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Mike Anello (ultimike)

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Drupal developer and trainer.

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The Work Behind the Workflow: Stas Zhuk and the Future of DDEV As a maintainer of DDEV, Stas Zhuk works behind the scenes to ensure thousands of developers rarely have to think about their local environments. In this interview with The DropTimes, he reflects on r...

Lots of people know Randy Fay as the face of #DDEV, but few know that Stas Zhuk has been doing much of the heavy lifting the last few years under extremely challenging conditions. πŸ’ͺπŸ™Œ

www.thedroptimes.com/interview/66...

09.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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What I Learned Using AI for Drupal Development Tag1 Senior Drupal Developer Ajit Shinde shares how he used AI to solve Trash module taxonomy challenges and speed up test-driven development in Drupal projects.

"Providing context aggressively makes an enormous difference" πŸ€–

Well-written article from Ajit Shinde from @tag1consulting.com about their experiences learning to use AI as a #Drupal development aid. πŸ› οΈπŸ’‘

www.tag1.com/blog/using-a...

08.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The shortcut module has been removed from the standard profile and recipe The shortcut module has been removed from the standard install profile and recipe, in preparation for being moved to a contributed module in Drupal 12. Sites can continue to install shortcut module wh...

The downsizing of #Drupal core continues. βœ‚οΈπŸ“¦

www.drupal.org/node/3575093

The Shortcut module will be removed from the standard profile and recipe in 11.4. πŸ‘‹πŸ”—

07.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mike Anello holding a stuff rabbit toy named Miffy next to a DrupalEasy promotional banner.

Mike Anello holding a stuff rabbit toy named Miffy next to a DrupalEasy promotional banner.

It was great to see #drupalMiffy at @fldrupal.camp recently! 🐰🌴

I'll be joining them at @drupalconeur.bsky.social Rotterdam in September - join me! 🌍✈️

06.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Contact module is deprecated The Contact module is deprecated and will be removed from Drupal 12.0.0. If you want to keep using the functionality provided by Contact, read the recommendations for Contact.

I definitely like this trend of removing stuff from #Drupal core that doesn't appear to be used all that often. From the start, the Contact module never really seemed like it had a chance… πŸ—‘οΈπŸ‘ #Drupal

www.drupal.org/node/3571602

05.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Only 3 weeks until @drupalcon.bsky.social Chicago! ⏰

Spots are filling up for my full-day #Drupal module development training on Monday, March 23. Learn plugins, Form API, routing, and permissions in this workshop I've been refining for 8+ years.

Don't wait!

events.drupal.org/chicago2026/...

04.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Auto-Updating Privacy Policy Generator for Websites Generate compliant Privacy Policies, Terms & Cookie policies that auto-update as privacy laws change. Coverage for US, EU, UK, Canada & Australia.

Automate your site's Privacy Policy, Terms of Service and similar declarations with Termageddon: policies.termageddon.com?fp_ref=manello πŸ“œβš–οΈ

Automatic updates based on changing laws and regulations. πŸ”„

03.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Xdebug in DDEV: Understanding, Debugging, and Troubleshooting Step Debugging Understanding how Xdebug step debugging works, how it's integrated in DDEV, and how to diagnose and fix common connectivity issues.

March 2
IMHO, This is all you need to take away from this blog post from Randy Fay about a new bit of #DDEV functionality: πŸ› οΈ

ddev utility xdebug-diagnose

I suspect this will collectively save folks a gazillion hours. β±οΈπŸ˜…

ddev.com/blog/xdebug-...

02.03.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meridian, the Latest Dripyard Theme | Dripyard Meet Meridian, the newest Dripyard theme. We’re really excited about this release, as many hours went into Meridian along with updates to our other themes.

If you're starting a #Drupal site-build, you'd be nuts if you didn't at least consider building your theme from one of the beautifully engineered themes from @dripyard.com πŸŽ¨πŸ—οΈ

dripyard.com/blog/meridia...

Mike Herchel @mike.herchel.com introduces "Meridian". βœ¨πŸš€

01.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing the Drupal AI Views Agent The Drupal Views AI agent allows site builders to create and update Views using natural language prompts, without ever opening the Views UI.

