Talking Drupal Talking Drupal #522 - New Contrib Records System
Sep 29, 2025
Fran Garcia-Linares, a Drupal web developer, and Tim Lehnen, engineering lead at the Drupal Association, dive into the new Contribution Records System. They discuss the challenges of migrating millions of entities and the importance of accurate crediting. The redesigned system simplifies how contributions are tracked and displayed. Future enhancements include broader contributions beyond code, like events and localization. Gamification and new API endpoints for data querying are also on the horizon, promoting community engagement.
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ConfigNotify Born From Real Maintenance Pain
- Fran built ConfigNotify after managing 40–50 sites where people changed production config and caused headaches.
- The module began as a proof of concept and added Slack/email notifications to reduce stress.
Contribution Records Power Ecosystem Insights
- Contribution records track who contributed and who sponsored work across Drupal, enabling community health metrics.
- The system powers marketplace rankings and ecosystem analysis beyond raw commits.
Decoupling Credits From Old Issues
- Migrating to GitLab required decoupling contribution credit from the old issue content type.
- The new contribution_records content type lets credits link to GitLab issues and other future contribution sources.