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Tag1 has launched a refreshed brand identity and new website to better communicate its evolving role in the open-source and digital strategy space. With a cleaner design and broader service positioning, the new tag1.com reflects Tag1's work beyond Drupal in AI, data, and performance engineering.

Digital Journey Coach founder David Bishop has launched Council Insight, a free, open-source tool that uses AI to analyse over 4,700 user journeys on 392 UK council websites, helping content teams improve performance without re-platforming.

QED42’s SPACE DS theme, built with Single Directory Components and atomic design principles, is now spotlighted as a ready-to-use foundation for the anticipated DrupalCanvas visual builder. Available on Drupal Forge, it supports component-based development and integrates seamlessly with Drupal’s evolving site-building experience.

A new contributed Drupal module now allows websites to automatically generate LLMs.txt files using AI. Developed by Abhinesh Dhiman, the tool improves how Drupal sites are indexed by language models like ChatGPT and Claude by analyzing sitemap content and producing compliant metadata files.

Gábor Hojtsy has relaunched the Drupal Deprecation Status Dashboard with up-to-date Drupal 12 compatibility data. Backed by a major policy shift deferring disruptive deprecations to Drupal 13, the dashboard gives contributors real-time insights into upgrade readiness. Learn what’s changed, why it matters, and how tools like Upgrade Status are helping the community prepare.

Day 2 at DrupalCon Vienna highlights key sessions on AI, accessibility, developer mentorship, and how Drupal is expanding into new domains.

Tobby Hagler, Director of Engineering at Phase 2, is set to publish his debut science fiction novel The Grove of Tau Ceti on October 23. Known for his work in the Drupal ecosystem, Hagler's journey into fiction reflects a growing creative spirit among technologists, following earlier storytelling ventures like Timothy Lehnen’s fantasy release.

The Drupal US Central Timezone community will hold two simultaneous meetups on October 16 in Chicago and St. Charles. Both events will share a hybrid Zoom session featuring DrupalCon Vienna updates and a presentation on the Charts module by Daniel Cothran.

UI Suite advances Display Builder to beta and targets key Drupal 11.3 core features as October 26 feature freeze approaches.

Nonprofit Drupal developers and users are invited to join the October community chat on Thursday, October 16 at 1pm ET. With no set agenda, the session offers an open space for sharing ideas, challenges, and projects. Sponsored by NTEN.org, the free call welcomes participants of all experience levels.

The Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit is seeking on‑site volunteers for its October 18–19 event at McMenamins Edgefield Hotel in Troutdale, Oregon. Volunteers will receive a $25 discount on their ticket and help with tasks like registration, AV support, media, and cleanup. Interested participants should join the #pnw‑drupal‑summit Slack channel or email info@pnwdrupalsummit.org
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The 2025 International Splash Awards concluded during DrupalCon Europe in Vienna, honoring outstanding Drupal-powered projects across commerce, corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors. Agencies including 1xINTERNET, Liip AG, Factorial GmbH, drunomics, and OpenSense Labs took home top honors for innovation, design, and community impact. The event highlighted how open-source collaboration continues to shape global digital excellence, with organizers planning expanded categories for 2026 around AI, sustainability, and data privacy.

On the sidelines of DrupalCon Vienna 2025, full-stack engineer Anish Anilkumar shares insights on the power of grassroots organising in the Drupal ecosystem. From hosting two-person meetups in Kerala to leading DrupalTVM, Anish reveals what it takes to build sustainable local communities. In this candid interview, he reflects on friendships, philosophy, and the quiet work of keeping community alive—beyond code sprints and global conferences.

Join the Drupal community for the official Community Party at DrupalCon Europe 2025 in Vienna on October 15. Free entry for all ticket holders, with music, networking, and celebration at Palais Wertheim.

At DrupalCon Europe 2025 in Vienna, Dries Buytaert launched a provocative keynote — “The Map of the Web Is Being Redrawn” — framing AI not as an incremental disruptor but as a structural crisis for how the web works. Rather than retreat, Drupal is positioning itself for this shift: Canvas, site templates, an AI framework, and orchestration are all part of a bold reimagining of what Drupal will be in a zero-click world.

At DrupalCon Vienna 2025, Dries Buytaert delivered a powerful keynote on how AI is redrawing the web and how Drupal is evolving to meet the moment. From the upcoming launch of Drupal Canvas to the Drupal AI Initiative and new automation tools, the talk laid out a roadmap filled with innovation, resilience, and community spirit.

DrupalCon Europe has unveiled its new roaming mascot, Miffy, set to represent the 2026 DrupalCon in Rotterdam. The tradition includes a photo contest where participants can win a free DrupalCon ticket by sharing selfies with the mascot as it tours camps across Europe.

The 2025 Women in Drupal Awards were announced at DrupalCon Vienna, honouring Emma Horrell, Sinduri Guntupalli, and Jess (xjm) for their leadership, innovation, and community impact across the open-source platform.

DrupalCon Vienna 2025 kicks off with insights from keynote speaker Vera Herzmann on neurodiversity in tech, plus sessions on design systems, post-COVID community building, burnout, and AI in Drupal. Here's what speakers shared ahead of the event.

Join the fourth Drupal Meetup Zaragoza on October 15 at Avenida Navarra 54. This free community event brings together developers, designers, site builders, and Drupal users to share knowledge, discover new tools, and grow the local open source network.