Web Wash: Using Autocomplete Deluxe in Drupal CMS

The default autocomplete widget for taxonomy terms in Drupal works, but it has limitations that affect user experience.

Users need to know what terms exist before they can search for them, and there’s no easy way to reorder selected terms.

Autocomplete Deluxe solves these problems by providing an enhanced widget with better usability.

This tutorial explains how to install and configure the Autocomplete Deluxe module to improve the tagging experience on Drupal sites.

drunomics: Drupal Dev Days 2025: Innovation, Community, and Collaboration in Leuven

Drupal Dev Days 2025: Innovation, Community, and Collaboration in Leuven Image removed.wolfgang.ziegler Mon, 05/05/2025 - 22:36 Drupal innovation is accelerating! Join our journey at the Drupal Dev Days 2025 in Leuven where we explored ambitious plans for Experience Builder, AI integration, and a new pan-European Drupal association while connecting with the passionate community.

DDEV Blog: DDEV May 2025 Newsletter

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Welcome to the May 2025 DDEV Newsletter
This month: special-networking guides, add-on maintenance tips, community tool highlights, and Randy’s bikepacking plans.

What’s New

  • Special Network Configurations
    Handling packet-inspection VPNs (Zscaler, GlobalProtect) → Read more↗
  • Add-On Maintenance Guide by @stasadev → Read more↗
  • AMD64 on Apple Silicon → Read more↗

Community Tutorials

Events & Talks

  • Drupal4Gov: “Divide and Conquer: A Systematic Approach to Troubleshooting” → Watch on YouTube↗
  • Backdrop Live: migrating from Lando to DDEV (not recorded)

Governance & Roadmap

  • Apache-style PMC Exploration
    We'll be exploring an Apache-style "Project Management Committee" model for DDEV governance → Details↗

Your Input Requested!

Heads-Up: Randy will be out bikepacking May 23–June 23, so updates may be limited; Stas will keep things moving!

Sponsorship Status

Stay Connected

The Drop Times: I Made Accessibility Fixes—and Never Looked Back: Kat Shaw

In this interview, Kat Shaw, Lead Engineer at Lullabot and long-time Drupal contributor, outlines her practical approach to digital accessibility. She discusses the importance of building accessible features from the start, her process for auditing and remediating Drupal sites, and the value of real user testing with assistive technologies. From her early experiences in government web development to her leadership in projects like Olivero and contributions to the Drupal Accessibility Team, Kat offers insight into the technical and human sides of creating inclusive digital platforms. Her perspective highlights the challenges developers face, the tools that make accessibility work scalable, and why accessibility must be a shared responsibility within the open-source community.

Drupal Starshot blog: Marketplace Share Out #3: Value and Incentives

Over the last few weeks, the Marketplace Initiative has been mapping assumptions, surfacing motivations, and exploring real-world expectations for a Drupal Site Template Marketplace. The initial rounds of feedback were designed to surface motivations, beliefs, unknowns, and frame what success might mean. That work has helped ground the initiative in shared purpose and direction.

Now we’re starting the work of transforming those broad ambitions into working models of value, governance, trust, and experience. We're beginning to sketch what the Marketplace does, how it creates and protects value, and what contributors and users can expect from it.

Why a Drupal Site Template Marketplace?

Across survey feedback, community prompts, and RTC themes, several consistent value propositions have emerged — answering the question: Why build a Drupal site template Marketplace?

For Contributors

A trusted, visible channel to distribute, monetize, and showcase high-quality site templates that reflect your expertise — and generate leads, recognition, and revenue.

For Agencies & DCPs

An ecosystem catalyst that drives qualified leads, lowers implementation costs, and helps you deliver faster, better Drupal experiences to more clients.

For End Users (Builders, Subject Matter Experts, Evaluators)

A library of trustworthy, ready-to-launch Drupal sites — professionally built, continuously vetted, and provided by the Drupal community.

For the Drupal Project & Drupal Association

A sustainable marketplace that strengthens the ecosystem, generates new revenue, and reflects the values of open source through governance, quality, and inclusion.

What Makes Contribution Worthwhile?

In Slack, surveys and our real-time collaboration session we asked contributors directly: “What would make it worthwhile for you to contribute a template?” Key themes emerged from the discussion:

  • Compensation matters. Contributors suggested price points between $300–$1,000 per site template, depending on complexity. Some see templates as a viable business; others view them as strategic loss leaders.
  • Lead generation is an incentive. Access to user contact info or opportunities to offer services was cited as a powerful motivator—even more than direct revenue in some cases.
  • Recognition and visibility also surfaced as important non-financial incentives, especially for those aiming to grow brand or project awareness.
  • Licensing clarity and IP protection remain concerns—contributors want guardrails to discourage cloning and unauthorized redistribution.
  • Marketplace features—such as demo previews, rich media listings, and clear tech specs—can enhance both contributor experience and buyer confidence.

