary with a gala from 7–10 pm CT. It's a separate ticketed event, not included in your DrupalCon registration.
Some of Drupal's earliest contributors are coming back for this, including a few who haven't attended DrupalCon in years. That alone makes it special.
If you've been part of Drupal's story, whether for decades or just a few months, I'd love for you to be there. It's shaping up to be a memorable night.
The dress code is "Drupal Fancy". That means anything from gowns and black tie, to your favorite Drupal t-shirt. If you've ever wanted an excuse to dress up for a Drupal event, this is it!
Tickets are $125, with a limited number of $25 tickets underwritten by sponsors so cost isn't a barrier. All tickets must be purchased in advance. They won't be available at the door. Registration closes March 18th, so grab your tickets soon.
Organizations can reserve a table for their team. Even better, invite a few contributors to join you. It's a great way to give back to the people who helped build what your business runs on.
For questions or sponsorship opportunities, please reach out to Tiffany Farriss, who is serving as Gala Chair and part of the team coordinating the celebration.
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https://dri.es/drupal-25th-ann
Drupal 25th Anniversary Gala at DrupalCon Chicago
There is a big party happening at DrupalCon Chicago, and I can't wait.
On March 24th, we're celebrating Drupal's 25th Anniversary with a gala from 7–10 pm CT. It's a separate ticketed event, not included in your DrupalCon registration.
Some of Drupal's earliest contributors are coming back for this, including a few who haven't attended DrupalCon in years. That alone makes it special.
If you've been part of Drupal's story, whether for decades or just a few months, I'd love for you to be there. It's shaping up to become a memorable night.
The dress code is "Drupal Fancy". That means anything from gowns and black tie, to your favorite Drupal t-shirt. If you've ever wanted an excuse to dress up for a Drupal event, this is it!
Tickets are $125, with a limited number of $25 tickets underwritten by sponsors so cost isn't a barrier. All tickets must be purchased in advance. They won't be available at the door. Registration closes March 18th, so grab your tickets soon.
Organizations can reserve a table for their team. Even better, invite a few contributors to join you. It's a great way to give back to the people who helped build what your business runs on.
For questions or sponsorship opportunities, please reach out to Tiffany Farriss, who is serving as Gala Chair and part of the team coordinating the celebration.
Know someone who should be there? Share this with them....
https://dri.es/drupal-25th-ann
The Drop is Always Moving: A new alpha experimental "Admin" theme just landed in Drupal 12 dev (and 11 dev) which is a merge of the Claro and Gin themes. Gin historically extended Claro which caused complications on both sides. The merged theme allows...
A new alpha experimental "Admin" theme just landed in Drupal 12 dev (and 11 dev) which is a merge of the Claro and Gin themes. Gin historically extended Claro which caused complications on both sides. The merged theme allows to iron out things much faster and more effectively without duplication of efforts in two themes. Going forward the plan is for "Admin" to replace Claro. Until "Admin" becomes stable, Claro will remain the default admin experience. https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/3556948
https://drupal.community/@drop
Matt Glaman: drupalorg-cli 0.8.0: GitLab issue fork and merge request commands
The 0.7.0 release was housekeeping — fixing the release notes command and clearing out deprecation warnings. 0.8.0 has two goals: add native GitLab issue fork and merge request commands, and make the CLI useful for developers using AI agents to assist with Drupal.org issues.
https://mglaman.dev/blog/drupa
The Drop is Always Moving: More good news in Drupal 12 development. Long time in the making, the Navigation module just replaced Toolbar as the default navigation experience in the upcoming Drupal version. Not only more customisable, the new UI is also...
More good news in Drupal 12 development. Long time in the making, the Navigation module just replaced Toolbar as the default navigation experience in the upcoming Drupal version. Not only more customisable, the new UI is also faster to use even with deep administration trees. https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/3575171
https://drupal.community/@drop
The Drop is Always Moving: Historic moment in Drupal core! Migrate Drupal and Migrate Drupal UI will not be in Drupal 12 anymore. These are core modules dedicated to migrating Drupal 6 and Drupal 7 sites to core. Drupal 7 was end of life on January 5,...
Historic moment in Drupal core! Migrate Drupal and Migrate Drupal UI will not be in Drupal 12 anymore. These are core modules dedicated to migrating Drupal 6 and Drupal 7 sites to core. Drupal 7 was end of life on January 5, 2025 while Drupal 6 EOL was February 24th 2016. The modules will still be in Drupal 11 core until its end of line expected at the end of 2028. See https://www.drupal.org/node/3466088 for issues around all deprecated modules and themes.
https://drupal.community/@drop
Specbee: Lazy Loading in Drupal - A simple trick that makes your site feel instantly faster
What if your Drupal site could feel faster without big changes? Lazy loading might be the easiest fix you’re not using.
https://www.specbee.com/blogs/
CodeLift: 2,525 files changed: why random config UUIDs broke our migration pipeline
A single drush cex after enabling one module: 2,525 files changed. None of the diffs meaningful. This is what random config UUIDs do to an iterative Drupal 7-to-10 migration workflow.
https://codelift.ai/en/article
Mike Herchel's Blog: Buy your tickets now to the DrupalCon Gala!
