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The new Commerce Cart Reminder module for Drupal 10 and 11 sends timed reminder emails with secure cart links, helping users complete purchases or reorder past items. It supports guest checkout, referral sharing, and bulk operations.

In the Editor's Pick Newsletter Volume: 3, Issue: 30, The DropTimes features John Faber’s call to rethink the boutique Drupal agency model. Also covered: updates on the upcoming Drupal Marketplace, simplification proposals for theming, and several global community events. Plus, new tutorials, partnerships, and organizational highlights round out this packed issue.

Vortex 25.7.0 is now available with support for Drupal 11.2, faster CI pipelines, private Composer package integration, and enhanced deployment features. This update streamlines onboarding, development, and deployment for Drupal teams.

A curated list of Drupal events happening this week—from accessibility talks to community meetups in Kochi, Pune, Quebec, and more. Here's what's on the calendar.

EvolveDigital Montreal will feature 30 bilingual sessions on AI, UX, design systems, content strategy, and platforms like Drupal and WordPress. The one-day digital summit takes place August 4 at Montréal CoWork. Visit evolvedigital.com for tickets and the full schedule.

BADCamp 2025 returns to Oakland on September 25–26. The first session has been announced, and the July 30 deadline to submit speaker proposals is approaching. Topics include Drupal 11, automated testing, accessibility, DevOps, and more.

Bay Area Drupal Camp 2025 is accepting session proposals through July 30. Topics include Drupal 11, AI, DevOps, content strategy, and more. The event takes place September 25–26 in Oakland, California.

Drupal's founder, Dries Buytaert, explains how AI is fundamentally reshaping digital agencies—from the death of hourly billing to the rise of outcome-based pricing. Discover six strategic approaches agencies must adopt to survive the AI transformation and why open source platforms have a unique advantage.

The Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit 2025 returns October 18–19, with sponsorship opportunities now open. Support the region’s premier Drupal event and connect with a focused community of open-source professionals.

NEDCamp returns November 14–15, 2025, with new sponsorship opportunities now open. Help support a diverse speaker lineup and connect with the Drupal community in New England.

Splash Awards Germany and Austria 2025 open submissions for top Drupal projects. Ceremony to be held October 15 in Vienna alongside DrupalCon.

DDEV version 1.24.7 introduces a separate ddev-hostname binary to manage hosts file edits with reduced privileges. This update improves local development security, simplifies WSL2 integration, and removes unnecessary dependencies.

The Quebec Drupal Network will hold its official launch on July 30, 2025, with a free online event focused on community building, collaboration, and Drupal development in Quebec. Registration is required to receive the participation link.

Evolving Web is offering early bird tickets this week for the 9th edition of EvolveDigital + EvolveDrupal Summits, scheduled for August 4, 2025, in Montreal. The event features practical sessions for developers, designers, and digital strategists.

The Splash Awards Asia 2025 will be held in Nara, Japan, in conjunction with DrupalCon from November 17 to 19. Entries are now open for Drupal projects developed in the Asian region. Submit by September 10, 2025.

From translating Drupal into Ukrainian nearly solo to architecting one of the platform’s largest distributions, Andrii Podanenko’s journey is anything but ordinary. In this conversation with The DropTimes, he and Zhanna Khoma of ITCare talk about building AI-integrated Drupal projects, mentoring without ego, and why empathy, not just code, drives lasting impact.

Morpht redesigned the National Office for Child Safety website in three weeks to support the One Talk at a Time campaign launch. The project delivered improved information architecture, enhanced search functionality, and a contemporary design using GovCMS Convivial. The website achieved 745% traffic increase and won multiple industry awards including Splash Awards 2023 Best in Show.

The Splash Awards Spain return on September 18, 2025, during DrupalCamp’s Business Day in Santiago de Compostela. Hosted at the historic Hotel Monumento San Francisco, the awards will celebrate excellence in Drupal projects across nine categories, with a special prize for the best community initiative.

Join Drupal users and developers in Montevideo on August 7, 2025, for an informal meetup to discuss trends, share ideas, vote on a new logo for Drupal Uruguay, and plan future community activities. Open to all skill levels.

A core issue led by contributor Pierre Dureau outlines a proposal to simplify Drupal’s theme and render systems and introduce design-system-native features. The plan includes plugin-based theming, YAML configuration, and reducing the number of render elements to improve consistency and reusability.