Issue 731 - May, 14th 2026
If you enjoy this newsletter I'd appreciate it if you shared it with your friends and colleagues.
If you are interested in sponsorships simply send an email to bob@theweeklydrop.com to learn more.
~ Bob Kepford - EditorHeadlines
Dries Buytaert: AI-Generated Rector Rules for Drupal
Drupal AI Initiative: Call for Papers: Enterprise AI Summit Europe 2026
From Our Sponsor
Sponsor TheWeeklyDrop
For over 14 years TheWeeklyDrop has been a community fixture sending news and resources to the community every week. If you would like to get your message in front of the Drupal community TheWeeklyDrop is the right medium for you. Simply email bob@theweeklydrop.com to learn more.
Core
Accessing the Autoload Global Is Deprecated
Block Content Attributes Are Moved to the Content Wrapper
Drupal Now Uses Symfony/runtime for Bootstrap Separation
New 'resolvable_uri' Property Is Added to Link Field
Run-tests.sh --Types Argument Requires PHPUnit Test Suites Names
TestRequirementsTrait Is Deprecated
user_cookie_save() and user_cookie_delete() Are Deprecated
Articles
Dominique De Cooman: From Athens to Rotterdam: Why Drupal AI Needs an "Athena" Release
Drupal AI Initiative: The Skills That Matter for Leaders, Builders and Doers in the Age of AI
Gear for Developers - FortheDev
Sponsored
If you're looking for some new developer t-shirts we have what you're looking for at FortheDev.com. Check out our Drupal and web dev shirts. Want a WeeklyDrop shirt? We have them as well and much more.