Holy cow - this is a heavy lift for the #Drupal community! 🀯

www.morpht.com/blog/introdu...

Imagine being able to describe a View in words and have AI automatically create it - that's where this is headed! πŸ€–βœ¨

Blog post from @jibranijaz.bsky.social

28.02.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Converting hooks to OO methods made easy | Joachim's blog

Nice command-line focused tutorial for upgrading your old-school #Drupal hooks to modern OO hooks from Joachim Noreiko πŸ”§β¬†οΈπŸŽ―

www.noreiko.com/blog/convert...

27.02.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Level up your #Drupal skills at @drupalcon.bsky.social Chicago! πŸ“š

My full-day module development training (Monday, March 23) covers plugins, Form API, routing, and user permissions.

This workshop has been presented at DrupalCons for 8+ yearsβ€”don't miss it!

events.drupal.org/chicago2026/...

26.02.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Recommended Vector Databases (VDB) for Drupal – Overview of AI Providers Vector databases have become a key component of modern AI applications in Drupal.

Pretty good overview of vector DB providers that have contributed module support in #Drupal from @grzegorzbartman.bsky.social πŸ—„οΈ

www.droptica.com/blog/recomme...

Once support for MariaDB 11.8 (which includes vector databases) matures in the Drupal ecosystem, that will change the equation a bit… πŸ€–πŸ”

25.02.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Responsible Drupal AI Basics | DrupalCamp NJ Artificial intelligence is poised to change the way software is developed and content is created. Responsible Drupal AI Basics focuses on utilizing AI in Drupal as a tool that savvy developers and aut...

Ready to learn how your modern #Drupal site can take advantage of #AI? Join me on March 12 at @drupalcampnj.bsky.social for a full-day workshop! πŸŽ“

www.drupalcampnj.org/session/resp...

πŸ€–βœ¨πŸš€

24.02.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today marks the 20th birthday of my #Drupal dot org user account (hence all the gray hair.) πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‰πŸͺ„πŸ‘΄

24.02.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New `ddev share` Provider System: Cloudflare tunnel with no login or token DDEV v1.25.0 introduces a flexible provider system for `ddev share`, adding free Cloudflare tunnel support, automation capabilities, and extensibility for custom sharing solutions.

#ddev just updated its "ddev share" command with more flexibility and power. πŸ’ͺπŸš€

ddev.com/blog/share-p...

Blog post from Randy Fay πŸ› οΈπŸ“

23.02.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Four PHP Communities, One Uncomfortable Conversation | Debug Academy #Drupal, Joomla, Magento, Mautic. All PHP-based, all use Composer, all have talented & passionateΒ communities. And all share the same problems around growth and sustainability. There is a solution. No...

My initial reaction to this post is that merging open-source community cultures might just be more difficult than merging code… πŸ€”πŸ’¬

debugacademy.com/article/four...

Thought-provoking blog post from Ashraf AbedπŸ‘πŸ”—

22.02.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Four Weeks of High Velocity Development for Drupal AI While Artificial Intelligence is evolving rapidly, many applications remain experimental and difficult to implement in professional production environments. The Drupal AI Initiative addresses this dir...

The continued progress of the #drupal AI Initiative cannot be denied. πŸš€πŸ€–

www.drupal.org/about/starsh...

From a blog post written by Paul Johnson πŸ‘πŸ’‘

21.02.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ready for @drupalcon.bsky.social Chicago?

Join my Monday, March 23 full-day workshop on #Drupal module development. I've refined this training over 8+ years at DrupalCons and Drupal eventsβ€”covering everything from plugins and routing to Form API and permissions!

events.drupal.org/chicago2026/...

20.02.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
GitLab issue migration: how to use the new workflow As more projects are being migrated, we explain the main changes on the workflow when working on GitLab issues for migrated projects.

More big changes coming to the #drupal issue queues! Exciting! πŸš€πŸŽ‰

www.drupal.org/drupalorg/bl...

