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To validate changes to Drupal’s administration menus and user interface, we employed various types of usability testing, we ran card sorting exercises, a survey, and several rounds of user testing.

Problem/Motivation Add a new Administrative Navigation Toolbar in core being current worked in the Navigation contrib module after proposing [#3364258]. Proposed resolution Add the new Navigation Toolbar in core as beta. The Roadmap to Stable can be found at [#3421969]. We tested and validated a left, vertical toolbar because it performs better with large or complex menus like the one we use for Drupal’s administration interface.

Open Social, a tool within the Drupal community, is actually quite valuable for creating social platforms. It's user-friendly, flexible, and well-supported, making it perfect for setting up social networks, whether they're for internal company use or for the public. With features like user profiles, activity feeds, group discussions, events, and messaging, Open Social offers a comprehensive solution for building engaging online communities.

Post en français ici. TL;DR: Older versions of Drupal does not work with MySQL 8.0. Update now. Brace yourself, MySQL 8.0 is coming soon on the databases delivered with your web hostings, also called "SharedSQL" (more info soon). After my post on old Wordpress, this one is about old Drupal. Issue Whether you installed it yourself or using the one-click modules (CMS pre-installed by OVHcloud), if your Drupal is older than 5 years, you may be impacted by the MySQL 5.7 to 8.0 upgrade. Thi...

Post en français ici. TL;DR: Older versions of Drupal does not work with MySQL 8.0. Update now. Brace yourself, MySQL 8.0 is coming soon on the databases delivered with your web hostings, also called "SharedSQL" (more info soon). After my post on old Wordpress, this one is about old Drupal. Issue Whether you installed it yourself or using the one-click modules (CMS pre-installed by OVHcloud), if your Drupal is older than 5 years, you may be impacted by the MySQL 5.7 to 8.0 upgrade. Thi...

Post en français ici. TL;DR: Older versions of Drupal does not work with MySQL 8.0. Update now. Brace yourself, MySQL 8.0 is coming soon on the databases delivered with your web hostings, also called "SharedSQL" (more info soon). After my post on old Wordpress, this one is about old Drupal. Issue Whether you installed it yourself or using the one-click modules (CMS pre-installed by OVHcloud), if your Drupal is older than 5 years, you may be impacted by the MySQL 5.7 to 8.0 upgrade. Thi...

Post en français ici. TL;DR: Older versions of Drupal does not work with MySQL 8.0. Update now. Brace yourself, MySQL 8.0 is coming soon on the databases delivered with your web hostings, also called "SharedSQL" (more info soon). After my post on old Wordpress, this one is about old Drupal. Issue Whether you installed it yourself or using the one-click modules (CMS pre-installed by OVHcloud), if your Drupal is older than 5 years, you may be impacted by the MySQL 5.7 to 8.0 upgrade. Thi...

You’re convinced but not sure how to talk to your team (or boss) about the significance of this Drupal 7 to Drupal 10 migration? Look no further because we’ve just made it easy for you in this article.

Angie Byron, Community Director at Aiven and former Drupal Core Co-Maintainer, shares insights on her journey in tech. This interview explores her transition from Google Summer of Code participant to Drupal Product Manager, her advocacy for diversity in tech, and her work in fostering community collaboration.

April 23rd, 2024 saw the first LocalGov Drupal Camp, held at the Birmingham Council buildings in Birmingham city center.It's been ages since I attended an in person Drupal Camp in the UK, so when I saw that the LocalGov Drupal people were organising one just down the road for me I jumped at the chance to grab a ticket.

Getting Smart Date Dialed Up to 11

Are you new to the world of Drupal, eager to dive into its powerful capabilities, but encountering obstacles in the form of outdated tutorials and confusing documentation? You're not alone. Beginning your Drupal journey can feel like navigating uncharted territory, leaving many feeling frustrated before they even begin.

Discover how DDEV, Docker, and NGROK can revolutionize your local development process. Our latest guide dives into the seamless integration of these powerful tools, offering you the most efficient way to set up, develop, and test your Drupal projects right from your local machine. Streamline your workflow and enhance productivity with our comprehensive insights!"

Drupal's adoption of GitLab lead to five times faster test runtimes but for this post I will look at how it makes it much easier to update modules to a new major version. It is now possible to fully use the user interface of drupal.org and drupal.org's GitLab features to make modules compatible and even make new releases available. I'll use one of my modules as an example: Upgrade Rector. Let's walk through what I did.

Augment Your Drupal Content Management Workflows with the Augmentor AI Module by Nadiia Nykolaichuk.

The Rise of Open Source: Drupal and Wordpress Dominate Fortune 500 CMS

Today, we are excited to launch a detailed blog series that serves as an in-depth guide on utilizing the Drupal 10 Migrate API. This series is designed to equip you with thorough explanations and step-by-step guidance for migrating all your data from a Drupal 7 site to Drupal 10, facilitating a smooth upgrade to the most current version of the platform.

This is part 1 of a series of articles that defines our approach to frontend performance optimization. In this part we get into the details of an effective cache policy.

Join us as we delve into the realm of Dropsolid with Dominique de Cooman. Discover the driving forces behind their innovative integration of Drupal and open-source technology, and gain insights into the evolving landscape of digital experiences. From their founding principles to navigating Drupal's future, Dominique offers a candid exploration of Dropsolid's journey and its impact on the digital realm.

The Drupal community will evolve the Layout Builder into the Experience Builder, enhancing its intuitiveness, expanding out-of-the-box functionality, and introducing in-browser theming capabilities.

While preparing the recent Markdown Easy

Duplicate content can impact your SEO ranking to a great extent. Find out how the Drupal Global Redirect module can resolve this issue and improve your website performance.

Explore the features of Sobki, Smile's latest Drupal installation profile unveiled at Drupalcamp Rennes, designed to empower marketing teams with a no-code solution while adhering to stringent digital standards.

The efficiency of any website is a must in this fast-paced world of web development. One of the most important tools to maximize the efficiency of your Drupal site is cron jobs. Cron jobs are powerful tools that automate any kind of routine tasks of the website which decreases the big load of a developer or site administrator. In this article, I will give you important insights about cron jobs and how we can use them within Drupal, followed by how we customize the tasks by overriding services of the ultimate cron job module.

Composer 2 is an effective solution for increasing productivity when working with Drupal. Everyone knows the situation when simple operations take a lot of time. Using Composer in Drupal makes developers' lives easier. To speed up workflows, web developers often use the same code many times in many projects. This code can be written not only by other people; that's not the point. Regarding programming, rewriting code is a concern for many developers. Composer allows you to get rid of this problem. You can save parts of PHP code and use them for other projects.