Issue 721 - March, 5th 2026
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Core
A New Alpha Experimental "Admin" Theme Just Landed in Drupal 12 Dev
hasRole() Has Moved from UserInterface to AccountInterface
JSON:API No Longer Validates Every Response Against Schema by Default
JSON:API Normalisation Not Skips Cacheing if a ResourceObject Has Max-Age 0
Link Field Widget Supports Route:{$route_name}
Navigation Module Just Replaced Toolbar as the Default Navigation Experience
The Contact Module Is Removed
The Migrate Drupal Module Is Removed
[12.x] [Meta] Deprecate Dependencies, Libraries, Modules, and Themes That Will Be Removed from Drupal 12 Core [#3466088] | Drupal.org
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Centarro: Commerce Core 3.3.0 Significantly Improves Order Management
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