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Suzanne Dergacheva will lead the September 2025 edition of A11y Talks, exploring accessibility challenges in complex web elements like maps, filters, sliders, and calendars. The virtual session offers practical guidance for identifying and addressing these barriers early in the development process.

Discover what’s happening in the Drupal community this week. From accessibility and site migrations to K–12 education and government projects, explore key events taking place from September 22 to 28, 2025 — both online and in person.

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 conversation explores Drupal's strategic positioning in an AI-first world, the evolution of digital experience platforms, and what lies ahead for the open-source community.

Nextide has released Maestro Template Builder v2.0 in the Maestro 4.2 update, adding panning, zooming, drag-and-drop tasks, alignment guides, and improved task shapes for easier workflow design.

On October 2, 2025, Esmeralda Tijhoff of DICTU will speak in Assen at the Northern Digital Accessibility Network Autumn Meeting. She will show how accessibility is integrated into the national government’s Generic Intranet and share practical approaches for building accessible digital workplaces.

DrupalSouth Community Day 2025 will take place on 6 November at the Canberra Southern Cross Club in Woden. The call for session proposals is open until 21 September, with opportunities for 30- and 60-minute in-person presentations, workshops, and interactive sessions.

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.

Tickets are now on sale for DrupalCamp Scotland 2025, scheduled for November 7 at The University of Edinburgh’s Central Campus. The event includes presentations, networking, and an evening social for the Drupal community.

The London Drupal Users Group will return on September 24, 2025, with a hybrid event at Northern HQ and online. The session will feature a demo of a custom module for content audits, ROT analysis, and translation reviews.

Droptica has rolled out Open Intranet 1.5.0, upgrading the platform to Drupal 11.2 and introducing the Gin 5.x admin theme. The free, open source intranet continues to offer features such as knowledge base, secure single sign-on, AI-assisted content, and social networking tools — all designed to boost collaboration and communication across enterprises.

The DrupalFit Challenge Vienna Edition invites developers and designers to submit their websites for a DrupalFit audit by October 6, 2025. Winners will be announced live on October 16 at DrupalCon Vienna 2025.

Join Acquia and the Drupal Association on September 24, 2025, for a live session exploring how Drupal Canvas accelerates digital delivery with low-code flexibility, enterprise-grade security, and a first look at Acquia Source.

A new white paper by Todd Ross Nienkerk of Four Kitchens outlines how AI can transform higher education websites, offering practical guidance and real-world case studies. It outlines six key AI applications transforming university websites and student engagement.

Agency founders and digital leaders are invited to the Drupal Business Dinner on October 15, 2025, at DaRose Restaurant in Vienna—featuring networking, a three-course dinner, and key insights from the 2025 Drupal Business Survey.

The Swiss Drupal AI Hackathon, held at Liip Zürich on September 11, 2025, brought together over 20 developers to build AI-driven prototypes using Drupal. Supported by amazee.io, Amazee Labs, Unic, and Liip, the event featured projects focused on AI workflows, content automation, and accessibility.

A recent supply chain attack on NPM packages exploited maintainer accounts to publish trojan-injected updates. The Drupal Security Team reports that Drupal itself is unaffected but advises site owners to audit third-party dependencies.

The Drupal Association introduces Glenn Hilton, CEO of ImageX, ahead of his board term starting 1 November 2025. The profile highlights his experience in Drupal, business strategy, and goals for supporting community and ecosystem growth.

Node Temporary for Drupal 11 lets editors mark nodes with expiration dates, then auto-unpublish or delete them via cron/queue. Per–content-type settings and Views integration are included.

LocalGov Drupal will host a community meetup on Sept. 25 at Brighton Town Hall. Council digital teams will share experiences, explore functionality, and tackle challenges together; registration is required and subject to approval.

Register now for DrupalCon Chicago 2026, March 23–26. Early Bird tickets are $575 and include sessions, keynotes, contribution rooms, networking, and more.