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Drupal is a powerful and very flexible content management system, but with that it can be complex and at times very frustrating. However, Drupal arguably has the largest community of users and is willing to help with nearly any issue that you may run into.
Below are links to various resources that I personally use that have been invaluable in my learning and understanding on how Drupal works and how to just get things done.
Drupal Official Documentation
The Drupal official documentation is very detailed and should be bookmarked by every Drupal content manager, developer and site administrator. Below is a subset of the documentation that I find myself revisiting frequently.
Blogs
The Drupal official blog is regularly updated with news and information about the latest releases, new features, and Drupal events and security advisories as well as other topics related to Drupal.
Web Omelette blog run by Daniel Sipos, Drupal developer and author of the book Drupal 10 Module Development. I frequently visit this blog to see what new Drupal nuggets Daniel has to share with the community.
Lullabot was instrumental in my early education with Drupal 7 and continues to be insightful, not only on the topic of Drupal, but other web technologies as well.
Community News
Dries Buytaert Reflects on 25 Years of Drupal with 25 Lessons Learned
Dries Buytaert, founder of Drupal, shared 25 key lessons learned over the project’s 25‑year history — focusing on community, coordination, maintainability, and the evolution of open source beyond code.
Drupal Iberia 2026 Set for 8–9 May in Braga, Tickets Now Available
Drupal Iberia 2026 will take place on May 8–9 in Braga, Portugal. With tickets now available, the event invites the Drupal community for two days of talks, workshops, and networking at Forum Braga.
AGENTS.md Tool: How AI Actually Speeds Up Drupal Work
Friday, 2:00 PM. A new developer took over the project yesterday. The client reports a production bug - something’s broken with a custom queue worker. In the past, this scenario meant tracking down the previous developer who knows the code. Consultations, explaining context, wasting time. All on a Friday.Now? The developer opens Cursor, asks AI about the queue worker, and AI responds with useful answers because it knows the project. It knows you’re using DDEV, that cache is configured a specific way, that you have custom module prefixes. How is this possible? Just one file in your project:…
Hosting Providers
Hostinger is a great hosting platform for both Drupal with advanced features that are easy to use. I personally use this hosting for Drupal Odyssey and the included features have allowed me to do everything that I wanted quickly and easily.
Pantheon has enterprise-grade hosting for any size Drupal website needs. I work with several clients that use this platform and it's by far my most recommended hosting if your budget allows.
Acquia has enterprise-grade hosting that helps you deliver powerful digital experiences with a host of different products and services. I also use this platform for various client sites.