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@thedroptimes.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 10:33 AM

Drupal is moving away from .module and .theme files as more hooks shift to object-oriented implementations. The deprecation sets up a broader structural change for contributed and custom code ahead of future core releases.

www.thedroptimes.com/72654/drupal...

#Drupal #DrupalDevelopment #PHP

Editorial graphic for The Drop Times about the deprecation of Drupal’s `.module` files. The headline reads, “Drupal 13 Changes What Happens to One of Drupal’s Most Familiar Files,” with supporting text explaining that the shift begins in Drupal 11.5 and maintainers still have time to move their logic. A document icon connects through several lines to a modular structure of cubes and shapes, representing code moving from a traditional file into newer object-oriented structures.

@thedroptimes.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 6:15 PM

Drupal 11.5 adds a Views post-save API so plugins can request route rebuilds and discovery-cache clearing only when needed. The longstanding views_invalidate_cache() helper is now deprecated.

https://bit.ly/4gVKu62

#Drupal #Drupal11 #DrupalCore #DrupalDevelopment

TDT Discover Drupal card on Drupal 11.5, highlighting a new Views post-save API that makes route rebuilds more selective and deprecates views_invalidate_cache() for module developers.

@thedroptimes.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 4:53 PM

A Drupal rebuild replaces custom Drupal 7 template tables with reusable Layout Builder sections and components. Editors can save working pages as templates, apply independent copies, and validate blocks against destination data.

https://bit.ly/4ys9nMt

#Drupal #LayoutBuilder #DrupalDevelopment

@thedroptimes.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 4:43 PM

phpstan-drupal’s playground now supports agent-friendly bug reproduction through a documented API. Agents can submit code, receive share links, retrieve Markdown results, and compare saved errors with current analysis.

https://bit.ly/4rdb3Y0

#Drupal #PHPStan #AIAgents #DrupalDevelopment

TDT card on the phpstan-drupal playground adding API discovery, share URLs, Markdown results, and clearer errors for agent-driven Drupal bug reproductions.

@thedroptimes.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 2:03 PM

Drupal 12.0.0-alpha1 opens compatibility testing for modules and themes. It requires PHP 8.5 and brings major dependency changes, while HTMX 4 is still planned for beta1. Alpha1 is not for production.

https://bit.ly/4xKD7EA

#Drupal #Drupal12 #DrupalDevelopment

TDT card on Drupal 12.0.0-alpha1 giving module and theme maintainers a tagged compatibility baseline, with further dependency changes still possible before beta1.

@thedroptimes.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 5:07 PM

Six new ECA Guide recipes show ways to improve Drupal editor workflows with AI metadata, edit shortcuts, dependent fields, Form API Ajax, and HTMX guidance.

https://bit.ly/4xLhK62

#Drupal #ECA #DrupalDevelopment