The Drop Times

Developer Maximilian Haupt has released Dropmin, an open-source backend built on Drupal core for managing structured content and delivering it via JSON API. The module supports no-code configuration, modern API integrations, and frontend compatibility with Gatsby and Symfony through dedicated starter kits.

Ivan Zugec will host a free livestream on May 24, 2025, showcasing advanced use of the Drupal Paragraphs module. Topics include widget customization, Paragraphs Library, Clipboard, and Layout Paragraphs. The event features live demos and practical content management tips.

Roland Obermair has released the Commerce Recurring Donation Widget, a new Drupal module that enables both one-time and recurring donations with full integration into Drupal Commerce. The widget supports flexible, fully customizable donation forms — including dedications, fund designations, and responsive layouts.

In a follow-up to “How Content Cloud is Changing Headless Drupal Development,” Thomas Alias interviews Content Sync CEO Thiemo Müller about developer feedback, product reception, and what’s next for Content Cloud after DrupalCon Atlanta 2025.

In part five of this six-part series, Professor Graham Leach applies models from psychology, philosophy, biology and finance to explain why the Drupal community remained attached to Drupal 7. These frameworks help clarify the stagnation and set the foundation for the final article, which analyzes the decisions the Drupal Project faced in early 2025.

The International Splash Awards will take place on 14 October 2025 at DrupalCon Vienna, with submissions open through 16 June for Drupal projects across ten categories.

Ashish Dwivedi launches a powerful new tool for Drupal developers: a module that simplifies bulk importing and exporting of interface translations for multilingual sites.

Drupal Meetup in Sofia, organised by Andrea Corda of Geonovation with support from The Drop Times, will be held on May 22, 2025, at BetaHaus. The event features talks on Drupal’s future, AI integration, and development trends, and aims to establish a recurring local meetup in Bulgaria.

amazee.ai has released an AI Provider for Drupal, offering enterprise-grade features such as smart search, chatbots, and content automation. Designed for data privacy and compliance, the solution works with any Drupal site and requires no vendor lock-in.

Drupaljam 2025 returns to De Fabrique in Utrecht with the bold theme “And Beyond” — a call to reimagine Drupal’s future through code, ethics, education, and community. This year’s edition isn’t just another meetup; it’s a carefully curated, community-powered experience shaped by volunteers and leaders from Stichting Drupal Nederland. With insights from key organisers Esmeralda Tijhof and Jean-Paul Vosmeer, this feature dives deep into what makes Drupaljam 2025 stand apart: a post-growth keynote by Melanie Rieback, a forward-looking “Post-AI” closing by Jeroen van der Most, hands-on workshops like Drupal in a Day, a strong emphasis on inclusion, and an open-source spirit that goes far beyond software.

DrupalJam 2025 will host a session on SPARC, an open-source solution using Drupal to manage household energy consumption based on solar forecasts. Led by Jasper Lammens from Dropsolid, the session will show how Drupal’s ECA module automates appliance scheduling for efficient renewable energy use.

Weglot, a no-code website translation solution, now supports Drupal. The integration automatically detects and translates site content, includes multilingual SEO features, and provides a central dashboard for managing translations without developer input.

Marine Gandy and Joris Vercammen have been elected to represent the Network of European Drupal Associations in the new Drupal Working Group. Their mission is to help define the structure of a European Drupal Federation alongside the Drupal Association and global partners.

Fabian Bircher has released the Config Checkpoint UI module for Drupal CMS. The tool lets users create, delete, and revert configuration checkpoints, helping manage changes made by recipes or AI without relying solely on git or DDEV snapshots.

Nominations for the 2025 Drupal Association At-Large Board seat are open from 19–30 May. The election process includes community forums and voting, with the new board member announced on 15 July 2025.

The DropTimes weekly newsletter Editor's Pick, Volume 3, Issue 20, explores the Drupal Association’s endorsement of the United Nations Open Source Principles and highlights their alignment with the Open Web Manifesto. This issue features interviews on bridging the gap for new Drupal contributors and the value of inclusive development. Key updates include board nominations, a new code formatting tool, and a governance survey on the Site Templates Marketplace. It also covers upcoming community events such as MidCamp, DrupalCamp Ruhr, and DrupalCon Vienna. Additional updates from the Drupal ecosystem round out the issue, including organizational news and major leadership transitions.

Drupal founder Dries Buytaert will join MidCamp 2025 for a fireside chat on sustainability, community direction, and open-source challenges. The session takes place Tuesday at 12:00 pm CDT and will be available both on-site and via livestream.

Srikanth Danapal has spent over 14 years shaping digital platforms in higher education and now leads Drupal development for the City and County of San Francisco. In this rare interview, he shares how a student job sparked a long-term relationship with Drupal, what it means to build with accessibility in mind, and why mentoring students became a defining part of his journey. This is the written version of a video interview conducted by The DropTimes. The full video will be published soon.

MidCamp 2025 will offer optional training sessions on Drupal CMS, AI integration, Agile workflows, decoupled architecture, and theme development. All sessions take place May 20–21 at DePaul University in Chicago.

amazee.io will hold a live webinar on 4 June 2025 to demonstrate how to integrate private, open-source AI into Drupal websites, with a focus on data privacy, compliance, and flexibility.