New in Drupal 11: Export Content to YAML with the content:export Command

With the release of Drupal 11.3.0, a powerful new tool has landed in core: the content:export Drush command. This feature simplifies how developers generate YAML-formatted content for installation recipes, testing, and automation pipelines.

Modern websites often need scalable and reliable file storage solutions for images, videos, PDFs, and other assets. One of the best tools for this is Google Cloud Storage (GCS). In this article, we’ll show you how to integrate GCS with Drupal so that all your files are stored and served directly from Google’s cloud infrastructure.

Why Use Google Cloud Storage?

Google Cloud Storage offers:

✅ Disclaimer

This article summarizes exploratory ideas regarding an object-oriented approach to form/render arrays in Drupal.

⚠ Important Notes

• This content is not an official description of Drupal 11 features.

• The information presented here may:

🔄 Updating hook_help() When Migrating from Drupal 8 to Drupal 11.2

With the release of Drupal 11.2, developers are encouraged to modernize their codebase by replacing legacy hooks with more structured, object-oriented alternatives. One of the most commonly used hooks in legacy modules is hook_help() — the function that adds helpful module documentation to the /admin/help page.

In Drupal, Paragraphs, Layout Builder, and custom templates are all tools for controlling how content is structured and displayed — but they serve different purposes and are used in different contexts. Here's a clear breakdown of each and when to use them:

✅ 1. Paragraphs

❓ What it is:

The Paragraphs module lets site builders define reusable, flexible content components (like “Image + Text”, “Slider”, “Video”, etc.) that editors can mix and match in a structured way within content types.

🛑 When Indexing Can Hurt MySQL Performance

Indexes usually improve query performance, but in some cases, they can actually make things worse. Here are the key situations:

If you need to retrieve data from 10,000 nodes in Drupal, the most efficient way is to load them in batches, not one-by-one in a loop and not all at once.

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm based on the concept of "objects", which can contain data (fields, often called attributes or properties) and code (methods, which are functions associated with the object).

There are 4 main principles of OOP, often remembered by the acronym "PIES":

🔠 What is PIES?

PIES stands for the four core OOP principles:

Introduction

Modern frontend requirements in Drupal projects demand more flexibility, customization, and fast adaptation to design specifications. Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that enables developers to build unique UI solutions quickly and precisely without writing extra CSS. However, many Drupal projects still use the Radix theme, which is based on Bootstrap—a reliable framework with a rich set of ready-made components.

In this article, we'll cover:

Direct comparison between Laravel (Eloquent) and Drupal (Entity API) — especially useful if you're coming from a Drupal background and exploring Laravel.

🔁 Laravel Eloquent vs Drupal Entity API

✅ Fetching filtered content

Laravel:

$tasks = Task::where('completed', true)->get();

Drupal: