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DrupalCamp Italy 2025 is offering early-bird sponsorships for companies that confirm by September 29. The event takes place November 14 at Sapienza University in Rome and will host developers, designers, project managers, and decision-makers from across Italy’s tech and open-source community.

The DropTimes Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 37, examines why younger developers aren’t entering the Drupal ecosystem at the rate they used to, and what the community can do to reverse the trend and build a stronger future.

Vivek P R has introduced the Views Node Title Selector module, adding select list, autocomplete, and checkbox options for node title filters in Views. His first Drupal.org contribution aims to streamline search and admin dashboards.

The submission deadline for the DrupalCon Nara 2025 Splash Awards has been extended to 16 September at 11:59 PM JST. Submit your Drupal project now and get recognized across the Asia Pacific region.

On 24 Sep 2025, the Asociación Española de Drupal will host a session in Madrid on building ephemeral environments with Qaack. Speaker Francisco Sánchez López from 1xINTERNET will demonstrate how the tool streamlines Drupal development, testing, and review processes.

Drupal AI is gaining adoption with more than 7,000 installs. The initiative is seeking real-world use cases from developers, agencies, and organizations to inform blogs, webinars, and case studies.

Drupal 11.1 introduces a modern way to write hooks using PHP attributes, moving beyond the traditional procedural approach. This shift brings autoloading, dependency injection, better testability, and cleaner code organization—making hooks faster, smarter, and easier to maintain. Teade Geertsma of Emble explains how the new system works with practical code examples, covers ordering and backward compatibility, and highlights what remains procedural. A must-read for developers preparing their modules for Drupal’s object-oriented future.

A full lineup of confirmed Drupal events is scheduled for the week of September 15–22, 2025, including meetups, trainings, webinars, and community initiatives. Topics range from Drupal AI integration and development workflows to user access control and community engagement. Events will take place online and in cities such as Seattle, Bergen, Austin, Bogotá, and Santiago de Compostela.

The Drupal Association Pune has confirmed a panel discussion on “AI + Drupal: The Future” at DrupalCamp Pune 2025, scheduled for 13–14 September. Featuring voices from across the community, the session will explore AI-powered Drupal modules, evolving workflows, and new opportunities for enterprises, non-profits, and digital creators.

Explore 23 AI-powered Drupal modules that transform how you create, edit, and manage content. From intelligent page builders to real-time collaboration and automated media handling, this curated list by The DropTimes highlights the tools driving the future of content in Drupal.

Heading to DrupalCamp Pune 2025? Don’t miss your chance to win a free ticket to DrupalCon Nara 2025. Just register, snap a selfie, and share it with the event hashtags. Full details inside.

The Drupal UI Suite Initiative released Display Builder Alpha 5, marking a feature freeze ahead of its beta rollout. The tool introduces layout overrides, conditional rendering, and Layout Builder migration, advancing Drupal's shift toward a design system-native CMS.

The Drupal Association teams up with CrowdSec to bring behaviour-based, open source threat detection to Drupal websites—combining community intelligence with real-time protection.

The submission deadline for the DrupalCon Nara 2025 Splash Awards has been extended to 16 September at 11:59 PM JST. Submit your Drupal project now and get recognized across the Asia Pacific region.

Unmanaged files in Drupal? Yes, there's a time and place. In this practical tutorial, veteran developer Jeff Greenberg walks through a real-world use case where skipping Drupal's file management system results in a cleaner, faster solution. Learn how to structure, access, and display hundreds of images without cluttering your database—or your sanity.

Surge is a new tool by Ronald te Brake that helps AI coding agents apply Drupal coding standards and project-specific guidelines. It supports the AGENTS.md format, IDE-specific configurations, and includes Composer commands for setup and automation.

Maya Schaeffer, organizer of EvolveDigital and EvolveDrupal, will begin her term on the Drupal Association Board this November. She brings experience in marketing, events, and community building, with a focus on expanding Drupal’s reach and strengthening inclusive contribution pathways.

Jorge Tutor, CIO and co-founder of Metadrop, shares what he’s learned from two decades of building digital products, leading teams, and bridging the gap between business goals and technical execution. In this candid conversation, he explains why clarity—not code—is often the deciding factor in whether a project succeeds or stalls, and how systems thinking, coaching, and open source all play a role in getting it right.

Colombian Drupal agency Seed EM introduces Drup & Drop, a streamlined platform built on Drupal CMS that reduces setup complexity for organizations. The solution combines optimized configuration, modular architecture, and secure hosting to accelerate digital project launches while maintaining scalability and governance standards. Designed for multilingual and multisite deployments, the platform enables editorial teams to begin content publishing immediately while preserving technical customization capabilities for development teams.

DrupalPartners will host a free webinar on September 18, 2025, outlining a 14-day AI implementation plan for Drupal 10 and 11 sites. The session covers intelligent search, UX personalization, and content automation for improved engagement and ROI.