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We have made a recent update on drupal.org that you haven’t probably noticed. In fact, although it's a meaningful and important section, I bet you have not seen it in months or even years. It's something you would have only seen when you registered on Drupal.org for the first time. I’m talking about the welcome email for new registered users.

One of the goals we have had recently is improving the way our users register and interact with drupal.org for the first time. Improvements to onboarding should improve what I call the long tail of the (Open Source) contribution pipeline (a concept, the long tail of contribution, that I will explain further in the next few days).

For now, let’s have a look at one of the first things new users in our community saw first:

This is what I called the huge wall of text. Do you remember seeing it for the first time? Did you read any of it at all? Do you remember anything important in that email? Or did you just mark it read and move on?

Fortunately, we've taken a first, incremental step to make improvements. As I said before, this isn't something our existing userbase will see, but the new welcome email to Drupal.org has changed and been simplified quite a bit. Here is the new welcome email:

We have replaced a lot of the wall of text with a simpler set of sections and links, and landing pages on drupal.org. This simplifies the welcome email, but is also going to allow us to track which links are most useful to new users, how many pages they visit on drupal.org, where do they get stuck, what interests them most, etc - and use that to make further refinements over time.

The other section I wanted to include is something that is very important for the Drupal Association, but also for the whole community. I wanted to highlight the contribution area, something that was not even mentioned in the old email. Our hope is this is an opportunity to foster and promote contribution from new users.

A few weeks ago I also launched a poll around contribution. This poll combined with the updates on these few changes in the user registration are aimed towards the same goal: improving contribution onboarding. You can still participate if you’d like to, just visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XRTNNM3

Now, if you are curious about what I am calling the long tail of the contribution pipeline, watch this space.

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Drupal 10 is the latest and most advanced version of Drupal that has transformed the world of Drupal development services. Right from its release, it has been winning the hearts of users worldwide. Some numerous features and tools make Drupal 10 phenomenal, and its enhanced theming capabilities are one of them. Drupal developers and designers can take advantage of these theming capabilities to take the quality of their work to a whole new dimension. If you are still uninitiated about Drupal 10 theming, this blog will help you know everything about it in detail. 

With Drupal’s upgrade to CKEditor 5, users can now add their own attributes or styles to the media toolbar using the new DrupalElementStyle plugin via YAML definitions …without writing a single

Why DrupalCon?

DrupalCon is the premier 3-4 day conference for the Drupal community. It brings together developers, content creators, site builders, and business leaders from around the world to learn and share their Drupal knowledge. You will have the chance to attend sessions, workshops, and keynotes led by some of the most innovative and successful Drupal leaders. The best part of DrupalCon (in my opinion) is participating in community events, networking opportunities, and social events with the vibrant community of Drupal enthusiasts. Check out this video below from the Drupal Association to learn more.

Project Browser makes it easy for site builders to find modules. Once selected, instructions are provided on how to install the modules on your site. This browser lives inside the Drupal site itself, which means you don't need to leave your site in order to look for modules. Plus, it's a much improved experience than trying to page through modules by popularity on Drupal.org.

To get started, we must first composer require the module:

This blog has been re-posted and edited with permission from Matt Glaman's blog.

Phil Karlton is quoted as having said, "There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things." As someone who suffers horribly from the latter, I'm glad Drupal's caching APIs make the former a breeze. The long short of it is that caching of data improves performance by not having to perform the same operations multiple times after it has been done the first time until you need to re-run that operation again. It involves some storage (static variable in memory, memory backend storage, or the database.) Generally, you store the data with a given identifier for later retrieval, the actual data to be cached for later reuse, and possibly an expiration time for automatic invalidation.

When looking to use a module from the Drupal community there are a number of factors to consider, beyond its functional use, that determine suitable quality and support for your organisation to use.

When you deploy a Drupal site into production, who is responsible for maintaining it? How long will that site live for? These types of questions shape the risk tolerances of the project. E.g. Lower Drupal competencies means you need greater community support and more stable modules.

All modules on Drupal.org are open source and fall under the GPLv2 open source license. They are free to download and use at your own risk. Each project has its own set of maintainers and a sub-community that uses the module, interacts through issues and contributes bug fixes and feature enhancements.

Drush - The "drush" command is very useful for accessing and manipulating your website's settings and data from the command line.

If you are new to Drush, you might find the large number of commands available overwhelming and not know which ones to start with.

1. watchdog-show (ws)- Show a listing of most recent 10 log messages.

drush watchdog-show

2. pm-list (pml)- Show a list of available extensions (modules and themes )

Did you know that Automatic Updates are in the works for Drupal 9/10 as a contributed module?

