Stories by Staff Reporter

The Consent Popup module by JAVALI provides Drupal websites with contextual, verifiable user consent handling—extending beyond cookie banners. Designed for GDPR compliance and flexible use cases, it supports transparency across sectors like government, e-commerce, and public services. ...more

Dries Buytaert, creator of Drupal, calls on European governments to fix procurement systems that bypass open-source maintainers. He argues that real digital sovereignty depends not just on using open-source software, but funding those who build and sustain it. ...more

Episode 536 of Talking Drupal welcomes Cameron Eagans to unpack Composer Patches 2.0, its design decisions, new APIs, and evolving workflows. The episode also features the Configuration Development module, highlighting improved config handling in Drupal projects. ...more

Dries Buytaert examines how autonomous coding agents are beginning to handle complex software tasks when success is clearly defined. Drawing on real-world examples from Simon Willison and Geoffrey Huntley, he highlights the role of test suites, context resets, and specification clarity in enabling AI-driven workflows. ...more

DDEV's January 2026 roundup outlines major achievements from the past year, previews new features and training events, and highlights growing community support. With adoption rising and new GUI tools emerging, the local development platform is pushing forward on multiple fronts. ...more

Drupal will play a prominent role at EU Open Source Week 2026, from 26 January to 1 February in Brussels. With major events like the Drupal AI Hackathon, EU Government Day, and FOSDEM, Drupal leaders aim to shape the future of open digital infrastructure across Europe. ...more

Drupal’s migrate_plus module has dropped support for Doctrine-style annotations, requiring plugin authors to adopt native PHP attributes. This major change, introduced in version 6.0.9, breaks existing plugins and signals a broader push in the Drupal ecosystem toward modern PHP practices. ...more

Vardot explains how the timing of online fundraising impacts campaign success, contrasting traditional SaaS donation platforms with open‑source solutions built on Drupal that can launch emergency campaigns in under 30 minutes. ...more

Undpaul highlights real Drupal projects where AI has been applied to content moderation, automation, and complex backend tasks. The examples show how Drupal with AI is already delivering measurable value beyond experimentation. ...more

Florida DrupalCamp 2026 has named AmyJune Hineline as a featured speaker. Her session, “Accessibility: The Never‑Ending Story,” will explore accessibility as a continuous journey, offering practical strategies and future‑focused insights for inclusive open source design. ...more