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Issue 689 of TheWeeklyDrop, curated by Bob Kepford, offers a thorough weekly roundup for the Drupal community. This edition highlights major developments such as the Drupal AI Initiative and early momentum for DrupalCon North America 2026. It includes essential Core updates on deprecations and technical refinements, a curated list of articles on security, enterprise workflows, and AI trends, plus hands-on tutorials to deepen practical knowledge. The newsletter rounds out with recent module and core releases, podcast episodes for continued learning, and job postings to support professional growth within the Drupal ecosystem.

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This episode of Talking Drupal explores UI Suite 2.0—a powerful suite of modules aimed at integrating modern design systems into Drupal workflows. The conversation unpacks how UI Suite simplifies front-end development by abstracting complex theming into YAML, supporting reusable themes, and aligning Drupal with common design practices. The hosts also highlight the new Icon API and its role in standardizing icon usage across themes. Additionally, the “Module of the Week,” Field Formatter Range, is introduced as a handy tool for rendering specific values from multi-value fields. Overall, this episode showcases UI Suite’s mission to make Drupal a design-system-native CMS.

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This podcast episode of Talking Drupal features a deep dive with Drupal core contributors into the transformation of Drupal’s foundational “hooks” system from procedural code to an object-oriented programming (OOP) model. The discussion explains what hooks are, why they’ve been central to Drupal’s extensibility, and what challenges led to this architectural evolution. Listeners will gain insight into the role of dependency injection, improved PHP tooling, and the complexities of maintaining backward compatibility while modernizing core. The episode also explores the community-driven nature of this change and what it means for Drupal's future development.

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This issue of TheWeeklyDrop, dated June 26th, 2025, delivers a comprehensive roundup of the latest developments in the Drupal ecosystem. Key highlights include the official adoption of the Gin Admin Theme into Drupal core, updates on the Drupal AI Initiative, and preparations for DrupalCon Vienna 2025. The newsletter also covers important announcements like the upcoming Drupal Association Board elections and features a curated mix of tutorials, articles, and module release notes. With sections on job opportunities, event highlights, and sponsored content, this edition provides a well-rounded view of the tools, people, and innovations shaping the future of Drupal.

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This podcast features WordPress developer Chris Reynolds reflecting on his DrupalCon experience and drawing comparisons between the WordPress and Drupal communities. He highlights shared values, Drupal features he wishes WordPress had (like Composer and image styles), and areas where Drupal could learn from WordPress, such as event accessibility and community engagement. The episode also explores short codes in both ecosystems, the evolution of editing tools, and differing governance and funding models in open-source projects.

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This podcast episode of "Talking Drupal" primarily discusses two key initiatives: the Modeler API and the International Drupal Federation Initiative. The Modeler API is highlighted as a new tool that allows Drupal users to visually define and represent various business logic, extending beyond the existing ECA module to include defining migrations and building AI agents, making complex processes more accessible. The core of the episode, however, focuses on the International Drupal Federation Initiative, an effort to globally restructure Drupal's governance. This initiative aims to shift the Drupal Association, currently a US-based non-profit, into a more inclusive international federation where local and national Drupal associations worldwide would become formal members, sharing responsibility for Drupal's core assets like Drupal.org and potentially influencing its future direction and funding.

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This podcast episode is inspired by Issue 687 of TheWeeklyDrop, a Drupal-focused newsletter curated by Bob Kepford. It covers highlights from the latest Drupal news, including the release of Drupal AI 1.1.0, articles exploring headless B2B strategies, the evolution of PHP, and best practices for modern Drupal development. The episode also touches on community resources such as tutorials, recent module releases, job opportunities, and continued support for Drupal 7 via Tag1’s D7ES program. Whether you're maintaining legacy systems or exploring AI in Drupal, this episode keeps you informed on tools, trends, and community conversations shaping the future of the Drupal ecosystem.

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This podcast dives into the major advancements in Drupal Core 11.2, a milestone release that enhances performance, developer experience, and modern web standards. Topics include the introduction of Single Directory Component (SDC) variants for greater front-end flexibility, object-oriented preprocess hooks that reduce reliance on traditional module files, and faster module installation thanks to optimized container rebuilds. The episode also covers new support for AVIF image format to boost site speed, improved Composer recipe unpacking, and key dependency updates—making this release a significant evolution in Drupal's core architecture. Perfect for developers and site architects aiming to stay ahead.

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