Talking Drupal

Today we are talking about Neurodiversity with Matthew Saunders. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/374 Topics What is Neurodiversity People first What got you interested in Neurodiversity Youtube series My Neurodivergent Brain How does it apply to Drupal How can the community help Neurodivergent folks How does this impact work relationships How do you attend camps and cons Is there testing we can apply to our projects to help What are best practices in design Will this be at DrupalCon How would you improve the world for neurodivergent folks Representation in media Resources My neurodivergent brain youtube Drupalcon talks about Neurodiversity Pivot Points - Drupalcon Amsterdam 2019 Neurodivergence in Tech - Drupalcon Portland 2022 Guests Matthew Saunders - @Creech Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Randy Oest - randyoest.com @amazingrando MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Views User Term Filter Make your site experience aligned to your users by showing them content that share a taxonomy term with their user profile Created to demonstrate how Drupal can make a site feel “customized” based on a user’s profile

Today we are talking about Performance, Privacy, and the Open Web with Andrey Lipattsev & Tim Lehnen. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/373 Topics What is the Open Web and what does it have to do with performance and privacy What do we mean by web performance What are the core vitals What are the non core vitals What is the benefit of performance Performance is usually granular for a developer, what is different when looking at industry trends from a browser side What does d.o do DA and Google at DrupalCon What is privacy What is the privacy sandbox in chrome Resources Web Vitals MOTW discussion Performance https://web.dev/learn-core-web-vitals/ https://pagespeed.web.dev/ https://web.dev/vitals-business-impact/ https://make.wordpress.org/performance/2022/07/26/welcome-to-the-performance-team-blog/ Example: https://web.dev/measure/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrupal.org https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse-stack-packs/blob/master/packs/drupal.js https://github.com/tag1consulting/google-drupal/projects/1 Privacy https://privacysandbox.com https://github.com/WICG/first-party-sets cls - cumulative layout shift IMDB pagespeed Core vital affect on search ranking blog post Direct business impact Collaboration on lazy load Core vital tech report Talks on performance for chrome Lessons learned from performance monitoring in Chrome | Annie Sullivan | performance.now() 2019 Annie Sullivan :: Understanding Cumulative Layout Shift :: #PerfMatters Conference 2020 webp Webprofiler Guests Andrey Lipattsev - www.linkedin.com/in/andreylipattsev @AndreyLipattsev Tim Lehnen - @hestenet Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Randy Oest - randyoest.com @amazingrando MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Entity Autocomplete Anchor Nominated by matthieu, who has been a guest on the show and is himself a maintainer of a number of useful modules Provides a widget that allows users to add anchors to entity reference links

Today we are talking about CKEditor 5 with Wiktor Walc & Piotrek Koszuliński. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/372 Topics What is CKEditor What does it do for Drupal Differnece between CKEditor 4 and 5 Biggest benefit Improvements to the editing experience Plugin ecosystem Plugin language Roadmap Paid Features Supporting the Drupal community Security Native Web Components Resources CKEditor Premium Features Module CKEditor Inspector Firefox github extension Guests Wiktor Walc - ckeditor.com @w_walc Piotrek Koszuliński - ckeditor.com @reinmarpl Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Randy Oest - randyoest.com @amazingrando MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Metatag Previously discussed in episodes: 70 as MOTW (8y ago!) and mentioned in 31, 46, 137. And 185 Brief description: Allows your Drupal site to provide meta tags on content to implement SEO best practices and maximize online findability Brief history How old: created in 2009 Versions available: Supported versions for Drupal 7, 9, and 10 Current version released Sep 29, 2022 Usage stats: 381,821 Maintainer(s): Dave Reid and DamienMcKenna - renowned Drupal contributors Module features and usage Allows content editors to populate common (and uncommon) meta tags either manually for each piece of content, or to have them filled out programmatically using tokens A wide variety of submodules to address different use cases where meta tags are helpful: social sharing, verifying site ownership (e.g. for Google Search Console), and more For any site that considers SEO a priority (which is probably most public-facing sites), setting Metatag should really be one of the first things Discussion: Given how widely used this module is, does anyone have specific experience with Metatag to talk about?

