News Roundup

The session submission deadline for Drupal Dev Days 2023 has been extended.

Drupal's caching mechanisms, optimization techniques, and scalability features can help ensure fast and efficient online shopping experiences, even for high-traffic websites.

The blog post highlights the use of the Entity Field API, which provides a standardized way to work with field values and simplifies the process of accessing and manipulating them.

"Disabling Twig Caching Made Simpler" introduces an easier approach to disable Twig caching in Drupal, ensuring quick template updates during development. The blog addresses the complexity of previous methods involving settings.php modification or contributed modules.

Salsa Digital writes about converting Figma to Drupal or WordPress. Using pre-built Figma components to design your website, assemble them in Drupal, and achieve a pixel-perfect match without coding.

Join the May Drupal for Nonprofits Chat on May 18, where developers discuss local development environments. Hosted by NTEN.org, the event welcomes all nonprofit Drupal enthusiasts worldwide.

The blog post also emphasizes the efforts involved in the migration process. The team at Drupalize.me worked diligently to update their custom modules, themes, and other components to be compatible with Drupal 9.

In Drupal 10, the CMS relies on the latest versions of PHP and Symfony.  ImageX has published an article about five must read articles on Drupal 10.

Read the completed interview with Margery Tongway. She shares with TDT her Drupal story and her journey to being a DrupalSouth organiser

Quantitative data can include metrics such as traffic, conversion rates, and revenue, while qualitative data can include user feedback, user testing, and usability studies.

The importance of regular data X-ray audits to ensure a website is functioning optimally and to identify any issues that may arise.

The organization built an online community through its website and social media platforms, creating a space for them to connect and engage. The News Minute also implemented a subscription-based model, offering premium content and features to members who pay a monthly or annual fee. 

Facdori includes several pre-built pages and templates that can be customized to fit the needs of any industrial or factory business. The theme includes sections for showcasing products, services, team members, and testimonials, as well as a blog section for sharing news and updates.

Drupal has been widely adopted by governments worldwide due to its flexibility, scalability, and security features. Across the globe, several government entities have chosen to operate on Drupal. Examples of successful Drupal-powered government portals include whitehouse.gov, australia.gov.au, and canada.ca.

DrupalCon Lille, has just announced an exciting competition to win a free ticket to the 2023 Conference in Lille.

The content management system (CMS) is used to manage the content and data, while a separate front-end application is used to display the content to users. A blog post published by Elevated Third describes what headless Drupal is and how it differs from traditional Drupal.

The Drupal Armenia Community Meetup 2023, scheduled for May 20, 2023, offers an exciting platform for networking, learning, and collaboration among Drupal enthusiasts in Armenia.

The article goes on to discuss some of the specific features of LocalGov Drupal that align with the government's ICT strategy. For example, the platform's use of open-source technology promotes collaboration and knowledge sharing, which are key elements of the government's strategy.

Drupal Srbija is set to host  a Drupal meetup taking place at the Statit Center, Novi Sad, Serbia.

Laxmi Narayan Webworks PVT LTD, a web development agency, provides a blog post guiding readers on building a Learning Management System (LMS) using Drupal. The article highlights Drupal's advantages in creating robust and scalable LMS solutions.

CTI Digital, a leading European digital agency specializing in Drupal, presents a comprehensive guide to web accessibility. This detailed article emphasizes the importance of online accessibility and its role in fostering an inclusive digital experience.

A May Local meetup is hosted by the Waterloo Region Drupal Users Group, on the topic of 'Codeception PHP web application testing for Drupal'

Though there are numerous QR code services available on web, they are out of our control. But if one creates a Drupal site for this purpose, it comes under our ownership and control.

The post goes on to explain how to configure Tugboat for a Drupal contrib project, including setting up the configuration file, adding a Tugboat webhook to the project's repository, and creating a Tugboat configuration file for each branch of the repository. 

The County achieved a streamlined process of migrating 41 sites from a proprietary software platform into a flexible Drupal site.

Developers and specialists from the IT industry will meet at Wrocław to learn more about tools and trends in Drupal and PHP, and develop business and marketing skills.

The post highlights the benefits of using Drupal for microsites, such as its flexibility and scalability. Drupal's modular architecture allows developers to create custom solutions and integrate third-party tools as needed.

Integrating AR with a Drupal e-commerce site will offer a real-time buying experience to the audience. The webinar will introduce the basics and benefits of AR product previews.

Liip, a renowned Swiss digital agency, has recently received two prestigious awards at the Best of Swiss Web 2023.

The module is easy to use and comes with several features that developers can configure, including dialog types for operation links, local tasks, and local actions.

The post titled "Composable Web: Drupal Web Hosting and the Future of Web Architectures" highlights the shift from monolithic architectures to more flexible and modular approaches in web development.

The Linux Foundation has announced the welcome of a Linux Foundation Europe Advisory Board (LFEAB).

To celebrate the return of DrupalSouth to Wellington, the Xequals team has organised a little pre-event social

First ever amazee.io LagoonCon to be held in Pittsburgh!

Irina Zaks conducted a session on ‘Providing a Soft Landing for Drupal 7 Site Owners.’ Irina had earlier launched the ‘Drupal 7 Soft Landing Initiative’ which is focused on helping these Drupal 7 site owners move forward by providing them with the tools and resources they need to get off of Drupal 7.

In September 2022, Material acquired Srijan, a renowned global digital engineering firm, gaining Srijan’s long-standing relationship with Acquia as a preferred partner since 2019.

Drupal 10 offers an improved composable architecture, scalability, performance, and security, while being easily upgradable across major updates. However, upgrading may be hampered by missing resources, the complexity of modern technology, or missing functionality due to not yet updated modules.

The article "Top Drupal LMS Features" on LNWebworks.com highlights essential features to consider when choosing a Drupal-powered LMS, including user-friendly interfaces, customizable dashboards, comprehensive search functionality, and robust assessment and reporting capabilities.

The article "Questions to Ask When Choosing a Drupal Hosting Platform" on Lullabot.com offers valuable insights into selecting the right hosting platform for Drupal websites. By asking the right questions outlined in the article, website owners can make informed decisions and ensure a reliable and secure hosting environment for their Drupal sites.

Jennifer Griffin Smith, a technology industry leader with more than two decades of experience has joined Acquia as the CMO. In this newly created role, she will ensure that Acquia's solutions deliver exceptional value to the customers and partners.

The American Cancer Society boosted revenue by 4.5% by redesigning its website using research and data. The charity Jack.org increased online donations by 80%, with a 108% increase in online donation revenue, by focusing on the user experience of its donors.

The meetup is part of iO’s Coven of Wisdom, a community that brings together technology talents from the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and, Luxembourg) region.

The history of working to implement automated accessibility checks for Core goes back to 2017, shortly after a few open source accessibility tools were released. Deque’s axe-core had been released two years earlier, and it was starting to get embedded in a variety of other systems.

Join Acquia as they conduct a webinar on Acquia DAM 'State of DAM'.

Acquia is conducting EvolveDrupal,  a full-day event dedicated to connecting, learning, and inspiring.

Acquia, released a survival guide, listing out details to DrupalCon. 

The Paragraphs module provides a flexible way to manage content on a Drupal site, but it can be challenging to work with when it comes to multilingual sites. 

Gutenberg is an editor like CKEditor. As a page builder it might be compared to Glazed Theme page builder, HAX, Paragraphs or even Layout builder.