DrupalCon, the main event about the digital experience platform Drupal, is being held this year in Lille, France. Over 1,200 digital experts and Drupal professionals are getting together to exchange ideas and work on the Drupal project. KitKat and Jägermeister are giving a showcase of their online platforms, and many other Drupal users are present. On 17 October, founder and project lead Dries Buytaert gave an inspiring keynote about Drupal's impact on creating a safe and secure web for everyone and about new opportunities and developments happening with Drupal.
Drupal, often referred to as a content management system or digital experience management platform, is one of the most popular open source solutions for creating ambitious digital solutions. In his keynote, known as ‘Driesnote’, Dries Buytaert, who founded the project over 20 years ago, talked about the recent innovations Drupal underwent. Drupal is constantly updating with new features and new ways to accommodate the growing needs for ambitious digital platforms. A lot of effort goes into optimizing the user experience for content editors and marketers, including new ways to make content management easier and to allow for more exciting layouts and designs of digital content.
Drupal continually offers new options for site builders and organisations using Drupal for their websites to make an impact by creating more inclusive and accessible digital solutions. With a clear focus on data ownership, Drupal lets users keep control over their content and their data, unlike many cloud platforms. The Open Web Manifesto supports protecting personal data instead of exploiting it.
Finally, the recently formed Drupal Marketing Committee is working on showcasing Drupal’s unique capabilities and highlighting what people do every day with Drupal. Notably, KitKat and Jägermeister are keynoting about their Drupal platform. Other organisations using Drupal include Medcmedecins sans frontières, Tesla, and the World Wide Fund for Nature.
This year, DrupalCon Europe is a four-day conference held in Lille, France, from 17-20 October. Over 1200 professionals and Drupal users collaborate on the project for a week. The Drupal Association is a non-profit organisation that caters to the needs of Drupal and its worldwide community, focusing on the growth of the Drupal community and supporting the project’s vision to create a safe, secure, and open web for everyone. Are you using Drupal, or are you a Drupal community? Feel free to connect!