Drupal Is All In on AI. Now Comes the Hard Part

Original article posted by Christoph Breidert on 1xINTERNET website

Over a decade ago, I co-founded 1xINTERNET on the conviction that Drupal was the best platform for ambitious web applications. That bet paid off. But recently, as AI began disrupting our industry, I found myself facing an unfamiliar feeling: uncertainty. For the first time in my career, the path forward wasn't entirely clear.

Differentiating Marketplace Site Templates and Community Site Templates

Site templates are available through two distinct pathways, each serving different needs within the community.

The official Drupal.org Marketplace provides a curated collection of site templates that meet certain quality standards, and are built on top of Drupal CMS as a foundation.

Community templates offer an alternative pathway for innovation and experimentation without the constraints of the curation process, by publishing the template as a general project on Drupal.org.

DrupalCon Chicago 2026: Where Innovation Meets the Open Web

DrupalCon Chicago 2026 brought together leading experts in digital experience development, open source innovation, and enterprise technology.

Drupal CMS leadership changes

We're excited to announce updates to the Drupal CMS leadership team, with the addition of Bálint Kléri as our new Frontend Lead.

Bálint Kléri named Drupal CMS Frontend Lead

Bálint Kléri has been named Frontend Lead, a new leadership role created to oversee the frontend architecture for Drupal CMS, Mercury and Mercury-based themes. Bálint is a full-time contributor to Drupal Canvas, leading the development of Code Components for Acquia and a key contributor to Mercury, the Drupal CMS design system. 

April 2026 Drupal for Nonprofits Chat

Join us THURSDAY, April 16 at 1pm ET / 10am PT, for our regularly scheduled call to chat about all things Drupal and nonprofits. (Convert to your local time zone.)

We don't have anything specific on the agenda this month, so we'll have plenty of time to discuss anything that's on our minds at the intersection of Drupal and nonprofits. Got something specific you want to talk about? Feel free to share ahead of time in our collaborative Google document at https://nten.org/drupal/notes!

All nonprofit Drupal devs and users, regardless of experience level, are always welcome on this call.

This free call is sponsored by NTEN.org and open to everyone.

10 years of free Drupal events: DevBranch’s journey to the 30th Drupal Café Lutsk meetup!

This is a guest post from the incredible team at DevBranch, a Drupal development team based in Lutsk, Ukraine.

Drupal Café Lutsk and Drupal Global Contribution Weekend (DGCW) have become regular opportunities to strengthen the Drupal community in Lutsk, Ukraine. Organized by the DevBranch development team, they connect developers and grow an active community both locally and within the global Drupal ecosystem.

Drupal AI Summit NYC

Where AI Moves from Experiment to Operation

The Drupal AI Summit NYC, taking place on May 14, 2026

Exterior of Convene 360 Madison Avenue

Photo by Gryffindor , CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia

The conversation around AI is changing.

Not just a starting point. A head start. Drupal's new Site Templates are built for your world.

Drupal powers websites for governments, universities, major media organisations, and global brands - but historically it's demanded specialist knowledge just to get started. Last year's release of Drupal CMS changed that, putting Drupal's power within reach of the marketers, content teams, and site builders who actually run websites day to day.

April Sides Wins the 2026 Aaron Winborn Award

At DrupalCon Chicago 2026, the Drupal Community Working Group was honored to announce April Sides as the recipient of the 2026 Aaron Winborn Award. Named in memory of longtime contributor Aaron Winborn, this award recognizes individuals who embody kindness, integrity, and a deep, above-and-beyond commitment to the Drupal community.

Six months following DrupalCon Vienna: the Drupal AI Initiative arrives in Chicago, showing significant progress and major releases

Six months after DrupalCon Vienna, the Drupal AI Initiative arrived in Chicago showing growth and progress, with 10 new partners (31 total) and $1.5 million in funding and staff support. Key releases—Drupal AI 1.2.0 and 1.3.0, MCP 1.2, and Drupal CMS 2.0 with Canvas AI—introduced governance, workflows, and production visibility.

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