Issue 719 - February, 19th 2026

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Headlines

Drupal.org Blog: GitLab Issue Migration: How to Use the New Workflow

DrupalCon News & Updates: Must-See DrupalCon Chicago 2026 Sessions for Marketing and Content Leaders

From Our Sponsor

Core

Redundant WAI-ARIA `role` Attributes Removed from Templates

The Contact Module Is Deprecated

Articles

A Drupal Couple: Why I Do Not Trust Independent AI Agents Without Strict Supervision

Drupal AI Initiative: Four Weeks of High Velocity Development for Drupal AI

Drupal Hosting Bills Up 40%+? AI Scrapers Could Be the Reason

Major hosting providers are increasing rates as AI bots and scrapers drain server resources. Promet Source's turnkey Cloudflare solution blocks unwanted traffic at the edge—reducing hosting costs by up to 40% while boosting performance and security. Stop paying for traffic you never asked for.

Metadrop: Managing Drupal Status Report Requirements

Undpaul.de: Drupal’s Vision 2026: Why the Future of AI Is Structured, Secure, and Surprisingly Human

WordPress vs Drupal – 5 Top Tools Compared | Droptica

Tutorials

AI Taxonomy Mapping in Drupal: A Practical Guide | Droptica

ImageX: How to Manage Your Related Content in Drupal Instantly with Inline Entity Form

Live Show - Display Builder & UI Suite DaisyUI by WebWash ! | UI Suite Initiative Website

Mutagen in DDEV: Functionality, Issues, and Debugging | DDEV

New `ddev Share` Provider System: Cloudflare Tunnel with No Login or Token | DDEV

Xdebug in DDEV: Understanding, Debugging, and Troubleshooting Step Debugging | DDEV

Releases

Commerce 3.3.2

Graphql 8.x-3.7

login_security 2.0.4

Masquerade 8.x-2.1

Registration 3.4.5

state_machine 8.x-1.14

Podcasts

Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #540 - Acquia Source

TD Cafe #014 - AmyJune and Avi - Navigating Community, Safety, and Accessibility