PHP

Alexander Shabanov has released Typography Filter 2.0.0, introducing fine‑grained filter control and a developer‑ready backend service. Built on the JoliTypo PHP library, the update automatically improves typography to make content cleaner, more polished, and consistent across Drupal sites. ...more

Gizra's Amitai Burstein explores how adopting the “Make Impossible States Impossible” mindset—borrowed from typed languages like Elm and Haskell—can bring discipline to Drupal theming. By passing intent rather than raw values to Twig templates, developers can prevent inconsistent styling and reduce design drift in component systems. ...more

Gábor Hojtsy has compiled highlights from DrupalCon Vienna sessions on Drupal CMS 2.0, Drupal Canvas, AI features, and deep PHP talks—plus a shared calendar to help attendees plan. ...more

Drupak’s guide explains how to add a Composer package from a GitHub repository—a useful workflow for custom or forked Drupal modules not available on Packagist. The post outlines how to verify a repository is Composer-ready, declare it in composer.json, install by branch or tag, and configure private repo access. ...more

Alexander Shabanov presents a clear 4-step plan to migrate Drupal module test suites from PHPUnit 9 to PHPUnit 10+, with automation via Rector, handling breaking changes, and supporting backward compatibility. ...more

The DropTimes presents a weekly roundup of Drupal and open source events from September 29 to October 5, 2025. Highlights include technical meetups in Montreal and online, webinars on developer portals and accessibility, and community gatherings in Berlin, Edinburgh, Atlanta, and beyond. ...more

The Drop Times features a technical deep dive by Kelly Jacobs, Web Developer at Kalamuna, on Drupal’s new Config Actions API. The article explains how to use existing actions, build custom plugins or methods, and integrate them into recipes for predictable, reusable site-building workflows. ...more

Forget theory—Part 2 of Jeff Greenberg’s six-part series dives into code. Learn how to scaffold a custom module, register a service, and write a minimal PHP handler that fetches one random file from unmanaged storage. Proof that Drupal can use assets outside its database, no strings attached. ...more

Gábor Hojtsy previews DrupalCon Vienna’s top sessions on Drupal CMS 2.0, AI integration, site templates, and visual building tools. Learn what’s ahead for Drupal and why this year’s conference is a pivotal moment for developers, designers, and contributors. ...more

Learn how to safely apply and manage patches in your Drupal project using Composer Patches v2. Jo Fitzgerald shares CLI commands, patch locking strategies with sha256 hashes, and tips for using external patch files—ensuring both maintainability and security in Composer workflows. ...more

Unmanaged files in Drupal? Yes, there's a time and place. In this practical tutorial, veteran developer Jeff Greenberg walks through a real-world use case where skipping Drupal's file management system results in a cleaner, faster solution. Learn how to structure, access, and display hundreds of images without cluttering your database—or your sanity. ...more

Drupal core contributor Alexander Varwijk has proposed a major architecture update to support asynchronous workflows, background tasks, and compatibility with PHP runtimes like ReactPHP and FrankenPHP. The proposal introduces Symfony Runtime to decouple bootstrapping from the kernel and improve flexibility across environments. ...more