Issue 685 - June, 5th 2025
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Election
Board Election 2025 Candidate: Alexander Varwijk
Board Election 2025 Candidate: Carlos Ospina
Board Election 2025 Candidate: Matt Glaman
Board Election 2025 Candidate: Matthew Saunders
Board Election 2025 Candidate: Maya Schaeffer
Board Election 2025 Candidate: Vladimir Roudakov
Board Election 2025 Candidate:Will Huggins
Articles
A Drupal Couple: Running for the Drupal Association Board Again Because the Work Isn't Finished
Drupal Core News: UX as a First Class Citizen in Drupal Core
You’re Missing Out on What Drupal 11 Can Do—Free Audit from OPTASY
Guessing your migration timeline? Don’t. OPTASY’s free Drupal 7 audit delivers clear, expert insights to help you upgrade with zero surprises. 🚀 Get back on track. The first step costs nothing.
Drupal Starshot Blog: Marketplace Share Out #5: Turning Insight Into Structure
DrupalEasy: Drupal Back-to-Basics - Looking for a Leader
Gábor Hojtsy: I Built a Thing for api.drupal.org and You Can Too!
The Drop Times: From Drupal Core to Static Site Innovation: Samuel Mortenson on Tome, SFC, and Open Source Legacy
The Drop Times: Inside Drupal Autotesting: Expert Insights from Aliaksandr Shabanau
The Drop Times: Marcus Johansson's Return to Drupal with AI at Core
The Drop Times: The Code and Commitment That Carries Drupal: A Conversation with David Bekker
Why I've Self-Nominated for the Drupal Association at-Large Board Seat at This Moment
Tutorials
Creating Depth and Motion: A Step-by-Step Guide to Parallax
Jofitz: Drupal AI: First Steps
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Releases
admin_toolbar_content 2.1.1
Cookies 1.2.15
Diff 8.x-1.9
Docker4Drupal 6.1.4
Eca 1.1.13
Eca 2.0.17
Eca 2.1.8
Emulsify 6.0.0
image_styles_generator 1.3.0
Metatag 2.1.1
symfony_mailer 1.6.0
Podcasts
Beyond Blocks Podcast - Drupal CMS Recipes with Gareth Alexander
Talking Drupal #505 - Custom Field Module
Talking Drupal: TD Cafe #003 - Mike Anello & Mile Herchel
Events
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