We also heard loud and clear what gets in the way of contribution:

  • High (Uncompensated) Support Expectations: Ongoing maintenance, support, and clarity of lifecycle.
  • Lack of Clarity: Around what qualifies, what gets featured, and how disputes are handled.
  • Governance Gaps: Without rules, the risk is chaos — too many low-quality or misaligned submissions.
  • Misaligned Incentives: Contributors worry about monetization models that exclude or exploit.

What’s Coming Next

Here’s what we’ll be working on over the coming weeks:

  • Governance Sketching: From submission flow to trust signals and appeals.
  • Contributor Workflow Design: What the path from idea → listing → maintenance actually looks like.
  • Quality & Review Criteria: What “good” looks like across code, content, accessibility, and UX.
  • Revenue & Recognition Models: How value is created, shared, and sustained.

How You Can Contribute Now

We’re still in active input-gathering mode, and your voice matters.

  • Survey #2 is still open – If you haven’t yet shared how a Drupal CMS Marketplace might help you or your business, take it now.
  • Survey #3 just launched – This one explores expectations around fairness, openness, and revenue models. Take the survey here.
  • Join the weekly Slack prompt in #drupal-cms-marketplace
    Up this week: What would make you trust a site template listing?
  • Participate in our Drupal Certified Partner and Agency Ecosystem Roundtable 15 May 2025 UTC 15:30. Register here.

Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #500 - Community Edition

Join us for an extraordinary celebration of Talking Drupal's 500th episode! In this milestone episode, we dive into a treasure trove of memories, insights, and updates from an array of special guests. From innovative Drupal contributions to the future of open-source technology, this episode is packed with valuable discussions. Don't miss appearances from notable guests like Dries Buytaert, Tim Doyle, Tim Lehnen, Mike Anello, and many more. Celebrate with us as we look forward to 500 more episodes!

For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/500

Topics

Guests include, in order of appearance:

  • Jason Pamental
  • Dries Buytaert
  • Tim Doyle
  • Tim Lehnen
  • Carlos Ospina
  • Mayela Jackson
  • Mike Anello
  • Jonus Cuyvers
  • Jacob Rockowitz
  • Antonio Estevez
  • Norah Medlin
  • Kevin Quillen
  • Chris Wells
  • Steven Jones
  • Jürgen Haas
  • Thomas Scola
  • Chad Hester
  • Matt Glaman
  • James Abrahams
  • Avi Schwab
  • Josh Mitchell
  • James Shield
Resources

Road to deprecating .module files

Hosts

Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu Stephen Cross - stephencross

The Drop Times: Growing but Not Devoid of Pain

Dear Readers,

The 2025 State of Open Source Report has dropped, and it’s raising eyebrows. Open Source adoption keeps climbing, with 96% of organizations either holding steady or increasing their usage. But behind that impressive number is a more complicated story. Many teams are pushing ahead without the skills or strategy to manage what they’ve adopted. The tools are powerful. The human side, including staffing, governance, and lifecycle planning, is struggling to keep pace.

Drupal users will recognize the tension. As one of the most mature and widely deployed open-source platforms, Drupal has long been part of the enterprise tech stack. But even here, the report's themes hit home. The risk of running outdated modules, the effort needed to stay current with security updates, and the rising demand for cloud-native workflows are all very real. It's not just about building with Open Source anymore. It's about managing it with clarity and consistency.

The key takeaway? Adoption alone isn’t success. Whether you're using Drupal, containerized services, or open-source data platforms, the same pressures apply. Unsupported code, compliance gaps, and missing talent can quietly undermine progress. The report is worth your time if you care about using Open Source in a sustainable, responsible way. Read the full 2025 report to get a grounded look at where the ecosystem stands and what needs attention next.
 

DISCOVER DRUPAL

LISTICLE

EVENT

ORGANISATION NEWS

We acknowledge that there are more stories to share. However, due to selection constraints, we must pause further exploration for now.

To get timely updates, follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. You can also join us on Drupal Slack at #thedroptimes.

Thank you, 
Sincerely 
Alka Elizabeth 
Sub-editor, The DropTimes.

The Drop Times: DXPR’s “Baby AI” Redefines Content Creation with Free AI Access for Drupal Users

DXPR Builder 2.7 introduces “Baby AI,” a free and integrated AI platform for Drupal, combining GPT-4o, Gemini, Claude, and other top models. Built to streamline content workflows without extra cost, DXAI gives developers and editors powerful tools to write, edit, and refine directly inside the CMS.
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