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Aug 22, 2022 • 1h 8min

Talking Drupal #361 - Drupal Credit System

Today we are talking about The Drupal Credit System with Matthew Tift. www.talkingDrupal.com/361 Topics What is the Drupal Credit system How is credit given How is credit tracked on the backend What is the trickiest part of integration Contributions are weighted, how is that handled Why are contributions weighted Are non code contributions included in the Drupal Credit system How do you run analytics on the data What is changing with the credit system Other communities are thinking of integrating a credit system what are lessons shared Resources Drupal Contribution Credits Drupal Marketplace Matthew’s website (the hub for everything he does) How We Compare: Leaderboards and Related Comparison Metrics in the Drupal Community (2021) Contribution Recognition and the Drupal Project (2021) Drupal’s Credit System and Evidence-Based Open-Source Sustainability (2021) All Things Open GitLab Commit Leaderboards and Metrics at Drupal.org with Matthew Tift and Tim Lehnen DrupalCon Seattle: The Imaginary Band of Drupal Rock Stars (2019) Who Sponsors Drupal Development? (2016) The Cultural Construction of Drupal (2015) Gitlab issue on credit system Issue Epic Interpreting drupal core commit history CHAOSS (Community Health Analytics Open Source Software) metric Contribution Attribution Guests Matthew Tift - matthewtift.com @matthewtift Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Cathy Theys - @YesCT MOTW Entity Redirect Adds a configurable redirect after saving a node or other entity. The redirect is configurable per bundle. Also, given sufficient permissions (and presuming it is enabled for that specific content/bundle), individual users can configure their own redirects (on their profile edit page).
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Aug 15, 2022 • 57min

Talking Drupal #360 - Backdrop Case Study

Today we are talking about Backdrop CMS with Eric Toupin. www.talkingDrupal.com/360 Topics What is backdrop How did you hear about it Tell us about Aten and your clients What type of work is Aten doing with Stanford Why was Backdrop CMS considered How long was Backdrop out before you considered it Are there features Backdrop has that Drupal does not have What are some limitations of Backdrop If someone has Drupal 7 what do you consider the criteria for Backdrop vs Drupal 9 Are you working on other Backdrop sites Do you consider Backdrop it’s own CMS Have you contributed anything back to Drupal from Backdrop Does Aten consider Backdrop a service it provides Resources Talking Drupal #17 - Backdrop Talking Drupal #218 - Backdrop Talking Drupal # 319 - Backdrop CMS Justin Toupin - Talking Drupal #337 Cypress Guests Eric Toupin - www.drupal.org/u/erictoupin Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Cathy Theys - @YesCT MOTW hreflang The core Content Translation module adds hreflang tags only on content entity pages. This module, on the other hand, adds hreflang tags to all pages, and can be configured to defer to Content Translation module on content entity pages. If for some reason you’d like to modify the hreflang tags on a page, you can do so by implementing
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Aug 8, 2022 • 1h 2min

Talking Drupal #359 - Contribution Events

Today we are talking about Contribution Events. www.talkingDrupal.com/359 Topics What are contribution events What is the contribution event What are the key goals Can you give us a quick overview of how you started teh community initiative Why did each of you feel this was important How did you get involved What was involved in the first event What were lessons learned What were the successes of the first event How can someone have a contribution event Are there differences in having events centered on various areas What are the most important resources How can someone get involved Resources Contribution Events Initiative Contribution Events Slack Drupal 10 Porting Day John’s Non-Code Contribution talk at DrupalCon Portland Contribution Events Project Drupal Pod Meeting times Guests Kristen Pol - www.drupal.org/u/kristen-pol @kristen_pol Surabhi Gokte - www.drupal.org/u/surabhi-gokte @SurabhiGokte Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Ryan Price - ryanpricemedia.com - @liberatr MOTW Anonymous Login This is a very simple, lightweight module that will redirect anonymous users to the login page whenever they reach any admin-specified page paths, and will direct them back to the originally-requested page after successful login.
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Aug 1, 2022 • 1h 1min

Talking Drupal #358 - A Project Browser Update

Today we are talking about The Project Browser with Leslie Glynn & Tim Plunkett. www.talkingDrupal.com/358 Topics What is Project Browser How are you involved? What is the Drupal Acceleration Team and how is it involved with Project Browser Will it be in Drupal 10 or 11? How are you organizing module data on d.o? How does PB showcase the community working on modules? How does PB work with other initiatives like Automatic Updates How has management changed over the project? Security? How is Chris Wells as an initiative lead? What makes a good project lead? Anything else? Resources Drupal Acceleration Team post about things they’ve done The Update Framework (used by Automatic Updates) PHP implementation of The Update Framework: php-tuf Kanban board for content updates Upcoming contribution events Drupal Colorado DrupalCon Prague Driesnote DrupalCon North America 2021 - Announcing the Project Browser Initiative Start around 50 minutes Driesnote DrupalCon Portland 2022 - Drupal 11 - Project Browser The Project Browser section starts around 44 minutes Strategic Initiative page Project Browser module page Includes link to GitPod to try Project Browser #project-browser channel in Drupal slack Meetings (asynchronous in slack) Tuesdays 4:00pm ET - Site builder Subcommittee Wednesdays at 10:00AM ET Guests Tim Plunkett - @timplunkett Leslie Glynn - @leslieglynn Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Ryan Price - ryanpricemedia.com - @liberatr MOTW Search API Algolia This module provides integration with the Algolia service, through Drupal’s Search API. This module is intended to be used by developers, as it does not currently provide any implementation of an actual search interface. Only indexing is currently supported. As a result, enabling that module will not have any visible effect on your application. Search functionality may be implemented using the Algolia Javascript API.
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Jul 25, 2022 • 1h

