Since Drupal CMS aims to enable marketers to build and launch websites quickly, Drupal CMS must offer out-of-the-box content types that are common across our target markets. 

This underlying content structure is the content model. Leading up to DrupalCon Barcelona, the Starshot leadership team highlighted the need to create an initial content strategy for Drupal CMS. Through collaboration with the Drupal CMS UX steering committee, we have developed a content model for the initial release.

These content types will be presented during site setup, and will also be available to add later on. As with much of Drupal CMS, the content types are powered by ‘recipes’, which will provide some additional functionality beyond the content types themselves, such as listing pages, menu links and even default content, where appropriate.

Content types for v1

All Drupal CMS sites will include a Basic page content type by default, to ensure users are able to create content even if they don't select any of the optional types. In addition to Basic page, the following content types will be available in the initial release:

• Event
• News article
• Blog
• Project
• Case study
• Person profile

For more detailed information about the content types and the process we followed to develop them, please see the full content strategy page.

Cristina Chumillas, the Drupal CMS UX lead, and I would like to thank everyone who contributed to developing this strategy and the accompanying documentation: Megh Plunkett, Emma Horrell, Niklas Missel, Lewis Nyman, Laurens Van Damme and Kat Shaw.

Incorporating SEO into the strategy

Since we're targeting marketers, we are making search engine optimization a top priority. Drupal CMS will provide an optional recipe for 'SEO tools'. By default, sites will have basic SEO functionality in place, such as default path alias patterns, hreflang metadata, and the ability to manage redirects.

The SEO tools recipe provides additional functionality such as meta tags, XML sitemap, and real-time SEO analysis of content. For meta tag optimization, this recipe also adds three new fields to each content type: SEO title, SEO description and SEO image. Currently these fields are in a collapsed fieldset on the node form, and are optional. If content is not provided, the meta tags will fall back to use the node title, description and featured image. 

Drupal CMS content beyond v1

Once the initial content types are available, we will work on expanding the content model in the second phase for later releases of Drupal CMS. Adding to the content model iteratively allows us to gather user feedback, make improvements, and adjust accordingly. We have some ideas for which additional content types to include later, and will have a better understanding of what content types are most desired once people begin building Drupal CMS sites.

If you have feedback on this proposed content strategy, or questions about it, please add it to this issue. We are planning to test this with users from the Drupal CMS target personas, and will provide more information when the testing is confirmed.

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We executed the last field-related migrations in the previous article, but we are not done with field configuration yet! Back in article 17, we used the Migrate Skip Fields module to prevent the automatic migration from importing image and YouTube fields. Today, we will use Drupal recipes to create media types and manually add media reference fields where needed.

Education and technology are no longer separate entities; they've woven into a single, dynamic tapestry known as Edtech. At the heart of this digital revolution lies Drupal—a CMS that goes beyond traditional boundaries, offering a powerful platform for innovation in education.

Seamless Integration with Learning Tools

Drupal isn’t just about managing content. It facilitates seamless integration with popular LMS platforms like Moodle. Consider the ICE-SA portal, which we integrated with Moodle to provide a seamless learning experience for civil engineers. This integration enabled learners to access a wide range of engineering resources and online courses from a single platform, enhancing their learning efficiency and satisfaction.

Scalable Solutions for Growing Institutions

Educational institutions often face the challenge of scaling their digital platforms to keep pace with growing student numbers. Drupal provides a scalable foundation that evolves alongside the institution. Education Above All needed to revamp their 'resources' website to accommodate a significant increase in user traffic. With Drupal, we ensured the site could handle the growth while maintaining a high level of performance, allowing more educators and learners to benefit from their valuable resources.

Customisable Learning Experiences

Every educational organisation has its distinct identity and goals. Drupal’s flexible architecture empowers institutions to tailor their learning portals to meet these unique needs. Take the SABEeX Drupal 10 website, for instance. By integrating SCORM features, the platform offered a more dynamic and interactive learning experience. This allowed learners to engage with customised content and track their progress effectively, transforming the traditional learning journey into a personalised adventure.

Security First

In an era where data breaches are all too common, protecting sensitive educational data is paramount. Drupal’s enterprise-level security measures offer robust protection, ensuring peace of mind.

Community Support and Collaboration

The Drupal community is a treasure trove of insights and collaborative potential, especially for those in education. By joining this vast community, developers and educators can share innovations and tools that enhance educational experiences globally. A recent collaboration between several European universities using Drupal led to the development of an open-source tool that revolutionised resource sharing across institutions.

Are you ready to rethink your Edtech strategy with Drupal? Whether you're looking to dive deeper into custom solutions or curious about real-world transformations, Drupal offers the tools to elevate educational experiences. Share your story of innovation or explore how you can harness the power of Drupal

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Under certain uncommon site configurations, a bug in the CKEditor 5 module can cause some image uploads to move the entire webroot to a different location on the file system. This could be exploited by a malicious user to take down a site.

The issue is mitigated by the fact that several non-default site configurations must exist simultaneously for this to occur.

Install the latest version:

• If you are using Drupal 10.2, update to Drupal 10.2.10.
• Drupal 10.3 and above are not affected, nor is Drupal 7.

All versions of Drupal 10 prior to 10.2 are end-of-life and do not receive security coverage. (Drupal 8 and Drupal 9 have both reached end-of-life.)

This advisory is not covered by Drupal Steward.

• Pierre Rudloff

• catch of the Drupal Security Team
• Lee Rowlands of the Drupal Security Team
• Benji Fisher of the Drupal Security Team
• Kim Pepper
• Wim Leers
• xjm of the Drupal Security Team

• xjm of the Drupal Security Team
• Dave Long of the Drupal Security Team
• Juraj Nemec of the Drupal Security Team