Issue 713 - January, 8th 2026

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Happy New Year! This is the first newsletter of 2026. Here's to another great year for Drupal.

~ Bob Kepford - Editor

Headlines

Drupal 11.3.0 Is Now Available

DrupalCon News & Updates: Why Should You Join the Drupal Community in Chicago This March?

From Our Sponsor

Core

Layout Plugin Definitions Require the Label to Be Set

Migrate Destination Plugins for Legacy Upgrade Are Deprecated

Articles

Centarro: Is Drupal Good for Ecommerce?

Christmas Lights, Powered by Drupal

Dries Buytaert: 20 Years of Blogging

Dries Buytaert: The Control Layers of AI

Gizra.com: Microsites and Organic Groups at Scale

How About a Team Professional Module Development Skills Refresh to Start the New Year?

With dozens of excellent reviews, a schedule that fits nicely into the work week, and ongoing resources that extend far beyond the class, the DrupalEasy Professional Module Development course is a great way to invigorate yourself or your team as we embark on 2026! Learn more!

Picozzi.com: 2025: A Year in Review

Tutorials

#! Code: Drupal 11: Theming the Search API Search Input

ImageX: The Uppy Tool in Drupal: Advanced File Uploading with Interactive Image Editing Features

Mario Hernandez: Native Accordions. Let HTML Do the Heavy Lifting

Specbee: Identify, Review & Improve Image Accessibility in Drupal with the AI Media Accessibility Audit Module

Web Wash: Getting Started with Search API in Drupal

Web Wash: Indexing PDF Docs Using Search API and Solr in Drupal

Releases

Cms 1.2.9

csv_importer 8.x-2.2

Docker4drupal 6.2.0

drupal_cms_starter 1.2.9

file_delete 3.0.1

page_access 11.0.0

Workflow 2.1.10

Workflow 2.2.2

Podcasts

Talking Drupal #534 - Webhaven.io