Talking Drupal Talking Drupal #516 - Drupal CMS & Recipes
Aug 18, 2025
Dharizza Espinach, a Drupal developer and educator from Costa Rica, shares her insights on Drupal CMS analytics and recipes. She discusses the challenges of content migration and the importance of effective tools for optimizing data accuracy. The conversation dives into Google Analytics integration and how to make it user-friendly for developers. Collaboration within the community is emphasized, along with the balancing act of personal and professional contributions to open-source projects. Plus, juicy insights on the new Field Data module for better content management!
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Field Data Helps Audit Field Usage
- Jacob Rockowitz built Field Data to quickly inspect field values across bundles during migrations and audits.
- He uses it on staging to find unused or bad fields and to export CSVs for cleanup.
Audit Fields On Staging First
- Use Field Data on staging to list field values, find unused fields, and export CSVs for cleanup before migrating.
- Avoid running it in production if you only need audits; the module is ideal for development and migrations.
Make Analytics Setup Frictionless
- Drupal CMS analytics recipes must minimize steps and friction for non-technical users to set up tracking.
- The team prioritized ease of install and clear defaults after researching marketer pain points.