Autor: Derek Springer

If your Drupal site still runs the community Akismet module (drupal/akismet), the official Akismet module (drupal/akismet_antispam) can upgrade it in place. You swap the Composer package, run database updates, and your API key and protection settings come along. We built it so you don’t have to uninstall, reinstall, and re-enter everything. This post walks through the steps. Which sites this covers The update needs Drupal 10.3 or later on PHP 8.1 or later. That covers sites on the community module’s 2.0.x releases and its 8.x-1.x dev branch. If you’re on an older setup: 8.x-1.0-alpha2 (Drupal 8 or 9): update the…

This security and maintenance release features 7 security fixes and 4 bug fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.3 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically. Security updates included in this release The security team would like to thank the following people and organizations for responsibly reporting vulnerabilities, and allowing them to be fixed in this release: A stored XSS on the Comments administration…

AI-driven growth presents challenges in security and accessibility and infrastructure hurdles that technology teams cannot ignore.

As artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into genealogical research, it is tempting to imagine a future where longstanding mysteries are unraveled with a few keystrokes. AI tools can now scan, transcribe, and sort through centuries of records, but the heart of successful genealogy still depends on something machines cannot replicate: the human touch. No matter […]

A few days ago, someone opened a support thread about AllTerrain Forms and, in the middle of otherwise useful feedback, wrote something very direct: “I hate OpenStation.” Obviously that is not the nicest sentence to read when you are working on the product, but at the same time it immediately got my attention because this is exactly the kind of feedback that can be useful if you don’t take it personally. So instead of trying to explain why OpenStation is good, or why we made certain decisions, I asked a very simple question: what exactly makes you hate it? Her…

Fellow Automattician Job Thomas, down in Cape Town, South Africa, has a lovely story about using Claude and the Beeper MCP to wrangle all the group chats for his daughter’s sports.

Faster tech means new challenges from AI feedback loops to WordPress security incidents.

Sometime we think, been there, done that, but hey, not everyone has done that.

Version 1.1.0 of the official Akismet Drupal module is out with support for Drupal 12. If you’re planning your move to 12, spam protection won’t hold you back. Here are the highlights. Drupal 12 from day one The module now runs on Drupal 10.3+, 11 and 12. On Drupal 12, Akismet checks comments and user registrations as soon as you install it, since both live in core. Contact forms, webforms, and the Key module will be supported as soon as they’re ready for D12. What else is new in 1.1.0 Better spam scoring Every check now gives Akismet a fuller…

Bob Dunn reflects on online conversation styles and an infamous hardware design blunder, offering unsolicited solutions and food for thought.