Today we are talking about WebOps Enabled Accessibility with Tearyne Almendariz and Blake Bertuccelli. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/371 Topics What is WebOps Enabled Accessibility Who should be concerned about it Describe a few use cases What types of tests are good to perform If Accessibility is “built-in” why do I need to test for it How much accessibility is content related Where do you run the tests Are they pass / fail or percentage based What tools are most common How does Pantheon support WebOps Accessibility Equalify.app Resources What is WebOps An open source project that opens the internet for all Equalify.app International Accessibility Laws Certification Link Native Web Components and Accessibility Training from Harvard https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/training https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/calendar/upcoming/das-events/accessibility-training-events Training from DoJ Brian Charlson Keynote IAAP Certifications https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/s/accessible-document-specialist https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/s/certified-professional https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/s/wascertification Accessibility testing on commit Equalify Github repo UK gov tool audit Accessibility statement on Pantheon Guests Blake Bertuccelli-Booth - Equalify.app @bbertucc Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Tearyne Almendariz - @tearyneg MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Entity Comparison Brief description Generate a configurable comparison table for two or more Drupal entities: products, events, people, etc Not dependent on Commerce, but should be compatible Brief history Created in 2017 Current version Current 4.0 release created in Aug 2022, ready for Drupal 10, and has security coverage Actively maintained Number of open issues 3 open, 2 have patches Usage stats 292 sites Module features and usage Generates “Comparison” configuration entities, which specify which entity type and bundle will be used Automatically creates a view mode for the selected bundle Fields set to display will be included in the comparison table Two custom blocks: one to show the link to add to or remove an entity from the comparison (via AJAX), and one to show a link to the comparison Link for toggle of an entity’s inclusion is also available as a field

Today we are talking about A Smaller Core with Théodore Biadala. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/370 Topics What is meant by a smaller core What modules have been removed already What is the process Chopping block terminology Which modules are under discussion When they go to contrib is there a maintainer first What is the impact to users of the module How long will they be maintained in contrib Why is this important What modules are next What is the commitment to being a core system maintainer Is there going to a sub release process Resources Deprecated and obsolete modules and themes Drupal core maintainers Guests Théodore Biadala - read.theodoreb.net @nod_ Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Tearyne Almendariz - @tearyneg MOTW Swagger UI for OpenAPI UI Swagger UI is a javascript library which allows a user to explore the api documentation for a web services API. This module provides the Swagger UI library for display of OpenAPI specifications within Drupal site. OpenAPI UI is required to use the project, as it provides the underlying architecture.

Today we are talking about PHP End of Life with Josh Waihi & Matt Glaman. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/369 Topics PHP End of Life (EoL) Why does PHP go EoL When will php 8.0 EoL How are dates scheduled Who is in charge How do you prepare as a developer How do you prepare as a platform Acquia is supporting for one more year Pantheon has no forced upgrades How do you find edge cases Do you speak with PHP maintainers What are the changes to be excited about 7 > 8 For D7 this is challenging, any tips? Resources https://stitcher.io/blog/new-in-php-8 https://medium.com/jakob-on-drupal/dont-go-making-major-version-changes-474293dda1d7 https://dev.acquia.com/article/how-select-drupal-modules-part-3-evaluation-tips Guests Matt Glaman - @nmdmatt Josh Waihi - @joshwaihi Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Tearyne Almendariz - @tearyneg MOTW HTTP Cache Control HTTP Cache Control module helps fine grain control of Drupal’s Cache Control headers.

