Issue 720 - February, 26th 2026
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Core
AutowireTrait Supports Setter Injection with the #[Required] Attribute
Select Query Objects Now Provide getRange() Method
The Ban Module Is Removed
The Shortcut Module Has Been Removed from the Standard Profile and Recipe
Articles
A Drupal Couple: The Blueprint for Affordable Drupal Projects
Good article making the point that maybe Drupal can be viable for small budget web sites. Take that Wordpress!
DDEV February 2026: v1.25.0 Ships, 72% Market Share, and New Training Posts | DDEV
Dries Buytaert: A Better Way to Follow Drupal Development
"...built a small tool I'm calling Drupal Digests. It watches the Drupal.org issue queues for Drupal Core, Drupal CMS, Drupal Canvas, and the Drupal AI initiative. When something noteworthy gets committed, it feeds the discussion and diff to AI, which writes me a summary: what changed, why it matters, and whether you need to do anything."
Drupal AI Initiative: SearXNG - Privacy-First Web Search for Drupal AI Assistants
Your Drupal Site Is Working Overtime—For Bots
If hosting costs are climbing, your Drupal site may be serving more bots than people. AI scrapers consume bandwidth and compute—driving up infrastructure bills. Promet Source's edge-based Cloudflare solution blocks unwanted traffic in real time, reducing server strain and cutting hosting costs by up to 40%.