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ComputerMinds.co.uk: Rendering plugin blocks the right way

22 Sep 2025

On a recent client website, I needed to programmatically load and render 3 blocks. Plugin blocks to be precise. In modern Drupal, there are 3 types of block you can load/render:  Content blocks Config blocks Plugin blocks And today we're interested in plugin blocks.  Plugin blocks are...

The Drop Times: The Server Renders Again

22 Sep 2025

HTMX in Drupal shifts the conversation from big architectural battles to something more practical: making the most of HTML sent directly from the server. Drupal already brings strengths like flexible content modeling, caching, and structured views. HTMX builds on that by letting site builders add...

Drupal Association blog: Meet Dominique De Cooman and his vision for open digital experiences

22 Sep 2025

We’re thrilled to introduce Dominique De Cooman, one of the newest members elected to the Drupal Association Board, with his term beginning 1 November 2025. Dominique is the co-founder, CTO, and co-CEO of Dropsolid, where for more than a decade he has been a driving force behind the company’s...

Drupal AI Initiative: Drupal AI Development Progress Week 36-37

22 Sep 2025

The last two weeks have had a huge focus on getting the providers into the new 1.2.0 structure, beta blockers done and manipulating the AI Agents system so it handles specific cases that we see happen when we are working on the Canvas AI module. Progress Service for Agents When setting up a user...

The Drop Times: How Drupal Plans to Beat Commercial CMS Platforms with AI-First Approach

22 Sep 2025

Dominique De Cooman, Founder and CEO of Dropsolid AI, speaks with Alka Elizabeth of The DropTimes about the remarkable growth of the Drupal AI Initiative—from its formation at Drupal Dev Days in Leuven to becoming a $175,000 community-driven effort with fifteen dedicated contributors. The...

1xINTERNET blog: Preparing your website for the future of AI search with llms.txt

19 Sep 2025

AI search is evolving fast. Learn how to boost your website's visibility in AI search and stay competitive.

The Accidental Coder: Unmanaged Files - Part 2

19 Sep 2025

In Part 1 of this series we set the stage for using unmanaged files—assets Drupal doesn’t track as entities—to keep certain use cases simple. In Part 2 we’ll write a small Drupal service that scans a folder tree of images and returns one random file. No categories or constraints yet, that comes...

The Drop Times: Unmanaged Files in Drupal: Building a Random File Handler (Part 2)

19 Sep 2025

Forget theory—Part 2 of Jeff Greenberg’s six-part series dives into code. Learn how to scaffold a custom module, register a service, and write a minimal PHP handler that fetches one random file from unmanaged storage. Proof that Drupal can use assets outside its database, no strings attached.

Pivale: Drupal SDC Single Directory Components vs Storybook: a component library showdown

19 Sep 2025

In Drupal, Storybook has been the champion component library for a long time but there's a new contender in town - Drupal SDC single directory components!

The Accidental Coder: Unmanaged Files - Part 1

19 Sep 2025

With all the advantages that come from using a managed file, why would we ever want Drupal to ignore a file?  This tutorial will present one answer by way of a use case that lays out why you might want to use unman aged files in certain circumstances and some ways to do that.

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