Issue 685 - June, 5th 2025

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Election

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Articles

A Drupal Couple: Running for the Drupal Association Board Again Because the Work Isn't Finished

Drupal Core News: UX as a First Class Citizen in Drupal Core

You’re Missing Out on What Drupal 11 Can Do—Free Audit from OPTASY

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Drupal Starshot Blog: Marketplace Share Out #5: Turning Insight Into Structure

DrupalEasy: Drupal Back-to-Basics - Looking for a Leader

Gábor Hojtsy: I Built a Thing for api.drupal.org and You Can Too!

Specbee: 9 Drupal AI Modules That Can Make Your Website Smarter

The Drop Times: From Drupal Core to Static Site Innovation: Samuel Mortenson on Tome, SFC, and Open Source Legacy

The Drop Times: Inside Drupal Autotesting: Expert Insights from Aliaksandr Shabanau

The Drop Times: Marcus Johansson's Return to Drupal with AI at Core

The Drop Times: The Code and Commitment That Carries Drupal: A Conversation with David Bekker

Why I've Self-Nominated for the Drupal Association at-Large Board Seat at This Moment

Tutorials

Creating Depth and Motion: A Step-by-Step Guide to Parallax

Jofitz: Drupal AI: First Steps

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Releases

admin_toolbar_content 2.1.1

Cookies 1.2.15

Diff 8.x-1.9

Docker4Drupal 6.1.4

Eca 1.1.13

Eca 2.0.17

Eca 2.1.8

Emulsify 6.0.0

image_styles_generator 1.3.0

Metatag 2.1.1

symfony_mailer 1.6.0

Podcasts

Beyond Blocks Podcast - Drupal CMS Recipes with Gareth Alexander

Talking Drupal #505 - Custom Field Module

Talking Drupal: TD Cafe #003 - Mike Anello & Mile Herchel

Events

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