Personal blog of Yzmir Ramirez

A high severity vulnerability, referred to as “mongobleed” (CVE-2025-14847) has been identified in most versions of MongoDB Community and Enterprise editions and MongoDB Atlas. Percona Server for MongoDB (PSMDB) is also affected, since it is based on the upstream MongoDB Community code base. This issue affects all MongoDB server binaries where zlib network compression is […]

When you went all-in on the cloud, you were promised agility and savings. But sometimes, the reality feels very different. Instead of simplicity and flexibility, you’re facing higher bills, shrinking options, and a single vendor with all the leverage. You’ve just swapped one form of vendor lock-in for another, and this lack of control can […]

Open Source Isn’t What It Used to Be The landscape of open source has undergone significant changes in recent years, and selecting the right operator and tooling for PostgreSQL clusters in Kubernetes has never been more crucial. MinIO, for example, was a widely used open source S3-compatible storage backend. Over the past few years, it has: […]

Today we are talking about Webhaven.io, What it is, and How it helps build Drupal faster with guest Fons Vandamme. We’ll also cover Metatag Simple Widget as our module of the week.

For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/534

Topics

• What is Web Haven
• Web Haven’s Technical Insights and Future Plans
• Developer’s Perspective on Recipe Upgrades
• Documentation vs. Automatic Updates
• Module Management Concerns
• Drupal Canvas
• Challenges with Drupal Canvas Integration
• Web Haven’s Future with Drupal Canvas
• Exploring Headless Architecture with Web Haven
• Business Plan and Roadmap for Web Haven
• AI Integration in Web Haven
• Creating and Testing Recipes

Resources

• Webhaven.io
• Accelerating AI-Powered Chatbots in Drupal
• Ratatouille

Guests

Fons Vandamme – webhaven.io f0ns

Hosts

Nic Laflin – nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi – epam.com johnpicozzi Martin Anderson-Clutz – mandclu.com mandclu

MOTW Correspondent

Martin Anderson-Clutz – mandclu.com mandclu

• Brief description:
  • Have you ever wanted a simplified widget for managing meta tags in your Drupal content? There’s a module for that.
• Module name/project name:
  • Metatag Simple Widget
• Brief history
  • How old: created in Jul 2025 by Jim Vomero (njim) of Four Kitchens
  • Versions available: 1.0.0 and 1.1.0, the latter of which works with Drupal core 10 and 11
• Maintainership
  • Actively maintained
  • Security coverage
  • No open issues
• Usage stats:
  • 1 site
• Module features and usage
  • With this module installed, in the form configuration for your content types, you’ll see a new “Simplified meta tags form” widget for metatag fields
  • It’s designed to provide a dramatically streamlined input for metatags, focused on only exposing the most commonly used tags, the title and description
  • As a configuration option, you can have the widget hide default values, which for metatag fields often contain tokens, which could be confusing for Drupal neophytes
  • The module was nominated by Dave Hansen-Lange (dalin), also of Four Kitchens, and a co-maintainer, as well as a fellow Canadian

I also wanted to give a shout out to the Drupal.org Infrastructure Working Group. In the lead-up to this recording there was a media server failure that brought down the entire site. They worked as furiously as Santa’s elves and were able to quickly get the site back up. It was a reminder for me of how much we all (and this segment in particular) depend on the tireless work they do. In this season of giving please consider supporting the Drupal Association, and if you already do, maybe see if you could give a little more.

We recently identified that a batch of our Percona Server for PostgreSQL RPM packages were inadvertently compiled with the debug assertion flag (–enable-cassert) enabled. While these assertions are invaluable for our developers during the testing phase, they are not intended for production use. We have since rebuilt the packages and strongly recommend that all users […]

In 2025, the Percona Operator for MongoDB focused on the hardest parts of running MongoDB in Kubernetes: reliable backups and restores, clearer behavior during elections and restores, better observability at scale, and safer defaults as MongoDB 8.0 became mainstream. The year included real course corrections, such as addressing PBM connection leaks and being explicit about […]

Choosing the right Kubernetes operator is one of those quiet decisions that ultimately defines your database strategy, affecting everything from how easily you automate backups and scaling to how much control you maintain over long-term costs and architecture. But while most operators look similar at first glance, their underlying models yield vastly different outcomes. Some […]

Most organizations now run across multiple clouds, pursuing flexibility, better pricing, or regional availability. But while stateless applications move freely, databases often remain stuck. Each cloud provider offers its own managed database service (e.g., RDS, Cloud SQL, Azure Database) with distinct APIs, automation tools, and monitoring layers. Once you commit to one, moving becomes complicated […]

Today we are talking about The Drupal At-Large Board Seat, What the job entails, and some common misconceptions with guest Fei Lauren. We’ll also cover Token Browser as our module of the week.