The module applies patch-level updates to Drupal core in a separate, sandboxed copy of your site, to keep you up and running until the update is completely ready to be deployed. It can detect and report problems at every stage of the update process, so you don't have to find out about them after an update is live. It automatically detects database updates in an incoming update, and helps you run them during the process.

Optimizing the images on your website is crucial for performance, and in turn, User Experience, SEO, and more generally, the success of your site. The good news is that the Acquia Cloud Platform has built-in capabilities to help your site serve great-looking images that load quickly.

Let's break down the steps needed to put these capabilities to use:

1. Use the Built-in Utilities

When we think about how to make a Drupal website load faster, we often focus on how to make Drupal render the pages faster: optimizing queries, caching entities, and so on. But out of the box Drupal has several layers of caching enabled by default, and many popular Drupal hosts have additional systems in place like memcached and Varnish to further enhance the overall page load. In practice, the load of the page itself is often a small fraction of the overall time and data needed for a visitor to view a page.

Large organizations with multi-site online ecosystems can be divided into two categories: those who have design systems and those who wish they did. Before the relatively recent advent of the design system, updating a fleet of websites to ensure consistency in components and brand voice was an extremely time-consuming and tedious process, as it still is for companies and organizations that lack such a system. If you’re new to the concept of design systems and why they matter to organizations with complex multi-site platforms, I recommend you read this post from last summer entitled Why Design Systems Matter for Large Organizations. In it I discuss many of the challenges inherent in creating and maintaining such systems as well as some of the organizations that Chapter Three has helped in creating new design systems and expanding existing ones.

In this insightful interview, Krishnan Narayanan, CEO of Gai Technologies, shares his unique journey from bustling city life to the serene hills of Himachal Pradesh, reshaping the landscape of software development. He delves into the 'Dharamshala Model', a philosophy intertwining quality of life with the craftsmanship of technology, and discusses the transformative power of mentorship and continuous learning in building innovative teams. Discover how Krishnan's multifaceted career and holistic approach are pioneering change in the tech industry.

We sit down with Greg Dunlap, Lullabot's Director of Strategy, who not only shares his latest endeavor on Kickstarter but also discusses with us the art and science behind "Designing Content Authoring Experiences."

As we learn about content creation and management, Greg provides unique insights and practical advice, drawing from his extensive experience in the field. (He's been doing Drupal for almost 18 years!)

Also, we learn what Drupal is doing right (and wrong) when it comes to content authoring experiences.

Explore the Accessible Tableau Integration module—a groundbreaking solution fostering inclusivity by bridging Tableau's analytics prowess with Drupal's accessibility framework.

What do the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and Princeton University have in common? The answer is simple - Drupal. The most well-known and respected universities have chosen this CMS to manage their websites. Drupal's scalability, customizability, and interoperability are just some of the arguments that often stand behind its choice. I’ve collected examples of top university websites to look at their features and design.

Drupal is a popular CMS platform used by over a million users worldwide to build websites. It's free and doesn't lock users into a specific company, making it suitable for organizations of all sizes. 

With a vast amount of community-contributed code available at no cost, the implementation of Drupal is affordable for many. Its flexible and robust architecture makes it suitable for both small projects and large-scale enterprise solutions, offering versatility and scalability. And a whole lot of other perks. 

Top Five Reasons Why Drupal is the Top Choice as a CMS 

Does Drupal stand a chance against many other high-tech CMS in the market? 

And most importantly, is it a good idea to opt for Drupal? 

Well, there is only one simple answer to these many other questions - YES! 

And here are the 5 big reasons that keep Drupal a leading CMS even in 2024. 

Applications are sought for the position of Project Update Working Group member.

Interested parties should create a new issue in the Project Update Working Group issue queue.

Applications are sought for both full and provisional members. Full members must have the ability to opt-in to security coverage for Drupal.org projects (sometimes referred to as the 'Git-vetted' role). Full members of the group must have a record of maintaining core or contributed projects. Please indicate which level of membership you are applying for in the issue.

Applicants must seek two endorsements from other community members. Endorsements must be made on the relevant issue in the Project Update Working Group issue queue.

The initial membership of the working group will be vetted by the Core Committer Team and Security Team. The vetting criteria for membership to the Project Update Working Group is based on an applicant's prior contributions to the Drupal community and their conduct in the community including issue queues, Slack chat, and at Drupal events.

With Drupal 11 fast approaching we hope to have the working group up and running in the coming months.

Applications will close at midnight UTC March 31st 2024.

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