Stories by Staff Reporter

The Boston Drupal Group will host Drupal contributor Mike Herchel on January 7 for an in-person meetup focused on “Drupal Canvas.” Held at Pegasystems in Waltham, MA, the event includes free food, community networking, and an option to join remotely via the Drupal Eastern Time Zone meetup. ...more

Droptica’s Rafał Węglarz outlines 11 Drupal distributions that simplify website development by bundling Drupal core with tailored modules and configurations. These ready-made packages address use cases from corporate portals to learning platforms and government sites. ...more

The penultimate entry in James Shields’ Drupal Advent Calendar highlights Emma Horrell’s work on improving usability in Drupal CMS. Her talk explores how structured UX research is flattening Drupal’s learning curve, refining onboarding, and paving the way for AI and site templates. ...more

On Day 24 of the Drupal Advent Calendar, James Shields highlights Eric Davila’s DrupalCamp Colorado talk connecting role-playing game techniques with stakeholder facilitation. The session reveals how listening and adaptability lead to stronger collaboration in Drupal projects. ...more

Module 2.9 of the Weekly Drupal Acquia certification prep series focuses on REST and web services in Drupal core. Saroj outlines when REST is appropriate, how to expose resources securely, and why Views is often a better choice for internal use cases. ...more

Module 2.8 of the Weekly Drupal Acquia prep series explains how to implement multilingual functionality in Drupal without custom duplication. Saroj outlines best practices for translation, language negotiation, and common mistakes to avoid when working with multilingual content and configuration. ...more

German tech outlet heise online has published a detailed review of the performance improvements in Drupal 11.3.0, citing up to 33% faster request handling and significantly reduced JavaScript overhead. The article explores the impact of HTMX and PHP Fibers on site performance and highlights backend optimizations for high-traffic sites. ...more

In Module 2.7 of the Weekly Drupal certification prep series, Saroj explains how configuration management supports professional Drupal workflows. The article covers YAML exports, Git integration, config splits, and common exam traps like confusing content with configuration. ...more