Talking Drupal
Talking Drupal #435 - UI Suite initiative
Jan 29, 2024
The podcast discusses the UI Suite initiative in Drupal, its benefits for themers and site builders, and its division of work between developers. They also explore a contrib module for drop down menus, improving accessibility, and the functionality and configuration options of Drupal menus. The hosts highlight the advantages of implementing design systems and discuss handling updates and deprecations. They provide information on reaching out to the podcast and contacting the hosts about the UI Suite.
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Quick takeaways
- UI Suite Initiative aims to streamline design system implementation in Drupal and consolidate the ecosystem for easier adoption and management across projects.
- Implementing UI Suite shifts responsibilities among team members, with backend developers benefiting from reduced workload and frontend developers taking on the role of providers for more efficient design implementation.
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UI Suite Initiative: A Consolidated Approach to Design Systems
The UI Suite Initiative aims to streamline the implementation of design systems in Drupal. With independent modules addressing specific aspects of design systems, UI Suite allows frontend developers to provide a complete design implementation that can be easily leveraged by backend developers. By consolidating the ecosystem, UI Suite simplifies the adoption and management of design systems across multiple projects. The initiative also focuses on the upcoming componentization feature, which will bring even more flexibility and efficiency to design system implementation. The UI Suite community welcomes contributors and offers regular monthly meetings and a dedicated Slack channel for collaboration.
