Dries Buytaert
@Dries
Creator of Drupal, Drupal project lead, co-founder and Executive Chair of Acquia. Young Global Leader at WEF. Building the world we want to exist in.
AI is changing the digital agency model. Here is how and why it matters: dri.es/ai-and-the-gre…
The Open Web was built on a fair exchange: content in return for visitors. AI broke that deal. We need new systems to support creators, not leave them behind. My thoughts on Cloudflare's big announcement and ways forward: dri.es/the-webs-broke… /cc @Cloudflare
How I use Obsidian to build a knowledge base that helps me think better, connect ideas in writing, and pursue projects. dri.es/how-i-collect-… /cc @obsdmd @kepano
A few weeks ago, I started exploring how AI can improve alt-text for images on my website: dri.es/automating-alt… /cc @simonw
Exciting news! This week, we launched the first-ever beta of Drupal CMS (Drupal Starshot)! 🚀 Ready to dive in and explore? Follow my simple guide at dri.es/installing-dru…. Your feedback is appreciated! 🌟
Blog: I'm excited to share an experiment I've been working on: a solar-powered, self-hosted website running on a Raspberry Pi. dri.es/my-solar-power…
In light of the recent discussions within the #WordPress community, I decided to share my perspective on the 'Maker-Taker challenge' in open source, drawing from my experience with #Drupal. dri.es/solving-the-ma…
Last week, I delivered my State of Drupal keynote at DrupalCon Europe. I demoed 17 key innovations in Drupal Starshot, including AI for site building, the experience builder, recipes, and more. Watch the demo at dri.es/state-of-drupa…! #DrupalCon #Drupal
I spent 30 minutes verifying that dri.es is ready for the upgrade to Drupal 11. It's ready, and I'm excited about it. I then spent another 30 minutes documenting the tools and workflow I use to update my custom Drupal code. dri.es/major-version-…
Announcing Drupal Starshot sessions: drupal.org/about/core/blo… First one is tomorrow!
This week, approximately 1,400 Drupal enthusiasts came together for DrupalCon North America in Portland, Oregon. As a matter of tradition, I delivered my State of Drupal keynote, often referred to as "DriesNote". dri.es/state-of-drupa…
The #Drupal community will evolve the Layout Builder into the Experience Builder, enhancing its intuitiveness, expanding out-of-the-box functionality, and introducing in-browser theming capabilities. dri.es/evolving-drupa…
Great tutorial by @gaborhojtsy on how to update #Drupal modules to Drupal 11. The process leverages GitLab, Drupal Rector and Drupal's Project Update Bot to manage module compatibility and automate updates. hojtsy.hu/blog/2024-apr-…
How I created a Champagne and wine monitoring system using open hardware and Drupal as an Internet-of-Things (IoT) backend. Sometimes, more is more! dri.es/building-my-ow…
Next week, I'm traveling to Japan and Australia. My goal is to connect with the local #Drupal community in each country, discussing the future of Drupal, learning from each other, and collaborating. See dri.es/drupal-adventu…. Hope to see some of you there!
Two years ago, I launched a simple Web3 website using IPFS and ENS. Back then, Web3 tools were getting a lot of buzz. After two years of neglecting my Web3 site, does it still work? Plus, insights in Web3's progress for website hosting. dri.es/two-years-late… #web3 #ipfs #ens
Martti Malmi's old email conversations with Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto unveil their joint efforts on launching Bitcoin's website using Drupal. Cool! dri.es/satoshi-nakamo…
Good observations from @Dries re: web application architectures and the case for #Drupal. Perhaps we should refer to the “core platform” as “precomposed”? A common feature set that satisfies majority use cases but whose individual components are still totally swappable.
How #Jamstack, #MACH, and traditional CMSes like #Drupal and #WordPress are evolving by learning from one another. Also, debunking some myths in Jamstack and MACH marketing. dri.es/the-new-old-ja…
How #Jamstack, #MACH, and traditional CMSes like #Drupal and #WordPress are evolving by learning from one another. Also, debunking some myths in Jamstack and MACH marketing. dri.es/the-new-old-ja…
Drupal 10.2 is now available: improves content modeling, block management, menu and taxonomy organization, and permission administration. New options to sanitize file names are available, and media item revisions now have a dedicated user interface. drupal.org/blog/drupal-10…