Via Fran Garcia-Linares (fjgarlin on d.o.) πŸ‘

19.02.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Professional Single Directory Components

Time to modernize your #Drupal front-end skills? Get up-to-speed with single directory components and Drupal Canvas in our 18-hour workshop (6 classes over 2 weeks): 🎨

www.drupaleasy.com/psdc

Class begins April 6. πŸš€βœ¨

18.02.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Display Builder A display building tool for ambitious site builders: Design system native: fully use your design system (components, style utilities, icons, themes/modes, CSS variables...) directly in Drupal Unified:

I had a chance recently to check out the #drupal Display Builder module during DrupalEasy Office Hours!

www.drupal.org/project/disp...

If you haven’t seen it, it is a pretty sweet page builder not all that unlike Drupal Canvas but a bit more Drupal-y.

18.02.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Get Hands-On with AI in Drupal: "Responsible Drupal AI Basics" Workshop Coming to Florida and New Jersey Friday, February 20 at Florida DrupalCamp in Orlando and Thursday, March 12 at DrupalCamp NJ in Princeton. Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we build websites and create content β€” and the Drupa...

Ready to learn the basics of the #drupal AI module eco-system? Join me in Florida or New Jersey for some in-person training!

www.drupal.org/about/starsh...

17.02.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Become a Sponsor Florida DrupalCamp will be held February 20-22nd, 2026 at Florida Technical College in Orlando, FL

This is your last chance to be a part of the best (and one of the biggest!) #Drupal camp(s) anywhere! Become a @fldrupal.camp sponsor today! 🌴

www.fldrupal.camp/become-sponsor

The event is February 20-22 - join us! πŸš€βœ¨

16.02.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Responsible Drupal AI Basics | DrupalCamp NJ Artificial intelligence is poised to change the way software is developed and content is created. Responsible Drupal AI Basics focuses on utilizing AI in Drupal as a tool that savvy developers and aut...

I'll be at @drupalcampnj.bsky.social on March 12 teaching a full-day Responsible Drupal AI Basics workshop: πŸ€–

www.drupalcampnj.org/session/resp...

Join me! πŸš€βœ¨

#Drupal #AI

15.02.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How an unclosed broke Drupal’s JavaScript | Dripyard Sometimes you hit a bug and your brain just goes, β€œhuh.” That was me earlier today while trying to figure out why Drupal’s JavaScript was completely broken. But only on one page. And of course, this h...

A fantastic unfiltered blow-by-blow account of finding a #Drupal front-end display bug and going through the steps to find the root cause from one of our best communicators (I know, I'm surprised I wrote that last bit as well!) πŸ›πŸ”

dripyard.com/blog/how-unc...

Via @mike.herchel.com 🐊πŸ”₯⛓️πŸͺš

14.02.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Homepage | NBC Olympics Visit NBCOlympics.com for live streams, highlights, schedules, news, athlete bios and more from Milan Cortina 2026.

Great to see that nbcolympics.com is running on #drupal 10 again!

14.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to He chose to love me. I choose to fight for him., organized by Alyssa Palanca My name is Alyssa, and I am Mike’s stepdaughter. Who, I affectionately … Alyssa Palanca needs your support for He chose to love me. I choose to fight for him.

A long-time #Drupal community member, Mike Feranda, recently had a major medical crisis and his family is asking for some financial assistance. πŸ’™πŸ™

www.gofundme.com/f/he-chose-t...

He's the maintainer of the agGrid module. β€οΈπŸ†˜

13.02.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Future of AI-Powered Web Creation Is People-First, Not-Prompt First Aidan Foster - Strategy Lead, Foster Interactive The Big Shift in Web Creation For years, the hardest part of building a website was technical execution. Slow development cycles, code barriers, and lo...

"Instead of guessing, it draws from your organization's strategic foundation." 🎯

Each time I read something about #Drupal AI that mentions the Context Control Center, it further convinces me that this is the right path forward. πŸš€

Blog post from Aiden Foster πŸ“

www.drupal.org/about/starsh...

13.02.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yo! DrupalCon @drupalcon @drupalcon@mastodon.social @drupalcon @drupalcon.bsky.social Chicago is March 23! 🎯

Get up-to-speed with modern #Drupal module development in my full-day training. We'll dive into plugins, Form API, routing, and user permissions.

events.drupal.org/chicago2026/...

12.02.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0