Niels de Feyter: I am getting excited about Drupal 8

Drupal 8 is better than Drupal 7. Data-modelling, performance, multi-language. It feels so much more robust this day. More functionality is in-core and fully tested.
In a conceptual way, Drupal 8 is not so different from Drupal 7. The Administration-UI’s are the same and you probably will also use the same modules for a project. Site builders will feel really comfortable.
All-in-all I am getting excited about Drupal 8!

Niels de Feyter: Setup Entity Translation the right way

This article contains a detailed instruction on how to setup the Entity Translation module for Drupal 7 websites.
Entity Translation is part of Drupal 8 core and its approach is to translate fields instead of full nodes/entities.

Goal of this tutorial is to set up a multilingual website that can be navigated in multiple languages by visitors and to enable the content to be easily manageable by editors / cms administrators.
To get multilingual right, it’s critical that you configure your content-types and fields with care and precision and upfront, because if content is already in your database it is almost impossible to change these configurations.
So let's go.

MidCamp - Midwest Drupal Camp: Session Submission is Open!

Session Submission is Open!

Call for Speakers

MidCamp has hosted over 300 sessions since 2014 and we want to add your talk to that number. We’re looking for talks geared toward beginner through advanced Drupal users, as well as end users and business owners. Please see our session tracks page for full descriptions of the kinds of talks we are looking for. We'll also be holding a speaker workshop in December (date tbd) if you want to bounce around some ideas.

Submit a session now!

Important Dates:

  • Call for Proposals Open: November 22, 2023
  • Speaker Workshop: TBD
  • Proposal Deadline: December 22, 2023
  • Speakers Notified: January 23, 2024

P.S. We hear that some folks in Florida might like your submission too.

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Stay In The Loop

Join the MidCamp Slack and come hang out with the community online. We will be making announcements there from time to time. We’re also on X (formerly Twitter) and Mastodon.

Keep an eye on this space, we will be releasing more blog posts with venue details, hotel and travel options, fun social events, speaker announcements and more!

Have a great holiday, and don’t stop gobbling until MidCamp - in Chicago, March 20-22, 2024.

The Drop Times: A Tech Veteran's Take on Drupal and Building PHP Teams: A Chat with Grzegorz Pietrzak Part 1

In this insightful interview, Grzegorz Pietrzak, a seasoned PHP/Drupal/Symfony Tech Lead at Droptica, shares profound perspectives on his Drupal journey, community engagement, and the evolving role of Droopler in corporate website development. With a focus on fostering effective PHP teams and overcoming challenges in the Drupal ecosystem, Grzegorz provides valuable insights.

Drupal blog: Drupal 10 will be supported until the release of Drupal 12 in mid-late 2026

New major release schedule

Beginning with Drupal 10, a new Drupal major version will be released every two years in even years (2022, 2024, etc.). Each major version will receive active support for about two years, followed by maintenance support and security coverage for about two more years. Each is supported until two more major versions have been released.

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This is an example. The exact schedule varies, and will be published on the Drupal core release schedule.

Drupal 11 will be released in 2024

Drupal 11 will be released sometime in 2024. Like Drupal 9.0 and 10.0, Drupal 11.0 has three potential release windows, in June, August, and December. The window used will depend on when the beta requirements are complete. For more information, refer to the Drupal core release schedule.

Drupal 11 alpha development opens this week

Following the release of 10.2.0-beta1, changes to 11.x that diverge from Drupal 10 under the continuous upgrade path will begin. Anyone can get involved in completing the requirements for Drupal 11. Join the #d11readiness channel in the Drupal community Slack.

Maintenance minor versions of Drupal 10

Following the release of Drupal 11.0.0 in 2024, a long-term support phase for Drupal 10 begins, and it will include a new maintenance minor every six months. Each maintenance minor will contain a limited set of changes backported from Drupal 11. For more information, refer to the Drupal core release process overview.

Use a supported PHP version for the best ongoing support

Maintenance minor releases for Drupal 10 will keep adding support for newer PHP versions as they are released. The minimum supported PHP version for Drupal core follows the PHP core team's support cycle. (Reference: What does it mean for a PHP version to be supported?)

Site owners wishing to take advantage of Drupal 10's long-term support phase should ensure their platforms always use PHP versions supported by the PHP maintainers.

Announcement written in collaboration by Dave Long, Jess (xjm), Nathaniel Catchpole and Victoria Spagnolo.

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