LocalGov Drupal

From Dev Days in London to community dinners in Utrecht and a hands-on Metatag webinar, this week in Drupal (9–15 February 2026) offers a range of global and local opportunities to connect, learn, and contribute. Here’s a concise roundup of what’s happening in the Drupal ecosystem this week. ...more

Mark Conroy outlines his January 2026 contributions to LocalGov Drupal, covering accessibility fixes, configuration improvements, and ongoing friction caused by the GitHub to Drupal.org migration. The update also includes early work on deprecating the Stable9 theme and a quiet redesign of the Scarfolk theme. ...more

LocalGov Drupal will lead the opening session of Open Source Week 2026, introducing their open-source publishing platform designed by and for UK councils. The webinar will highlight cost savings, collaboration benefits, and how to get started. ...more

DrupalCamp England is returning on February 28, 2026, at the University of Salford, with a call for session proposals now open. Organisers are seeking talks across a wide range of topics—technical and non-technical—that appeal to agencies, developers, and end users alike. ...more

The next LocalGov Drupal Connect event will take place on January 29, 2026, in Gedling, Nottinghamshire. Open to current and prospective members of the community, the event offers a platform for councils to share experiences, collaborate on common challenges, and explore the LocalGov Drupal platform together. ...more

DrupalCon Nara 2025 showcased practical, real-world AI use cases within Drupal. From smarter content workflows to secure AI chat and massive translation savings, Paul Johnson highlights the must-watch sessions that showcase AI and Drupal working hand in hand. Whether you're sceptical, experimenting, or building the future—these sessions deliver answers you can use now. ...more

Mark Conroy responds to content editing challenges in Drupal Workspaces, raised by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. His new blog and video guide offer practical fixes for editorial issues in staging and publishing workflows. A helpful resource for anyone using Drupal’s content staging tools. ...more

LocalGov Drupal consultant Mark Conroy explains how Drupal’s Workspaces feature helps editors publish entire sections of a site, including multiple pages and menu items, all at once instead of piece by piece. His blog includes a short video walkthrough showing how to enable and set up Workspaces in Drupal to stage and publish coordinated content updates with ease. ...more

Norwich City Council has unveiled the final phase of its redesigned public website, delivering a cleaner interface, streamlined navigation, and mobile responsiveness. Developed with LocalGov Drupal and Agile Collective, the upgrade reflects months of collaborative content work and accessibility improvements. ...more

In November 2025, Mark Conroy focused on fewer but more significant contributions to the LocalGov Drupal ecosystem. His updates ranged from enhancing CKEditor styling and event listing improvements to refining Finders components and writing new module tests. ...more