For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/533

Topics

• Understanding the Drupal Association at Large Board Seat
• Responsibilities and Experiences of a Board Member
• Challenges and Insights from Serving on the Board
• Community Representation and Accountability
• Skills and Qualities for Aspiring Board Members
• Navigating Board Member Responsibilities
• Community Perception and Board Care
• Global Community Engagement
• Challenges and Impact of Board Decisions
• Encouraging Non-Technical Contributions
• Reflections and Future Plans
• Election Process and Imposter Syndrome

Resources

• Board of directors working groups
• Board of directors

Guests

Fei Lauren – feilauren

Hosts

Martin Anderson-Clutz – mandclu.com mandclu Nic Laflin – nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan

MOTW Correspondent

Nic Laflin – nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan

• Brief description:
  • Have you ever wanted an improved token browser that loads quickly and doesn’t have a depth limit? There’s a module for that.
• Module name/project name:
  • Token Browser
• Brief history
  • How old: created in Nov 2025 by Andy Marquis (apmsooner)
  • https://talkingdrupal.com/505
  • Versions available: 1.0.0 which works with Drupal core 11.3 or newer
• Maintainership
  • Actively maintained
  • Security coverage
  • Test coverage
  • Number of open issues: 2 open issues, 1 of which is a bug
• Usage stats:
  • 3 sites
• Module features and usage
  • The Token Browser module provides a rebuilt version of the standard token browser. Notably, it only renders the first level during the initial request, and then requests deeper levels as needed using all the latest HTMX improvements in Drupal core 11.3
  • It’s worth noting that the initial version requires an alternative theme function be attached to form elements where you want to use the new Token Browser, so it doesn’t actually replace the standard version
  • Also, there seems to be an issue where the HTMX library doesn’t load on cached pages, which is the one open issue. I pinged Andy about it and it sounds like he has a fix in the works.
  • Finally, this module is similar to an older module called Fast Token Browser, but that module was never updated to work with versions of Drupal newer than 7, and relied on jQuery for its AJAX functionality

Today we are talking about The Drupal At-Large Board Seat, What the job entails, and some common misconceptions with guest Fei Lauren. We’ll also cover Token Browser as our module of the week.

For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/533

Topics

• Understanding the Drupal Association at Large Board Seat
• Responsibilities and Experiences of a Board Member
• Challenges and Insights from Serving on the Board
• Community Representation and Accountability
• Skills and Qualities for Aspiring Board Members
• Navigating Board Member Responsibilities
• Community Perception and Board Care
• Global Community Engagement
• Challenges and Impact of Board Decisions
• Encouraging Non-Technical Contributions
• Reflections and Future Plans
• Election Process and Imposter Syndrome

Resources

• Board of directors working groups
• Board of directors

Guests

Fei Lauren – feilauren

Hosts

Martin Anderson-Clutz – mandclu.com mandclu Nic Laflin – nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan

MOTW Correspondent

Nic Laflin – nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan

• Brief description:
  • Have you ever wanted an improved token browser that loads quickly and doesn’t have a depth limit? There’s a module for that.
• Module name/project name:
  • Token Browser
• Brief history
  • How old: created in Nov 2025 by Andy Marquis (apmsooner)
  • https://talkingdrupal.com/505
  • Versions available: 1.0.0 which works with Drupal core 11.3 or newer
• Maintainership
  • Actively maintained
  • Security coverage
  • Test coverage
  • Number of open issues: 2 open issues, 1 of which is a bug
• Usage stats:
  • 3 sites
• Module features and usage
  • The Token Browser module provides a rebuilt version of the standard token browser. Notably, it only renders the first level during the initial request, and then requests deeper levels as needed using all the latest HTMX improvements in Drupal core 11.3
  • It’s worth noting that the initial version requires an alternative theme function be attached to form elements where you want to use the new Token Browser, so it doesn’t actually replace the standard version
  • Also, there seems to be an issue where the HTMX library doesn’t load on cached pages, which is the one open issue. I pinged Andy about it and it sounds like he has a fix in the works.
  • Finally, this module is similar to an older module called Fast Token Browser, but that module was never updated to work with versions of Drupal newer than 7, and relied on jQuery for its AJAX functionality