Talking Drupal #357 - GraphQL

Today we are talking about GraphQL with Alexander Varwijk. www.talkingDrupal.com/357 Topics What is GraphQL Common use cases Why GraphQL over JSON:Api How is it being used? How to use it with Drupal Is there a standard? How do you customize it? What resources do you recommend? Resources Book module listener Amit Building a GraphQL API - Beyond the basics GraphQL API examples Shopify GitHub The GraphQL specification repository on GitHub The Drupal GraphQL module The GraphQL PHP library GraphQL in the Open Social Drupal distribution Serving GraphQL Subscriptions Using PHP and Drupal The GraphQL documentation website Production Ready GraphQL - Marc-Andre Giroux GraphQL specification for servers and clients http://spec.graphql.org/ https://github.com/graphql/graphql-spec/ GraphQL OAuth The GraphQL Compose module UrQL Relay ReScript Caching & GraphQL: Setting the Story Straight Guests Alexander Varwijk - www.alexandervarwijk.com/ @kingdutch Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Ryan Price - ryanpricemedia.com - @liberatr
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Jul 18, 2022 • 60min

Talking Drupal #356 - The Book Module

Welcome to Talking Drupal. Today we are talking about The Book Module with Chad Hester. www.talkingDrupal.com/356 Topics Book Module High level overview Unique about the module Real world use cases Why not entity reference Should it be in contrib Where does it not make sense Future? Resources Drupal Book Module Acquia Book Module Video OS Training Guide to Book Module Layout Builder Kit Custom Book Block Support the ImageX Ukraine team Chad’s trip to BC from Baltimore and adventures nomading in Canada and the US: Guests www.chadkhester.com @chadkhester Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Ryan Price - ryanpricemedia.com - @liberatr MOTW Purge The purge module facilitates cleaning external caching systems, reverse proxies and CDNs as content actually changes. This allows external caching layers to keep unchanged content cached infinitely, making content delivery more efficient, resilient and better guarded against traffic spikes.
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Jul 11, 2022 • 1h 1min

Talking Drupal #355 - Disability Pride Month

Today we are talking about Disability Pride Month with Donna Bungard. www.talkingDrupal.com/355 Topics Disability Pride Month Why July? Why Pride and not Awareness Flag / Symbol What kinds of physical and digital barriers still exist for accessibility Social impact How we can be more inclusive Pathways to being more involved Resources for learning Resources Why Disability Pride Month vs Disability Awareness Month - Specially Gifted .org Disability Pride Month Flag Cerebral palsy The Power of Different Disfigured? Audible book about disabled voices / Dancing Talking Drupal #316 - Accessibility Multiple sclerosis (MS) IAAP certifications A11y Talks Keely Cat-Wells Listen to About Us by Andrew Solomon - foreword, Peter Catapano - editor, Rosemarie Garland-Thomson - editor on Audible. About us NYT Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Donna Bungard - @dbungard MOTW Project Browser The Project Browser makes it easy for site builders to find modules. Once selected, instructions are provided on how to install the modules on your site. This browser lives inside the Drupal site itself, which means you don’t need to leave your site in order to look for modules.
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Jul 4, 2022 • 52min

Talking Drupal #354 - OpenSource.com

Today we are talking about OpenSource.com with AmyJune Hineline. www.talkingDrupal.com/354 Topics OpenSource.ccom Content on the site RedHat IBM Is OpenSource.com open source? Who can contribute What makes a good article Are contributors financially compensated How large is the community Drupal Lifecycle of an article Outdated articles Publishing schedule Resources OpenSource.com To submit an article or ask AJ questions: open@opensource.com Enable sysadmin Write for ES - Enable architect redhat.com/architect/contribute - The Enterpriser’s Project How to write for TEP - People Powered - Jono Bacon Accessibility Scanning & Testing Guests AmyJune Hineline - @volkswagenchick Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Donna Bungard - @dbungard MOTW Only One The Allow a content type only once module allows the creation of Only One content per language in the selected content types for this configuration.
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Jun 27, 2022 • 1h 8min

Talking Drupal #353 - Native Web Components

Today we are talking about Web Components with Ron Northcutt. www.talkingDrupal.com/353 Topics What are native web components How are they different from custom elements How are they different from JS frameworks Libraries Elix Bit Polymer Lit ShadowDOM Difference between Progressive Web App and NWC Benefits of NWC How do you use them What are lifecycle callbacks Styles Html Slots named anonymous Support for NWCs Use cases Anything else? Resources Marfan Foundation Libraries Elix Bit Polymer Lit-html Mitosis Component Singular module webcomponents.org Webcomponents module Guests Ron Northcutt - @rlnorthcutt Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Donna Bungard - @dbungard MOTW Menu block This module provides configurable blocks of menu links with additional features not available in Drupal 8+ core.
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Jun 20, 2022 • 55min

Talking Drupal #352 - D7 to D9 Migration

Today we are talking about D7 to D9 Migration with Mauricio Dinarte. www.talkingDrupal.com/352 Topics Why are you passionate about migration First thing to think about when migrating Timeline Factors Tips and tricks Helpful tools and migrations Tricky things to migrate Data structure inconsistencies Embedded media Data management Source sets CSV Json DB connection Understanddrupal.com Who is the audience Any new content Resources Demo of Event Platform Understand Drupal Modules - spreadsheet of content model Media migration module Migrate project category Migrate ecosystem 31 Days of Migration Miller 0 to 20 Years Guests Mauricio Dinarte - understanddrupal.com - @dinarcon Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Donna Bungard - @dbungard MOTW Event Platform The Event Platform is actually a set of modules, each of which provides functionality designed to satisfy the needs of anyone creating a site for a Drupal Camp or similar event.

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