Buy your tickets now to the DrupalCon Gala!
mherchel
Fri, 02/27/2026 - 13:55
https://herchel.com/articles/b
The Drop Times: Dan Frost on Drupal’s AI-Ready Architecture, Controlled AI, and AI-Mode SEO
Dan Frost brings a maintenance-first view to Drupal’s evolution and the realities of AI in production environments. In this interview, the Adaptive Managing Director reflects on the Drupal 7 to 8 shift, why structured architecture matters for AI readiness, and how “controlled AI” depends on guardrails and observability. He also discusses headless Drupal as an emerging direction, how charities are adopting conversational interfaces, and why SEO strategy in 2026 increasingly means being present inside AI-driven search surfaces, not only ranking in traditional results.
https://www.thedroptimes.com/i
mark.ie: A new demo theme for LocalGov Drupal
A new demo theme for LocalGov Drupal This month I gave myself one job to do: redesign the Scarfolk theme. markconroy
27th Feb 2026
https://mark.ie/blog/a-new-dem
DrupalCon News & Updates: The “Hallway Track” is where it’s going on at DrupalCon!
Do you have a favorite restaurant with a “secret” menu item? Well, DrupalCon has its own secret. And, I’m spilling the beans. If you ask any DrupalCon veteran, what the best thing about the events are, they’ll say, “The Hallway Track”. Huh?
What is the “Hallway Track”?
The “Hallway Track” is the space around and between official schedule items. This might be in the actual hallway, in the sponsor floor, at the parties, or even in a taxi ride to the airport.
Space like this lets serendipity happen. You might get bored and join a conversation and make new friends. You might hear of a problem, and think of a new business idea. Or…
Stories from the Hallway Track
I reached out to several friends to get hear some stories about their experiences in the hallway track
Nikki Flores tells about how she ran into a colleague at DrupalCon and became fast friends!
I had worked with her for almost 2 years, had seen pictures of her family and her dog and her vacations. We had always been connecting weekly and sometimes twice a week on our teleconferences. I never saw her in person until she called my name from across the hall at DrupalCon. When we saw each other, we were so excited because we recognized each other's faces!
Carlos Ospina tells the story about how he took his son to DrupalCon, and that led to the genesis of the IXP program.
I wanted my son to understand why I love this...
https://events.drupal.org/chic
ImageX: Faster than Ever: Drupal’s Latest Performance Boost
Visitors form an impression of a site almost instantly. If those first moments feel smooth, they’ll keep exploring. If not, they’ll quietly close the tab. That challenge is even greater for content-rich websites, where each request can trigger complex rendering behind the scenes.
https://imagexmedia.com/blog/d
mark.ie: Tim said "Let's work on WebMCP for Drupal"
Tim said "Let's work on WebMCP for Drupal" I hadn't head of WebMCP, but now I'm mildly fascinated by the possibilities. markconroy
25th Feb 2026
https://mark.ie/blog/tim-said-
mark.ie: Drupal Workspaces Revisited
Drupal Workspaces Revisited Got some issues with Drupal workspaces? I got your back. markconroy
25th Feb 2026
https://mark.ie/blog/drupal-wo
Tag1 Insights: What I Learned Using AI for Drupal Development
Take Away
At Tag1, we believe in proving AI within our own work before recommending it to clients. This post is part of our AI Applied content series, where team members share real stories of how they're using Artificial Intelligence and the insights and lessons they learn along the way. Here, Ajit Shinde (Senior Drupal Developer), explores how AI supported his work on the contributed Trash module, including a complex taxonomy hierarchy challenge, and what he discovered about getting real value from these tools.
How I Used AI to Tackle a Tricky Trash Module Challenge
I have been using AI for work for quite some time now for various personal projects. I was inspired and empowered by Tag1's internal AI workshop, and I started using it extensively for both internal projects and a challenging contrib module assignment. What surprised me most was not AI magically solving hard problems, but how much time it could save on the repetitive parts of the work, especially around writing and iterating on tests. I want to share what I discovered because some of it genuinely surprised me.
The Challenge of Adding Taxonomy Support to Trash
Wanting to find an issue to tackle with AI for my own learning experience, I picked up issue #3491947 to add taxonomy support to the Trash module. The Trash module provides soft-delete...
https://www.tag1.com/blog/usin
