Issue 717 - February, 5th 2026
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Core
'View Linked Label' Operation Added to User Entity
AJAX Page State Is Now a Request Attribute
Batch Api Callbacks Now Support Callables Supported by the CallableResolver
New MappingCollection Constraint to Validate Sets of Required and Optional Fields
New Serialized Constraint to Validate if a Field Is a Serialized Value
Standard Profile and Recipes No Longer Use text_with_summary Widget
Underscore Prefixed Functions from editor.module Are Deprecated
Undocumented User::$Password Property Is Deprecated
Articles
AI Document Processing in Drupal: Case Study - Droptica
AI Scrapers Are Driving Up Drupal Hosting Costs by 40%+—Here's How to Stop It
Major hosting platforms are raising prices as AI bots and scrapers consume massive resources. Promet Source's turnkey Cloudflare implementation blocks unwanted traffic at the edge—cutting hosting costs by up to 40% while improving performance and security. Stop paying for traffic you don't want.