Today we are talking about Image Optimization with Martin Anderson-Clutz. For show notes and more visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/368 Topics Image optimization Why it is important Performance Accessibility and Inclusion Techniques with Drupal Image formats webp svg avif Drupal support What to do before uploading Educating content editors Difference in formats Helpful modules and tools Core Image Styles Responsive Images Contrib Blazy for older sites Crop API, and Focal Point or Image Widget Crop WebP or similar SVG Image Field Image Optimize API, and Local Binaries Resmush.it or similar Image Library Imagemagick GD Library Anything else Resources Board Elections Web Almanac 2022 - Median page weight over time Web Almanac 2022 - Median page weight by content type PreviousNext - Better image optimisation in Drupal Browser Calories extension What are NextGen Web Formats? AVIF vs GIF: The battle for the animated picture format www.Webpagetest.org Shows full waterfall of the page and how it loads Helpful Modules Blazy for older sites Crop API Focal Point Image Widget Crop WebP or similar SVG Image Field Image Optimize API, and Local Binaries Resmush.it or similar Imagemagick Talking Drupal 348: Carbon footprint Guests Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Tearyne Almendariz - @tearyneg MOTW Toolbar Manager Allow a site builder to customize what items appear in the toolbar: Change text labels Add classes (e.g. to add icons) Or hide entirely

Today we are talking about Not Gaming the Credit System with Tim Lehnen. For show notes and more information visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/367 Topics Episode 361 Who governs credit What is “Gaming the System” What is the motivation to game the system What are the penalties How is the Credit System used How big of a problem is this Why is this a difficult problem Mike Herchel’s blog post First time contributions What to do if you see issues Resources Helping Maintain High Value Drupal Contributions To participate in the discussion Talking Drupal - 361 Drupal Credit System Talking Drupal #265 - People Powered Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Tim Lehnen - @hestenet MOTW Facets The Facet module allows site builders to easily create and manage faceted search interfaces. In addition to the UI components that come out of the box, themers and module developers can build their own widgets that can optionally be contributed back to Drupal.org. Facets work with Drupal Core Search and Search API, meaning that code and configuration can be reused as-is with the most popular search solutions available to Drupal.

Today we are talking about The Schema.org Blueprints Module with Jacob Rockowitz. www.talkingDrupal.com/366 Topics What is Schema.org What is the Schema.org first approach Is this just for SEO What is the Schema.org Blueprints Module What are the goals How does this module benefit your project Can you give us a demo Why Paragraphs How do you handle schema you do not need How do you handle missing schema Have any sites used this What is your maintenance approach Roadmap Recommendations Contributing to Schema.org Resources Introducing the Schema.org Blueprints Module for Ambitious Drupal Site Builders Schema.org Blueprints project page Schema.org-first blog posts The future of our Drupal CMS and Schema.org: APIs, UI, and UX Using a Schema.org-First approach to build a single source of truth and a unified Content Management System Exploring a Schema-First approach to Drupal and Content Management Systems Videos Here is a 7 minute demo of the module’s features and functionality Here is a demo of a podcast Github issue Guests Jacob Rockowitz - www.jrockowitz.com @jrockowitz Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi Tim Lehnen - @hestenet MOTW Flex Field Defines a new “FlexField” field type that lets you create simple inline multiple-value fields without having to use entity references.

Today we are talking about The Event Platform with Kaleem Clarkson & Martin Anderson-Clutz. www.talkingDrupal.com/365 Topics Where the idea originated What are the main goals What does it do out of the box Is this a Conference Organizing Distribution (COD) Replacement Why make a module and not a distribution Does this follow the new recipe or starter kit concept Which theme do you target What is on the roadmap Where can the event platform team use help Anything else Resources Event Platform Module Smart Date Event Organizers Working Group COD Drupal Event Platform Initiative Guests Kaleem Clarkson - kaleemclarkson.com @kaleemclarkson Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Hosts Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan John Picozzi - www.epam.com @johnpicozzi MOTW Smart Date This module attempts to provide a more user-friendly date field, by upgrading the functionality of core in a number of ways.